The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-08-02


The testimony for the prosecution IN the Rev
affair has been closed, and we are now prepared
TO decide on the performance Of the promises which
were made some days ago as 60 the proof Of the
Spanish Consul's guilt One of the charges was
thus formally and directly made
" We now distinctly charge that Carlos de Fs
pana, Consul Of her Catholic Majesty Isabella Sc
gunda Of Spain, did ieloniously aud xickedly pro.
cure, by the payment Of large sums of money sew.
elal individuals IN this city to conspite with him 10
abduct The person Of Juan Francisco Rey, with
the intention OF placing said Rey under Spanish
jurisdiction, which intention they carried out bV
cnaglefing or engaging the schooner Mary Ellen
~ an enormous rate 70 proceed thither under tho
control Of Capt Mcconnell, who cleared al The
Sls5om- house, the better I'VE believe) to deceive
ior the port Of ST. Thomas.
So speaks the official organ, which s'kne,v-
every thing The man who gave this informa.
uon to the organ wished, it seems, to fill n his
leisure moments during the summer with a hoax
which throws the great Pillow hoaK" completely
inso The shade Il he had MT been pressed for
time he could doubtless have just as easily taught
the veraeious organ 10 swear " by the Eternal
that the steward mystsrously looked for on board
was actually the Governor-G raj of Cuba in dis
guiae, and the eabin-boy her Apos,olcal Ma.
lesiy' isabella the ID In dirty panama and rag
ged blouse.
But another paper, which followed in the wake
Of the organ had, it appears, still more Important
testimony. Il said
Indeed, we arereaaured that when the proper
time arrives, abundance Of proof can be had
ABOUT The introduction to the sick Rey of his ae,s
physleian-hls first not being good for him = an
abundance Of proof too, about the carriage which
W. y convey MN iron his lodgings Of the threat
ehlAB poignafd drawn against his person; the din
er az the rest Aurant the tying Of Rev's arms be-
hind his back; the bullies who conveyed him on
ooafl me schooner Mary Ellen the clearance OF
ofoi eesset on the 81 inst for ST. Thomas and a
Ntafaei. and her SAILING on The 5tk for Hauana -
Now has not the public been grossly trifed with
if al This testimony exists None Of it has been
brought forward-not even the carriage" aud the
tying" to say nothing Of the threatening
poignard" Were all these deep.toned charges
and cultural declarations mere stage-acting and
CANNON
Newspapers may state IS many opinions they
please, provided they give us the facts on which
lhe opinions are founded But when they fill the
gar % the public with infammatory statements
WHICH lhey either cannot or will not prove, they
transcend their rights and 60 beyond the privileges
"nies' eglhmaiely belong 70 Them. Before jour
aiai makes grave and serious charges against any
nlan-to say nothing Of functionary and repre-
sentative o. a foreign Governmental is a duty to
investigate iuliy and examine thoroughly. Had il
not been tor the thousand and one fancifu fetions
which have been circulated through the com.
munitE and propagated by the press, the great ex-
element which now prevails against The Consul
would never have existed.
L he's been stated throughout this affair. that
Rey ran away from Cuba for political ofIsncs
The fact Is that he committed a breach of TINS,
and was 40 accessory in an attempt to break iail
Al the political feeling which has been got up in
favor Of Rey ia a fraud upon public sympathy.
Am effort has been made % enlist our political feel
ings in behalf Of man who betrayed his en-
Floyen, and was 10 un forsaken BY the men he
bad served at the risk Of hisOwn lie and character