The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-07-27

pepetrated at New Orleans in defiance OF laws and
in contempt Of jurisdiction Nothing can exceed in
arocty the abduction OF any individual be he citizen
foreigner. own soil. and his transportation to
foreign country for punishment sone Of those trans.
gressions which an independent government can never
tolerate, and which has uniformly vibraed the hearts
OF coantymen Cases OF this sort have occurred in
our annals. and they have called out the most indignant
investigation from free people We trust that the pub.
lie press will take up this aggression, in all directions
and that they will join in calling upon the admnisIa
ton to adopt the most vigorous means to probe the facts
to the bottom; to trace out any connection which the
Spanish consul any agent Of Cuba, may have had with
III and to send forthwith an agent to the Captain Gene
raj Of that island to demand the restoration Of Juan Fran
cisco Rey, with adequate apology and PREPARATION for the
outrage. Not moment should be lost. The admins
tration ought to show itself prompt in demanding JUS
tice as decided in exactns IT, Our national sovereignty
would indeed be reduced to very humiliang degrade
ton, the authorities of the island of Cuba should be
permitted TO kdnap any person upon our soil. What
Spanard would be safe; what nhabtant OF Cuba. who
had given the slightest offence to the Captain General
would consider himself protected by the wings Of our
eagle, II this case permitted to pass with i'm
punity! What editor who dares ssai the aggression
and misgovernment Of Cuba, would be safei We give
the latest account OF this outrage from the New Orleans
Delta Of the 18Th July We have no space to spare this
morning for very interesting article on the same subject
from the last New York Evening Post. We shall re-
publish it tomorrow. As soon as we understand the
measures which are adopted by the administration, we
shall hasten to lay them before our readers.
From the New Orleans Delta, July H.
VIOLENT ABDUCTION JUAN FRANcIsco REY, WITH THE
C,.s
We felt 1t duty CALL in Yesterdays publication,
public attention card which appeared the sigma
Of Don Jose Morante in the columns coempo-
rary, La Patria, Sunday morning last Not satisfied
with simply directing attention to this aested violation OF
the sacred soil Of the republics ourselves diligently
work ferret and unrave by every available
this Office during the whole Of yesterday the strange pro-
ceedngs, and the agents employed in of the
and nnheard of ouages since the days of the abduction
the Due d'Enghen.
The authores-whom the public would naturally ex-
pec to be the alert, when reasonable grounds fur
nsbed that foreign functionary, aided by myrmidons
hired for the purpose, had in audacous violation OF
laws and the respect due SOIL seized and transport
ed by force political refugee who sought the projection
OF shoreshave not moved in the matter nor have
they, far learn. after the most digent inquiry
of the case exhibited the slight
anxiety institute examination into this mys
terous, and have good grounds for believing most
foul proceeding.
At present we will publish any facts that have come
this nearious plot rob Of his rights the political fugitive
who seeks the sanctuary Of laws shelter him from
the angs of yants, avail themselves of them enable
them strangle outraged justice, engaged In their
pursuit, and TO evade which tremendous efforts being
made.
To the following letter. addressed by the Spanish consul
to the recorder Of the first municipality and from whose
office we obtained this copy, would especially invite
the attention of our citizens
Is New Orleans. July II, isiis.
RKsrE0ED The editors of various papers In this city
circulated runners calculated 10 make certain portion OF
the public believe that subject Of Her Catholic Majesty
carried on board the schooner Mary Ellen, which left this
snsa who him prisoner 70 Oh he HaSsnas
order that he might be delivered up the authorities
aOrsss Kingdom As consul Of Her Catholic Majesty in
this city feel / . be my duty q Oom%Gnca.e you all
and explicit manner that said false and entirely
calumnious.
aforesaid documents should be present made pub
lie, you alone, to other competent authority OF
win I exhibit them, thoroughly persuaded am, that
when you shall be informed upon the subject you VIII be
rumor TO cease At Whatever hour you may be inclined
receive me, shall be at your dsposaremaining, in
the time, with much consideration and respect your
CARLOS DE EsPANA,
Consul OF Her Catholic Majesty.
Recorder OF the LIST Municipality.
We will stop the insolencc and Jes-
uitsm of this suspicious document but ask every
citizen to peruse himself and then inquire Of his own
whether 10 perfectly satisfactory rather does
furnish good grounds for thorough probing of the
transaction which terminated In the abduction and
portaon board the schooner Mary Ellen, of the unfor-
tuna,e Spaniard, Juan Francisco Reya
What documents Of official character can the consul
of her Catholic Majesty exhibit that will satisfy the re-
corder Of municipality No. l. that no wrong, no injustice