The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-13


The Rey affair is ended The Grand Jury Of
Ne United States Court have ignored the bin Of
charges Brought against the Spanish Consul, apd I
he Attorney General has ANNOUNCED hig inisptoR
not 60 file mfdgmaiions against Mcconnell, llo-
isnte, Marie and Eagle
/. And is il thus that have ended al the heinous
charges brought against the dspaved ahdnctors Of
the illuatrious Rev Alas that we should live to
SEQ the day when an American jury is so lost to all
the instincts Of patriotism, feeble Units courage,
and so detective in its intelligence not to per-
csive and assert the gull Of foreign criminal who
dared 10 violate the soil and insult the flag Of "our
own, our native land" Does not the heart OF
every patriot burn with indignation, does not his
pride fall, and do not his hopes wither, when be
coniemplates the awful, the heartrendng and soul
narrowing catastrophe Of this mournful tragedy
jury Of twenty-iouE men--men sworn to do JUS
lice and maintain the peace and dignity of the
State and Of the United Statssa-have, ailer hear
ing an the testimony for the prosecution decided
that this Rey Abduction was all a humbug "Tell
it not in Gath, whisper it non in the streets Of Aska'
lon +" Proclaim it not to the world, all ye Aneri
cans good and true, that our own fellow eitZens-
bone Of our bone and flesh Of our Aesh--rocked in
American cradles, and brOughtup under American
iusttutions-so far forgot themselves as to let q
man 60 free when it was clear and palpable that
ne was. deeply, miserably, moustrously guilty.
Woes me, Albania! The glory hath departed
from Israel and there is no more right OF truth, or
justice ia The land
This national calamity-the release OF Don Car
los de Espana, the consular agent of her Catholic
Majesty, Isabella Segunda, and the worthy accom-
plice Of the notorious Ronoal, Condo De Alcoy-
might have been borne under other and more pal
/ liating circumstances. If the criminal Don Car.
los, had been aFraigned and tried before special
ljuFy--if witnesses had been cross-examined, and
Ingenious attorneys had exhausted their knowledge
and then eloqhence in the defence Of the accused
ofieial-then mightit have been said that defects
in the testimony, or want Of enthusiasm and ability
on the part Of the prosecuting counsel made it i'm
possible for the jury to bring in verdict Of, guilty.
though all might, in feir hearts, believe the aceu-
satOn brought against the abducloF and his accom-
plices. Now, alas We are deprived Of all such
Pleas. The Grand-Jury heard only that part ofthe
testimony which was favorable 10 the abduction.
Before them were presented the devoted friendship
OF the. faithful Moranfe, the unhending integrity
and answering honesty Of the policeman Trssca-
zes, the unspotted character and unsullied reputa-
tion of the magnificent Charley Rogers, and last,
but not least, the melancholy counteIance and the
patrcian form Of the great, the unappFoachable,
Rev himself An these told their tales and besides
these not word was said Behold then, theresult!
Ii is grevous to think that all the proceedings of
the Grand Jury are secret No reporters are ad-
mitted into the juFvToom and, therefore, we can
not know what wss uttered to the appalled, ears Of
these twenty-four iufymen Oh if they could but
tell the secrets Of their prsonh house, might they not
q A tale unfold whose lightest word
Would harrow up our soul, treezepur warm blood; g.
Qhr lmOted and combined locks to part.
Aud each particular hair to stand on end,
Like quills upon the tretlul poTcupme,
What direiul stories might we nothear Of midnight
meetings, secret oaths, and terrible threatenings
The uplifed daggeTs, the pointed pistols, and the
yet more horrible poisonings and ineantations-E
were not all these paraded before the Grand Jury
If we could but l the veil which covers the jury.
room, might we not discover the muItifarious rami-
eations of that system Of espionage and treaehery
which, like vast net, catches in its meshes all the
foes Of Spain, lithe-a big-noble.bFed youths,
escaped criminals, and insignificant ex-iailefs
Then might we penetrate the secrets Of European
cabinets, the councils Of Cuban flncii6naries, or
mayhap the deliberations of Cuban conspirators.
E Il must be confessed that this is sad termination
Of the Rey affair. And yet, in the midst Of all the
gloom and dependency the event is SO well ealcu-
lated ioproduoe, there are some who viii congratu-
late the public what they will call the justice,
the honesty and the Intelligence of American juriss
Among these will doubtless be that ignorant, AFRO.
CANT and brazen. faced foreign organ, the Neu
Orleans Crescent That print pursued a course
which, to Tile gIoryof the country he it said placed
it solitary and alone among tie journals of the
United STATES. With unprecedented pertinaeity
and unblushing effontefy5it eoaatantly maintained
that Juan Rsy had not been forciblV carried from
The American shores. Even when the man, Gar
eia, was brought back 10 New Orleans, the Cres-
cent Teireated not from It's position and, as if 10
pile up the mountain Of its iniquities until they
reached the heavens, ii laughed at the whole abduc-
lion US having nothing Of reality in it. Let such
as these speak Of the great blessings and ncompa.
sable advantages ofjuTy institutions. For ourselves
we prefer an impFovised eourt-authorizsd by nc
law, and got up merely fog the occasions eouTt
/ composed of two learned heads, a Justice Of the
Peace and U. S, Commissioners court which
| faithfully reflects The opinions and the sentiments
of the people gathered without the bar-to a CRANE
| assembly of twenty. four men, Americans and free
men, to be sure, but fearless of public opinion, ant
conscientious in the discharge oftheir duties.
| For ourselves, Notwithstanding the decision o
| the Grand Jury, we siaud up for the abduction
the abduction in all its phases, personal Judicial
national and political. Let grand jurymen inves
tigate facts, weigh testimony and compare STATE
ments be it tbeirsto doubt, ohesitate and to rea
son. As for ourselves, we take pride ia feelint
before reasoning. Whenever il is said tina, III,
dignity and The honor of the country are violated
we stick BY the country, right or wrong Little
boots il whether the violation has or has not oc
Cured. Patriotism is a good thing, and q good
hing Of which there is never1oo much. The sag,
DaYy Crockett said, g Be sure you are right, then
go ahead +" but our motto is, Go ahead Go
ahead Go ahead Z"
10 spite, then, Of present appearances, we say the
abduclionWaB good abduction, and no sham. Il
would be uBpatriotc to doubt that our soil had
been violated, and therefore we say there musl
have been an abduction. Is il not clear What
American can hesitate 10 believe ity The.aceused
is foreigner, Spaniard, and what's more, con.
sul--the consul of her Catholic Majesty, Isabella
Segunda. Who, after this, dare maintain his limo
eenee Guilt is written in bic very name and title.
Down with grand iuFies, and let the courts Of Jus.
tees apd Commissioners he exalted Praised be
the names Of Bright and his illustrious Cohen!
CoMMoN ScuooLs.-The annual report of the
| County Superintendent OF Common Schools Of the
city and county OF New York has Just been issued.
The Public School Soeiety's Schools have taught
1875 pupils, and the attendance averaged ls, $40
1 vi evening schools there have been fifteen tstqb