The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-31
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FRIDAY MORNING, AUG. 81, ls4s.
Surrender or Juan Garcia-His Arrival at
New Orleans.

Surrender or Juan Garcia-His Arrival at
New Orleans.
We learned late last night, from New
Orleans, that JUAN REY, alias GARCIA,
had been delivered up to our consul, Mr..
CAMPBELL, and that he had just arrived
at that port in the brig Salvidora. He
has been placed in the custody of the
United States marshal, in order to secure
his testimony in the case of Don CARLOS
DE EspANA, the Spanish consul, now un-
der bonds, in the sum of FIVE thousand
dollars, for his appearance at the next
term of the circuit court of the United
States in Louisiana. We understand that
GARCIA AYERS he was forcibly abducted.
The last news that we had of GARCIA
was to the effect that he was imprisoned,
and that our consul had been refused
permission to visit him. An attentive
perusal of the testimony given on the
examination at New Orleans, in con-
nexion with the confinement of GARCIA
at Havana, and the exclusion of Mr..
| CAMPBELL from an interview with him,
persuaded US that the defence of the
Spanish consul had been attempted by
suborned witnesses, and that there had
been an audacious act of violence commit
ted by the Spanish consul within the juris-
diction of the United States.
Thus promptly has American honor been
indicated by the PRESIDENT. The mo-
ment that he had reason to believe that an
outrage had been committed upon an in
dividual entitled to the protection of our
laws, he adopted the preca utionary mea-
sures called for by the circumstances of
the case. The moment he became salts
fed that GARCIA had been violently alb
Quoted from our soil, he directed the Sec.
rotary of State to order our consul at Hava-
ma to demand his release from the captain
general. There was some reluctance dis
played in the first instance, we understand,
by the authorities Of CUBA; but the alterna-
tive presented to the surrender of their
captive was one which forbade trifing, and
admitted OF little delay Within thirty
days from the time that the PRESIDENT
had determined upon his policy, his orders
have been transmitted to Havana, and
GARCIA has been restored to the iurisdic-
ton of the United States
A great principle has thus been vindi-
Gated by the prompt and decided action of
the PRESIDENT, that harmonizes with his
policy Of neutrality and peace. While he
Is determined to restrain all illegal action
on the part of our own citizens-while he
has taken active, and, we hope, efficient
measures TO prevent any invasion of
friendly territory by an armed force from
our own ports--while he cultivates amity
with all nations a. the best condition Of
humanity, he has not hesitated to take the
largest responsibility for the immediate
enforcement of our rights, and the main
tenaDce Of our national honor And the
Government of CUBA may rest assured
and the people of the United States
require no guarantee-tbat in matters
of this description there will be nei-
ther subtle diplomacy with the present
Administration, nor noise, nor buster, nor
retraction; but quiet, straight forward,
honest, and manly policy, that will stand
up to the right from the first, and stand
by the right to the last. If they begin
upon 540 40, they will never end upon
AZ. IL they make treaty, they will
never undertake to cheat themselves or
their neighbors by an illicit protocol
They will never suffer neutral rights to be
invaded by fitting out hostile ornaments
in our barbors. They will never alarm
one-half the nation by false clsmor OF
inevitable war, and then disgust the other
1, half by accepting peace on terms which
d they had themselves stigmatized as gno-
{ mlnious. Their ends just--their means
! honorabe-their policy peace-while they
I will strictly respect the rights of all other
|, nations, they will as strictly maintain and
. vIndlcate the honor of their own.