The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-28

The Rsy AMIR. 1915
We copy the two following articles from the New Or
leans Courier. the leading democratic paper Published IN
the State Of Louisiana viii be seen by them that in
proper conduct the part OF the grand jury and the dis
tict attorney in the prosecution OF the Spanish consul
is strongly suspected II is certainly very remarkable
that there should be but democrat the grand jury,
drawn. il was, from community half Of whom
are democrats; and ii also appears strange that thsre
should have been four five personal friends Of the
Spanish consul on the same jury
We learn from the True Delta that memorial will be
presented 10 the Senate against the confirmation Of Mr.
Hunton, the district attorney, in which the memoriasis
will pray for full investigation Of all the facts connected
with this singular transaction:
From the New Orleans (Ls) Courier
the Mr. Epas alleged Y CONE me
Pcy n the abauoaon Of Rey, and public opinion L
States attorney introduced the evidence to the grand Jury
The testimony OF the principal Witnesses with the excef-
already before the public The revelations Of Rey must be
very interesting and hence We are glad noiiRoa-
closures will be ready for the public on "Wednesday. Nh
mode OF selecting the members of the grand Jury in the
United States Of Louisiana ought be changed BY
by statement in Sundays Picayane pnrporng 70 come
from the principal depaty OF the marshal According 20
this statement the members OF the grand jury selected
by the marshal from the old panel Of the petit the
number OF the grand jurors summoned Is twenty On
the recent occasion OF deciding the indictment of The
Spanish consul, there We're twenty-five grand jurors who
voted, only of whom Is democrat and four five Of
them personal friends of the consul! This the
least OF il is curious selection Only democrat among
twenty-five menlbersl We mpeach mans integrity
ascrlbe improper motives to We merely say,
odd combination of circumstances that brought
rather singular TOO, that in the grand jury
oil the fastest friends of the consul Surely Il could
be offensive for hint that Congress ought change
mode oil selecting grand jues that subject such dro
results and startling incidents. VA #ss
1t Justification Of this of proceeding that Il 10
antique and practsed by the predecessors OF the pres
ent marshal THIS is Argument in favor Of lis radical
modification, rather than of its continuance. Neither the
marshal any other individual ought TO have the power
be CHOSEN by lot the petit jurors chosen in the
State tribunals III by chance, "a contingency which is
baey suPposable but scarcely possible, the Secreta-
ry oil State should take il into his head 10 defeat
prosecution, it would be the easiest thing in the
world for him 10 hint his wishes in the proper di-
fection, and they accomplished his hearts
This is merely hypothetical But what makes
the decision OF the grand jury the remarkable is that
several northern papers predicted time ago that the
prosecution Of Mr. Espana would end In smoke and they
asserted that this result desired by Old lacks advisers
newspapers had certainly ioreknowedge Of the odd
combination of that gave several warm per
sona friends the grand jury and brought only DEM
among twenty-five jurors who voted on the question
OF finding the bill. @4t3 FAB ss&
We offence the marshal his deputy
when that the mode of selecting the members Of the
grand jury ought to be changed by act Of Congress.