The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-10-16

zen Uampheu.
The National Inlelligencer not long since stated
that early in the Administration of Gen. Taylor, a
request was made by the Spanish authorities for the
removal Of Gen. Campbell as Consul at Havana.
The request was declined--and to further inquiry,
whether the American Government would take
offence if the Spanish authorities should with
draw the exequatur from the Consul and refuse to
recognize him any further, reply was returned in
the negative. This Government would not be
offended at such action.
This must have occurred long before the Rey
affair, but have not heretofore seen any eXpla-
nation of the causes of complaint against the Con
sui, for which his recall was asked. We now see
it stated in a New York letter to the Washington
Union. 1t appears that an American named Bush,
mate of the bark Childe Harold, had been inoarce-
rated at Havana, on the charge of having violated
the Spanish Post.ofice law. The penalty was a
small pecuniary fine, but Bush was imprisoned and
all communication with him forbidden. Gen.
Campbell interfsFed, and urged for suspension of
the interdict, to allow him to confer with the man
before his trial This was refused His interposi-
ton the Spanish authorities decided to be beyond
the Consular power of Gen. Campbell, we suppose
as interfering with the administration Of law on the
Island ; and for this they asked that he should be
removed. The intimaton that the Government
would not hold intercourse with him, has nor been
carried out. He has not been recalled, and they
have not suspended intercourse with him.
This is a most unfavorabIe specimen of the ad
ministration Of justice in the Island. The Spanish
dignity which consisted in barring an imprisoned
American from the right of consultation with the
official agents Of his own Government, was a rnere
cloak for the indulgence of spirit of tyranncal in
justice, which is not the less hateful even if the
Consul did exceed the strict line of his commission
In assisting a cOuntryman in Distress
These circumstances throws light on the custom
airy line of action Of the Spanish authorities towards
prisoners in general and on the relations existing
between them and Gen. Campbell at the time of
the alleged abduction. II is evident that Gen.
Campbell was not on good terms with the Captain
General; and it is also plain that the refusal to
give him admission to Rey was part of system.
These facts are Of some importance, in Judging of
the proofs which are to be brought forward when
the question comes up for legal decision whether
this man Rey was ever abducted.
In regard to Gen. Campbel's other relations TO-
wards the Spanish authorities, the writer in the
Union claims that he is entitled to their gratitude
for he has refused all connivance, OF secret aid
even as counsellor, of the Republican party of
Cuba" and has rejected the application of indi-
viduals of the Spanish army, who would call upon
him for unlawful purposes" The writer adds
that, communications have been seen at the
Office of the Captain General wherein the fact of
these applications from the troops, is made known
to the Captain General by Gen. Campbsll AN
act OF courtesy towards that functionarv which
we agree to have been " uncalled for"