The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-08-03
NJ Abauatlon oass-Hzaminatloa coatinusd.


f ths former attendance. The Counsel being ready, the
Investigation was resumed
sIxFH DAY.. THURSDAY. August
rSAARLss DgeuEN4y, Secretary Of the Consul aWorn.-
h Coasol 6sy ss q 5o sq Sasngso' q 'n' Psvs
heal9 q enc Sarcia and Fesnsade1. For The ft time
.ens By he Captain General 4, HsvanS Tba sSonis was
sTo1 ss q MS Judges q the Tribunal a haysnS NE
oolec O the exoTda was inform the Consul that qsse
As pending asenst the individual named and begging him
What became Of he szOrda It was returned to Hs;
yan9 The letter accompanying must be in the hands Of
win you lock at this document 7-Tbandine letter with
me erms Of Spain unOn it H.. Yes, sir.
lls,lt genuine o.. Il is. ar
WHY was the exo1da seat back Because it is usual to
send Y back with the Information obtained.
% s seI; ii. M,inss, ~, dia 20 z spsns ~: %
st that ss Been nstStea IN relation o he escape 81 Don
Vncente Fernandaz and Vavsre with the com poity Of
one Gaa second aog Of the prison Of the CITY, ssO fu
gltive with then For the better administration Of justice,
yop viii ty your BET agEhtsn us agTesaby 10 your we'll
/ Dia he make any answer to This letterq The Consul
I forwarded the exoTda back md letter.
istbi COPY a.! This IS she minute Of he t;sr that the
Consul gave me 70 COPY The eeT recorded and in ouL
] 3as conrs-I.st us have the record.
NJ oetsns-Ihis. he says the original letter written BY
Wli9essAfe writing COPY the Consul signed it and
Mr. Colsns explained, showing that this was the original
doenment that the Others were copies.
The COurtY on do produoe the best evidence of the
document This wOuld be the record
! ~Ohftid-AMee Is n0SuFe rule which all
lat TIE records shall not De taken from the Office
1 ~ lpieinatonSl law these records sacred.
vac CoArt-l do not say that this not So but do not
MI LarusIt would be an extraordinary thing that the
private records Of oonsu and ministers should have TO be-
paIaded here The counsel then made some very iocibe
remarks showing the want Of courtesy Sbuh thing was
meyer before fequsd Of foreign minef representing an
independent nauoh It would break al amcsble inter
wished the secret Instructions furnished 10 foreign on
ssls Ell hsy nag to Dc would be 70 trump some ID
ser ala vs. onspl send @ Hsyana We proge thatith
highest and best a6thoHty that can Be- produced ana Viii
nesss consent or ne qualification Of an idle curiosity to
loet al respect among foreign nations b. producing here
the pyng eyes Of any one that might wish 70 looE mo t6s
aw o. gong INTO the correspondence of the Consul but as
asked that ne record Of should be producsd Mi Hun.
% WY s 9f tn9eght ne record might disclose
was the oginaia mistake may have been made copy
if ap0sisCript bad not been added By he Consul 80
fox dHg Soef[Ns asasnssnd that there was decision
m. subject We are disposed to them.
NJ tonth9atfe-I confess that did not believe this OBJ
lection eou be made. Vatiell. vol 2-That whenever
Tiers no special law ne subsct any question relative
Soyeramants. Read the statutes Of the United States al
s esas pSfs On ITsaes See what said in Treaties
~ Fiehee and spain and in the latter that it stated
Y on the same footing with the most favored ma
are our lights Ca or Se sea 13s rms and see s T5a
could cal for it in hundred others We fear not TO pso
op sacred nights nfTsRR s COUNSEL N e 55 lssI n 81,
vs 9ieqesa NJ position showing tnat Consul by
He concluded follows am moi pad bv ne t,onsn&f
most fully this case 70 the paops-and We al bis Gon mt
to 59tee q @ violate The law Of nations
the G0tsrt-We will decide this question Doyy lint
understand to be that the Wtness having said hat he INA
M $500 Y s y y asked lo as the best evidence
occurred was not the Coa.us The witness swears be
sal ana any mistake made on the record could be at
Mr. PreauE-I have the ezeqaar Of the Consul and ann
ready e show yo9 have no right to ask for this
~. Haat0a-Wait dill yOu hear what we ask for
AAI Egt0lI-l0 on ask for the books of Ina
,ME HnHt6F-We do motive ask to nave this letter eY.
elgas9 ION the evidence. It not evidence we ask de
M Pzsaygay it please the Court what is the position
o. Sonsg towards foreign nation The counsel here
I9aa Tom paite YET l. page soO par a. showing he uty
their nation. Tho Consul having ebarqe al liz bus III
m sovereign ard Ieesying his orders. be rsmann his sub.
- us ne ne enqfse OF The commission Of his sovereign
ian sse5 b9 9s 9agagy he entitled e the polee
who agrees 70 receive him makes tse agreement 10 q{ss
would bs p Mn % pusF F h asiy q his office
t'os ~ @ s' pc ne protected from The criminal iufsdio
nous crime lnch as murder. ETC. We could have east
ward and show 10 Che people Louisiana that Don Caor
80 tspana was mot guilty Of he misdemeaHOr charged
The council then further read from Vat
agsisss fa5s 1 S,,n5 aFqlsuon was not even given
h9a been eommitted This said the counsel so no matter
bsauK sad many other parts Of Yattel 10 sustain his posi-
NJ ene snow that the laws Ct nations would not warrant
NE 5oteng him 10 produce his record The ers0uatvr Of
We President was read showing that the official sgsnts Of
ly in alliance with Ire 6nited States He siSS sbows5
nft lhs AE made certified COPY Of the record Of the Con
soa examine the records at he Office Of ne Consul and
and fbs s m vs. t ne cast upon the Consul
ne record The counsel further stated the case Of an Ame
men has been eosSea By Dos CaIos 5s Fsaa s5d
efkq Wnat would have been the feelings Of this people ne
ainue IN very eloquent the position or Ire
S9naul attacked n violent BY The public press.
before aud during this examination, and not even allowed
pfheEe Of showing bis Innocence before he con
~ finlane raeit.H ,.,t 81
w. nsg sha esJoy iull immunity for the records con
The Court asked that the case should poesea and thar A.
9e o al the evidence the Coun would take The pOn
ny Waited commenced commenting upon the word.
st F,i, as -. " the witness, when
DID not use the word in its Engilh sense
tbs H u9 e proposed @ accept the proposition allowing
~. FTseuI-f g, 81, we wil-we will
Se sol o. no, No from the counsel for the Prosecution
he S9ua decided that he plan offered should be adopted
mi kegnois ssid he wished 10 occupy the time of the
NJ Aleoan Sonn set Of mnnen He did not think with
~ freapx that the Consul had come voluntarily into
htte paper that had Induced h sttendanee Hs bonsd
ai men hQnon would maintain the dignity Of the Court
sui He ntimaisd thar the defence were afraid to have
NOE rights before ie Conn iban tb w SS haq n9
WIN him and that bond Of 5000 showed hat the Consu
Reynolds then read Kents Commenlsry on Vsfts dsae
win nun ana stating that gonsus do not enjoy the pdvs
son entering the country Considering however the chs
1elet OF Consul It was wise DIVISION in the Constitution
}st made Them subject only to tie Supreme Count Of The
nlteq states MI Reynolds read Story the Constu
Sonsuls have not strictly the character Of DIPLOMATS
toya put are commercial and tnhjeot 10 lie laws
ui ne nHtOn IN which they reside. ~
Inc Cont through judge Bright administered rebuke
q Eho pad interrupted It's proceedings By applause al
.ne me "a Reynolds was speakng The Court decided
agetn that the defence should 90 on
MI feanx stated that his pn0posifiou was mt thai the
sho1 adjourn to the Spanish Consul's house ne
9G sla g he had offered to bring the record and ex
ar Hpnon 'ostaed that the proposition had come from
M EfeauA Wal courtesy that he mad not attempted 10
essen tne dignity OF the Court Mr. preaux had offered 10
ne ~ y Counsel and the Gonrt show Ire Feoofd Ie
sol mat any other inference should have been drawn
NJ Goheas made an eloquent appeal in behaf OF The
ishs Of the Consul. He said that Americans yhetbeT
"a @ land' wee advocates Of equal Ighs He was as
uJn 50 9A any 09e The Spanish Consul had submitted
eeg 70 he lut,sdeton Of the Court relative 10 his own
esoh pu That he must project the nights his office The
q any country will permit the least in
ngemen Of their rights The Office Of Consul was an ele
.alea one thloughout the world American Consuls were
aeesu and protected. During the late attack upon Rome
m instance OF tins Kind given The COnsn united and
phmlea protest 70 the invading army and thar protest
. a eo,el and answered The United Suites should pot
% me h 20 e the example and violate their rights Theg
ere guaranteed by the Constitution Of the country That
instrument expressly stated before what tribunal Consni