New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-01

q. -HlN NAt your ittIff fl ARihivHhipn kFc yoN
al tie privileges Of born subject
A-IsuppoSo3 lf would, b., soon found my error.
Any 81 snltTd could ttil paper which Was aO1 al
low CO t0 20.
o. nid veunot sflerNard write for the paperi
I'll do not say anything sooN writing TOR the
paper said was NOT allowed 70 edit oRe.
Q.-Nhal Was your business previously
al was agent for a commercial house.
QNhat &C you mean ~ that
An agent 10 buy ard sell to' my principals
Q-Bow loug were you then agent
About two years.
O-Nyhat did YOU follow AFTER that
Al bought TIE Faro Industrial and employed my
self n the edogship until VAS ordered TO cease 70
acf rs its editor.
DO you know the charges agains, yout
Al DO not
Q.-HoW car that be
A.--Hecause have no. heard them, nor been e.
lowed 10 see the aut0s,
Odd not YOUR deicnscT see YOU
IL have seen hun twice for abcu; ten minutes
each time.
ODD you not see the autos when you wrotc m
them your declaIaIlOni
Al saw What wrote myself, but was not allowed
10 see any other part.
The President here ordered the charges TO be read
g. him. The court also called for the reading al
those parts OF The prisoners declarations before
cited.
Ques,iOn:5y The Presidsnt-Are these your opinions
A.-They are.
Q.-For What purpose did you visit the American
steamers
beg such papers as the clerk might give me
Odd you send the Declaration OF Independence
TO be printed IN the American papers
Al did not The first knew of II was seeing -
the papers here the assertion made, and Immediately
Q~Why then do they accuse you and no Other
person
Al 90 not know. ] am only acquainted person
ally With one eoitor in New Orleans, Mr.. Kennedy.
(Og a similar name)
O-Did YOU not fear being called to answer this
charge
Guilty Of upon the simple assertion Of my enemies
Q.-WaS the lettor In cypher written TO yon
i know nothing abou. i, except tha' IL ~~
fCurd unopened In my room after my arrest
Q.-IS your room always open
Always during the daytime.
Odd you think all these things you have done
right
Al have done nothing wrong.
The PIesidant here addressed some tTenioh md
very puere remarks - the Court, saying 10 ths Oh
lie thought It mere child's play, and very easv 70
reyOlutiOhze the island and reform its laws-easisr
than TO- salt paper, or to go to another country
where the laws were good IL was not wrong %
invade our homes and cut our throats Tie thought
be could do all this and yet escape punishment. Do
cause he = "A foreigner.
To the prisoner.
Have you anything further 10 say before the Court
proceeds 10 pass its sentence upon YOU
4 -NOthing, except 10 read the memorial sent
10 yoH and which YOU rejected.
By the PfCsidont-l on can read II now.
TbTashcr then read the document, which was wen
drawn up protesting against the jurisdiction OF tho
court on the ground that he was an American ciss-
zen, and could not be unfaithful where he owed no
allegiance, and alleged treaty stipulati0ns.
lrhe President interrupted him, and forbade his
making use OF the words American citizen" and
ThTs her alleged that he had been for seventeen
days IN solitary confinement that after the incom-
uunicalon was n0mlnally TemOyedl u was not really
done As he was only allowed two hours each deg
e. ~ his relatives consult with his friends, Consul
and legal advisers that his ignorance OF she charges
prevented him from producing testimony TO prove
his innocence that the detens0r appointed Dy me
Government 10 defend him was incompetent, and
had not IN the least informed himself OF tho merits
Of the case.
The President asked, have you anything firherto
add
A-Nothing, except to reitera,e my protest agsinat
the whole proceeding.
The President showed much yexaOa, and erdsred
him to be removed, which was done, escorted ~
soldiers The defensOF then asked II ne had
ANYTHING further 10 say lie answered Nothins,
and the Court az Journcd 10 meet again yes.erdays
the 18th The prisoner was informed, not ohcsallys
that his sentence was recorded and sent up for 10
approval Of the Assessor and the Captan-Geaersi.
and IS EICHr YEARS Al HARD LABOR IN sPAls
and moreover informed, " gu VIII ptoDtoy % sons
20 the quicksilver mines
II this case be allowed 10 pass over IN silencss
.yery Amerc al in the island but especially such ss
have been unfortunate enough 10 make spanish enc.
mes must leave the island with all speed, ana =
ylatCtsr sacrifice Of property he may be conpeiieo
% submit TO- Even this communication II uaceo 70
f. or even II any one should assert had "flI'oe
au6 sent u for publication, might send me 70 ineo<
Thraster "a Amadere.
This case, from fret Ia last has been earned %
IN direct and fagrant violation Of all spanish law
The CodgO &c C0Derc0, article ~, says all Foreign
ers eyenn not tomiciliated, may employ themselves
n trade In accordance with rules laid down IN uea~
ties and when such rules are not laid down, shan
en 6y all the privioaes and IJnmunties whics
~oanalls 10y IN the country where the foreigner
comes from Article %, Of the Baadode Bven Co1Iss-
no. SAYS " No foreigner shall reside more shao
three uths Ia the island Without taxing out .
domiciiaiory letter" Article 30, Of the new regu-
Iatong saws the domlciliatory letter Is that which
authorizes foreign subjects 70 reside more than three
months, employing themselves IN commerce OF sny
other useful Industry Article % prescrDes hnc
d., from ffty 20 ore Thousand dollars for delinquency
r this matter The letters OF donici expiesny
a. = that the letter is good for five years ana n.
~ the exriration Il that term, the foreigner mus"
tccoroo 6atfralized or leave the issano
In senternter 0: last year, the 'oYeIhhon, isuso1
,o.iioyc Tbrssher d edit paper, because ne oweo
ai'eisncc no The Queen, direct violation OF The
100 7de forrerrt0 In September oil THIS year.
nov again ipfIingcd the same law, and pfoo&of
iron the saIoe grounds, although none were gvss.
They nov clam him as a Spanish suoJecr Ale W
10 ~ courtnartia al Ia time Of peace and quet ID
meet violation Of treaty stIpulaNons ana oi heu
oy.r laws lie il condemned nnoeT pfoceeoihyss
s..a,v .fsr # which 10 illegal They no" demand
,iisr.srct from him who but a year ago was . 'T-
Ia ebort every sep has been an infracton oil law,
t,ea,,, ana previous decisions. The Americans hefe
hone that Il last the supneness OF our Govefnmens
Nil be thrown or, and an example gwen iof .usnf"
~ - m ss...sr cases UNCLE sAs.
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