Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-12-23
THE SPANISH CONSUL Atm. o.


The National Hntslligencer, of the 4th inst,
contains the correspondence between the De-
partment of State and His Excellency ST. Don
Calderon de Ia Barca, the Spanish Minister, on
the subject of the Lopez Expedition, and the in
juries and insults offered to the Spanish Consul
at New Orleans. The Department disavows the
act of the mob, and expresses the profound re-
greet of the President that the Spanish Consul,
entitled to protection not less by the Laws OF
Nations than by positive Treaties existing be-
tween this Government and Spain, should have
been insulted and injured, and declares the pur-
pose of the President to recommend to Congress
that provision be made for indemniication The
department draws distinction between the
rights of the Consul and those Spanish residents
at New Orleans, whose property was destroyed
by the rioters. The latter Mr.. Webster thinks,
should apply to the Courts for indemnifcation
Mr.. w. expressly declares that he does not look
for presidents to Justify the course which the
President has thought proper to adopt; but
deeming the honor and the duty of the Uuited
States best promoted by yielding prompt redress
for injuries inflicted upon an official parsonage
residing here, under the special protection Of
our laws, he will call upon Congress to provide
the necessary means in the premises In addi-
ton to this it is proposed that, if Mr.. Laborde
shall return to his post, or any other Consul for
New Orleans shall be appointed by her Catholic
Majesty's Government, the officers of this Gov
eminent resident in that city, will be instructed
to receive and treat him with courtesy, and with
national salute to the flag of his ship if he
shall arrive in a Spanish vessel, as demonstra-
ton of respect, such as may signify to him, and
to his Government, the sense entertained by the
Government of the United States of the gross
injustice done to his predecessor by lawless
mob"
This is all very well, so far but it will occur
to our people that while such elaborate, and,
perhaps, just complaints, were being made a.
gainst our Government and people, something
might be said, by way of returning the compl-
ment, about the murder of the fifty Americans.
Mr.. Webster, however, thought proper to touch
the subject very lightly, even so lightly as not
to disturb the sensitive nerves of ST. Don Cal
deron de la Barea Sr. Don Calderon de la Ba-
rea, we take it, must be prodigiously nice
man; and Mr.. Webster had no heart to disturb
him in his round of complaints, though Mr.. w.
must have known that American citizens were
being murdered and treaties violated at the very
moment the events ut New Orleans were des-
patched by telegraph to the Department.
The National Legislature is now in session,
and that veteran Chief, Lewis Cass, the noblest
of long line of iustrious men in the Senate,
is at his post. A correspondent writes under
date of the 4th:
"The Russian and Spanish Ministers togeth-
er with severel other members of the foreign
delegation, were present during the discussion
in the Senate of the Kossuth resolution, and APP
peared to take deep interest in the same.
"When Gen. Cass rose to speak, Mr.. Bodisco
and Caderon La Barea, left their seats and pla-
ced themselves in the most fav orable position
for catching every word he uttered, and, during
his denuncation of despotism and monarchies,
they manifested considerable emotion"
How readily does the true lover of his coun-
try reach the sympathies of his feow-ctizens
Devoted to Principle, and acting by its die
tates, the of the people, not less than their
affection, are ever with him. When he speaks
it is for them, for their cause-and their cause
is not of Russia or of Spain. Free Press.