New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-12-11

that it is intended to review the scenes of the
2lsb August last by mobbing the office of the
= afor esaid paper.
Ihave the honor Of making this statement to
your honor in fulfllment of my official duty,
hoping that you will take such steps in the prem-
Uses as you may think proper.
! have the honor to be, with
the highest consideration, etc.,
(Signed,) JUAN YGNo. LAB0RDE RuEDA,
Consul of Her Catholic Majesty.
] To his honor the Mayor of the City Of NewOr-
leans.
TIE Mayor Of .Ne,o orleansto the Spanish
Consul.
MAYoRALTY, NFw ORLEANS, !
. May 5, 1852.
Sir--I have the honor to acknowledge the re-
cept of your communication of this day advising |
ne that you had been appraised by the editors of |
the Peluyo that it was the intention OF some |
evil disposed persons to make an attack on the |
establishment of that paper, and to renew the |
scenes of 2lst August last.
M In reply, beg to state that having ascertained
yesterday that an incendiary placard threaten
ing violence to that paper had been stuck up in
a public bar-room, at once took the necessary
steps to prevent any disturbance of the public
tranquility. During yesterday afternoon and
night a strong police force was ready to act at
moments warming, and 1 had some picked
men on the alert who kept watch in the neigh
borhood Of the paper
You may rest assured that my utmost endeav:.
ors will be used to preserve the public peace and
to maintain nviolate the rights and property
of every resident and citizen.
/ have the honor to be, very
respectfully, your obt serv't,
(Siened,9 A. D. CRossMAN, Mayor.
j. Y Laborde Rueda, Esq, Consul of H. c. NJ,
The Mayor of .NeD Orleans to the Spanish
Consul.
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
May 6. 1852.
Sir-lThs undersigned in the communication
which he had the honor to make to the Consul
of III. C, M. under yesterdays date alluded to
{. plaeard which hrd been stuck up in public
bar-room, threatening violence to the newspaper
establishment s' FL Petayo"
It nav ,swell to inform the Consul of II. o..
NJ, tn. 1sIss hsnd bill in question contained the
following extracts from the paper referred to:
The American people are the base rabble
(canaille) emancipated by Washington. lEf
Pelayo of 10th March.
Any person who has the slightest spark OF
common sense, will say that the majority OF the
people of the United States are ignoramusses and
iclous'' [Pelago Of I'd May.
You will agree with the undersigned that in
discriminate abuse of this kind is calculated to
provoke the resentment of a large portion OF his
jellow-citizens, and that the employment of such
unnecessarily insulting language is little III
unison with that dignfed country SO character
istic of the Spanish nation. The press OF this
country is free and amenable only to public
opinion The undersigned cannot therefore at
tempt to dictate to the editors Of Ell Peiayo
the course which they ought to pursue, but the
undersigned deems it his duty to apprize you a:
tie official representative of the Spanish Grown,
of the ostensible causes which led to the placard
ing of this incendiary hand-bll.
In conclusion the undersigned begs to assure
the Consul of ii. @. M, that his unceasing efforts
will be directed towards the preservation OF thu
public peace, and to the maintenance OF tn
rights Of every citizen and resident.
The undersigned has the honor to renew t
the Consul of H. Q, M. the assurance OF his dis
tinguished consideration NJ,
tsiuueti1 w A. D. -CRossMAN, Mayor.
ToJ Y Laborde Rueda, Esq, Consul of e
The Spanish Consul to the Mayor Of .Ne'
Orleans.
SPANISH Consulate OF NEwORLEANs.
May 6, 1852.
had the honor yesterday Of receiving you
bonor's esteemed favor in answer to q commun
cation of mine of few moments antecedent,
which am assured of the efforts Of your hone
to maintain the harmony and tranquility whic
now SO happily exists among the citizens an
strangers of this city.
To-day I have equal satisfaction in az
knowledging the receipt Of your letter OF tn
days date, in explanation of the hand bill Whl(
was posted up in coifee-hous directed again
the newspaper Ell Pelayo.
The high sense of justice Of the respectful
magistrate, to whom address myself, Will n
fail, feel confident, in approaching how deep
| regret the publication in the above nam
paper, of certain unguarded expressions whit
ed. have wounded the natural feelings OF q larl
number of citizens can not, however, prll
myself to believe that the writer's language co
viewed the idea which seems attached to it, AM
can assure your honor that the offensive q
ticle would never have appeared, had 1t been
my power to have prevented its publication.
/ must state to your honor and l do so wi
pleasure, that have communicated to the
sponsible editor of Ell Pelayo. my views
the subject, and he has Immediately agreed
keen out of his paper, for the future, all imp
dent articles which might endanger the pub
tranquility twhich) that we now enjoy.
The expression of my profound gratitude
due to your honor for the hatterng manner
which YOU have been pleased to allude to
Suanish nation You will allow me, in retu
N, to express the exalted opinion and admiral
NJ which entertain for the great country OF
E immortal Washington
"a ~ With the highest consideration
~ have the honor to be,
Your most obedient serv't.
rS;rned1 + JUAN YGNo. LABoRDE RUEDA
Consul of Her Catholic Males
To his honor the Mayor of the city OF n
y Orleans
TRANSLATION. @
MI The Spanish Consul to the Mayor Of n
Orleans.
IA a. SPANISH CONSULATE OF NEwORLEANs.
IL October 8, 1852.
have just been apprized through two diff
ent channels which entitled to full Gre
thot some disturbers of the public peace are
pairing to mob and destroy the office OF the Pr
= called Ell Pelayo this very night or tom
e. row evening.
W. have not needed the threats and admonit
warnings which have been daily addressed es t. Z
faithfully fuSsling my official duties and kn
la ing that my is are those of a man OF no
which even nv worst enemies can not deny.
Your honor will permit me to ask Of 70.