Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-03

and his nracton az those laws rendered him amenabe
70 the tribunals which have been established for punish
ing the same. But Mr. Thrasher was something more
than simply an American citizen; for he had become
domcled in the Island In order that your Excelency
may the better understand the duties appertanng 70 his
position domicied foreigner, viii state that ac-
cordRg TO laws there are three classes OF foreigners
viz. transient, domciled, and naturallzed The hrst
named are entitled to protection, and bound to obey
the laws in the hitherto specified Those OF the
second class may acquire property with an exemption OF
taxes and excise duties and exercise certain cags ana
professions but in return, they are obliged 10 take the
oath of allegiance and submission before the Governor
promising obey the laws and the general regulations OF
the Indies which all Spaniars are subject And those
of the third class enjoy the same rights ana are bound by
the same obligations the natives Such are the proyl-
sons of the first second thirteenth fourteenth fifteenth
sixteenth and seventeenth articles of the Royal Decree OF
October 2lst, 1917.
Having given this explanation your Excellency VIII
easily perceive that Mr. Thasher had been consider
ed simply the light of foreigner he had right to com
plain as il has been shown in consequence OF having
been tried and sentenced conspirator by the militia
ny commission How much greater the cause Tor consid
ering his complaints untounded when 1t is remembered
that he was domiced foreigner! In assuming this
character his free will hewore to be faithful to our
Government and in return he enjoyed certain rights and
privileges which, simply foreigner, he could not nave
possessed VIII Mr. Thrasher still say that he cannot be
charged with treason The fact of his having been COM
PEELED discontinue the publication of the " Faro" for
want of naturalization is of no Importance IL has al
ready been said that domced are aoWed 10
ercse certain cangs and professions and those that
naturalized ALL Among the former the privilege of pub
fishing political newspapers is not and could not be,
comprised without manifest danger to public security
Nor is this privilege granted to all Spanards eyen be-
the circumstances of this Island require that the
Government should exercise the utmost circumspecton
this point How then could that privilege have been
extended to domciled foreigners and much less to ct
zen of that country whence the pratcal expeditions had
sailed
think that what have said, together with such other
reflections cannot fail present themselves to the en-
lghtened mind of your Exceency will suffice, undoub
edly give ample satisfaction to all the recamations
which the Government of the Union may address to
the subject reminding you moreover that this IS the
first of the kind that has occurred in this Island and
that it relates to individual who has been for long
time branded by public opinion the nsgator and pro-
moer of conpraces for the purpose of ovcrtrowng the
order of things, being VIGOROUSLY known the
spondent of fbuster journals published in the United
States and for being connected with all those that
disafeced towards the Government Even his
ymen acknowledge the justice Of the sentence, since his
revolutionary sentiments and tendencies manifest
to all. God preserve you, &c.
JOSE DE La CONCHA.
HAVANA, NOVEMBER %, 1851.
The most excellent the Minister Plenipotentiary
of her Majesty in Washington.