The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-04-27
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IMPRISONMENT AND EXPULSION OF
AN AMERICAN CONSULAR AGENT.

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A correspondent of the New York Journal
Of Commerce, writing from Athens, Greece,
gives long account of the imprisonment, trial
and expulsion Of Doctor King. a mission
AIRY, and also American Consular Agent at
that port. for the alleged offence Of hav'
Jag, in his own house, uttered malevolent
or hostile expressions against the Greek
church. He was in the habit of preaching ev-
cry Sunday, il appears. at his own house, the
doctrines Of the Protestant religion to such as
chose 10 listen to him, the constitution of
Greece guaranteeing perfect freedom in the
exercise Of all manner of worship. Ten young
men attended, on one occasion, for the purpose
Of obtaining something upon which they might
found an accusation, and, the points upon which
they fixed were, first, that Mary, the mother of
Christ, was his saving no more than woman
and that after his birth she married aud had
other children, and, secondly, that the wine
used in administering the sacrament, was, after
all, nothing but wine-in other words, he as
sailed the doctrine of transubstantiation. One
OF the young men attempted to refute HIM,
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with him, he raised the consular flag, and put
an end TO his discourse. For these offences,
he was arrested, confined in dungeon with
twenty-five criminals of the wors, description,
brought before the Criminal Court, and by that
Court condemned to fifteen days imprison-
snent, and finally expelled from the Grecian
realm. He apF ealed 10 the Arcopagus, but
that Court confirmed the decision below.
TIE singular spectacle is thus presented. of
consular agent, before any notice to his gov
eminent, being imprisoned and expelled from
that country TO which ne is accredited. without
bis having violated single law ofthat coun-
Try. Taken in connection with the fact, that a
portion Of the offence consisted in his having
boosted the flag of his country at the consul
late, II can be regarded as nothing less than a
gross national insult, and this Insult is aggra-
waited by The fact, that the persons who brought
the accusation against him came to his consul
late for the purpose of finding ground fer it.
Mr. King, as soon as he learned the decision
oil the Afcopagus. drew up and forwarded TO
the Minister of Foreign Affairs, NJ. Paicos, his
solemn and formal protest, in the name of the
government of the United States. and as one
oil ITS officers. The issue is, therefore, formally
made up, between Uncle Sam and King Ohio,
aud unless ample justice be done to our Con-
sui, we hope TO hear, before the summer shall
have passed that there is a strong American
fleet IN the Pireus. We trust the King of Greece
will find that we are neither Sardinia. nor
Tuscany, nor any of the little FIVE re.patches
Iudicrously called sovereigntes, either in Italy
or in Germany. but great nation, ready and
abe TO project its citizens and its officers, in
whatsoever part of the world they may be-
When one of our citizens violates the laws of
Greece, she has right, of course, after fair
trial, TO punish him. 1t is, we apprehend,
somewhat different with an American Consul.
who has violated no law.