New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-28

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Gen. Wool testified that Dillon assured hh 'hat me
expedition for ibusierng pgrpo-ss 9s' -, ny ns
going as coion,s and w@1id no' n all thai
Boubop should not 20 in the Challenge he, "o"i' ma
feouent communications with NIL the parties from r IN
March up TO the Goth and knew that II was re'e"ue
.,l;.,ment and warned them against hilbustefh- hni
violating the Neutrality Law generally but d'h n'' zen
them that enlistment in good faith would De nhlN.u
G.n Wool had charged Dillon with fayoring Boui1on
hllibustcrine expedition, whcreupon Dillon adys,u te
are; If Boubon, and demanded upon what au'nc'lf
himself charged in that manner DIllon was aAon'
FOR the departure of the Challenge, aud TOOK u,an{
cures 10 get her off Gen. DOL Lad not gated iIiA sun
he had only prepared the evidence.
The documentary evidence the prosecution was CON
po.ed principally Of letters which have been pnph-msl
heretofore Frsf Was the lotier Of Jan IL from Mf'
Dano French charge Mexico, TO Mr. Dillon request,
ing the do his utmost To prevent the departure 81
Boulbons expedition Scoonaiy Inc lei'er % 90 3D.
l. from Del Vale TO Dillon, informing the latter :" 'he
instructions from tie Mexican Government ana ' 'ei'
Of the enlistment This letter communicate III suu
stance 10 Gen. Wool by Dillon Oh the Eth March ahl
literally by copy the 2Oh. TaVdlg A eiteroi harch
90 from Dillon to Del Vale in which the former ''",es
that he has communicated Del Wales propositions 70 so
Fronchmen who had taken passage on The CsAi,eh5e'
Fourfhy letter OF 9th March sent by the ChaAen-e'
from Dillon to the French Consul at Guaymas, II when
the latter is infornad that these FTonchmen are no, mn
busters that they seek employ men IN the mines or III Tue
Mexican army. and that il Gandara Will treat them wen
he can their loyal devotion. fJ"yi n ei'ei
from Del Vale io Cavalier 4 ChauyiteaG, requesting
them 10 make up the let Of passenger and Si.lNy
letter Of eith April three weeks after the "i
himself from Del Vale 20 Wool informing the niici tna'
Boulbcn is ft hl!ibusieFing, and requesting WOOL 10
The ,estimonv Tor The prose- having been closed
Gev Foote proposed that The should 20 20 NE jury
without any testimony for the defense and without nr.u-
meni. The Disirc,Attorney refused to yield his ris' o.
argument. u,,,
NJ Bestat and Collector Hammond. .e,
Mr. Ba.alard Secretary of the French Consul 'eS'heu
that he issued passports from the French Consulate thH'
he was instructed by Mr.. Dillon 10 issue to men known
to be attached Boubon that previous 10 the
ance of Dillon with Del Vale, the former hhh
witness not TO issue passports 10 Freedmen 10! sonora
reason Of Boulbon's alleged filbusierng PROJECT bou
bon often visited Dillon they were on friendly anu III
innate terms witness had several times heard Dlo say
10 the Count =" 1 esteem you friend bat VIII OPP
pose your fillbustering projects 10 the utmost
Collector Hammond testified that on the day when he
first heard the vessel Challenge mentioned he had con-
VIBRATION with Mr. Dillon who said that Boubons NIL
clustering scheme needed be watched and perhaps he
Dillon, would call Hammond for aid To stop the
Mr Besta testified o-he authenticity of letters in
.roduced evidence one was letter OF March . from
| Mr.. Didier TO MIR Dillon, a. follows
"Sr being Chevaer Of the Legion of Honor, and not
being able join the service OF foreign movement,
have the honor to solicit from you authority according 10
the rules OF order TO join the emigration to Mexico
To which Mr. Dillon answered by referring the French
Government and giving assent TO the request OF the
letter. In the indictment Dillon is specifically charged
with having enlisted Ddier The letter book OF the
French Consul forming part of the archives OF the Con
introduced letter written on the TN
March from Dillon Del Vale going show that Dill
lon did consider the soldiers but as emgrans
The District Attorney wished 10 examine this letter book,
but the Court would not permit him to examine anything
in il except the letter offered in evidence He asked the
Secretary whether there anything in the book about
the French policy toward Sonora but the Court would
not pc Tmit the question 10 be answered.
The testimony having been closed Mr. lnge made short
opening speech Of about twenty minutes to the Jury The
the nsirumeI tally Of federal officers bringing this suit
but in fact the Grand Jury had found the Indictment at
their instance and not by any investigation of any out
side person. France and the United States have always
been on the most friendly terms and the District Attorney
hoIed they would always remain Certainly this affair
could interfere with the peacoabe relations Of the two
countrios Ii is true that the French IN California are
among valuable ci;izens but that could not
Mr.. Dillon. However, he Mr. inge would not an
cpate the arguments on the other sde but would walt
10 hear the counsel for defense.
Col. Baker followed and spoke hour. He argued
tia, the prosecution with bad grace from Federal
officers who had wiuked at the impuden hlbustering last
fall: that this expedition of Del Vale not of charac
ter to come within the intended reach OF the Neutrality
Law. That there enlistment as was plain from the
that the roll contained the OF women and child
rem that Dillon favored the expedition ony TO weaken
Boulbon: and that Dillon guilty than Wool,
who had permitted and frvoed the departure OF the expe-
di,ion.
Gov Foo,e followed in a speech of hour. He said
that MIR. Dillon having resided here four years well
known; that he has been of great public service by hav
ing been instrumental by bringing nearly all the French
immigrants hither, who are here and by his efforts
TO preserve peace and good feeling between the French
and Americans that he The puln ana II an
friend of Guzot, man OF learning and an author Tie
spent three in tTansating into French Spark ie
Of Washington when that valuable book first appeared
When French Consul at the Sandwich Islands he lent
great aid 10 an American Consul in trouble and sub
sequent occasion he dispatched French man-oiwar 10 a
disan, desert se the Pacific 10 rescue number OF
spwrecked Americans for which act Mr. Dillon received
the solemn thanks of the American Government The
prosecution disgrace TO the American Government
and the jury do justice should render verdict of
quittal without leaving the jury box.
NJ Inca adj oil tv-nh hon
arpued that Dillon must be guilty because he knew of the
intended enlistment and had advised Cavalier Chau-
yteau 10 LEI the Challenge carry the that he IN
oduced {. c. to Del Vale; that he requested them to
make up the list OF the men 20 serve in the Mexican army
that he anxious for the departure of the Challenge;
that he had been engaged in BOubon former ibusierng
scheme, though the Court would not adat proof on that
point that he engaged in BoubOn late and present
schemes might lie Inferred from their intimacy, and
from the refusal OF Watkins and Walker Say what they
knew about Dillon AID Boulbon or of eliminating
themselves that Dillon opposition to Boubon only
pretended that soon as Dillon heard of DE ' ales
Instructions he saw an excellent opportunity 10 send
BoubOn to Guaym at the expense of the Mexican
Government; tha. he always intended that Boubon
should 20 ON the Challenge and take command
Of the men as soon as they got out of
this haTbor and that these schemes con-
trary 10 his instruction. from Paris and Mexico show
how wicked and Jesitical he H. billions declarations
TO Hammond and Wool of opposition TO Boulbon were
only the old cry OF stop thief permit the real offender
10 escape from justice. Dillon from beginning to end
only using Del Vale a tool. Dilons bad faith
clurvey shown by having written the 18th Dec, 10
the French Legation in Mexico that the French here
keep aloOi from the California fibuster when ID. well
knew that Boulbon was organizing his forces and by
writing the French Consul tiuaymes that Gandara
might depend on the loyal devotion Of these men, and
about the day declaring Gen Wool that these
Red Republicans, and would not fight for Santa
Anna Finally Mr. lnge would have il that Dillon con-
yics himself ty laying 10 Del Vale that he had commit
nicsted the propositions OF the latter 400 Frenchmen
who had taken passage in the Challenge.