The Nevada journal., 1854-05-05

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Conviction of the Mexican Consul.
The jury in the case of the United
States against Louis del Vale the Mexi-
can Consul, after an absence of five min
utes on Friday, returned verdict Of
"GULTY,' but recommended the prisoner
to the mercy OF the court This case,
with some of ats attendant incidents has
created vast amount of excitement in the
public mind. At the time the prosecution
was commenced, more fillibusternr expe
ditions were apprehended, and our author
tiles wers exercising every means in their
power to crush every such attempt, and
were prosecuting those who had previously
engaged in them. Added to this the Mex
ican government was at the very moment
threatening us with direful consequences,
for any interference on the part of Ameri-
cans with Mexican affairs. This being the
case, it was hardly to be expected that the
Mexican authorities were at the very time
planning how to violate the same laws,
obedience to which they were so solicitous
the United States should observe. The
known bad faith of the Mexican people,
however, renders this a much less matter
of surprise than it otherwise would be and
shows that that characteristic IS restrained
even in the highest circles of public lie,
only by some object they expect to accom-
plish.
The unfortunate connection of the
French consul Herewith. is very much to
be regretted. Although the court has ac-
knowledged its error in its attempt to COM
pei the attendance of Mons. Dillon as q
witness, we cannot help but think he had
some reason for his course, more than the
mere maintenance of his official dignity.
And this presumption is strengthened by
the fact that he admits having given his
consent to, and lent his assistance in the
embarkation of large body Of men for
Sonora, under contract with the Mexican
government. Although the Mexican Con-
sui demanded the attendance of Mons
Dillon, this demand was made after he had
refused to attend, and after it was ascer-
tanned the court had no authority to COM
pei him to give evidence-from which we
very naturally deduce the conclusion that
this was only a trick to excite sympathy
in his behalf. This fact is the more evil
dent, as he at the same time he osten>ibly
seeks such evidence, writes to Mons. Dill
lon, thanking him for refusing to give evil
denco in the case. This, too, in connec-
ton with the tenacity with which the
French Consul refuses his evidence, seems
to prove a kind of connivance between the
two, wholly unjusti6able, representing as
they do, different governments, each friend
ly with our own, and acting as government
agents for their own country in one of our
important towns.
Whatever exclusive privilege may have
been granted to a French Consul in the
United States, by treaty, it is evident the
trainers of that teaty did not contemplate
an instance in which one Of them would
be likely to take advantage thereof to do
great injustice to us. The principal Of
honor upon which such exemptions are
made, is that it is degrading to man of
his position to suppose that it would be
necessary to enforce rules of compulsion
upon him in order to obtain justice and
that he being above the prejudices of other
men would impart the truth with even
handed justice to all without this compul-
sion. In this instance, however, the Con-
sui has failed to fill the expectations of the
world, and has proven that legal
process was necessary to obtain the ends
Of justice besides leaving an impression
on the minds Of the world which cannot
easily be dispelled, that the French Con-
sui stopped to connive at drawing the
United States into collision with the Mex
lean govcrnment-eyen at the risk of the
peace of the three nations.
But the greatest piece Of National i'm.
pudence we remember to have heard of is
that of the Mexican government, in trying
70 bully the United States into more
strict observance of the neutrality laws,
while they were themselves violating the
same laws, and that on our own SOIL
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Phho Doud having arrived at the hospita
with sick friend, communicates his sub
subsequent experience to the EreniuC