The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-05-11

hearing. Had he done less than he did he 1
would have deserved the less of his commission
and the contempt of his country. -
The Hon. Gerrit ", Ryckman, Secretary
of Legation at Santiago, has been deputed by
the Minister to take charge of the consulate
until news be received from Washington.
regret infinitely IN this connection to be
compelled to confess that there is an American
resident of Valparaiso who has throughout this
whole affair played the part of Arnold
He is partner of cabinet officer of this govern
ment, in large business interests. Turned out
of an Office by the Consul he has never forgiven
him, and hinac :ile lao2yypae.s .sgsa iTfess1 g
1t is all very we'll 10 say that international
law does not recognize the exterritoriai ty of
the consular mansion; and in countries where.
life and property are te some extent projected
by the law, there is lhse necrssit,f For saeh a
privilege But in these Spanish American
republics. where revoiutiun Is a chronic and
incurable complaint--Nhere, it is accompanied
by pillage, cruelty and rnu1ier--it has ever
been the custom to respect the sanctity of
newtral flags and for such as were prosecuted
for opinion s sake to hfto such for lfety, until
the ferocity Of the aErst moments of passion
shall have given place to ealmer and more
humane instincts. If such be not law, it is
undoubtedly Gu tom,5:nl we al, know t lat
Us lge is all powerful i'm the determination of
knotty points like these. In Talcahuano,
during the recent bouleversement of political
affairs the houses of the foreign Consuls were
crowded with government officers one day and
revolutionary the next; and the very Inten-
dente of Valparaiso, who showed SO little re-
spect to the Consular flag of one nation after
the danger was over, sheltered himself ON the
day of the revolution under the folds of another
at this port Even the poor Haytiens, in their
fanatic rage against their tyrant Emperor
Soulouque. respected the Consular celors, and
permitted him under their broad folds to leave
the country unmolcsted But this, the diplo-
matte view of the question has not yet arisen.
The Consul never did refuse to deliver the
refugees; he never has claimed the right of
asylum for his dwell ng; he respectfully insist
ed that his communications to the Intendente
should receive that attention which their
gravity demanded and failing in this, cou'd
not with propriety enter il demands
from the 1ntendente, nor under any crcum-
stances willingly permit the armed occupancy
of his dwelling If his course met the dsap-
probation of this government they had their
redress in an appeal to WashiHgton; but even
had the Consul been wrong it gave them 20
suthority for forcible entry.
In the City cf Talcahuano the tide of civil
war has ebbed and flowed, and the Consulate
that sheltereda government officer one day gave
refuge to his enemies the next. The house of
t. s.
sui at that port was likewise entered by an
armed force by government order, and he also
protested loudly and ssergetically against the
| Outrage, yet his exequatur has not been can
celed. Will our government suffer this? Does
international law, with all its red tapeism and
circumlocution, permit, treaty, no treaty,
| such favoritism at the expense of any nation
We are few here, 1t is true; but we love our
country, and her honor is dear to us all, and we
l. L.
her escuscheon pure and W thout stain.
enclose you cory of letter hastily got
up yesterday afternoon, and signed in q few
minutes by thirty or forty-aH American citi-
zens-and by the master of every American
| vessel in port. l understand that = document
censuring the course of the Consul and pur
porting to express the feeling of the American
| merchants here, has been secretly circulated
| for signature for the past week, and now con-
tains some fifteen names, of whom butt FIVE have
any claims to the name of Americans. To
| this manifesto, whose authors are principally
Scotch and Englishmen, tho enclosure alludes
| ADDRESS TO CONSUL TREvITT, OF THE UNITED
STATES.
VALPARAISO, March 81, 1859. Z
SIR-We, the undersigned citizens of the
United States, of America, understanding that
paper calculated to injure you in the opin on
of our government and countrymen has been
gotten up by persons pretending to represent
the American feeling here, in regard to your
late difficulties with the authorities of this re-
public, de, IN it our duty to express to you our
high appreciation of the courage, decision and
dignity with which you have urheld the honor
of the consular flag, which we are proud to be-
lieve, as Americans, you have left untarnished
and undefled. Very respectfully, we remain
your obedient servants.
A. G.. Blakely, United States Consul at Tai
cahuano; +. III. Woodward, United States Con-
sui at Coquimbo; w. III. Ball. Lieutenant Uni
ted States Navy, commanding United States
vessel Fredonia; Dawson, Phenix IS. Navy
John w. Bates, Luther Eldridge, ship NJ. An
gelo; David Adams, John S. Rowe, bark Scot
land; p. N. Mayhem, ship Wild Pigeon; Will
NJ. Knox, Edward Hyatt, BENJAMIN f. Bates,
George G.. Cotton, Chas H. Chase, bark A.
Maria, Nantucket; w. c.. Ferguson, D. w.
Potter, master ship j. Littlcfeld, New York;
Chas Thatcher, master bark Lexington; Russell
Loring, Joln G. Campbell, merchant; Henry
Loring, r. Alsop, A. j. Sawyer, JAS jackson,
Edward A Hearn, NJ. w. Hawes, William
Peterson, merchant; George K. Stevenson,
William Clark, Ezra Haskell, master bark NJ.
L. Frank; Josiah Lockhart, James Mixter,
William T. Williams, Hipolito Alder, George
f. H.ppin, John S. Stevenson, Henry Jones,
Chas Sumner, master ship Darlington; j. C. |
Story, Joseph Janvrin, master brig Townsend
Jones; George j. Stevens, Sanford Leach. NJ |
Leach, Geo. G. Gray, Thos. Manahan, Geo. W.
Smith Charles, Loring. E lward Loring, IL. |
Myrick, Justo B. Casablanca, NJ. D.; Alexan-l
der G.. Kerr.
To WILLIAM TREv1Tr, Esq, late United
States Consul at Valparaiso.
VALPARAISO, March 81, 1850.
A |etition Agninst Consul Treuitt-An Anak
ysts Of the Document Uncertainty of the
= IaoliticaI Situation. dc. -
ihere wlllgo by this steamers petition home
asking our government to nominate persons
for the Office of Consals who are acquainted
with maritime afflirs, which same petition CEN
sures the proceedings of Consul Trevitt.