The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-28

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ment not to grant the sAtsfactQp which he bad demand
Cd He therefore finishes his hote by giving 70 be
derstood, that 4 within four days his demands are mot
official relations between the two governments
In postscript to this note he says that he has only just
Arenas, which he arms bad miscarried, and without
ncpg the arguments contained, he that since only
dsmssa Of the Judge cannot modify his former note
IN any Iespec unless all his demands are complied with
Nothing further appears IN the bureau Of my Ministry
y the writings Of NJ Hyet, Charge dAaires OF France
ibe next document which figures this history is letter
rom Vice Admiral Bonard, dated January l6, 1862
himself and gone board the Andromeda war,
ana assuring the that II the required sstisac
NO ven Inc french nag OF tne legation would again
WIN twenty one discharges of cannon. Next day Senior
Morales replied TO the admiral expressing his great
PRISE at the violent and unprecedented manner In which
d. Huet had acted IN Withdrawing the Legation in the
way be had done He also explained that the Dur
the higher tribunals was out Of the power Of the Execu
I'VE " put an end TO the matter at the demand OF N.
Huet, give the satisfaction required He concluded
ny earnestly inviting N Huet TO restore the legation, 10
order TO be able TO act upon the subject the
uecial process should be terminated.
particularly wsb Senior Minister that your Exceency
'houd weigh this note thoroughly and give the fullest
attention. in order that You may be fully convinced of the
act that my govern has had part share what
ever in the withdrawal Of the French Charge Aaires
ID reply to SeDor Morales came another letter from the
wee Admiral dated January u.s. in which he declared
CANINE into and decide upon the question in dispute In
consequence OF this declaration BY the Admiral, Senior
Morales IN pote addressed u bin the next day informed
him that he would refer the matter to the Cabinet Of the
Tuileres at Parie.
have here presented your Excclency with detailed
account Of the interruption OF friendly relations with
French legation You will doubt have discovered in
The notes and observations Of NJ Huet that with
ect to the Judicial aide OF the question: that gentean
has DO just cause reason for the which he has
iaken nor docs he show in all the which he alleges
any ground for his procedure This may be the
judicial statement Of the matter As have, however
already satisfactorily explained this In my his
notes. will not weary the attention Of your Excelency
oI there are To be found only pretexts
Tor hh conouct These are, first the delay tho Durhn
law suit OF seventy days. of ~hch he complains, and
liberation Of nurhm H.
OF these causes pretexts the first hardly de-
serves mentioning For II We deduct from the seventy
Gays, the time which would be- oidaby consumed in
settling thu Durhn cause before the courts what remains
Of the delay occurring in the Bureau Of the Minister
amounts to nothing, when we take into consideration the
multiplied engagements Of Sr zevaos at that period how
he required the dispatches Of two Minister'S
at the time and how the meeting Of Congress which
had just then assembled demanded ali his attention The
breach OF promise Of Sr Zevaos can only properly be re-
gaIded In the light in which have placed it, The whole
Of this question may be summed up ia the consideration
ing offered out OF poiteness M Huet TO grant
liberty to Durhin II was out or the Minister'S power
order his liberation, except in the he did, by
requiring at the same time that II should be done without
violation OF low, which In fact was all that n Hnet
CURED Now since the order the conditions annexed
TO il contradcted each other failure in the execution
Of the order was q necessary result
But no difficulty Whatever would have occurred il NJ
uet hal opy been pleased TO lot the trial In its
regular course according to law In that the guilty
party (Durhin) would have only renamed twenty
days prison, or not even 30 long time for he might
have been le; out on BAIL Hence will be that NJ
uet himself has the greatest share Of the blame which
Aes in complaining of his conduct The fact Is that senior
Levalos gave the only order which was In his power
give s and The Judge in receiving IT. could only regard
DID not induce him TO set aside the Laws
here the proper pace TO refer TO the charge made
against the superintendent of Police by the French Consul
At Calao The Consul accuses him Of breaking his pro-
mise after having engaged 70 let Darhn prison
the next day after his commitment The superintendent
gave this promise after he had been told oy Mons
Grardot OF the charge against Durhn bat the next
Justly considered that he had no right to set the man
and that the Judge alone could lawfully DO it. He Was
therefore obliged TO alter bis determination. Mons Gil
rardot makes another complaint against the Superintendent
OF Police accusing him Of treating him IN Girardot with
personal discourtesy This complaint might be left to
stand, were not for circumstance which your Excel
ency will hear with regret but which explains tho feel
ing which gave rise 70 the charge These two individuals
had formerly been On the most friendly terms with each
other and belonged to the same political party At the
time, however, Of the Durhn affair they had gone
70 opposite parties and were bitterly opposed
formed Of the manner in which they would LOOK upon
each eber snd bow they would be mutually inclued TO
French saso ssy - az sp RsssSn g
added make weight to aggravate the other case and
produce unavofable impressious me case " simply
Vincent esss aes. .sssd
TO the Judge that the policeman should sent to prison
and put upon hrs trial TIE Judge, saero, from the
banded the matter TO Justice Of the Peace, as
Ing the only proper jurisdctu which did not belong
dismissed the for want Of merits In the meantime
the party accused had run away This is all the rforma
ton lhaye received % the subject 1t is certain, how
dismissal Of the case he might have appealed from the
decision OF the Justice. 1t does not appear however,
that he took any such STEP whereas it proved that the
policeman sent TO Jail, from whence he made his
escape ana has never since returned.
II, sir, have succeeded in developing the
but that your Excelency VIII justify my government and
will be ready TO agree that the points surrendered by
RiveTo ought not TO have been granted.
regards the first point conceded by Senior Rvero
viz, the affair Of the Superintendent OF Police there
no Other ground whatever for the charge against
him. than simply want OF courteousness which the
French Consul at Caao charges him in his angry note
with having been guilty Of towards him have already
had the honor Of calling the attention Of your Exreepcy
to certain circumstances which tend to explain
tha, fipg charge, IT, 10 Fact II had merted explanation
by some specified act Of discotesy adduced 70
In what the pecuniary indemnity to be paid
to Durhn your E1celency viii be pleased to take into
that the amount Of ndemntics made TO French subjects,
from the year 1854 to the present time amounts TO
| government refused 70 allow this indemnity, not
count OF the sum OF money amounted bat because
such payment. lie not long time ago since my gov
eminent paid the Of $50 600 to France when bill
Of exchange 70 that mad been endorsed By the
government and paid already 10 the government OF Vene
zuela. considered that this sum ought not justly
70 be paid again second tne and yet my govern
mont paid IT, SIMPLY because the government Of your Ex
celency thought Just that should be paid and my 60
wh the utmost disnterese iness left the de-
cson Of the case to the judgment Of your Excelencys
| goveTnment y et 1.lali Ia
With ps --e question OF controlling the Superior
Judge, suero and putting him under orders in the