The Portland daily press., 1864-02-17
From WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.
The documents in the case of Consul Gen
eral Gddings, involving his arrest, have been
communicated to Congress, in response TO
resolution calling upon the Secretary of State
for the information. Messrs. Perkings and
Stephens, counsel for Mr.. Giddiugs, in a com
munication to the Attorney General speak of
the arrest as an outrage and an attempt at
Matchmaking. the suit being for $1,000 danss
ages for an alleged kidnapping of one Red
path, and they express the opinion that Con-
sui General, with some diplomatic powers,
should be exempt from arrest. The Attorney
General sends the letter TO Secretary Seward,
saying, the subject does not concern the duties
OF his Office. The Secretary of State writes
Nov Dist, to MIR. Bates, disclaiming for the
Consul General any diplomatic immunity and
referring to the ID article of the convention
of 1915, which declares that Consul may be
punished or remanded home for illegal or i'm
proper conduct. Mr.. Gddings details the
facts of his arrest, dhtates that he gave bail
in 5000, aud instructed his counsel TO move
to quash the proceedings, on the ground that
Consul cannot be taken from the duties of
his office at the suit of private individual,
and claims ex-territorial privileges. HI sub
sequent letter he states that Redpath claimed
to be citizen OF New York that he was dest-
tute OF means, food aad lodgings, and denied
all knowledge OF the public statement that he
had commenced a suit for issuing process to
send him from Canada, and weeping bitterly
obtained pecuniary aid from Mr.. Giddings and
recommendation to the charitable, and the
next day Redpath filed an affidavit, claiming
damages for imprisonment. Mr.. Glddngs
claims that Redpath had been importuned and
pressed TO such action by the editor of So.
cession paper in Montreal and others in the
secession interest, and that it was understood
throughout Canada as vexatous proceeding,
intended to be offensive to the people of the
United States.
A communication from Lord Lyons, dated
Jan. l9lh, eneloses a communication from the
Governor General of Canada, with the official
report relative to the seizure of live stock by
the customs authorities at the Suspension
Bridge, showing that during the first three
quarters of 1863 the imports into Canada OF
live stock from the United States, amounted
to 1919 horses 5,50S horned CATTLE 2.T1J
sheep, and l0,361 swine. Partial reports Of
the last quarter show a still further import of
2I1 horses, 664 horned cattle, 2,75J sheep, and
1917 hogs. An explanation is asked for in
view Of such heavy importations long after
the order was issued prohibiting the exporta-
ton Of articles OF which the present policy
required the detention. Secretary Chase cx-
presses surprise in his reply of ina. 18th that
AN order OF May 10th had so little effect in
diminishing the expectation of live stock TO
Canada. and declares his intention of immedi-
ately correcting the negligence or misappre-
hension OF customs officers of the frontiers,
but cannot make an exception in favor of the
parties who suffered loss by the seizure at
Suspension Bridge. Gen. Candy, under in
structions OF the Secretary OF War, says the
Executive order was so far modified in Sep.
TENDER last as to allow the expectation of live
stock from any State or Territory bordering
on the Pacific. IL is deemed inexpedient TO
further modify that order.
Capt. Todd, Provost Marshal, is at his Of
flee this morning, but is still under arrest