The New York herald., 1870-09-23
THE OUTRAGE on THE FRENCH.
A Wretohed Insult to Gallant Nation-" Who
Have We in Authority HereY'-A
Victims Statement.

Francois Fremin OF 20 Wooster street, who was
one OF the French passengers taken or the steam.
ship Lafayette on Tuesday. under the warrant OBJ
tained from United States Commissioner Belts
by Johannes R0seing. the Consul General Of the
North German Confederation, yesterday made the
following statement In French TO q HERALD re-
porter
He said he was landscape gardener, doing busi
ness at College Point and hearing OF the movement
which had been set foot by his countrymen In the
United States to send home Q number OF men, ne
thought he should Ike TO 60 to France IN the same
ship and In their company Acting upon this de-
termination he gave up business came to New York.
secured passage and was instructed to be on board
the Lafayette by nine O'Clock ON Tuesday morning
lie had his baggage all with him and ON board. His
passage was NOT paid for him, but he was under the
care OF the Committee or the French Association
and was provided with passport from the
CONSUL GENERAL
In New York; he was not enrolled for the army. but
he was going TO place himself at the disposition OF
the present French republican government, because
ne believed ne could be OF some service 10 that gov
ernmenL
He MAS one Of those taken or the Lafayette, and
IN consequence Of the measures taken by the Consul
now compelled to remain In New York, without en-
RRloyRs2t without money, as he had parted with
who Saa BEEN detained were 0IS IN an ms
act!y corresponding position.
He states he went ON board at about swelve
past tour In the afternoon, watching his baggage
and waiting for the departure Of the ship, when to
aa1, MS great @ surprise agenteman u9kn9wa Al
sen is ana riends came on BOARD and rushing about
.-'T A5sr FRANTIC MANNER,
Hemanaed OF tne commander 20 call over tne names
Der OF passengers from among the rest they hastily
called some 0r the members Of the committee who
had rnofp nj
demanded Of them, In the presence 0l the captain,
complete iist OF the men they had provided pas
Deputy United States Marshal, with his assistant
The names OF nearly hundred were now shouted
OUT but no one replied to the call 80 made 80 they
all stood for long time. At length the Marshal
BRCAME INPATIENT,
and swore with an awful oath that ali on board
should disembark Immediately, and If we did not
come out quickly ne would assist US "par fOrcen to
land.
number now came forward and showed their
emigrants by the Consul In New York. but in reply,
the Marshal politely required them TO 60 on shore,
that they would be attended to- and both he Fremin
and several others were threatened that il they did
not hurry up and offered any resistance, they would
De thrown ont OF the'ship.
dent that himself and his cOmpatrlOts were ut the
present time the
VICTIMS OF POLITICIANS
whose only desire was to av0r and natter the Ger
man population OF New York In order to place them
selves In more favorable position with them In the
Cohhg pOiIIlcal eectlOns. Inls was UNFAIR 10 prl-
vate people such as himself For his own account he
protests energeticay against this ruse dc pOlUt-
ctens, and he trusts that this AFFAIR may be thor
oughly and imparually investigated, and ne main
tains his declaration that he was neither enrolled
for the army nor paid iOr by any to do 30, and
inasmuch as he has not been arrested he can only
conclude tnat the
WHOLE THING Is ILLEGAL,
as we'll as being piece Of cruelty perpetrated or
himself and friends. He has lost the whole Of hi,
baggage and effects, which they were not, he said
allowed TO remove from the ship, besides som,
money the result Of economy and prudence, which
! he had put in one OF his trunks.