New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-02
MONTPENsIEP'e JUSTIFICATION OF HIS con
DUCT
HISCON-

Al his trial, the Duke ofiMontpcnsier put in
TIE following adm son and Justification . For long
provoke IKE e On alit [ Of DeeeR6c ISIS he pubs ID
his first letter. ~ of which is annexed, In WI
my my family or my elf On the 18th Of january of the
present year he p shed his second letter directed TO
against me Not living in the place where he published
these writings did not Try to require explanations from
in Madrd he published ed al 3 entitled led los Mont
in all parts even printed Some OF the gews
psper In MI as will ne s, zen by the copy a. ne
my family S so S That no one Who values al hO honor
and the good name OF his family could have possibly
eh Peh I in 70 prdToc s Without my ha
ing gwen any motive for 1t, and d slrGuS; o.
was written By him, and he having replied that i was,
and that lie ratified it and assumed its responsibility,
myself under the necessity Of asking from him
traction OF such insults Not having been able TO obtain
any Ed OF satisfaction, we met in the pehesa de los
Adjutant, Col. Soils, accompanied me, and q re APP
peared there alao Gems. Cordoya and Aamnos, who,
qucst came to an understanding with Don Henri and
H. LIE o j NY 1oT ~ , io sa, T a,,aris ,J
Don Andres Ortiz. After vaIious fruess attempts TO
lust mentioned he refused give other satisfaction
than with arms, and my offended honor and that of my
refuse accept ii. Tie prelinarcs and preparations
Icing cttled and we both being placed opposite each
~ cred and on successfully until at my tnrd as
egs saw him fa to The grGTnd %,sh v this w.
sult which would have wialcd ~ have done every
thing to avoid, retired t. my house accompanied by
senior RubiO and GEN. C0rdOva, where have been t'I
rocatcd and where await the consequences TO which
this lauientable act may give rise" =,
To the charges brought forward by the prosecutor tc
Duke or MOntpcnsicr put in the following reply: " GER
deny the existence OF tic laws, bOtn cl'll
and military, which prohibit Cueing in our country
recognize the penalties imposed those who forget
thcsc nrescrpons, and 90 not forget the duties i'm
posed by ourhoy religion have proved tins by me
patience with which have once and again suffered ms
fusults-al the atrOntng when they were lalcl,
bv person tied to my family by the bonds OF knsnp
ana 6y the obligations OF gratitude. Not only did he re-
prafcdy Insult me, but also my fOreathers and auces
iors as may be seen in tie said letters MY prudent
silence in reference to his first provocation dld not SUI
fee hut was wrongly Interpreted by the infante, ana
animated him to repeat his IrovOcaon, for 1t maze nm
believe he could do with impunlty. lie lnsulied nc
pubcly for the third time, not politically 1Or Ill una
sphe he was free TO think what he liked about me- but
In REGARD what is most dear TO every md-he nonor Oh
his Ierson and that OF his family. Notwithstanding
This even yet to step more toward conciii-
alton / did no redit the article published with
his name until MIN expressly II they were MS on
not cxpectng Il. aid reflect upon the matter Wlthln
himself His answer fresh insult. In THIS sltia-
on could not suffer silence red with shame, al the
insults he had for than year been puDncy dect-
ING against me was obliged to accept the only relara-
UNANIMOUSLY illuminated honor OF myself ana my iofe'
fathers. Neither my family nor my rank nor inc non
ored Uniform wear permitted me 70 hesitate moment
III was not nv choosing. accepted the only chance ne
gave me Terrible been the c9Iclusioni very palnfU
to me. 1 did all I could TO obtain another species =.
sired 1.-THE DiviIs will ordered it So The law inu u
Judge me- With tranquility await It's sentence thongh
I am grcved 10 have seen myseH oDhged u give oe'"
| sion for it,"