The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-07-09
SLAVE TRADING RELIC.
Mr.. eoUTWeLL's PROTEST FILED IN
THE CASE OF PRGLLETlER,
Another Trip for tho President nsins
Arranged b, the GoSSIps-"sudioient
Unto the Day la tho Evil Thereof"
Washington - National News

WAsHINGToN, July s,-The protest filed
by Mr., Boutwell, with the secretary OF state
Ia based upon the opinion Of Judge Strong,
{ the arbitrator, In which ho holds that Pei
letter, when in command OF the bark VIII
lam, was engaged IN a slave trading oSpedl-
ton, and that II tho "bark had been cap
tured aud brought into an American port
when she was seized At Fort Libarte she
would have been condemned by tho United
States courts M IN intended slavorH Pei
letter was tried In Hayti on the charge OF A.
attempt at piracy and slave ira ling on tho
coast Of llnyti, Judge Strong held that Pol.
letiera offence was against the laws Of the
United States, and that he was not amena-
bic ~ the Jurisdiction Of Hayti Pelletier
was tried, convicted and sentenced 10 lmprls-
onment for tho term OF five yeam Ho ro-
NAMED IN prison about two ars when he
escaped, For this illegal imprisonment tho
arbitrator awarded the sum OF S5i2b
Mr., Boutwell,, In tho protest, after setting
forth the facts, says;
VI submit respectfully tho suggestion that
the government OF the United States ought
not 10 proceed further In tho prosecution OF
this olaim, and ! cannot doubt that this
suggestion IL In entire accord with your own
view OF the case, But II may not bo out OF
place 10 inquire whether, II tho parties were
Reversed the Unitod States would consent
TO the payment OF u penalty for iulicIal
error In n case whore tho claimant was guilty
OF the crime for which ho suffered punish
ment Moreover can the United States
afford 10 establish precedent which may
become rulo OF international law that gov
ornments aro responsible 20 other govern
mcnts for judicial errors, that the courts
may commit In cases affecting the fortunes
or the rights Of aliens engaged In criminal
entcrprisesi | think II cannot bo presumed
that your procodossors would have urgol or
Invited tho government OF the ro'
public Of llayti 10 submit th, claim
Of Pclloicr 20 arbitration II they hal
, entertained tho opinion that Pollotior
was engaged In slave trading expedition
At the timo OF his arrest, trial and pdnsh-
mont In llayti In tho prcscnc, OF those
facts II would soom 10 bo inconsistent with
the legislation Of the country for mo Q than
three'fOurths Of century, aud with tho
known opinions Of the people for the cxccu'
tive branch Of tho government Of the United
States 10 accept money from another gov
ornmont as compensation for judicial orror
In case whore tho party clalmant was In
fact guilty Of a most heinous crimo,n
This IL probably tho last slave trading case
that will over bo triod Ia tho courts Of tho
United States, II Is arctic Of an era whcu
slave trading vessels woro allegol 10 depart
from United States ports, and the tormIna-
tIon of this case ends tho history OF tho ca
rcor Of slave trading vessels.
II IL Understood that Commodore Earl En-
glish, formerly In charge OF tho bureau OF
oquipmcnt and recruiting, has been ordorod
10 Warrington TO explain his management
OF that bureau 10 tho secretary OF III navy.
Some OF the people who arranged that tho
president would spend Juno and July nt tho
Soldiers Homo, and who failed In their ar
rangcmcnts aro now fixing up another trip
for tho president that ho is 20 take In tho
lottor pnrt Of August, remaining away all
September. They say that ho will duplicate
his trip OF last summer, that ho prefors tho
witnesses OF Now York state, 40 that ho can
got out Of the range of kilograms aud letters,
and that ho is TO hayO pHrty Of lri0nds
with him, This may or may hot DO true,
but thoro IN no corroborntion Of IL 10 bo had
at the White House, Tho president pursucs
policy, Sufficient unto the day Is tho
evil thereof, aud he does not worry himself
or spend his time planning until ho hns first
discovered that hO can aud will tuko tho
trip, He may 20 up In tho mountains OF
Now York aud ho may spond short time at
one of tho snashoro resorts, but ho has not
yet laid out an OK tct program. Some OF tho
newspaper programs nr0 10 attractive, ho
may adopt one OF them Miss Cleveland Ia
equclly undecided ABOUT wh,rj she will
spend her summer, though sho viii mako up
her mind next wcok
The president has indicated that thoro will
bo but few appointments made for tho far
west for three weeks at loast This Is un-
derstood 10 be a gontlo hint that some OF the
Oregon, Nevada and California applicants
for office, VINO have boon hero sIrco March
last, can tako short trip homo II they do.
sire TO do so, and still not lose any point
Acting on tns advice, several Pacific coast
mon dll start for their homes, among ,aom
Representative Henley, who IN tle only
democrat returned to congress from CaliCor-
mia. Some OF the Pacific coast p1opo will
20 TO New York, where thoy will take a lii
tlo recreation. Moro than half OF these Pa
ci8o coast people, whom thoy came east,
woro requested 10 soil min>s and mining
propertioL They have not succoo lol In soll-
ing the m,nes but think thoy viii DO able 10
do 80 In Naw York Several OF tho 0ppli-
cants from Now Mexico also have con- nis-
pions 10 sell mines, and thoy, too, will hunt
for DurchAanra In Nav York