The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-03

ing is enhanced when, as the president be-
lieves, he has been recalled under misin-
depreciation Of facts by the government of
Italy. The cause of his sundering his dip
lomatic relations with this government is
thus given IN bis note:
The reparation demanded By the govern
ment of the king, as have had the honor
to inform YOU in our interviews held dur
ing the last few days, were to consist of
the following points:
First-The Official assurance by the fed
eral government that the guilty parties
should be brought to justice.
Second-The recognition, IN principle,
that an indemnity Is due to the relatives
of the victims.
The first demand thus stated by Baron
Faya is slightly changed in phrase from
that employed by him in his many verbal
requests based on a telegram from tie
Marquis Rudini, which he left with me.
The Marquis Rudini declared that Italy 5
right TO demand and TO obtain punishment
of the murderers and an indemnity for the
victims Is unquestionable."
Ii is inferred that the baron's change OF
phase meant no change of demand.
l have endeavored TO impress upon him
in the several personal interviews with
which he has honored me, that the govern
ment of the United States is utterly una
BILE TO give the assurance which the Mar
quls Rudini has demanded. Even if the
national government had the entire Juris-
diction over the alleged murderers it could
not give assurance to any foreign power
that they would be punished. The presi-
dent is unable to see how any government
could justly give an assurance of this
character in advance of trial and a YER
dict of guilty
In the constitution of the United States
1t Is declared that in all criminal prosecu-
lions the accused shall enjoy the right to
III. Il
jury, OF the state and district wherein the
crime shall have been committed
1t needs no argument to prove that a
jury could not be impartial if it were in
any sense, or TO any degree, bound before
the trial of the accused by an assurance
which the president of the United States
had ventured to give to a foreign power.
In the constitution of the State of Louis
lana. under whose immediate jurisdiction
the crimes were committed, substantially
the same provision is found: so that tbs
governor of the state would be as unable
to give a pledge IN advance for the result
of trial under state law as the president
would be were it practicable to try The
leaders of the mob under the law of the
United States
In Baron Faya's second point he &c
mands the recognition in principle that III
idemnity Is due to he relatives of the vic
TINS. lie IS under grave error when h'
declares THAT UH6 OulUeu States T61uSSu u
| take this demand into consideration and
| shall regret if he has communicated sucl
conclusion. to your government. Iht
United States so far from refusing has dis
tinctly recognized the principle of indem
nifty TO those Italian subjects who MAJ
| have been wronged by a violation of TIL
rights secured to them under the treat.
with the United States of Feb. 20, 1871.
| | have repeatedly given to Baron Fav;
| the assurance that under the direction o
| the president, all the facts and incident
| connected with the unhappy tragedy a
| New Orleans on the 18th of March last
| should be most thoroughly investigated
| / have also informed him that in a matte
| of such gravity the government of tn
| United States would not permit itself {
| be unduly hurried; nor will it max
| answer TO any demand until every fact es
sential to correct Judgment shall hav
| been fully ascertained through legal au
| thority. The Impotence of the aggrieve
| may be natural, but its indulgence doe
not always secure the most substantia
| justice.
| Accept, sir, the assurance of my hig
| consideration. JAMES @. BLAINE.