The record-union., 1891-04-02

him in the several personal interviews
with which he has honored me that the
Government of the United States is ut
terly unable TO give the assurance which
the Marquis Di RuCiini had demanded.
Even if the National Government had
entire jurisdiction over the alleged muir
derers, it could not give assurance to any
foreign power that they should be pun
lshed. The President is unable to see
how any Government could justly give
assurance of this character in advance of
trial and verdict of guilty. In the
Constitution of the United States it is de-
clared that, In all criminal prosecutions
accused shall enjoy the right to speedy
and public trial by an impartial Jury of
the State and district wherein the crime
shall be committed 1t needs no argu-
ment 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 ac-
cused, by assurance which the President
of the United States had ventured to give
a foreign power. In the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana, under whose i'm
mediate jurisdiction the alleged crimes
were committed, substantially the same
provision is found. So the Governor of
that State would be as unable to give the
pledge i'll advance of the result of the trial,
under the State law, as the President
would be, were it practicable to try lead
ers of a mob under the law Of the United
States.
I'm Baron Fava's second point, he de
mands recognition, in principle, that in
demnlty is due to the relatives Of the
| victims. He is asSuredly under grave
error when he declares that the United
States Government declined to take this
demand into consideration, and | shall
regret II he has communicated such con-
clusion to your Government. The United
States, SO far from refusing, has distinctly
recognized the principle Of indemnity TO
! those Italian subjects who may have
| been wronged by violation of rights
| secured to them under the treaty with
| the United States of February rs, 1871
Il have repeatedly given to Baron
| Fava assurance that, under the direction
Of the President, all the facts and Incl
| dents connected with the unhappy
! tragedy at New Orleans on the 18th OF
March last. should be most thoroughly
! investigated. / have also informed him
| that, III a matter of such gravity, the
| Government of the United States would
not permit itself TO be undUIy hurried,
nor will it make answer to any demand
until every fact essential to correct iudg-
ment shall have been fully aScertained
through legal authority. The impatience
| of the aggrieved may be natural, but its
indulgence does not always secure the
most substantial justice"
IT WAS SIGNIFICANT.
The fact that Secretary Blaine addressed
his last letter on the subject of the New
! Orleans tragedy to MARQUIS ImDaliali
| Charge d' At1aires, is Of significance. de-
monstrating that the Government does
not regard the rupture of diplomatic rela-
| tionS caused by Baron FaVa'S recall IS
! complete. Had that view been taken the
communication would have been adj
! dressed TO the Italian Government direct
| or through the medium of Minister Por-
| ter at Rome.
How the matter is viewed by the ItaI-
! ian Government will be disclosed by the
! reply that is made to the Secretary's let
/ ter. IT the Charge d' d'Affaires replies as
! such it must be construed as acknowledge
| ment that the Italian Government is still
represented in the United States by its
! Legation. But ii he announces that he is
| without authority to reply and suggests
! the transmittal of the Secretary's com
munication to Rome, it may be taken as
! evidence that direct diplomatic relations
| between the two countries are at an end,
a careful perusal of the Secretary's let
! ter seems to warrant the assumption that
from the very beginning of the CORE
| spondence and negotiations on the sub
ject treated. the Italian Minister assumed
an aggressive attitude. The Secretary
! says the Baron has more than once inti-
mated this purpose Ito depart speedily
! which clearly demonstrates that the Min
! lister threatened to leave Washington early
in the negotiations in the cautious and
| diplomatic manner that might be expected
| in a case where the facts were still offici-
/ ally unknown to the United States Gov
| ernment, although it had taken all the
proper steps to secure a speedy report
from its own officers, in addition to aEy
! statements that might come from the au-
! thorities of Louisiana.
Attorney-General Miller said to rep
resentative of the Associated Press this
| afternoon that instructions were sent to
the United States District Attorney at
New Orleans to make thorough investi-
CATION of the case. He was asked TO re-
port in detail the nationality of each OF
the men killed, and how many, if any.
had connection with the murder oi
Hennessy, what evidence if any of
them had anything to do with the alleged
bribery of the jury, and, in short, to get
all facts and ranOrt as soon as nnsSihla