The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-04-09
THE NEW ORLEANS LYNcnINo.
Diplomatic Filtration Between Fair Italia
and Uncle Sam-Oflcial Correspondence
Made Public-The italian Minister to Sec
Rotary Blaine and the secretary's Reply.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The follow
ing correspondence between Secretary
Blaine and Baron Fava was made pub
lie by the department of state last
night:
ROYAL LEGATION OF ITALY WASHINGTON,
March s1.-Mr. Secretary of state: By my
two notes of March Is and IS hal the honor
to call your excellency's serious attention
to the occurrences of exceptional gravity
which took place In New Orleans on March
IL, whereby four subjects of the king OF
Italy, who were confined in the prison of
that city, were massacred by the crowd
under the leadership of two American citi-
zens.
After having formally protested against
the unjustifable conduct of the local author.
| tiles, who were evidently recreant TO all
| their duties on that occasion, reserved to
the government of his mai sty the right to
demand such satisfaction as Ii might think
proper since the occurrences In question
| constituted patent v violation of the stipula-
| tions of the treaty in force between our two
| countries which secures to Italian subjects
| residing in the United States the same pro-
lection that is enjoyed by American citizens
and which has always been extended to the
latter in Italian territory.
| The reparation demanded by the gov
| ernment of the king, as have had the honor
| to inform you in our interviews held during
! the last few days, were to consist OF the fol-
| lowing points
First-The official assurance by the federal
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.
| Your excellency was pleased to declare TO
| me that as the federal government did not
| think that II could take this view of the case
| it declined to take the two aforesaid de
| mands into considerat on.
| Under these circumstances the govern
| ment of his majesty, considering that the
legitimate action of the kings minister at
| Washington becomes inefficacous, has or
| dered me to take my leave.
| In obedience to the Instructions which
| have received have the honor to announce
| to your excellency that am going to leave
| Washington as speedily as possible. leaving
| the Marquis Imperiili, h s majesty's sccre-
| tary of legation, in charge of the current
business ofthe royal legation.
| Be pleased to accept, Mr.. Sccretlry OF
State, the renewed assurance of my highest
| consideration FAyA.
His excellency, James G. Blaine, secretary OF
| state, Washington, ID. c.
| SECRETARY BLAINE's ANSWER.
The Marquis Imperiali, Charge d'Affaires.
| etc.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE. WASHINGTON, d. c.,
| April /, ls9L-Sir: / have the honor to ac-
| knOWieuSe tnc receipt OF Il nOtc OI yesteT-
day date, from Baron Fava, who has left the
Italian legation in your charge. l beg TO ex-
press the sincere regret with which the gov
| ernment of the United state r, ceives the in
telligence of Baron Fava's speedy departure
| from the capital Though he has more than
| once ntlmated this purpose, the govern
ment of the United states has been unable 10
| see adequate reasons for such a step. Tho
| baron's service here for the past ten years
| has been distinguished at all times by the
most agreeable relations with the executive
| department of this government The regret
| at his leaving is enhanced when. as the presi-
dent believes, he has been recalled unier
msapprehension of facts by the govern
| ment of Italy.
The cause of his sundering his diplomatic
relations with this government is thus given
| in his note: THE reparation demanded by
the government of the king, as l have had
| the honor to inform you in our interviews
| during the last fow days, were to consist OF
| the following points: First, the official as
| surance by the federal 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
| Fava is slightly changed in phrase from that
| employed by him in his many verb re-
quests based upon a telegram from the mar
| Quis di Rudini which he left with me- The
| MARQUIS I'll huuinl ltdiy iiShs
| to demand and to obtain punishment of the
murderers and an indemnity for the victims
| Is unquestionable. 1t is inferred that
Baron Fava's change of phrase meant
no change of demand. 1 have endeav-
ored to impress upon him in the sew
| eral personal interviews with which
| he has honored me that the government of
the United States is utterly unable to give
the assurance which the marquis has de-
manded. Even if the national government
had the entire jurisdiction over the alleged
murderers it could not give assurance to any
foreign power that they should be punished.
The President is unable to see how any gov
ernment could justly give an assurance OF
this character in advance of trial and
| verdict of guilty"
| In the constitution of the United States it
| is declared that sin all criminal prosecutions
the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy
| and public trial by an impartial jury of tho
| state and district wherein the crime shall
have been committed" 1t needs no argu-
| ment to prove that jury could nos
| be impartial, IL it were in any sense, or
| to any degree, bound before the trial of the
| accused by the assurance which the presi.
dent of the United States had ventured to
| give to foreign power.
| In the constitution of the state of Louisi-
| ana, under whose immediate jurisdiction the
| crimes were committed, substantially the
| same provision is found. so that the govern
| or of that state would be as unable to give a
| pledge in advance for the result of a trial
under state law the president would be
| were it practicable to try the leaders of the
mob under the laws of the United States.
| In Baron Fava's second point he demands
/ the recognition, in principle, that an indem-
| nifty is due to the relatives of the victims.
/ He is assuredly under a grave error when
he declares that the United States govern
ment declined to take this demand into con-
| sideration, and shall re 9ret IL he has COM
municated such a conclusion to your gov
/ ernment The United States, so far from re-
/ fusing, has distinctly recognized the princi-
pie of indemnity to those Italian subjects
/ who may have been wronged by violation
/ of the rights secured to them under the
treaty with the United States of February rs,
/ 1871.
| Ihave repeatedly given to Baron Fava the
president, all the facts and incidents con-
| nected with the unhappy tragedy at New
| Orlt ans on March IA last should be most
/ thoroughly investigated. 1 have also In
1 formed him that in a matter OF such gravity
/ the government of the I'm ted States would
/ not permit itself to be unduly hurried, ror
/ will IL make answer to any demand until
/ every fact essential to n correct Judgment
i shall have been fully ascertained through
/ legal authority. The inpatience of the ag-
| grieyed may be natural. but its indulgence
does not always secure the most substantial
/ Justice.
Accept. sir, the assurance OF my h gh con-
sideration. JAMES G. BLAINs.
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