The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-04-02

WASHINGTON, D. O., April 1.-The
correspondence between Secretary
Blaine and Baron FAva is made public
by the Department of State tonight
Baron Fava wrote as follows:
Mn. SECRETARY OF. srArE:-1 had the
honor to call your Excellency's serious
attention ito the occurrences Of excep
tiou,l gravity which took place at New
Orleans on the II h, whereby four sub
iects Of the King OF Italy, who were con.
fined in the prison Of that city, we're
masscred by the crowd under the lead.
er,bip oftwo American citizens. '''
The repsratiOn demanded by the Gov.
eminent Of the King, as l have had the
honor TO inform you in our interviews
held during the last few days, were to
consist Of the following points:
|. The official assurance by the Federal
Government tnat the guilty parties
should be brought to justice.
9, The recognition IN principal that
an amnesty is due to the relatives OF the
victims.
Your exCellency was pleased to declare
tonie that as the Government did not
take his view OF this case, it declined to
take the two Aforesaid demands into
consideration.
Under the circumstances, His Majesty
has ordered me to take my leave, and |
shall leave Washington as speedily as
possible. fAVA'
Mr.. BLAME's ANSWER.
To this Mr.. Blaine replied as follows:
ToGe Marquis ImperidE.
s,s;-I beg to express the sincere re-
pret with which the Government OF the
United States receives the intelligence
OF Baron Faya's speedy departure from
This capitol. Though he has more than
once intimated this purpose, the Gov.
orument OF the United States has been
unable to see adequate reasons for such
steP.
This regret at bis leaving Is enhanced,
when, as the President believes, he has
been recalled under a Misrepresentation
Of facts by the Government OF Italy. !
have endeayored to impress upon him
in several personal interviews that the
Government OF the United States 10 ut
terly unable to give the assurance which
the Marquis di Rudini has demanded.
Even II the National Government had
entire jurisdiction over the ealleged muir
derers, 1t could not give assurance to
any foreign power that they should be
punished. The President is unable to
see how any government could Justly
give an assurance OF this character IN ad'
vance OF trial and verdict Of guilty.
Baron Fava's second point demands
the recognition in principle, that an in
demuity is due to the relatives ot the
victims. He is assuredly under gave
error when be declares that the United
States government declined to take this
demand into consideration, and shall
regret, II he has communicated such a
conclusion to your government. me
United States, so far from refusing, has
distinctly recognized the principle OF In
demai;y to those Italian snbjects who
may have been wropged.
] have repeatedly given to Baron Fava
the assurance that the unhappy tragedy
at New Orleans should be most thor.
ouEhiy investigated. l have also in
formed him that in matter OF such
gravity the Government Of the United
States would not permit itself to be uu.
duly hurried. Tho impatience OF the
agGiieved may be natural, but its indul.
gence does not always secure the most
substantial justice.
[Signedl JAMES G. BLAINE.
THE RUPTURE NOT COMPLETE.
The fact that Secretary Blaine ad'
dressed this letter to the Marquis I'm.
periali, Charge D. Aaaires, is Of slgnif'
cAnce as demonstrating that this govern.
ment does not regard the rupture ot
diplomatic relations cansed by Baron
Fava's recall as complete.
How the matter is viewed by the
Italian government will be disclosed BY
the reply that Is made to the aecretsry's
letter. II the Charge d. Afaires repliei
as such, 1t must be construed as an &C.
Acknowledgement that the Italian govern
ment Is still represented in the United
States by lie legation. A careful perusa
ul the seCretaTy's letter seems to show
that from the beginning the Italian min
iH(pF LsSTmad mn aUpFpkRiVD attitude.