Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-09
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

A.
The ksrg-is Tsyerssil CAarss q r-srair,s ssc
srK-I have the honor to acknowledge tho
receipts of q note OF ye-t~risy's date. from
Baron Paws. who has left the Italian Iexa-
ton in your charge.
beg to express the sincere regret with
which the government Of the United states
receive. the intelligence Of Baron Fava's
speedy departure from this capital. Though
he has more than once infimafesi this pur.
pose. the government of the United States
has been unabse to see adequate oeession
for such a step. The bsron's service here
for the past ten years has been dis
tlngui-hsd az all times by the most
agreeable relations wlth the executive de-
partment of this government. The regret
AZ his leavinx - enshsaerd. when. the
president believes. he has he~n recalled ua-
der a ms-sPrehension ef facts By fae gov
ernmrnt of Italy. The cause - his sansi~g-
ing NJ. diplomatic relations wth this gov
ernm~nt = thus given ia his nate. The r-p-
aration demanded by The wovernmsn; %
the king. a. I have had thE honor 90 inform
you in eur interviews held during the last
few days we're 30 eon@ist ~ the fniloW lns
points The ofrsei.i ASSURANCE - the fed
erAi governments that the kaity parties
should be bruught 60 tustfcV II The r~ruw-
nitson. in principle. that an idemaaty i due
90 the relatives ef the vsesinas-
TIE nrss demand tbas .tst~a BY Bsren
Favs = slightly changed IN phrase from that
employed by hfna In bis naany verbal re-
quests ha-@d oElA tet-wr2ts fFosn the Marquis
Ruriiai. which Ne LETT with me The Marquis
Rusfsni Declared that ftaiyss Fixht 20 demand
and to obtaia puni.has~at ot the Bsar.icrcFs
and insf~mnity for the vlrtlss4s = unQuesfion.
at.ic. IL fs inferrcd that Esroa Fsva's
easnxe % phrase meant no change OF de-
aaanA
tbxve ensseAvoresa to Impress upon him IN
sfss Al frfe "a a harh
he ess hauorca me. that ths governments of
the Unit~d States - utterly unable TO give
the assurance Which the Marquis Radinl has
demanded Even IL the national govern
nenf had the entire jurisdiction over the al
legged murslerers ia could not give assurance
to any foreign power that they should be
runish~d. The president Is unabi. Co see
hos any governments could justly give an
assurance of this character In advance OF .
trial and a verdict of guilty"
In the constitution OF the United states. 10
10 declared that -fn all criminal prosecu-
tEons the accused shall enjoy the right to a
speedy and public trial by an impartial Jury
Of the state and district wherein the crime
shall have been committed" IL needs no
argument 10 prove that q jury could not be
impartial 10 u were in any sense OF TO any
degree. bound before the trial OF the accused
by an assurance which the president of tho
United states had ventured to give TO a for
eixn power.
In the rsse~a.4--sion of the state Of LouIst.
ana. aneer whose Immediate jurisdiction the
crimes were committed. substantially the
same provision il found. that the gov
srnor % the state would be as unable to give
a pledge in advance for the result of a trial
under state law the president would be.
we're it practicable to try the leaders of the
mob under the law OF the United states.
la Baron fAva's second point he demands
the recognition. In principle. that an in
desnnity IL due TO the relatives of the
victims. lie is under n grave error when he
| declares that the United States refused To
| take this demand into consideration. and
shall regret 70 he has communicated such a
conclusion TO your government
The United states. 50 far from refusing. has
| distinctly recognized the principle of In
demniry TO those Italian subjects who may
have been wrouxed by violation of the
rights secured to them under the treaty with
the United states OF February Is. 1871.
Ihave repeatedly given 10 Baron Fava the
| assurance that. under the direction of the
president. all the facts and Incidents con.
nected with the unhappy tragedy at New Or
| leans. on the IHh of March last, should he
| most thoroughly Investigated. 1 have also
| informed him that In matter of such grav.
ity the government of the United States
| would not permit itself to be unduiy hur-
ried; nor will 70 make answer to any demand
| until every fact essential to a correct iudg-
ment shall have been fully ascertained
| through legal authority. The lmpatience oi
| the aggrieved may be natural. but its indul.
| gence does not always secure the most sub.
| stantial justice.
Accept. sir, the assurance Of my high con-
| elder sfion. JAMES G. BLAINE.