Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-04-08
His Exceliency James G.. Blaine, Secretar.
of State, etc, ETC.. ETC., Washington.
MR.. BLAINR's REPLY.
BARON FAvA's FAREWELL.

L, lOSls-lu 10 bldIQuiS 1Dpoii6li, Ohai *
d. Affsires, &c.-Sir: / have the honor tc
acknowledge the receipt of note OF yester
days date from Baron Fava, who has lef1
the Italian legation IN your charge.
I beg TO express the sincere regret witt
which the 90. eminent of the United States
receives the intelligence of Baron Favs't
speedy departure from this capital. Though
he has more than once intimated this pur
pose, the government of the United States
has been unable to see adequate reasons fol
such ep. The Baron's service here fol
the psst ten yesrs has been distinguished al
all timoa by the most agreeable relation!
with the Executive Department of this gov
ernment. The regret at his leaving is en-
HANGED when, az the President believes, he
has been recalled under a misapprehensior
of facts by the government of Iialy.
The cause of bis suudering his diplomatic
relations with this government is thus
given in his note:
The leparation demanded by the gov
erpment of the King, as I have had the
honor to inform you in cur interviews held
during the last few days, was to consist Of
the following points:
"Firet-The official assurance By the
federal government that the guilty parties
should be brought to justice.
''Second-The recognition, in principle,
that an Indemnity ia due to the relatives of
thu Victims"
The first demand thus stated by Baron
Fava is slightly changed in phrase from
that employed by him in his many verbal
requests based on telegram from the
Marquis Rudini which he left with NE. -
The Marquis Rudini declared that "Ialy's
right to demond and to obtain punishment
of the murderers and on indemnity for the
victims is unquestionabte."
It is inferred that Baron Fava's change
of phrase meant no change of demand.
have endeavort 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 unable
to give the assurance which the Marquis
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 should 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 verdict
of ''guilty."
In the constitution of the United States
it ia declared that sin all criminal prosecn-
lions 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"
It needs no ar gument to prove that g jury
could not be impartial il it we're 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 10 foreign power.
Ia tie constitution of the State of Louisi-
ana, under whose immediate jurisdiction
the crimes were committed, substantially
the same provision is found, so that the
Governor Of that State would be as unable
to give pledge in advance for the result of
a trial under State law as the President
would were it practicable to try the leaders
of the mob under the laws of the United
States.
In Baron Fava's second point he de-
mands the recognition in principle, that an
indemnity is due to the relatives of the
victims. He is assuredly under grave
error when be declares that the United
States COVER ment declined to take this de-
mand into consideration, and l shall regret
if he has communicated such conclusion
to YOUR government. The United States,
SO far from refusing, has distinctly recog-
nizsd the principle of indemnity to those
Italian subjects who may have been
wropged By violation of the rights Sc
cured to them under the treaty with the
United States, of February 26, 1871.
have repeatedly given to Baron FaVa
the assurance that, under the di ection OF
the President, all the facts and incidents
with the unhappy tragedy at
Nav Oclears, on the 14th of March last,
should be most thoroughly 'investigated. l
nave also Informed him that in mstter of
such gravity the government of the United
States would not permit itself to be unduly
hurried; nor will it make answer to any
demand until every fact essential to cor
rect judsmen shall have been fully ascer-
ia ined through legal authority. The i'm
patience of the aggrieved may be natural,
but its indulgence does not always secure
the most substantial justice.
Accept, sir, the assurance of my high
JAMES G.. BLAINE.