Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-23
VERY DIPLOMATIC.
Secretary Blaine's Reply to the
Last Note From Italy.
fhsk Governments Assured that While
Foreigners are Nst Favored Sor
Their Lives Insared. We Are
Dtspos<d to What b Right

wAsHrSsrox. April fs-Secretarv
Biaine's reply To Premier Rusiini's last
Official utterance respecting the Italian
incident. vas completed and handed to
Marquis Tmp~riah Tuesday. Marquis
Impsrialfs last note. which includes
the Rudini dispatch. and Secretary
Blaine's reply were given to the press
last night The correspondence is ~
follows
wssafSGros. April .. fset
MA -xCNxrkKr OF >rxrK- hasten to &C.
hno~Iesig~ the receipt of the note which
your exrcfisncy disf me the honor to address
10 me on IN. I-t instant. IN reply to thsr
whereby the BarOn Fava Informed you Of his
departure en leave.
have laid the contents Of your excel
leneys Aforesaid note before the govern
meat Of the king and his ~xr~IIenev the
president OF the council His majesty.
minister FOR foreign affairs. has iu-t directed
ne - address the following communication
60 vou
The government Of the alnx of rrsEv has
assea nothing beyond the promps In.tiru-
sion Of fasiieial proceedings through the reg
uiar channels. IL wouIst have been absurd 60
claim the puni.hmens "a the guilty parties
without the warrant - a regular Judgment
The ftslian government now repeat. the
same demand Nos until the federal gov
eminent shall have explicitly declared that
ths Aforesaid Proceedings shah be promptly
begun. can ths diplomatic incident b. con
slderest a. rfo-s.st
~Nssnwh whil~ his majesty. governments takes
note of the declaration by which the federal
governments recognizes that iud-mnIrv .
due t0 the families % the victims in virtu.
tries"
have therefore the honor to bring the
foregoing to the know .fge Of your ex~eFisu-
ey- and avail myself 9f this occasion q,
offer you, Mr. >ecr.tary % state. the a--ur-
anc-~ ot my highest and most respectful
consideration
lsisne1l rxPxz1ArI
WAsHISeroS. April IA l-sL
Tn NsFTsas FsPsrasti. CAarvs g 4sga--s-
>rK-T have "a. honor 10 acknowledge the
receipt OF your note dated Thursday April
, IsH- II contains a -eroud Telegram frorn
the Marquis knsfini. part of which 7 here
qEose The governments 0f the king Of
Italy has asked nothing beyond the promps
institution OF judicial proceedings thruassa
the regular ehannels~ II would have been
absurd tn claim she pGaishmsns Of the
guilty PARTIES without the warrant Of a rs<a-
lar iafgm~nt- The ftaliaa government now
repeats the same demand Not until the
federal governments shall have explicitly Ir-
elar~,i that the aforesaid proc~-slinss- shalf
DENT be considered rios.sLs
This governments certainly had no s.r-ire
Whatever 20 change the meaning OF the Mar
guis Rasiin'- telegram of March "a IL vas
delivered az the state departments by Baron
fava IN person. written in his owz hansi and
expressed n the English language The fol
lowing Is the fltli texs OF his telegram
| RoNK. March "a rssI
IrALrAS MINISTER. WksHISSroS. eur re-
quests ID the federal government are very
simple some italian subi~cts. acquitted ey
I the American magistrates. have been mur-
derssi N prison While under the lmrnesil ate
pr-eerr3on Of the aurhoritIe-. Oar r-q4f
taer-sers a. dssfHd as.f e6frs ne g.saiakaasx Of
fas ssr-fsr~rs and sis@sssy r8r ~ rsrfsus %
sssfagsfloHast~. I wish "a aatd that the public
opinion n fEalv - !u=tlv inpatient and q
eonrrete provisions we're not az once taken
I should nnd myself n tn. painful necessity
OF showing openly eur decentralization bv
calling the minister Of his majesty from a
/ country where be - unable 10 obtain Justice
l>txn~,Ll KrDrSL-
The words uutfeF<coresl are precisely
I those which quoted in my tormer note.
and am directed by the president To -x-
! press the satisfaction OF this governments
with the very material qualification OF the
demand nssiss by the Marquis Rasiinf on be-
I half OF the Italian government
/ rou quote in your note another part OF the
/ Marquis Radinf's telegram OF April l. in
these words. Meanwhile his maiesty's gov
ernulent takes note OF the siecIa Iararion where
/ BY the federal governments recognizes that
/ an indemnity Is due To the families OF the
victims in virtue Of the treaty In force be-
tween the two countries"
II the Marquis Radinl will carefully ex-
anime my note OF April /. he viii discover
/ that did not "reeegnixe that an indemnity
i due TO the families of the victims in virtue
I OF the treaty in force between the two eoun-
/ tries"
What did say was In answer To Baron
Fava's assertion that the United states gov
erument refused 10 take this demand for in
Ssmniry into consideration Iquoee my re-
ply The L Unfred States 50 far from refusing
/ has fistinetiysreeognized the principle Of m
1 demnity to those italian subjects who may
/ have been wrunged by a violation Of ths.
/ rights secured To them under the treaty with
the United States concluded February -.
| ISL /"
The Marquis Rnelini may be as-aresI sh4t
/ the United states wouid recompeu-e every
italian subject Who might be wronxed by a
violation Of a treaty tn whlch the faith Of the
United states is ple,LxesL Bas this assurance
leaves unsettled the Important question
whether the treaty has been violated Upon
this point the president. with sufficient facts
1 placed before him. IA. taken fnli time for
1 decision. He noS directs that certain eun-
l siderations on the general sufte tect be sub
miftsd TO the iadgm-nt OF the Italian gov
| ernment- A a preeedent Of great vAIl@ TO
the ease under discussion. the pr.sisi.ns ~
1 calls the conclusion maintained By Mr..
| Webster IN 1851, when he vas secretary Of
state under President Fillmore In August
| OF that year a mob in New Orleans d~mol-
shed the building n which the sfaee Of the
Il spanish consul vas located. and AZ the sane
time attacks we're made upon cofe. houses
and cigar shops kepe BY spanish Subjects.
4 American citizens in -
| losses. which. in the aggregate. we're large.
| The supposed cause Of the mob Vas ths tn
| teiizssee of the execution CO sfsT yczzz
| Americans in Havana. and the baalshf fnsnE
| to spanish mines Of nearly zD0 eirix~ns Of
the United States. Tie victims we're al
members OF the abortive Lopez expedition
In consequence Of these depre1ations os
the mob against the property OF the spanish
/ consul. as well against the Spanish sub
4 iects. Don Calderon de In Barra the ninIs-
| ter Of spain. demanded indeun inczrioa for
all the losses. both ofneiaI and personal
Nr- Webster admitted that the Spanish
| consul was entitled 70 irdsmnIry aad as
| sured the Spanish minister rhar IL the IN
/ iured consul. Mr.. Lahor1e. shall return 20
his post, or any other consul for New Orleans
shall be appointed by her catholic ma1esey's
4 government. the officers Of this xovernuens
Il rssidenf IN that cirv will be Instructed 70 re-
ceive and treat htz with courtesy ana WITH
q national salute 20 the Gag Of his ship. q ne
| shall arrive II Spanish vessel, as q ceuor-
strarion Of respect. suen NJ may signify 20
him. and TO his government, the sense enter
tanned BY the government Of the United
States Of the gross injustice done % his pre-
d-cessor by iawIess mob. as we'll as the in
dignity anI insult offered by IL 70 a foreign
| state with whiea the United States are ans,
l wish ever 70 remain, On terms Of the most
respectful and pacific intexeourse.s