Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-04-25

secretary Blaine and the Italian government
since the secre,ary's note to Marquis Imperlaii
acknowledging notice OF Baron Favas dc.
parture -...i.s. -
ROYAL LEGATION OF ITALY,l
n WASHINGTON ID. G.. April 2, 1881
MR.. SECRETARY OF STATE: ! hasten 10 nc.
4 knowledge the receipt of the note. which your
excelency did Inc the honor to address 10 me
on the lst Instant, in reply TO that whereby
Baron faVa informed you OF his departure on
leave. III
have laid the contents of yonr exec llency's
aforesaid note before tho sD,ernment OF fhe
king, and his excellencY. the pros idsa, Il me-
council, bis majesty ministerofSoftifrutfa
has just directed me TO address the following
communication TO you:
| 'Ihe government OF the king of italy has
asked nothing beyond the prompt institution Of
judicial proceedings through tho regular chan.
hels. IL would have been absurd to claim the
punishment OF the guilty parties without the
warrant OF irregular Judgment The Italian
government now repeats the samn demand Not
until the Federal government shall have cx.
| phcltly declared that the aforesaid proceedings
shall be promptly begun can the diplomatic In.
cident be considered as closed.
Meanwhile, His Majesty's government takes
note Of the declaration whereby the Federal
| government recognizes that an indemnify is
| due to the families of the victims in virtue of
the treaty IN force between the tHo countries
have, therefore, the honor to bring the fore.
| going to the knowledge OF your excellency and
] avail myself Of this occasion % offer TO you
Mr. Secretary OF State, the assurances OF nv
highest and most respectful consideration,
lMpERtAtt
His excelcncy, James G. Blaine, secretary
Of state.
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE
| WASnlNGrON, April II, 1891.
THE MARQUIS 1MpERIALI Charge d. AZ.
| fnirs, e,c,--Sir; have the honor TO acllnowl.
edge the receipt OF your note dated Thursday
| April 2, 1891. Ii contains second telegram
| from the Marquis Rudini part Of which here
| quote:
'"The government OF the king of Italy has
asked nothing beyond the promct institution
OF Judicial proceedings through the regular
channels. 1t would have been absurd to claim
the punishment OF the guilty parties without
the warrant OF the regular Judgment The
Italian government now repeats the same de.
| mand Not until the federal government shall
have explicitly declared that the aforesaid pro-
ceedings shall be promptly begun can the diplo.
matte incident be considered as closed"
This government certainly had no desire
Rudini's telegram Of March a Il was deliver.
ed at the state department by Baron Fava in
person, written in his own hand aud expressed
IN the English language. The following is the
full text of the telegramt
ROME, March "a 1891
ITALIAN MINISTER, Washington. Our re.
quests to the federal government are very
simple. Some Italian subjects, acquitted by
the American magistrates, have been mur.
dered in prison while under the immediate
protection Of the authorities. Our right there,
fore TO demand and obtain the punishment Of
the murdcrers and an ndellnity for the victims
Is unquestionablc wish to add that the pub
lie opinion In Italy is justly inpatient, and II
concrete provisions were not at once taken !
should find myself in the painful necessity of
showing openly oar dissatisfaction by'reculjng
the minister OF his majesty from n country
where lie is unable to obtain justice, RuDINL
The words understood are precisely those
which ! quoted in my former note, and ! am
directed by the president TO express the salts.
iaction OF this government with the very ma.
terial qualification OF the demand made by the
Marquis Rudini on behalf of the Italian govern.
mcnt You quote IN your noto another port OF
the Marquis Rudinis telegram of April 2, in
these words:
.
note of the declaration whereby the Federal
government recognizes that an indemnity ia due
TO the families of the victims in virtue OF the
treaty in force between the two countries "
II the Marquis Rudini will carefully examine
my note Of April l. he will discover that ddnot
recognize that IN indemnity is due to the fam
ilics of the victims in virtue of the treaty in orco
between the two countries" What / did soy
was In answer 10 Baron Fava's assertion that
the United States government refused to take
this demand for indemnify into consideration |
lquote my reply:
''Tho United States, so far from refusing, has
distinctly recognized the principle 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 |
concluded February %, 1871"
The Marquis Rudini may be assured that the |
United States would recompense every Italian
subject who might "bc wrongcd by violation |
OF treaty" to which the faith OF the United |
States is pledged But this assurance leaves
uns ettled the important question whether the
treaty has been violated. Upon this point the
president, with sufficient facts placed before
him, has taken full time for decision. He now
directs that certain considerations on the gen
eral aubect be submitted to the judgment Of
tho italian government.
As , precedent OF great value to tho case I'M
der discussion, tho PRESIDENT recalls the con
cluscn maintained by Mr.. Webster in 1881,
when no was secretary OF state under Presi'
dent Fillmore. In August of that year mon
In Nav Orleans demolished tho building In
which the office OF the Spanish consul was To-
GATED. and Mt the same time attacks were made
upon coffee houses and cigar shops kept by
Spanish subjects American citizens were IN
yolyed in the losses, which, In the aggregate,
we're large, The supposed cause OF the moo
was the intelligence OF tho execution OF MY
young Americans in Havana and the Danish.
ment to Spanish mines of nearly 900 citizens OF
the United States The victims were all mem
bers OF the alortive Lopez expedition.
In consequence OF these dcpreda'ions OF me
mob upon the property OF the Spanish CONSUL
as we'll as against the Spanish subjects, Don
Calderon do 10 Parca, the Minister OF SPAIN de'
manded indemnihcaHon for all the losses, both
Official and personal
Mr.. Webster admitted that the Spanish con
sui was entitled TO indemnity and assured
the Spanish minister that II the injured
consul. Mr. Laborde, "Shall return 10 ms
post, or IL any other consul for New Or
leans shall be appointed by her Cathonc
majesty's government the officers OF this
resident in that city VIII be instruct,
cd to receive and treat him with courtesy anu
with National salute to the flag ot MS SNIP II
he shall arrive in Spanish vessel, rs demon
stration OF respect such as may signify 10 MN
and 10 his government the sense entertained Dy
the government Of the United States OF 'ho
gross Injustice done TO his predecessor ny aiaw'
less mob, as well as the indigniiy and Insult OF
fered by It to foreign state with whien 'he
United States Is. and wishes over TO remain
on terms of the most respectful and pacihc inter
But whom pressed by the Spanish minister 10
afford indemnity to Spanish subjects ihlurcu W
the mob in common with American ei'Aous' I
Mr.. Webster declined to accede TO the oen'""''
and Raye his reasons as follows:
'The government supposcs that tho rlgn,s 0.
tho spanish CONSUL q public officer resluch'
here under the protection OF the uhi'cu o.a'e,
are quite different IRON ,nos. ",
the Spanish subjects who have come 'h'o VI,
country 10 mingle with our own c'ti1chs' ",.
here TO pursue their private business Anu
Objects The former may clalin sPo.,a
Indemnity; the latter arc entitled 10 suon
ss Is Afforded TO our own Wv
gems. While. therefore, the losses vi , ,"u ,
viduals, privare spanish subjects are k'un,n
10 DO regretted, yet 1t is understood 'hat ''a"s
mcrIcan citizens suffered equal losses '.v"
the same cause. and these private inuNu""'s
subiects OF her Catholic majesty coming voluu' ;
tarly 10 reside In the United s'a'cs NV
lainly no cause Of complaint II they are prV'.e'
cd by the same laws, and tho same au,l,'',sm" n
ton Of law, ss native born citizens OF ,','s .oS