Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-10
rhe New Otleans Lynching.

The lynChlng at n New Orleans in March
last of eleven men of Italian nativity by a
mob Of citizens was a most deplorable and
discreditable incident.
He says it did not have its origin in any
animosity toward Italians or Italy, but
was prompted by desire to mete out
JusuCe 10 supposed participants or acces-
sores III the murder OF city official.
1T was once represented by the Italian
minister that several OF those whose lives
had Neen taken by the mob were Italian
SUBJECTS ana demand was made for the
punishment OF the participants and for an
indemnify TO the fanllles OF those who
were Killed. IL is to be regretted That the
manner IN winch these claims were pre-
SenCed was not such as TO promote a calm
discussion OF the questions involved; pat
TINS may Wen pc attributed to the excite
ment ana lndi 2natlon which the crime
naturally evoked Inc views OF thls
government as to It's Obligations to iar-
elglerS domlclled here We're fully slated
IN ihe correspondence, as wen as The pQr-
pose to make an investigation OF the
ail5ir. 1t IS not doubted That friendly
conclusion L. attahaDle,
some suggestions growing out OF this
unhappy lncluent are worthy tne alten-
tlon OF con ress, 1t would, believe, be
entirely con potent Tor congress to make
oilenses ag nst the treaty rights OF Tor
elgnerS 40. hciled IN Uhe United states
cognlZaple III the federal courts. rms mas
not, however, been done, ana the lederal
oIucers ana courts nave no power IN such
cases.
The Chiiian War.
'The civil war in Chilli, which began in
January last, was continued, but fortu-
nately with infreQuent and not important
armed COLI ions, until Aug. %, when the
congressional forces landed near Nalpa-
raiso, ana al IF .oudy engagement cap
tured that city. Pre- uent Balmaceda 1T
once recognized that his cause was lost,
and provisional government was spCedi-
ly established by the victorious party.
Our minister was promptly directed to
recognize and put himseh in communica-
tiOn with this government so soon as it
should have established its de facto char
acter which was done.
During the pendency of this civil con-
test frequent indirect appeals were made
to this government to extend belligerent
rights to the insurgents and to gave
audience to their representatives. This
was declined, and that policy was pur-
sued throughout which this government,
when wrenc ned by civil war, so strenu-
Ously insisted upon on the part of Eu-
ropeap nations"
Referring to the ltata incident the presi-
Gent mentions the facts already known
concerning the case and closes the subject
with: "A trial in the district court of the
United States the southern district of
California, has recently resulted in
decision holding, among other things,
that, inasmuch as the Congressional parry
has not been recognized as belligerent,
the acts done in its interest could not be
violation of our neutrality laws. From
this Judgment the United States has APP
pealed, not that the condemnation of the
vessel is a matter of Importance, but that
we may KNOW WhaG Uhe present sIaIe oI
our law Isl lof' IL Ihls conjunction OF Ihe
STATUTE IS correct Ilere lS obvious heceS-
slty ior revision ana ainehdIneht
Dullng the progress OF the war IN
Cnlll UhlS government 1ehuereu lCs goou
oHlces TO DtihS ABOUT peacelul auJu
lneht, ana IL was aG ono Vlnle h0peu Una "
good result hIgnu De reacheu' DuJ Ill uhlS
we were dSeppolhteu.
ne instructions 70 our ! naval ollIcers
ana 10 our munster az odhIlaSo, from Une
first to the last OF tins struggle, enJolned
upon them tine most impartial treatment
and absolute non-lnterIerence' we could
dot forget, however that this government
was IN diplomatic relations win the then
established government. OF Chlll, as 1t is
now in such relations with the successor
OF that government;
diil % d,utT a"aG
for the ne 20 of Chill. been installed as
nresident or that renubIic will not de, ,
that in the unfortunate event of any To-
volt AGAINST Ills authority. the noIiGv of
tLis tnvarn,r1ant shonld he other tL,,n
tbat (91ich 20 have recently observed
NO "Iirial conpIainf of The conduct f
o,,r y,,inista,, ~, M our naval Officers Il :.
mo tbn sfrlta Ie has been nrespuipd N
~ ,,a,,,s..nt
NJ itL fho (,lerthro,y of tba Ra1raceda
Government. he and many of his coua-
cilors and officers became at once fugi-
tives for their lives ana appealed to t ,
commaudln oiHcers OF the foreign navel
vessels in tn" harDor OF Valparaiso anu o
the resident foreign ministers at Santa 20
q , linn 'IHis DEVIIInl freely plNrD