Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-02
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
WASHINGTON, A

| The Marquis ImpeTidt1, CHuTge u -iUdFeSI
Sir i nave the honor to acknowledge the
receipt OF a note OF yesterdays date fron
Baron Fsvs, who HIS eft the Italian legation
in your charge.
| beg TO express the sincere regret with
witch ne government OF the United States
received the IL tslieence of Baron Fava's
speedy departure from ,bis capital. Though
he has soose han once intimated this pur.
pose, the government of The Uoited States
has been uosb,e to see adequate reasons for
such steo. The Bsron's service here for
the past len years has been distinguished al
ell .imss nv the most agreeable relations
With the executive department of this gov
erpment. The regret at his leaving ia en-
HANGED when, aa he President believes, ne
bas haen recalled under Misrepresentation
| OF facts bY the government OF IGslg.
| The CAUSE of his sundering his diplomatic
Relations with this government is thus given
| ia bis note:
1.-The PREPARATION demanded by tho gov.
eminent Of the King, az [ have had the
honor TO iufo.m you in our interviews held
during the iest few days, were to consist OF
the following points.
II The official assurance by the federal
government that he guilty parties should
be hrouaht tn Justice.
80 The recognition, in principle. that an
indemnity is due 10 the relatives OF the vic
tins"
The frat demand thus stated by Baron
Fava is slightly charged 10 phrase from that
employed by him in hls many verbal re.
qnests based on telegram from Marquis
Rudini which he lef5 with me. The Mar
uuis Rndni declared that
"Ha1u's riQM TO demand and TO obtain pun
ishmem of the murderers and dnin dcmn'ty for
the rictims is unquestionable"
1t is Inferred mat Baron Fave's change of
phrase meant DO change ofdemand.
have endeevored to impress upon him in
the several interviews With which he has
honored me, that the government of the
United States is utterly uDabla to give the
assurance which the Marquis RudDt has de-
meuded Egen If the national government
has entire Jurisdiction over the alleged muir
derers, 1t could not give assurance to eny
foreign power that they should be punished.
The Preaid ant is unable to see how any gov
eminent could Justly give an assurance of
this character in advance OF trial and e
verdict of guilty"
In the Constitution OF the Uaited States
it Is declared that in all criminal prosecu-
lions the accused shall eojoy the right to 8
,
OF the State and district wherein the crime
shall have been committed"
II needs no argument to prove that jury
could not be impartial II 1t were In any
sense, or to any degree, bound, before the
| trial OF the accused. by al assurance which
the President OF the United States had ven
tured to give to foreign power.
| 10 he Constitution Of the Slate OF Louisi-
ana, under whose immediate Jurisdiction the
crimes were committed, SUBSTANTIALLY the
same provision Is found, 30 that the governor
| OF that State would be as unable to give q
pledge In sdvsnoe for the result of q trial
under state law az tina President would be-
were 1t practice bic to try the leaders of the
mob under the law of the Unlted s ates.
10 Baron Fava's second point, he demands
| the recognition, in priuoip'e, that an indem
nifty is due 10 the relatives OF the victims
| He is sssuredly under grave error when
| be declares that this United States govern
| mept declined to take this demand into
consideration, and / shalt regret il he has
communicated such conclusion to your
government. The Uaited States, 30 far
from refusing, bias distinctly recognized the
principle of indemnity to those Italian sub
iects who may have been wrongsd ny
violation of the rights secured 10 them under
the treaty With the United States Of Feb u
arv &c, 1871.
I hsvs repeatedly given 60 Baron Fava
the assurance that, under the direction OF
The President. all the facis and Incidents
connected with thu unbsppy tragedy al
New Oreans on the "a b of March last
should bs most thoroughly Investigated.
have also informsd him that in matter OF
such gravity the government of the United
States would rot permit itself TO be undnly
hurried, nor I'll It make answer 10 any de-
mand until every iect essential to q correct
alignment shall have been fully asceri aimed
through leea! authority. Tue impatience
of the aggrieved may bs Dstu5al, but lis IN
diligence does not always secure the most
substantial justice.
Accept, sir, the assn auce Of my high con-
sideraton.
JAMES g. BLAINE
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