The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-19
THE NEW ORLEANS LTNCHING.
The Governments Obligations to Itaiy-Ar
Imperative Need of Navy shown.

Editor Times:
In times of the fiercest distress our brethren
of the stricken city Of New Orleans have been
at our elbows, doing all that men could do to
hold us up. II behooves US now to repay our
debt by standing To them. For one. thlnk
the evidence shows:
l. That a secret bund of assassins, imported
there from Sicily existed in New Orleans
called the Malta.
2. II has attained such proportions that the
ordinary methods of civil procedure are ih-
capable Of dealing with 1t. -,
g. Since our brethren declare that inc
method resorted to ON Saturday was the only
one by which the bund could be exterhl,,
mated accept their declaration as true, ana
| will back and endorse them IN II through
thick and thin.
WHAT WE SHOULD DO.
| have thought it right to say this much IN
order that there might be no mistake WhaI-
ever concerning the ground on when st i...u
Ii is proper now 10 look squarely at ,ne stun
ton that we may know Just WHAT seh-ieSP'O'
demands that we should do. , "a:
The case il this: | shall assume that clu-
zens Of the Kingdom Of Italy who had pee.
acquitted 10y jury OF the aSsaesiiln'iO ir1 10
Hennessy were killed by the mop. Inc
Government of Italy ought in justice 10 her
citizens. TO look into sle matter ana manner
Of their deaths and 10 do that when sell
respecting government finds 1t proper 10 10 III
such a case What is that?
As the law of the land stands to-day those
who killed the citizens of Italy are answeiaDie
for il 10 the laws Of louisiana alone. IL Is ldIe
to suppose that the people Of LOUISIANA Will
do ANYTHING whatever that looks like disavow-
ing the action of their mob, if you choose
To call il such. They will not AID ought not
TO do 50. Is the case therefore, closedE IL Is
not.
The United States Government has treaty
with the Kingdom Of Italy by which It guar
antees that citizens Of Italy sojourning in the
United States shall have THE most constant
protection ard security for their persons aud
property" The Constitution Of the United
States declares that
This Constitution and the laws Of the
United States which shall be made ia pur-
suance thereof, and all treaties made, or
which shall be made under the authority OF
the United States shall be the supreme law OF
the land"
1t also declares that Congress shall have
power TO make all laws which shall bc
necessary and proper for carrying into execu-
ton the foregoing powers and all other powers
vested by this Constitution IN the Government
OF the United States OF IN any department. or
officer thereof" The Supreme Court OF the
United States has decided in the case Of Bald
win vs. Frank 10 L. ). X. 67s, that the
United States Congress has full authority
under the CONSTITUTION 10 ouhCl liNo lhA1 WI
secure 10 foreign citizens or subjects All the
benefits that oar treaties with their Govern
ments intend to confer upon them while So
iourning in any State OF the United States.
Congress has passed no act aimed at secur-
ing 70 citizens Of Italy what our treaty guar
antees that they shall have. is 1t not there
fore. begerent: May not the Government Of
Italy Justly complain that We have promised
10 do that which we have not done. and that
We are therefore in honor and morally undera
liability 10 her. think she can. think she
can Justly demand that the Government OF
the United States shall make her reparation
for the killing Of her citizens on account of
a supposed murder Of which they had been
acquitted according to the laws Of the land;
The Government Of the United States should
acknowledge its fault, and. If it does no more
should provide for the widows and children
Of the deceased Italian subjects. Understand
me. do not mean to say that if Congress had
passed an act commanding obedience TO the
| treaty that the people Of New Orleans could
or should have paid any attention 10 these
acts under the circumstances. All | mean 10
say is that Congress has not passed the acts
| that il agreed to pass and that this Govern
| ment is therefore delinquent.