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1hs cosrsspoodsnce Between n
i Country lind Italy.
WAsHINaroN, April l.-Cosrsspon
dence wss made public By The deparmsn
Of state tonight Of the Royal Lseasion oi
Italy.
| WASHINGTON. March 81, 1891.
Mr.. Secretary Of State:
By my two notes Of the 18th and lStt
inst, l had the honor to call your excel
lency's serious attention to occurrences o(
exceptional gravity which took place q
New Orleans on the l&th whereby four
subjects Of the king Of Italy Was conheed
in prison in that city. and massacred by the
crowd under the lesdership Of two American
citixens.
After having formally protested against
| the urjustifable conduct Of the local au.
thofitiss. which were evidently fecfesrt "a
ali their duties on that occasion, reserved
to the government. his msjesty. the right
| to demand such satisfaction as he might
| think proper, since the occurrences in
question were in violation of the stipula.
tons Of the treaty in force between our two
| countries. which secures to italian subjec
| residing in the United States the same pro-
lection enjoyed by American citizens.
which has always been extended to the lat
ter in Italian territory. The reparation
| demanded by the government Of the king,
as have had the honor to inform you in
our interviews held during the last few
days, is TO consist Of the following points /.
l-Ofieial assurance by the federal gov
ernmsnt that the guilty parties should be
| brough, to justice.
a-Reeognitiop, in principal, that in
demnity is due relatives of the victims.
Your Exeellency was pleased TO declare
to me that rs the federal government did
not think it could take this view Of the case
| 1t declined to take the two aforesaid de.
mands into consideration. Under these
| circumstances the government his Maj
esty, considering the legitimate action Of
the Kings minister at Washington, becomes
ineftcacious and ordered me to take my
leave. In obedience to instructions have
received, l have the honor to announce to
Your Excelleney that am going to leave
Washington as speedily as possible leaving
Marquis Imperisli, His Majesty . secretary
Of legation, in charge of the current busi-
ness Of the royal legation.
Be pleased to accept, Mr.. Secretary of
State, the renewed assurance Of my high
| est consideration.
(Signed) FAvA.
His Excellency james G. Blaine, sec.
| reiary of state, etc, Washington
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WAsHIsGros, April / I
MARQUIS IMPERIALl, Charge d'Ahaires,
etc.
Sir--I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt Of your note Of yesterdays date
from Baron Favs. who left the Italian ie-
CATION in your charge. beg to express the
sincere regret with which the government
Of the United States receives the iut.lli-
gence Of Baron Fsva's speedy departure
from this capital. Though be has more
than once intimsted this purpose the gov.
eminent Of the United States were unable
to see any adequate reasons for such step
The Baron's service here for the past ten
years has been distinguished at all times by
the most agreeable relations with the exec
utive department of this government. The
regret at bis leaving is enhanced. when, as
the President believes. he has been recalled
under misspprehension Of the facts by
the government OF Italy. The cause of his
suudering his diplomatic relations with this
government is thus given in bis note:
Preparation is demanded by the govern
ment of the king, as l have had the honor
to Inform you in our interviews held during
the last few days, to consist Of the follow
ing points:
"First-Ofiieisl assurance by the federal
government that the guilty parties will be
brought to justice.
"Second-Recognition in principle, Of
indemnity due to relatives of the victims" :"
The frst demand thus stated by Baron
Fava is slightly changed in phrase from
that employed by him in his many verbal
requests based on telegram from Marquis
isndini, which be left with me. Marquis
Rudiii declared ''ltaly's right to demand
snd obtain the punishment Of the murderers
ard indemnity for the victims is unques,ion-
sble." 1t is inferred thst Baron Favs's
change of phrase meant no change Of de-
mand.
Il have endeavorei to impress upon him
In several personal interviews with which
he has honored me. that the United States
is utterly unable to give the assurance
which Marquis Rudipi demanded. Even IL
the national government had entire juris-
diction over the alleged murderers it could
rot give the assurance to any foreign power
thot they should be punished. The Presi-
dent il udable to see how any government
could justly give assurance of this charsc-
ter in advance Of trial and verdict of
guilty
In the Constitution sf the United States
IL is declared: "In all criminal prosecutions
the accused shall enjoy the right to speedy
and public trial by an impartial jury Of the
state and district wherein the crime was
commiited.' II needs no argument to
prove that jury could not be impartial if
il we're in any sense or any degree bound
before the trial of the accused, by the as
sutauce which the President Of the United
States ventured to give the foreign power.
ln the constitution of the state of Louisiana,
under whose immediate jurisdiction the
crimes we're committed, substantially the
same provision is found, SO the governor Of
thst state would be az unable to give a
pledge in advance fer the result OF the trial
under the state Law as the President would
be were ii practicable to uy the leaders Of
the mob under the Laws of the United
States.
In Baron Favs's second pointhe demands
| recognition in the principle that an indem-
| nifty is due The relatives of the victims. He
IS sssnrediy under grsye error when be
declares the United States government de-
clined to 'ske this demand into considers
! ton and shall regret il be communicated
such conclusion to your government.
The United States is far from refusing and
| has distinctly recognized the principal Of
indt mnity to those Italian sub iects who
may be wronged by the violation Of rights
secured them under = treaty with the
| United States Feb. 26, 1871.
| l have repeatedly given Baron Fava
| sssuraDce that under the direction of fhe
! President, all facts and incidents connected
With the unhappy tragedy at New Orleans
on the II h Of March last, should be most
thorouahly investigated. / have also in
formed him that in matter af such grav-
ity the government 'of the United states
would not permit itself to be unduly hur-
fied; nor will IL make snsver to any de-
msnd until every fact and essential to cor.
rect Judgment shall have been fully
Impotence Of the sggrieved may be nat
urai, but its indulgence does not always
secure the most substantial Justice.
| Accept, sir. assurance Of my high con-
liberation. (Sigued) JAMES G BLArrE.
The fact tnst Secretary Blaine addressed
the lsst letter on the subject Of the Mes
O'leans tragedy to Msrquis Impefisl,
charge d'sfsises, Is signiacan. a. dem IN.
strsring that Ibis government does not re
gard the rupture Of diplomatic relations
caused by Baron FsvA's recall complete.
Had that vier been taken, the communica.
lion would have been addressed to the
ltaiisn government direct or through
medium minister Porter at Rome. How
the mst,er IL viewed by the Isaiisn govern.
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