Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-28

January, that ny govern ms1s 81 tao'.ls'
me } conclude az sgrse1tns !oozios %
hIiyaiion, and e? gogerpGscs e0oseq .e1"f
spprcTed tbs sgreeuen. coEciuoec % os
Win 7ou. OF which I also iu.ormsd Foo.
As tia criui5a trial Unlisted CT faspe-
ra;so bas nos yst GINA TO az esd, my en'
ernne,s hss not &c. osar sols I reply to sae
demand. made by tbss q! Uoited ssasss.
Tee Fsr.ocs docuusit ard 81 ecedents u
which I have called gee: after ton IN ny
| foregoing conuunicsliona, we're desiRoed 10
| iaforu tie Uoiiss SIS e. go7ein ne; OF tee
progress Of le jud Il j in7e:t.ys..on snd of
the .ac.s thereby eIict.ed; they do no., how
ever, cocs.ii, areoIy which cao only re
given " hsa I e facts are definitely brought
10 ligh: by the ssntence WHICH maas be p;o.
nooucea bS the cour.s.
The testimony which tbs goGsfnu sns o'
the United Il. les has csused TO &c t.keo il
CalifoIois from the crew CT the Baltimore
cspnot take be pace of The trial within is
bsirg had st Valparaiso, Whsre NJ of=nsts
ware commit ed. Ths tes.iuoo7 may he
u:eu! ior disciplinary or administrative
| purposes in the &c d Sis e., bat it canno:
ae-ve az tie basis OF Judicial tei 5nce,
cit er in CHI or in t1e United S stes:
The COPY I have today n the hoDor
b eeod 5oo Of ,he It melt made
| BIZ ooe IF taa te1ue1 Of the Bslti-
| more q: Valparaiso. snoSs tina. tbs sea-
men made NC charge sgsinat the police.
TIE charges which be makes here, 10 the
absaocs OF The accused parties, In contra
dic,Ion of his frat statement, can have 10
value, either IL iaE or in your enlightened
opinion.
It'll to be observed, moreover, that the
statement mads By this seaman at Valpa-
rliao is astes,ed By the j1dge, by tbs =!grs.
tu,a OF tas Eesman himself snd by that Of
| the Interpreter, who wsa 90 cficer CT the
Baiimore who had been appointed f3r the
exp:es; putpoae Of infp.riag The deponen:s
with con6darce.
Yo1 we're pleased to state, 10 your In.
strait ons 10 M.. Egan, that the undersigr.
ed has no. comuunicssei to thu UriIed
| S:ates ao7a.nmert the po.e that Uss ad
| dressed to bin By Sir. M4tss 90 the II . t
December last. The fret time that tie
Honorable Secretary OF STATE aaw 4: TO call
mY ct entioo 10 the Aforesaid note o! DIR.
| Matte, told Elm that that note cootsiued
instructions addressed I, me by Sir. Matte,
aad tha: as bad not bssn directed to CON.
mu1Ics.s l. oh.ialiY to the Department CT
State, there was no ressoD why the the boz.
0. able secretary should taxa coguizauce Of
IL.
1 further remind you lhasi: was q dec
trine established BE- The American govern
uent that documents exchanged between
the Preeid az snd Congfe:a, or ba:weep he
lDapariue:t o, State ard the diplomatic
irepreselt .!iSes OF the Uoited STATES IL
foreign c,un rIes coud net form sutj &c:
Of discussion for foreign goverauen;a.
l slso took The liberty 70 remind sou ct
IL.
the representative Of Austria 10 1850.
The Am .ficsn government Complain
ed a. that time bacause i. considered
the Instructions sent 20 @ representative Of
the Uaited S!sses mi 1a. or disrespect!u! to
Austria, the eaid instructions having been
published in q message Of tie President,
who gan. 1t to the S.nate. This Depart.
uaat," said Mr. Weoa.sr, LAB 90 former
occasions informed the ministers OF fo.aign
powers that Communication from the Pres-
iden. to eithsr house OF Congress Is regard
ed as domestic Communication, OF which
ordinarily no foreign State has cognizapce,
and 10 more fecen; cases the greet iuptcpri-
ETY. OF making such conmuuicstions g sab
| ject CO correspondence snd d;oiomatic dia.
cuEsoa has been fully shown .
| Tue circumstance OF publicity does net
| change the Character OF q comm1nica.Io1. IL
the opinion Of Mr Web,ter, "becauas such
Is the common and rsnsl mode Of proceed
| ing" 10 the Communication Of the President
and the Seosie.
It was, Therefore, on the INSURE g; the note,
ard no other reason that based ny a5s-eation
| from communicating 70 you tie isstru .tioas
which nr. Malta bad seat ne on tho 1lih Of De-
cembsr, and hsd tae h:nor 50 TO intcrn yoE.
! added however, that i. was far from being
tie purpcse OF n government 70 set 10 msncer
st ali offensive 20 the PresiienE Of the United
States or 20 Al member OF hi, Csoinet, snd ha.
Mr.. As.ts'5 note, il rightly interpreted sdui.ie
OF no Construction.
I afterwards hsd the hono. 10 ir,o u you that
had received instIucti9rs from ny government
to inform tha: OF the Unit States that, ccn ier-
ing the views exores e1 by Messrs. Buchanan aud
Y Cts.er, in 1s49 and 1850, that the messages
cent by the Pre:ident to Congress are domestic
communications which can: o: serve IS basis for
;hs inter ra.stion o. forsgn foTels or their rep
ressntT;iver, ny government had no OF ction 70
striking out OF the note o. D,oembsr lth such
words might be considered d;sIgreea Die by h
United States government.
On the 18th iasiaas an ofc:al telegrSm 1ts
published which had been ADDRESSED ty the com.
mander OF the YcrAtoHn 70 the -ecfe.ary OF the
Navy. It Was couched in terms that ware ofsn-
.ive to the government OF Chilli, and il yiiw of
Whist We had said concsri ing the note OF Deem.
Der 11th deemed 1. my duty to csll your stten-
ton 20 tnat .lssram. Til, lofty spill. OF lstic,
VI i;h charscterizei you did no; permit you 70
heai.ate TO tell ne that hs wording OF the sid
| telesr m WIS improper AID Objectionable. This
declaration Or Jour part, vii was as impartial
ss it was just, terminated thu iatiient.
sincs the early psst OF the month of Octo 'eF.
when I had the to1or ID be invited 20 unoff ial
conferences with the representatives. Of the De- !
psItneai o. State (es thu credentials which &C.
c edited me g. minister Of Chilli hid not yet sr-
rivtdi. it has been repeated 70 me on Various oc-
cations BIZ the United State3 Government. thSt If |
the rep e=en aive of the United states ct ssnt-
ago was not persoa persona gratd - the govera-
ment Of Chilli, it was sufficient 70; the govern.
nent Of Chi: so TO state, and that the said reIr-
sen,a.i7e eud pc succeeded by another.
II is rule, based upon the ,uc= OF di9lomstic !
relations and designei - make them frank and !
cordial, that the Representative OF nation must
be persona grata to the government TO which he !
is accrec lied.
In thu coni rance with which W r, plsss ID
10 ia7or me On the 2)th inst, I had tia honor to
a,e tia. the repres ;nta.i7e the Uni ed Sat