The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-06 00:00:00

SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES.

The Madrid journals of the let contain a brief
report of the debate in the Chamber of Deputies
on the preceding day relative to the message of the
President of the United States about Cuba—of which
proceedings some mention has been made by tele-
graph:

M. ULLOA said—l ask the government if It intend@ to
reply to the message of Mr. Bushman, inaimuch as in that
menage is a paragraph on the nsbject of annexing Cuba to
the United States, which contatha a new and really grave
insult to the Spanish nation.
Marshal O'llorrein x. declared that the government was
disposed to demand due satisfaction for such an Insult; and
then said can assure the chamber that during the six
months we have been In °Moe our relations with the govern-
ment of the United States hem not ceased lobe marked with
the greatest cordiality. Accordingly, I wee surprised to
read in the message of the President of the United State"
that those relations were in en unsatisfactory state. In the
few conferences I have had with the worthy representa-
tive in this city of the Anglo-American Republic
such a cordial spirit was manifested that I felt
convinced the relations between the two govern-
ments were perfectly amicable, and that they could
run no risk of being troubled. This confidence of
the Queen's government still subsists. In its relations with
the United States, aa in those with all other countries, it has
always endeavoured to be circumepect, moderate, reserved,
but always dignified and firm, as the government of a great
people ought to be. The period of di►eouragement canted by
war and disunion has ceased in Spain. Oar country is now
positively in an era of development and veritable restoration-
If the power of Spain be not great enough to menace,
it is strong enough to defend the integrity of the terri-
tory of the monarchy, end to preserve the dignity of
the Spanish name without stain. In whatever circum-
stance" the Spanish nation may find itself, it will
in the future, as in the past, never be insensible to its honour,
never will it abandon the smallest portion of Its territory—
and a proposition having that tendency will always be con-
sidered by the government soma insult to the Spanish people.
(Approbation.) The sentiment of nation►lity, which was
supposed to be weakened, and which unhappily was slightly
weakened, by our Intestine disoorde—this sentiment, the
source of high deeds, sad of generous and heroic inspirations,
displays now new vigour, and is increasing in such a way
that, whilst we will never be aggressive, and never empire to
dominate, we will never allow any encroachment to be made
on the inheritance left es by our fathers. (Approbation.)

M. °Levkas, in his own mune and in that of several
other eminent members representing the different political
parties, then proposed this resolution —" The Congress de-
clares that it has received with satisfaction the declaration of
the Minister of Foreign Affsirs, and that it I. disposed to
give to the government its constant support, in order to main-
tain the integrity of the Spanish dominions."

The resolution was unanimously adopted, and
ordered to be inscribed in the archives. The Espana,
though a violent adversary of the cabinet, expresses
warm approbation of the patriotic declaration of the
minister. and states that in a question which, like
that of Cuba, affects the national honour, Spaniards,
whatever their differences on other points, will
always be united. The other journals employ similar
language.