Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-23
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10 The Editors efMe National Lafelfgencer !.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, DEc. Is, ls4s.
on the 2sth Of October last the New York Herald con-
taned letter. bearing date Madrid September 80 Is4sv
which the writer when speaking Of the negotiation for tho
purchase OF Cuba, sad to be in progress between Genel
SAusDERsand the Spanish Government, says.
learned yesterday that OF the embassy has written
fu statement Of the matter to the Hon. JoHS M BORIS Of
Virginia. with view Of bringing the purchase Of Cuba be-
the negotiation"
The leading editorial Of the day contains the follow
ing statement
Inc public however, may assured of the accuracy
the views we have given and the statements we have
ade, disclosing the commencement of the negotiation by
our Government at Madrid There is besides as our cor
respondent Madrid intimaes abundant evidence of lie
accuracy in the hands OF distinguished member Of Com
gress from Virginia. Whether that gentleman is favorable
hose 70 he movement we know not but there every
probability that the acquisition Cuba win be one of the
most important and exciting topics of discussion in the
approaching session Of Congress. We do not make these
statements lightly We have done so in this paper
and we should be extremely sorry send forth to the world
among readers throughout this continent and
Europe, any piece OF unauthentcaed or fictitious ntei
gence II our statements with regard this question be
not substantially correct we challenge the Government at
ashingon or any Of its newspaper organs to say so at
once and then we shall bring forth our evidence
When the above articles first appeared did not deem i.
necessary to notice them but since that time the articles in
the Herald upon the supposed negotiation to have at
uacted large share Of attention, well among the English
as the Spanish presses and by the Spanish press utterly
denied that any such proposition has been submitted by
the American Minister to the Spanish Government.
WhsreuPon the correspOnden. the Herald from this city,
letter from Madrid, and intends make call for information
with regard to the Cuba affair" &c.
And the editor of the Herald in his paper Of the 10TH in
another article the subject repeats his statement Of
the 2sh Of October last in the following language
&c But this is not all is it ended. The Hon. Mr..
Boris, Of Virginia, member of the House of Representa-
ves, has also received letter from Madrid containing the
information and believe that be intends soon to
put question the subject to the Secretary Of State
Whether the President his Cabinet may consider it
peden conducive 10 the public interests give any in
formation with regard to it, time will tell but Of the
racy Of the information which gave readers the
subject Of the proposed purchase Of the island Of Cuba there
is not the shadow Of doubt notwithstanding the many wise
shakes of the head from the knowing politicians and the
wess and contemplate from the journals which de-
nounced it as fabrication
These statements of the Herald find copied in other pa
per and permitted pass longer uncontradicted may be
the of doing injustice to the Embassy in Spain as
well to others, in which, by my silence might become
participation. therefore feel myself required to state in
justice to all parties concerned that far my in
volyed there not the slightest authority for the
made that have received communication from the EN-
basy at Madrid from other source, the subject Of
the purchase Of Cuba and that the only information have
in relation that question have derived from the columns
OF the Herald
am, very respectfully, JOHN VI. Bolts