Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-04-13

IS Monlp-n.ier from tie Spaui>h throne, &c IN
!, The progress OF which he became dip.omaicaiy
\ acquainted win he Duke 81 Giucssbe!s, Senior
+ Salamanca, ana other foreign ao,abiliiles.
]. The New York COMMERCIAL asks:
"What business hal Mr.. Reynolds. We should
: ike 10 knew, 10 have anythia. 10 co with tie
! divorce ot The Qncen, the succession OF The
:; Duchess dc MoGtpenser, tie sqnabblP II Sir
o Henry Buwef about Inc Spanish marriages, or
any o;Ger 81 the neiding aui impairment pf0-
, Gee iiG9s al Maitii, when have thrown such
. di>cfeiil cn English ana Fiench dipiomacy2-
They were none II ms BUSINESS, nor vas 1t BE-
coming ior he Unied S,a,e> Governments, or iis
dipiomatic agent, o have anything 10 10 with
e them"
, We refer 20 now, only 10 notice an article in
the Union, lev days since probably indicating
tn true STATE o. The facts in regard 10 he alleged
negotiation Tor a ccssion Of Cuba 10 the Uned
SAFES II any such overture was made 10 the
Spanish Government il was prompted By an APP
prehension that Cuba was about to pass into The
possession Of England The Union clearly i'm
plies that il would b. more Satisfactory 10 his ma
lion In Cuba u remain under The authority OF
Span-bus lha in view OF her intimate conDec-
ton with The safety Il our commerce 10 and from
The Mississippi, wc could not allow her 10 be IA
ken possession Of b. any ober power. 10 1910,
il was supposed that England was attempting 10
obtain The island, and the Union says:
"lt vas then that the Secretary OF State al
! dressed his Instructions our Minister Il
milar rumor reached US las, year; and without
/ pfo!essn" 10 know what passed, VIZ can very ca
I Sly conceive thai j. migh, become The duty d! the
/ late administration 10 ask The Spanish govern
ment, il they were determined 10 rar win The
! Island, uron what Terms We could Obtain H..
| rhe administrator could scdrcel. have done less
| under me circumstances"
| The whuie nation w endorse these senn-
menis.
The Union also conects Mr.. L. in another par
icular:
The ;mpuiaiion which he seeks 10 cast upon
M. Polk is not true. Il is not true that Mr. Polk
had more confidence in Mr.. McLane than in Mr.
Buchanan; and il is not true mat ne gave pfiyaie
instructions 10 The minister which wee unknown
10 the Secretary Of Stale, or winch clashed with
The official Instructions. Il was Inc same case
with Mr.. Saunders"
This is sufficient reply 10 he Wings decent
charge Gin this conneYion) aeaasl Mr.. PoiS, a
"a positive want Of sincerity and uuIh," glowing
la>chuoi for the sake OF the iasehood." Strange,
tha; The b-sl and ab!es. Wings should have every
where united 10 do honor TO the "hones,v, since
ri!y and patriotism" OF Mr.. Polk, in his ale III
umphal Journey homewari, il he were guilty o!
"a positive want of sincerity ami ruth'l
Indeed Mr.. "rhomas Caule Reynolds" catch
IS il in all quarters, Wing as well as Democrat
t. The Boston Courier, (Whis) is graphic and
causlic, when il says
TINS senleman's publication is singular
rIf
quencc and impairment biabbns II is sort OF
back-stairs revelation touching the irgrrdeps
II n political hash sr. Rcynod> is dying u
cut a figure in hsiory, 81 n claps hi TN spoon
into the dish 81 diplomatic scandal, and filings The
mess GU. oil the window lie makes lnceed quite
an amusing exhlbiion Of himself, but We doubt
along with inn,e ol Richsiieu AM TalieJrahh
Parish. :.cIin.. . MACE him on
THE BRITISH NAVIGATION Laws.
The London papers received by The Niagara
,nu ~ ,he ceharrs in Pafiiamen! ior am
asainsl inc Navigation Bill. The soolec' mas
hnen discussed wnh me sFeateas eiapoia'ehess
and skill. Among The members VINO "oh Wv
more prominent part N tie discussion dr. '"e
MARQUIS .! CRANKY, MI Laoou'ne!e' W
,,cl, and Mr.. Gladstone. Tn Ihe l2lh ult., wni'e
. ,,,,,on 10 pos,aone Tor SIX monins ne second
r.,..n, a Inc bill vas pending, lie MARQUIS os
c,,nhv tpok occasion 10 express he opinioE MAJ
H. "Briish Shipping" could ~ no manner COM
mere WIN The American ship-owner. was no
,urinus hat ii such compeiiioh, lhe ah','
can had every advantage. In proof o. tnis, 'he
Msrouis uuo,et a some length rom VT; WAC
,,", aWe,ern World" recently published, 10
-" ~ =, ia, me Americans had infaile'y greater
resou,ces al their disposal than The BRUSH snip
n,une,s had. He agreed that The resources OF
America we're greater than theirs, but ne disseh-
"a from The conclusions as 10 me iut"ff pros
,ec,s Enolanl which Mr. Mackay hac drawn
| ilom fact. ,...,,
| IN ,he o,ner hand, Mr.. Gladstone was feady
- admit that lns Unied SiaIes' shlp-o~hets ron-
,e,.t with giants in every por' ihtoue"ou' vs.
| vnf,d bu if Euslanl could get admission ~ "
co,s,inr liate ci America IN r''Nfh ~ ".''"-
| nno her IL the colonial 'f"dr, sh' ~."" ,o'"'"
! ',o,h.n an equivaeu, ipf the addiiiohaI com.
-. -, 10 ,,hi,t brr >nip-uwnerS might he expos
IN, another member tNr Ro5insonl DID
AZ, hel,rve that airy advantage Gftal ofl'a'E
anil ,I.r,vc from h United states Tor me large
,norc..iuns 10 her 0; the canniai aha "bs
yavasr ira !. could compensate ber - fflu'n.
| .s,ba, y asked the hon. mrnhrr.l ''"hi, had .h1
iroiJ states "a give Ia rrtdrn. u had been slar1
| N different American Journals. tlat lhe .;
,nosr states would derive from the trpr'i ~ .ns "
,,,,op LAYS would hr much greater ihah 'hey ~
sd."n ,yad from any conrnrrciii treaty with any
n,h.r country He agreed N that opinion. anu 'es'
49,, ho,ar might suppose that that w.' NE nhhn'nonI
"a .,r,son al 4 writer IN newspaper? Nv "'.," -.
" II. Pnlk,s statement IN July Last mat erhurh'ah
, | ,aid ma, III. commercial marine ~ lht ,h'..u ~
as np,rIy sana that Of Great iftitaih anu VI wy
hn,, ,l,ur- no. from the repeal OF TIE DaNlSdu" 's'
~, f,m The increase uf shipping IN trading 70 .'''
n,a ana thrawin. oaen the eastern port WIN u'e
, .,fc IL would the most powerful III tho
IL h.a,A These were moi the only advantages
which ml.h, be- anticipated IRON 'ie amman ,,aa
,tauts upon navigation ne genera eur, h7n.
t 49,, IN ron rhnul the world was thsto make sh''s
III, ,vub hnf cargoes when they might nave iuh ole
, Lan WAYS IN other words, lhry ImPo'su = Sh,
! ,,y an the commerce Of The Whole worm -. -" -
n III, =, he ZOO san.ulnr Win respect !" Tue W"E'',
no - de min, pl.- anoues, cr.eE powers u "onh'
! n,o..hlv be- long be fore those principles "ohIa ie
: !, ,,il = recognition IS we c"nid drsifr. 49,, !,
.r ~ member for Wr,ilnIy hid declared tha, ~
! III American sh building had incrr&srn' YET VIC,
~ n Inn. .uildIuc had on increasing IN r''i
.a,s, d.nr,r Rml. what cause "a- tnis Gie ,
il ,,,uv. increase owing! Because we haa hi'"r''
:, ns.ryrd for th- British shipping me phsues
go, he The navigation Laws. Bii' lu'- "''' p,t
;, cae" -, :, maj within two gears this country "ona
srs,.in a most severe and expensive, y no ILL.,, 80,
Struggle with the United sGurs. o' o"t $3.50 IN
49, 1,oIon,es and me West lnhirs - j: nispose'' '"
~ ,ra,ds ihs country, were the Colonies IRA, .ney
e 49,, s,,sad. asking themselves. wheuet wouiu ~
h. more 10 advantage 10 connect @
I,n,trd states than III remain IN ronhrNoh WIN o
r. ~. ,ourty And hr Mr. Kobinson) was no1 iul'e
~ ~, II would not Ne mere for the advantage OF t'
nor,r. that tucy shnni ally themselves IN inc ~
n tel states. and a-iar as tr was conSri.,u -, !,
- ,innn tnat would NO" BE- more ior 'hr "euent :
~. .omn,,y Ia give NJ colonies altogether. brat'
yyhe,- would ne the benefit 81 our sustaining VIC e.
,s. ~ colonial governments anu oil an army i'o ~
Is ~ IN defend them alter We hdl gwen up uri 80
,aI c.,s.d 10 derive any advantage from thrif com
mere, IL appeared that undertnr -tsI,ns ,. IN
i".a the Americans had tonnage oi b'p,'"o "'',
IS ,a,.d IN m. trade with tie British hiheH 49, =,
q 80, IN. ian mage q. ships belonging TO a "'"e' m
n nns II the world trading wiki me sans eoi1'e
:, Great Britain included, wa on5 o'. ,csn sbinp,ns
u, LII trnyp that the quantity oil hnshcan s.pps
q ,.. IN The Yves, india trade mad eernay .e,,
4; nr inrrea.rd and WAS every DAY ~
N aS, augmentation. In fict az me h,a.sn m.
~ lrs q, 'I.a and the nitrd Sti-s-betWrrh 'hr
w. W., Indes and United States wa carried On !.
n .m.,irap bottoms lie was d" aoos., l'.s 80,
hhiet' -, :, ,nr event Of a war The American navy
a,d annrar qui,- considerable by tie SIDE o. ue
- W,i,h navy bii when or vas, possessions "ee .o
'ia,.d-wnen their Trmntpnrss from rach otnsf AZ
80, IN. mother country Kept IN view-Whsh IN
facility with which The government 81 .'e = nv,
RI SAFE. might d.tach sguafons to attack uem5"e'
, ,,l va. had IN AL Considerations, " d'h ~