The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-29
Cuba. Reform. ana sp.nl .h Ia.ols.e,.

II will be remembered that when the wing organs in
this city first published their respective statements 10
the conclusion Of treaty by England and France with
Span guaran,ying the possession OF Cuba TO the crown
Of Span the guarantee stated to be conditioned upon
the abolition OF slavery and The reform OF the Spanish
governmcn, in the island. II appears from the following
article which copy from the Baltimore Sun Of yess'
day. that the Spanish government has already publicly
announced the fument its part OF one portion-he
least important porion-of these conditions The details
OF the proposed reform OF the Cuban administration have
been settled:
From the Baltimore
REFORMS ~ CupA-The Spanish government has, hsP.
from DEGREES published in the Madrid Gszes
OF the LIST instant concluded to Introduce number Of
forms in the administration Of its Cuban possessions Al"
report .a,es that object OF them is TO increase The "a
pdy action of the government to ncuuaize tho once"
the distance from the other country aud 70 MAKE oe
action on tbs coonie. certain and advantageous n POT
sble Fearing that us official correspondence win ~
In the United States and the authorities OF Cuba mar
run some risk in its passage through the American tsr
y-not on the part the government OF the Union, but
hat OF MODS in some OF the owas-te governrucns has Do
cided tina, h.nceoh sha be forwarded through 10 own
agents. pretty cool piece Of impudence that! ORR may
be only betrayal tho part OF Spain Of her conscious
that the babarity OF her acts VOL cscuh
ted 10 excite understandable indignation among humane
liberal, and intelligent people. The deoroe' enact
foowsi
That the President Of the Council is have the control
Of all 10 he Mos OF Wa.
Marine. Moreover Colonial Conncil 10 created, withv
the President OF ,be Council OF Ministers, who /. be
placed 1t, whatever measures II may deem expeden,
for colonies The colonial section OF the Royal Council
and hat Of the Marine partner
that OF Foreign Affairs The Captain General Of each
colony respectively, conduct its peculiar affairs sub
jeot the Of the President Of tho Council of Mini.
icrs, aided by special councils M. Louis Lopez Bales
tfo Minister of Finance and Senator Of the KINGDOM
has been made President of the Colonial Council and
Lieutenant General de Espcists Senators and iormsy
among tho subordinate councillors named
Our rcalers will doubtless duly note the announcement
that Spain fit TO declare TO the world that the Post
Office Of The United States is not to be trusted to convey
from point pon, ID territories the correspondence
of Spanish officials with each other and with the author
tiles Madrid and Havana and that therefore SPAN
to have in this country regular postal sysem OF her
own for her government purposes We incline 10 "e
opinion that there haze been administrations in This eoun
try which would not permit 70 gross violation oil OUT
mail system and so wanon and fragrant insult to ou
government to pass unnoced. But we suppose that ins
administration and its organs will take this measure
they took for time at least, the
good part II will be well, indeed, il or both OF TOE
organs shall not undertake to justify Spain in the premises
and express deep regret that the Spanish
such "just grounds for its nsolence towards the Un'a
States Meantime the country will see in this singular pro-
cecdng Of Spain indication of the spirit towards the Un'
ted States in which the treaty Of guarantee has been nsSo
ta,ed and will mark the easy fashion in which the Span,
sh government has begun in comparatively small mai
ter ,ba, interference with the laws and the policy oil the
United States which the abolition of slavery in Cuba
doubtless designed TO push forward and consummate.
Such are the thanks which our wing administration
receives from Spain and her allies for its hot haste 70
place the Cuban invaders beyond the pale OF laws OF
treaties, and so give them up to summary and 'ndh'
crimnale massacre. thus appears plainly enough na'
government whose policy does respect it's own ghs'
or the rights Of its citizens. can expec, nothing but gross
contumey and insult from foreign powers.