Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-12-13

portan Of general ntereststhe interest Of commerce
The nations America and of Europe at this day 50
dependant upon another that the effects Of event.
prosperous otherwise happening on one side Of the
Atlantic Immediately felt the other side The un
dersgned finds among other proofs evidence Of the
interest which binds the Government Of the United States
TO the other Governments of the world in several passages
of the note of October I'D wherein Mr. Crtenden In APP
peang the liberal ideas of France ntimates that the
continuance Of those sentiments of confidence and rater
nal sympathy which happily unite the two countries,
is calculated to make the of free institutions in Eu-
rope prevail The result Of this community of interests
commercial, political and moral between Europe ana
Amercaof this frequency and rapdity OF intercourse
between themis that it becomes difficult to point out
the geographical degree where American policy should
terminate and European policy begin it is to racc
out the line where American commerce begins and Euro
pean terminates-where may be said to begin
to terminate the ideas which in the ascendant IN
Europe and in America.
The undersigned has likewise the honor Of reminding
the acting Secretary of State that the territories belong
ing the various European Powers either the or
the American continent considered by the States
to which they appertan constituting part OF the system
of their general policy France has never admitted that
her possessions in the Antilles might enjoy other po
tical rights than those which universally recognised
in Europe il is the same with England the same with
Spain in regard to their American possessions is IN
virtue of this principle of law which no rover
has yet repudated either its account or in behalf
neghbors the Government of the Republic has
been able the interest it eel it has done for
the security of island recognised Spanish territory
by treaties actually in force, which security has been
threatened in the midst OF universal peace.
These general considerations do not prevent the UNDER
signed from acknowledging that the interest which coun
try feels for another is naturally increased by reason OF
proximity and his Government, which understands the
complicated well the Importance OF the reia
tons existing between the United States and Cuba has
seriously considered the declaration formerly made by the
of the United States and which has been re-
this OCCASION that that Government could NOS
see with indifference the island of Cuba pass from the
hands of Spain into those of another European
The French Government is likewise Of opinion that IN
tina interests Of Spain
future day to part with Cuba the possession Ok san
or the protectorshp of the same ought not to fall upon
any Of the great maritime Powers of the world.
The undersigned hopes that this frank declaration,
which he feels himself justified in making in regard to the
views of his Government to the future
destiny Of Cuba, and which breathes the spirit
that Of the declaration which the United States Govern
ment made the subject and the categorical explains
lions he has given relative the character of the nsruc
ons exclusively sent to the French station ut Havana will
put end to all the uncertainty which the late events
that befe the occasion of Lopezs expedition might
have given rise to in the mind of the President and that
his Excellency viii rest satisfied TO the great value
which the Government Of the Republic attaches to the
maintenance and development of those frank and sympa
thetic relations present existing between the two
countries.
The undersigned avas himself Of this occasion to ten
der to the acting Secretary of State the of his
high consideration. SARTIGES
Mr.. CRITTENDEN,
Acting Secretary of State, &C.