The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-27


particularly hvcrshs Erect upoa the stats Of
Their rslaens compkrson a the treatmest extesisd
by spain 10 the tsed st.tes sd % sons other for.ign
ps~sss. In regard 70 numbsr q interesting points
vssld shoe that ths policy pursued 81 ~. Ma
j-ssys so.srnmss, b not pscei'sly such niges n
The Trsfeh ssvsrnmsnt haze bad for three or four
yesrs p.st . consul n ths Havana aud his Catholic
nit.d States IN al ths ports Is III doiaons where such
an sgsnt i admitted ior amy tgsign poser. II = nos
than two y.srs sDce ths alsd states have been
NAL sonisct In the ueauins the British royernn.nt
have updsr the nsn,s Il Commissioners. for seadsx 20
the execution 81 tbe slave ttsls two asknov
LEGGED political sgsnts q The Iiayana ops az then (Nr
Khby) vas PARTICULAR blend q tho late Mr. Cmnniag
.nloy, the eornd, nee ofhi. govsrnmsni aad dosee~
the island Ths United states ~ho~e wish and policy
20 sustain tho Kings rrhts snd tte existing stss Of
thing NO allowed 10 have aekno~lsdscd agent
the erot
Depreciation. we're committed several year. ago BY
naval and Other cheers q bis Cahelie Majesty Doubt
lea against his osd,r. tho tam. aai place asd
under precis. the ssss circumstance upon the rights
ard psoP.y q hritsh SUBJECT. and q citizens o. "a.
with the British lrmest ~ smiesbe e,svsstOs
and for the pupess settling the basissss in detail the
moment actually goiss ~ Losdos The prspositios
for similar srraDg.msnt vheh vas made about tie
ssme time BY the niied states has not ysi been ins
iy answered aud there 70 fuppsss. from
late informal communications q the Secretary % state
that tho answer which nos V Preparation -ii snoaai
20 positive refufsl 10 entertain the claim.
All foi sign shlps pay In the ports q The peninsus
tonnage duty real per ton escs png Of the
made " IL. MINISTER q II. ua,.a ssal.. IN ne nam.
Of his eoyernment nearly too years 10 treat this
subject remains unanswered specific proposal sub~s
question in different way has ben declined and the
minister has lately been privately informed that the
Of diminishing the tonnage duty on the vessels u the
United states leaving y - - regard. all othsrs
the ports Of Spain 70 Gibraltar whence their carxoss
smuegled Into his hsjesty's dominioBs.
The foreign trade with Cuba 4 burdened with
Peninsula A tcnths this trade are In the hands
Of the United States the discrimination operates
directed entirely against their Under
liberal system the lssd would flourish q much more
than II does now ~ II does nov more than II dd undsr
II would be n difcut perhaps 70 reconcile these df
rent modes Of proceeding In regard 20 different pcvc
with any correct view Of the policy Of Spain with the
States revision OF this chapter In the foreign relations
Of the Kingdom could hardly tail 10 promote the Anicsbs
concert between the two governments which N very
desirable at the present crisis.
NOTES OF CONVERSATION OF Mr.. EVERETT Win
Mr.. YEA, COMMUNICATED WITH MS DESPATCH NO.
Z, FSErT 25rn, 1875, TO MR. CLAY, SECRETARY
OF STATE.
Our relations with the island Of Cuba having been par
ticularly alluded to by the minister (Zea BermudeE
thoughtt proper occasion to express 10 him my regre,
that the king had not acceded TO the proposition made BY
Mr. Nelson for the formal recognition Of commercial
agents at that island and Porto Rico the character
marks in substance a. are contained in his last note i'd
dressed to Mr. Nelson. He said that. although Spain
was wiling IS far ss possible to overlook and keep out
cumsance Of recognition Of the Of the
colonies yet that she d. not think polite admit Into
agent Of power whioh openly avowed the policy Of en-
eouragng the separation Of these possessions from the
continent were constantly holding language favorable
to the insurgents that oonsuls in the islands would
no doubt do the same and that II they were formally
cognized there would be Of preventing them
but that at present the authorities would the right
the consuls conducted themselves to pro-
coed against them in the uual forms OF law He added
that the admission Of French favor granted
to power which had rendered them essential services
tnst It could not BE- surprising to US u they were disposed
that stood only the footing Of other friend
y nations that the refusal was not directed
ndivdiousy against In particular but that II
tended in like to ali ether powers except France
and in particular to England told him that We had no
vernment and that did consider the free admission
Of consus at oil In that light and that viewed
as thing equally to both parties since
measure tending to place with these islands
better footing at least Of equal not ray much
greater Importance to them than U.S. nasmuch a. this
whole trade while Il amounted nearly OF
theirs; that Stood this account different stuar
trade with the islands much less consid rsbs thar
ours added that nevertheless did not consider the
not disposed to magnify Il into more st S.n
he then said as he had done in his note to Mr. Nelson
that the king would perhaps be disposed to concede this
point II the United States would furnish any pledges
By way Of security IssP.stng th: future
tncy understand the nature Of the pledges he
to contemplate that the American had given
rules of ustce good faith and humanity in all their
past policy which perhaps the best that
could be had Of correctness Of their future proceed
ipgs and that should be glad to learn what sort Of
pledges the king defed He said that perhaps We might
be willing to to them by treaty the possession
OF the Islands replied that engagements OF this kind
inconsistent with the standing rules Of our foreign
policy which other according to the just and
chile expression OF Of Prssdents than peace
and friendship With all nations entaneng ALLAN css WITH
none " that Independently Of this objection the value
q the object was Inadequate to the price demanded for
1t that such guarantee might place ct any
nent under the necessity Of going to and that the
people Of the United States be content to eight
upon the question whether their representative ct the
Havana should be called commercial agent or q consul
He then said that perhaps law like the he had su
that their ships were not intended to act against
friendly powers would be looked upon sufficient
eidera In answer to this repeated in part the OBJ
jections which had started before to this proposition
and told him that should probably send him written
answer to the last note which he had addressed Mr.
Nelson on this subject.
Mr.. VAN BUREN, TO MR.. VAN NESS.
DEPARTMENT SrArB,
WASHINGTON, Oct. q 1929. (
One OF the considerations which the Ministers OF the
United States who preceded you the Catho
lie Majesty advised to press upon his government
~ an for him to terminate the with
his late colonies the preservation Of his insuar pos
sessions in the West Indies which still constitute part
Of the Spanish monarchy. Cuba and Porto Rico oscu
ton, have been viewed by the negiboring States Of
Mexiso and Colombia As military and naval arscnas
which would at all times furnkh Spain with the Of
their political existence. Looking with jealous eye
upon these Last remnants Of Spanish power In America
these two States had united their their
arm, raised to strike blow which, II successful would
forevr have exDgushed Spanish influence in quar-
tsrs OF the globe arrested chiefly the timely inter-
pcition of this government which, in friendly spirit
towards SPAIN and for the interests general
thus assisted In preserving to his Catholic Majesty these
invaluable portions Of his colonial possessions
The government Of the United States has always look
ed with the deepest interest upon the fate those and
but particularly Of Cuba It's geographical position,
which places mset in sight of Southern shores
and a. were gives It the command Of the Gulf Of Mex
leo and the West India SEAS Its safe and cspacous hsr
bors It's rich productions the exchange Of which for our
surplus agricultural products consi
tutes OF the most extensive and valuable branches Of
foreign trade render OF the utmost importance
the United States that change should take place In It's
condition which might iDju,iousy affect our political and