Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-12-29
Negotiations for the Acquisition
OF Cuh.s.

The National fnteltiqteesf has commenced
publication OF all the Co.'s dependence which
ha. taken place between liz Uai,ed Stotes and
diplomatic agents ahroaty@ 'deelaratory of or
relating TO the policy OF lt3goyernment Of the
United States in relation tolsbe Island Of Cuba.'
II was ca,nmunica a,ed to C'srgress by the presi
dent on the lith OF Iniyslast, but for some
has not found its way intgprint Or to the putt
lie eve Until now. b
The correspondence col.Gnences With extracts
from letter dated New. tse2,irom Mr. Forsyth,
then Minister TO Spain. tns1ohe q Ssdauis then
Secretary OF State under I'm administration Of
tween Mr. Buchanan, Secretary OF State under
President Polk, aud RomhsuspM. Saunders, OF
North Carolina, then onr 1ii.,istsr at the Cour,
ol Madrid. 80 &,
The propsieiyufs r!ls pf sl.sasf IN
: l1 sl \ ~
The N. 4. gssntsy fsst. Sskll NJ - M
ter says Michigan State Journal.
i '.Spainis not likely now to entertain an,
!, propoItio1 for tho cesson Of Cuba exc opt upo
terms fan more onefous than our people woul
t submit to, md the consequence s,'hat We mus
: either baconlenttd to want until A,e falls III,
' our hands as the fruit Of a foreign war, or G
D domestic revolution. Such are the dire aIte,
5 sna,ives, forced upon It's and the Gubans, by th
apparently ncxcusablc indisefetion Of tt
Z President
While lhe WdsAhg;on Union says.
t "All The papers in the document u!iderr'
;. Il view have relation either to measures aud NJ
:. got;a,ons, on the part OF this country, ccnteIl
plating tho acquisition Of Cuba ios itseli,
\ the prevention Of its acquisition by anyoth,
:, nation. These papers are Of c.ceedins intc
{ est and Importance, and will doubtless srrs
" the attention, not of this country only but
Spain aud the chief powers Of Europe
y strikesus that their publication at this Junctu
should. not have bcen permitted iy the Pres
% dent. The call of their publication was ma
=. upon the usual condition OF compatibility wi
e. the public interest; and we canhardly conccl
y that any we'll Informed person can iaii 10
gard them as extremely prejudicial TO the pu
4 tic interests. Their tendency is TO embarrs
our already complicated and entang'ea fclAtio
III with Spain, and 10 throw obstacles in the W
- of a penccablc adjustment of the difficulties
h. tween that power and the government of
United States. II is some consolation, howe
W er, to know that they represent the foreign p
10 icy of the democratic party IN a light VIII
will put all ED TO the misrepresentation a
" groundle.s censuIes Of The whig press,and co
=" mand the appreciation aud admiration OF
he country"
rs; T The French are feeding their silk wor
-, with dyes, in order to produce silk Of any c
he or NJ. pollin has exhibited cocoons of a r
color, by sprinkling mulberry leaves with c
On co. and blue silk has before been cIl ibt
or produced by sprinkling the leaves with in
go. ...
IN FATAL ArrHAr IN MoDiLE.-An affray ia
,u place in Mobile on Saturday the 20th inst,
tween Gcrogc Carmelich and II. Miller,
-, which the latter received stab in the thr
ar which caused his death IN ten minutes.