The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-01
The Way the Cuban CorrespOn nee made
ITS Appearance.

From the National lntelligencer Nov 30
GtNIItMEN-In presenting to your readers In your
papr Of the 23d instant the transmit
ted by The President OF the United the House OF
Representatives In relation the island OF Cuba
which correspondence has been mmunicated to the
public in obs denee to resolution submitted by
publication with editorial comments which demand
brief notice from me You say
ESHS ii
on. made BY the Executive shoush called
table Xix week, with being opened when
opened Il Was without any examination contents
brief recurrence to few facts will satisfy you that In
he charge which you have here preferred against tho
HouEe OF ReI you have done that body nus
tice and certainly so far the of that specdo
cal is concerned there is not shadow Of foundation
for your
For several years past, and especially since my
visit to Cuba In the month Of January 1876 have felt
babeI might ray certain future destiny OF tho
States Of the confsderacy and it wish during the
the country y views upon this interesting problem of
national policy Before doing 70, examined our publish
cd diplomatic correspondence for the purpose Of making
myself acquainted with the policy heretofore sunouno.d
by our government in relation to that Island In
making that examination surprised to find little
In cur published diplomatic instructions bearing
the subject Satisfied that question full Of interest
to every citizen Of this republic could not have escaped
the vgilsnt attention the many eminent men who foe
the thirty years had presided over thu
OF foreign affairs determined to offer resolution cali
ipg upon the Pre- dent to communicate to the House
"all instr uctt from the Department OF State to the
diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad not here
tofore icated to Congress- declsatory Of
states in relation to the Island Of Cuba ving It. OF
course discretionary with the President to withhold any
paper the publication Of which might be regarded by him
detrimental TO the public interests The resolution
vat submitted to the House thc 4th day of February
ar d unanimously adopted
After allowing one month for response to tha. reso-
nt,n called personally upon Mr. Webster to learn
VIZ hs report from n, asPar msnt would be made H.
the eaisst day practicable At the end Of the second
neLh efain called and informed thAt the
popdepce was being copied. At the end Of the third
month addressed letter to Nr Webster respectfully
csDg his attention to the resolution and urging early
conpisroe with is request To this letter received
reply. In the month of juno sgan called at the Stat,
Department ard there learned that the correspoudonc
was copied but not examined In the early part
August made my last vt the State Department ia
connection with this subject and learning that Mr. Web
the chief clerk and Acting Secretary Of state who in
formed me that the correspondence bad weeks
before been sent from that ce the President OF tho
United states; and upon my manifesting some imya-
ence ut the delay which had occurred expressed tbs
opinion to me that the correspondence probably hed
gees df the bill then pending before It, providing com.
penation to the Spanish Consul and other subjects
spain residing at New OIeans for losses occasioned
yioerc in the year 1851 arising from intelligence
execution Of the Americans captured the island of
Of the session Hearing nothing further Of the report
fom the State Department called TO the President
the first day Of September hc day after the adjourn
men Of congress to eain distinctly from himself Why
the spoI deIce whhed ard there learned for
the fret time that bis message bad ben transmitted to
the House Of Representatives,
On what day the President made his communication
Congress have means, by reference to the journal
here, OF ssceraining. That 1t could have been -
early the cay upon which his message made to bear
date in your paper absolutely certsin for the message
bears date earlier than thai OF the report mAds from
the State Department to hin, when, from the personal
examination which the President assured ms he had
given to the correspondence could not have been for
warded by him for days II not for weeks after
1t sent from the State Department to him,
speak then OF facts within my knowledge when
assert that indifference manifested at least by
the Of that resolution to the communication made
In reply to that message after opened by
the Speaker my instance to II this sponaenco
to the House that much impotence felt at
the unprecedented delay which marked its tranmissou
10 Congress- and that when ultimately communicatedH
towards the close of protracted session. and under
circumstances that might have caused 1t to tho
attention OF the most vgilsnt member Of that body.
have nothing at this time to say in reference to
the very interesting and important contents Of that
document Very truly yours,
CHAS. JAS. FAULKNER.
BoYDviLLE, (va) Nov. 26, 1852.