The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-24

offered and desired to know il he was willing to hear
anything further en- The question lie answered be had
understocd from former conversations the subject
that had net been instructed to make any direct propo
ion for the ceson but authorized TO enter into
scciaons whenever 1t might please her Majesty to signify
her wish 70 do In the time, the preident
sased TO suffer things to remain they were so long
Cuba should continue under the dominion Of Spain
With this understanding my communication had been
well received and entirely satsfactory that
standing me, he lad felt authorized to give direct
denial to the publications to which had referred aud
hsd so instructed the different agents OF the govern
m.nt; that be wished the matter thus to stand IL
would enable MIN give in satisfactory way any ex-
rlorations whah might be demanded by the Cortes.
replied he had correctly derstood me and had
ported 70 my government and had since received the
Presidents approval Of my course; that did not
design to make any proposition as had received no
new Instructions, but my obecs simple inquiry to
enable 10 learn and 10 state whether any farms how
liberal would induce her Majesty to make the cesson
He answered he fully appreciated my motives. he
had tbs statement in the papers and could answer
most positively 81 that IL than any minister
dare TO entertain such proposition that he believed
such TO be the feeling OF the county that sooner than
the island transferred to any power they would pre-
fer teeipg it sunk in the ocean, replied happy
find be understood my motives and after his positive
and candid avows certainly should not again renew
the subject unless should be specially invited to do
fully aware OF this being unpleasant subject with
the mnisry that they had been nuch annoyed by the
receSt publications. but as had heard from private
that improper impression had been produ,ed
in the United States in consequences Of the articles in the
necency in failing TO press the matter with sufficient
energy aud as was anxious to vndicate myself against
such en- inputaticn and to justify the confidence
in me by the President, felt authorized to renew the
conversation which ended 10 way. I think, to the
satisfaction OF the minister had made 1t my business
to inqnire In private way, from those knew to be
friendly to the annexation OF Cuba to the United States
what they thought to be the public feeling the SUBJ
Ject and they have uniformly given the answer
and that was that the nation would not sanction the
measure that the general belief was whatever sum
might be paid for the ceson ii would 20 to the relief
might happen to be in power And these remarks were
always made under the sctest inunctions of eecrecy
as the ndyauas most anxious to conceal the fact
that they We're friendly to annexation
fater myself the President will not sapprove Of what
have felt myself called upon to do the matter Is
placed beyond all misrepresentation and win be fully
derstood in future. might indeed have manifested
more active and Jealous Importantly; but il would have
been that pressing importantly alike wanting IN dignity
and Unauthorized by usage, and which certainly not
becoming question of this character satisfied
direct proposition would have been met with fat reiec
ton, might have left bad mpression whereas the
communication was we'll received, and may, in the end
produce good effect. For the present am well con-
vin;ed snch is the temper and feeling Of the nation
gard to the matter that it would not have been within
the power of the most skful dplomatist to have
manded success and Ia because my conviction that
nothing is TO be effected either of these important
subjects that most anxious to close my mission and
10 return to my country And this is likely to
be the last communication which shall have the honor
to make you this interesting subject, avail myself
OF occasion to to the President my grateful
knoweJgements for the high confidence reposed in me-
and 70 express deep regret that it has not been in
power to add to the other important matters which have
marked his administration of the most distin-
guighed in the annals of our country remain, sir
r. NJ SAUNDERS.
JAMES BUCHANAN, Esq. Secretary OF State