Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06

dressed to Lord Mamesbury between the 9th and 3Otf
July, 1852, says:
"Her Catholic Majesty desires that, should the Govern
ment Of the United States not adhere the declaration
spectng the island of Cuba entrusted to the British and
French at Washington, England and France
would declare their side that they will allow any
other Power whether European American at time
itself Of the island of Cuba either by cesson aliena
ton conquest nsurrecon of the Any such decara
ton made by the Powers collectively would the
intention put forward former occasion by the United
States allow European Power possess itself Of
Cuba 1t would be in with the idea
which, according Information rceiced y her Catholic ma
ys Government at present prceai cA the French and Br
h representatives 1hose the negotiations pending
/ at Washington hare been entrusted
On the 10Th July 1862 Marquis de Mirafores in writ
ing Mr. Caderon de la Barca, states very openly what
Mr. Champion, in writing to Lord Malmesbury the
day. had only indirectly alluded to, "the nexpedi-
ency of urging strongly the pending questions whilst
the result of the Presidential election remains yet
| decided" Mr.. Champion says:
Two months however, having elapsed without onr hav
ing received any further communication from Mr. Webster
this subject and certain circumstances regarding the in
terna political Of the country these must Of course
have been the Presidential nominations which M Sartges
myself believe the of the de-
lay longer existing thought the time had come when
it would be well bring the matter again under the consi
deration of the United States GoyernEent
This was done on the sth july when the Presidential
nominations had been made But the illness and lament
ed death of Mr. Webster prevented his replying have
already offered my feeble tribute Of praise to the able
thoroughly American, and, if he viii allow me to pay
him what to Of his admirers may seem an equyocai
compliment, Democratic reply OF his successor by the
way if the distinguished Senator from Massachusetts,
whom regret not to see in his seat has special
the contrary, he would greatly crafty my curos-
y and doubt not that of many Others if he would ex
plain the great discrepancy between his letter. Score
tary of State dated December l. 1862, and President
Fmore's message communicated to Congress only Ave
days after for the objections urged in the letter against
the acquisition of Cuba will apply with equal force in all
future time or at least until the that now compose
its population shall be exterminated The African and
Spaniard must alike disappear before Mr. Fillmore could
consider its acquisition desirable England pc allow
ed to have her way in the matter this problem will soon
be more than half solved The Spanish race will have
ceased to exist the African, if left to its own re-
Sources with the dproportion Of males to fe-
males now, according to the last census existing IN the
island will rapidly melt away. The overtures OF France
and England having been thus definitely rejected Lord
John RUSSELL in his despatch to Mr. Champion Of Febru
ary &c. 1868, which was by him communicated to our
Government closed with this very significant remark
Finally while fully admitting the right of the United
States to reject proposal made by Lord Malmebury and
NJ do Tgo Great Britain must at resume her entire
liberty and upon any occasion that may call for be Tree to
act either conjunction oh other Pomers as to her
may seem ft"
This implied menace seems by the declaration of Lord
Clarendon the first night of the present session OF
Parliament in the House Of Peers to have been carried
out least SO far mutual promises between France
and England Co. Recoect that it is the Secretary for
Foreign Affairs who speaks:
civil further add that the union between tho two Gov
ernmepts has not been confined TO the Eastern 4uSo. 1ne
happy good understanding between France and
England have been extended beyond Eastern policy to the
policy affecting all parts Of the pord and am heartily re-
ioced that there is Of the co with
regard which the policy of the two countries however
heretofore antagonistic is not now in entire harmony
Cheer Thus then my lords at least one great gooa wl
have been secured by that great and
hitherto rival nations have learnt to know and to appreciate
each other better reject the acy that they each
others natural enemy and to be ready to act heartily together
in any just and righteous cause" [Cheers]
Now there another matter which to many indeed to
most Americans will appear too trivial for notice here
but which to me seems Of very grave import In the
recent duel at Madrid between our Minister and the
French Ambassador, M. de Turgot, Lord Howden, the
representative Of Government where dueling is not
only felony at law but where, what is much more I'M
portant public opinion permits the penalties OF the law
to be enforced acted the second Of the French Minis
ter and although this happened some three or four
months since, he has not been recalled, nor have we
heard that he has been repmanded for his conduct
That may not be misunderstood, would here dis
claim any idea Of censurng the Of the principals
in the duel Each of them doubt thought that could
not avoided without the risk of compromtng his hon.
But the part Of Lord Howden there could De no
possible obligation to 60 out with NJ de Turgot; and he
certainly would have done had he not felt assured
in advance of the appreciation Of his Government have
taken pains to inquire and learn that there can be
no where found parallel While the of Lord
Howden cannot refrain from saying that his very en-
phatic denial addressed to old and valued friend OF
nine Mr. F. p Corbin, of Virginia, of any interference
past present. actual intended with the emancpa-
me more implicit credence if he had alluded to the letter
of Lord Pamerston of the Goth of October, 1851 and
said that he had abstaned from acting it. His reti
cence respecting important fact having direct con-
nexion with the subject which he writing to Mr.
Corbn cannot without excessive charity be ascrbed to
inadvertence or forgetfulness
To satisfy the Senate that this doubt OF the fairness OF
Lord Howdens denegation is not unwarranted by the
facts will read that portion of his letter, dated Paris
18th November last in which, after denying in the most
positive every assertion that England wished to At
rcanize Cuba he proceeds to specify what had been
during the last three years his negotiations with Span
ish Government respecting Cuba that it might be seen
that there not the slightest foundation for the ru
mors that had been circulated in the United States:
Firstly, have been making unceasing representations
of the number Of slaves annually imported into the island
and complaints of the almost manner in which the af
c carried under the OF the
era always excepting the excellent General Concha Sc
condly have been making frutless attempts to get the
Spanish Government to declare the abominabe ahc IN men
piracyhat il say to follow the example OF the United
States in this particular Thirdly, passed my time in
an xious solicitations obtain the ultimate and complete free
dom of those negroes called Emancpado which have been
auduenty detained in bondage since the 1917 in dis
regard treaties rejoice say that the Spanish Govern
has listened the dictates justice and humanity and
has granted this boom Fourhly have been endeavor
ing abrogaon of that intoleran and immoral
law by which foreigners wishing to settle in Cuba obliged
change their religion the somewhat startling principle
not elsewherc that becoming bad salts
factory preliminary to becoming good subjects.
TO these official negotiations have added at various
times friendly and ocous exhoratons to improve the IN
terna system the island by facilitating the administration
Of justice and by beralziug the nominations to office and
employment among the natives of the island You will see
what really have done rather attempted to do is
different from what said to have done in your papers.
of the is known, and Ignorance
maevoence dsped reckon the the good wishes