The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-18


circumsianee-
Mr., BAYLY do mol yield the floor | know quite
AS tnuen pi insse circumstances as my friend.
Mr.. FLORENCE. refer to circumstances OF aggIes-
sion on he part Of the Cuban authorities
M PRESTON. AZ a member Of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, would like to make suggestion 70 The
charmsn know his views, and coincide with them
fully ih9pe that he will conclude this debate by moving
Thai me privileged motion 10 reconsider do he upon the
table.
Mr. BAYLY. | felt it TO be my duty 10 yield TO my
colleagues on The committee, and through courtesy have
yielded 70 ohers but beg 10 say. that NOBODY may
take offence, that shall not yield the hoor again except
70 the gentleman 10 whom am replying II he desires
that should yield il, shall not feel al liberty to de-
cline.
began my remarks by protesting agains, this discus.
sion as peature. began them by stating that, though
had taken all the pains which my official position re-
qulfes me % take 10 be well informed was not iuy
informed had right 10 presume others were not BET
Ter informed agree with my friend from New YORK
Mr. IfrsGsl that remarks ought 10 be made here 10
Biame ihe pubic mind Qi the country ~ respect to this
question Boz insist. at the lime that the mind OF
the country shall moi be preludced IN the other drecon
and that II shall not go out, by remarks oi gentlemen
ordinary Of bona fds seizure under the
revenue laws meant to show that there was some
thing in this case than OF those ordinary sez-
ares. undertook to show that, by showing IT was IN
keeping with constant series OF annoying embarrass-
ments TO our commerce by Spanish officials
Mr. GlDDlNGS, would make single word OF ex.
beg leave to inform the House, and the chairman Of the
Committee Foreign Affairs most explicitly, that Inn
lied my remarks in regard TO the Black arrior 10 ihe
facts far had lhem and expressed the grapas
Of objection to this whole proceeding outside of that be-
cause we had not heard from the Spanish government
The whole Of my remarks FAR as they went TO nave
any effect the administration, were outside OF the
Black Warrior case They were entirely extraneous to
that matter and those which were volunteered upon ths
House
Mr. BAYLY That is one of the points in regard to
wi nv ad President
think have shown that under all the circumstances,
we had right 10 expect and that the President was IN
duy bound he being primarily saaIfea win ae h had
to recommend on this occasion repeat, II the Pres
dent has erred it has not been in the direction the gen.
tleman from Ohio Mr.. GDDISesl compa OF
This is one OF those Cases, in my opinion 10 which,
from the circumstances attending IT, ought not to have
shown the quiet patience fer Information which, In or.
binary cases. might be proper; and Tor the reason tsa
what the Spanish authorities have done in this case 10 IN
keeping with what TO be settled part OF their
policy in respect to Now, il is thing for man.
by mistake to tread upon my toes and is quite another
thing for him to do every time meet him IN the street,
and to jose me each time come near him.
The in regard to nations are just as different as
the illustration have been making in regard to nd,vd-
uas The Spanish government IN regard 10 US mas Deen
constantly pursuing OF annoying irritation, and
she has done II under most unushabe circumstances.
How has this nation acted towards Spain shall not
go fully into that question now but | will say that II
has been Of unrequited friendship on our part And
in this connexlon want to refer 10 single case only
because II is very recent one, and one which happen
TO know a good deal about
After the massacre OF Crittenden, after the inhuman
and uhcivized course Of the Cuban authorities with
those hlibus.ers-whose conduct condemn as much as
any man--there natura feeling OF excitement IN
New Orleans and mob-no public Authorities abeiting
IL, but mobwent and pulled down parcel OF tobacco
shops, their cigars into the street, and span
ish consul was maltreaed The Spanish government
here, by their minister, TO demand reparaon.
know personally the views OF Spain upon this subject
She said, through her minister, tina, II IT were mere
OF mob destroying the property OF Spanish sub.
ects-a ordinary OF that sortand If there had
been feeling manifested against the government oil
Spain the subject the Spanish government would not
so insist on Ddemnhcation. But the Spanish govern
men, believed that these outrages inflicted on inno-
cent individuals 10 gailfy spite against thai govern
men, for things for which those individuals were not re.
sponsibe and that that condition OF things took the case
OF the category OF ordinary ouirages the people
OF other nations that an indgniy offered TO the
government seli that those who committed the depre-
dations undertaking 10 resent the wrongs which
they supposed the Spanish government had committed by
harassing their unofendng citizens resident among US
Now sir. do believeand do not care that this re-
mark shall 90 10 the country, though not TO excite any,
body-l do believe that these annoying regulations and
these wrongs that have been committed on our
commerce are meant as acis OF hostility 10 TINS govern
ment as government 90 MOI believe .ha. ~ ~ ,n,s
been committed that vessel BELONGED TO one oil The ma
tons which Spain is friendly than she Is TO us
hat would have been done In case OF one OF her
own steamers. notwithstanding we have law by which,
IN respect TO their own steamers and ours, perfect
reciprocity is provided Tor.
Sir 10 the case TO which have been Just referring we
came forward here and promptly responded TO the de-
mand Of the Spanish government. As the chairman OF
the committee which have al this me as Them the
honor TO preside moved an amendment, to the civil and
diplomatic BILL for the purpose of compensating these
Spanish subjects for The wrong which portion OF our
people had committed upon them
We put that amendment on high national grounds.
The administration were then inclined TO the opinion that
this being the Of mob in Of the States the gem
eal government had nothing 10 do with IT. From mature
reflection on that point, TO different conclusion
The two houses of Congress sustained me IN w. 1hey
believe that the act meanlas we were compelled
to admit II was meant--as harassment OF Spanish sub
ects not in consequence OF anything they bad done per
sonally bat simply with view 10 show irritation to.
wards the Spanish government It belonged TO us TO right
the wrong far was practicable. And the Congress
OF the United States did The ground upon which we
acted that occasion have not now time TO 90 fully
into 1 will do II when II is proper that should
In the whole OF our intercourse with Spain, from the
date Of our first treaty with her this hour
has been OF forbearance and fidelity to our treaty OBJ
1ieauons and TO the obligations of our laws OF neutrality
All the einrn that have received has been OF IN
Just suspclon and irritating annoyancs, which ought TO
be, between naions would be between individuals,
OF that very class OF annoyances which would be least
likely to be submitted to-
II seems that the gentleman from Ohio knows more
about this matter than oil do he thinks there s
something IN the OF that vessel that creates Sc
o acts OF special enmity to her Well, sir 1t so oc.
eurs; whether be the o that vessel, or the fact
that she trades out OF southern port, she does seem
TO be the object o hatred by the Spanish authorities,
This s not the first outrage which has been inflicted upon
her | understand that upon one occasion, without any
adnonlti0D and, far anybody knows, without any
provocaiion, she fred into. and The cannon ball
passed within few feet OF her main stays. This was
DONE and other acts OF outrage have been committed as
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