The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-08

announcing the complete success OF the Spanish
revolution; and upoa this intelligence i! aatao-
ritatively appealed to Congress for some discre-
tionary powers and funds to be used at the option
of the Presiden, touching our relations with
Spain. The Senate called upon the executive
for official information. he replied Ia q mes
sage foreshadowing he probable alternative of
q war with Spain. 1t was referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations and they acted
upon it, and reported upon it, as involviaz,
simply the contingencies Of a war and war
they sensibly concluded might be judicjously
postponed till December next.
Now, If the object of President Pierce, under
the pretence of war, WIS to secrre the discre-
tionary ten millions for tie payment Of prelimi-
nary expenses, or for the first instalment for
the purchase Of Caha, he everleaped hims- If,
and defe ated hiI0self upon false issue. In his
message to the Senate the President says, that
ain view Of the position Of the island Of Cuba,
its proximity to our coast, the relations which
it must ever bear to cur commercial and other
interests, it. is vain to expect that series Of
unfriendly acts infringing our commercial
rights, and the adoption Of policy threatening
the honor and security Of these States, can long
exist with peaceful relations"
And what does this foreshadow but war
Taking it in this light, the Senate committee
reply as follows
The full reparaton that has been demanded by the
Executive with adequate guarantees for future will
satisfy the expectations OF the country and
the committee would not hesitate to recomo, al the
provisional measures suggested by the President to
BE- executed him in the of Congress- under
the difficulties Of maturing when the close Of the
sess is Mt hand were the interval to be long bo
fore the next meeting Of Congress- As that will
but Of TOUR months duration they have deemed it better
the whole to leave the uoect it Ia at present. WITH
the Executive Should the occasion unfortunately
der it necessary 1t must Of course occupy tho eArlie
attention of Congress- at its next meeting. for the
above the committee ask to be discharged.
Here it is manifest that the committee are
thinking of nothing but war. Should the &C.
casion unfortunately render it necessary" they
will be prepared to give it their earliest atten-
ton in December next. Unfortunately" can
have nothing to do with the acceptance Of an
offer for the purchase of Cuba.
What, then is in the wind? Ha, the Presi-
dent deceived the Senate? The idea of so lame
q deception can scarcely be entertained. Had
he such information from Mr.. Buchanan as,with
the revolution in Spain, rendered the war in
evitable? He seems to have thought so. Why
then, does Mr. Soule still continue at Madrid
Why this special messenger from him to Mr.
Buchanan, and from Mr.. Buchanan to Washing
ton? Is he the messenger of manifest desti-
n.y." with healing in his wings? Very likely.
If it were war, Soule himself would have come,
with his family, and all his trunks and boxes
Assuming, then, that Mr.. Sickles has taken to
the Premier the preliminary papers for the pa
cific transfer Of the sovereignty of CUBA from
Madrid to Washington, and that the Cabinet
have been expecting him, we can only account
for the war message to the Senate as an expe-
dent for frightening the new Spanish cabinet
into the conclusion Of the bargain as soon as
possible, for fear that it may be upset by re-
dictionary revolution. But even in this view
the extension Of little confidence to the
Chairman on Foreign Relations of the Senate
might have led to a different result. As the
rasf has resulted, it must be regarded as Often
sive to the Senate aud discrctitable to the
administration and worse than useless as an
espedien. 70, aiding the negotiations at M,drid.
Can the Washington Union enlighten US up N
the my steries OF this subject? We don't care
for the price proposed for Cuba. We only de-
sire to know if the war has blown over-that's
all.