Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-06-26
RICHMOND WHIG,
Our Dlmsulties with Span.
From the London Times

n "ApRiD, May III, 1854.
The somewhat alarming reports that have reached ,hi
capital within tire last day through the Londo
papers, with respect the affair of the Black Warrior
have naturally attracted aeutioa and exci,ed cer,,;n do
gree o nneasness although have az yet so far "a
nave been able to discover, materially ae.ed the Opinion
prevalent here that the question will not be pushed Il
eA"en'es by the United States. number Of Cubauoe
"o" ID Atad-inany own property in the island, an,
" o "hom IRON long residence there lay be con,dere,
worm consulting on the adopt in the prestn.
"cuE, are oil opinion that irpness Is the best p2cy fo
Tue spanish government, and that the Americans v II hes
Ae embark In war that would entail great injury Il
. % commerce. IheTe are some grounds for belieyinr
at 'ne Cionet, notwithstanding tie senie tnidity n
~ NauetOn DC Ia barca, Is disposed act In the spirit
'his opinion II be true, tcleye tba, ali tbe
Vi the United States government have been ri-rs hv
tna. o spin the question must; fear be considered a.
Tar rom settled ever, for no Eellgeuce that b,,
reached me induces me o think thar, AmrIc vii
from those demands, although she might perhars hr
INDUCED TO modiy ihefn. IL NJ Cuetos Instructions arc
to make no concession, It would uot surpr,se me- sno 10
near That the blockade Of the port of Cuba and Por,o
Klco anticipated by American Journal had Uctp,Iy
'AAen pace lew days viii doubtless the great
(. Pstt OF the uncertainty Ia which are with re-
'pecs to The course the sar is likely to take since Il will
doubtless be brought before the American Cbanber
@ot as the debate the Nebraska question s terina
ted 10 the meantime, aud unless the Spanish Ministry
actng ~ opposition TO professions has made to
in its confidence has directed its Minister in
To make considerable concessions Or prepared IN
w INSTRUCTIONS 10 tha cect as soon perceiycs that
contrary course Is unavaing am loss to see how
lhe dhcgy IS TO terminate without hosii:ies America
is one OF the last countries that ca be expected 10 deaf
rom demands oil SO decided those which have
oec hide Dy us Minister III complete accordance with
his Instructions And here | must cypress nv belief
founded on information on which | fully rcIv tb.,
the report mentioned by the American corresnondent
oil one oil your morning contemporaries, that Mr.
Soue has gone beyond those instructions ia to,,Iir
Dp rlna rivc
the correspondence relating the Black Wa,io, ouos
uoh brought before the public. II admit therefore
a. e United States are not likely wholly to ablnGon
Without o'her compensation than the remission of trI;n
nue. sucn demands those put forth in the present
is toeraby clear that Spain must Weld or prepare for
war seems the general opinion that those demands
arc larger lan the circumstances warrant and that re-
iusal ~ mcd,ly them would imply on the mart of Amos
ca other aud more ambitious views than that of merely
OBTAINING satisfaction for offence TO her flag If such
views be not entertained and if the Spanish
be disposed 10 make sacrifice for the sake Of peace
way might be found to the solution Of the difficulty ner
maps oy means OF the arbitration of nation friendly
70 oo'h o those thus unfortunately variance Pehaps
tue dismissal OF some OF the Gus House authorities AZ
The HaEAnna might satisfy one Of the contsndn,,
parties "thoutioo severe i wound to the self.lovs
OF me Other Spanish officials daily removed from
their post With little or cause, Gnd certainly the shin
nent 10 the mother country of Of those at present
IL Cuba would be in way detrimental TO her interests
or TO those Of the colony. General Pezuel, mot h.y
ing named in the sent into the Spapish yove,n
ment as one oi the persons whose disgrace was
be, although in reality the principal mover in the a,ir
might remain al las post and subordinate victims be.
s4crheed IN bis stead. But it, has been suggested
trust upon insufficient grounds the Black Wsrr:or ha
merely preteXt Tor aggression, and America ba h,r,
npon getting Cuba, then, OF course all concessions ON
The part OF Spain will be bootless humiliation since
they viii quickly be Oy actions more e.orb
tart And that that IS the H. have good ground,
Tor stating, the general belief among Spsniards here
many oi whom express strong desire that matters
hou'u al once be brought TO crisis and even to the
han fkfz
longer Kept in state Of painful uncertainty "a IN the
fate Of her most important colony.
ASPECT OF THE NEWS FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
Prom the London News, June 81
All The struggling items OF war that come drop.
png III are oil nature 10 strengthen the belief that the
Russians are too weak TO cope with the Allies The N,n
cur confirms the account Of the repuse sustained bv tho
Russians in their assault upon Sistria Dispatches from,
Lesser Waacha another victory gained bv the
Turks at Sana which is calculated to accelerate
the movements Of the Russians in that quarter preyious
summoned to fall back for the purpose Of augnentinp tho
plumbers brought TO bear upon Sisra. The ates, intel.
eence positively Hirms the departure Of the first de-
tachment OF the British troops for Yarna and from another
quarter We hear OF the preparations making 10 yana for
their reception But it is not from the OF the Eu1ine
alone that hear OF Indications of conscious we,kn
on the part Of the Russians.
TIE abandonment and destruction OF their forts on The
OAfcASStn coast and tue attempts OF some OF the garri
sons to a back through Minsres upon Tais are follow
cd oy huiteTing movements, marchings and counter
irclIug throughout Georgia, that show the existence
OF doubts at headquarters whether will be expedi
ent or safe to leave large fraction of the Rnssisp
army III outpost where It's commune atoms with Russia
easily be Interrupted by the Caucasian mounair
ceis. In the East in the West in the South AZ in h
North all the movements OF the Russians deuote not only
painful consciousness that they can only stand IN b
defensive against the storm OF their Emperor ba,
conured up bu. msgivings to their ability TO maintain
successfully defensive attitude The obyi
Gus irresoution, hesitation and vaciltion that pervad
the Russian councils Of all so many invitations IN
10 the allies to strike and ,rtka inu,,
With Affairs in such position, the question what DO
Icy likely to be adopted by the extremely suspicious
proes'nslY friendly, Powers of Central Europe grows
every moment in practical importance The words of
the Austrian and PrussRn governments are utterly yaue
less actions, from which their real leaning might bp
Inferred there none the only resource is TO note
every involuntary and unguarded expression or sign that
escapes Eom them. OF this nature are the recently
published programme OF the proceedings of the Die, At
Frankfort and the tone generally adopted by the Austrian
press From the fotmer We learn that the great
Powers Of the German Confederation are treating their
lesser brethren CavAerly Both Austria aud Prus
sa have given the minor Powers Of the Confederation
uuequivochIy TO understand that the Diet composed of
all their representatives. is merely what would have been
called under the dacien regime Ia france III de je.
n register the edics Of tho larger governments -
Prussia with Characteristic bundetu. i.uiiy goes fur
ther and seeks prove in due logical FORM that the war
In the East beng not siuply war Of the Confederation
but war which calls Gil Europe into play the articles of
the fundamental compact upon which the Confedera on
rests do not apply 20 it, and that consequently the minor
Germany is TO take. Tho language addressed by TIE
Prusiau Cabinet 20 the Diet translated into inelfbe
language s simply" Austria aud Prussia having made
up their minds it Is not the part Of the minor States
Of the Confederation to argue remousttaio but to
obey"
This dciatoria language need surprise one; az long
igo as the time Of the Congress OF Verona graeeles3
carcatns oreod how it would be- by representing the
Emperor Of Austria and the King Of Pfuisil-ther pockets
stuffed With little medilsed princes at the coun
Gil table, With the surviving tle potcntaes OF Germany
heloW IT, struggling IN vain TO get peep at what's going
on, but knocked down they showed themselves
The minor German soyercgns will have do what Aus.
tria and Prussia bid them. As 70 what Prussia will bid
them do, II the King and Court allowed to have their
own way nobody any longer affects to have the slightest
doubt, but Austria Well Austria has q negspaper
press OF which the honest aud intelligent members
have embraced various occasions To show that bey per
iecy understand the true interest their country at the
present crisis aud anxious honestly express their
opinion far they do with safety The language
Of these cmmped aud fciicrcd journlls at bis Sis s
peculiarly pregnant Eh meaning. They aos 20 oppo-
tuuy TO escape them Of urging the Sseessy Of opening