Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-03-25
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loune'oM lrn from WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Marcn Io' Io

WASHINGTON, Mafcn 10, ioos'
u o,.,L Warrior excitement, which is
...sn,ed "a 80 intense as TO put the wheie
.oro,,v in commoiion, and TO ffigh'en Inc
Conr,ss. f,om its wou,ed proprie,y, has, in
reaIi,y, been thrown into the shade by the
new, Of the New Hampshire elections and
hs. in no way caused abatement III the OK
.;,su,so, about Nebraska. The only thing
,.h;cb causes any concern here in washing.
,,n ia The fac, that our interests in Madrid
are oon6ded 10 the care o! gentleman who'
!, his private and public career, has mol ye.
,ivcn sufficient proof Of that discretion ana
canton which are the mos, essential a''ti-
.,,os of a statesman and diplomaiist.
A specal messenger has been sent out by
the government to Madrid, with instructions
70 Mr.. Scale 10 demand repara'ion Tor 'he de
,ention and seizure of the Black warrior, ana
a,so for The demand Of the establishment Of
n tribunal at Cuba which shall have power 10
se,,le all similar cases under the commerciai
laws of Span so as 10 supersede, henee'of'h,
the necessity OF seeking redress oil gr'eVan'
ces a, 90 erea, distance as Madrid. These
demands are, in themselves, Jeasonahle, ana
if Mr.. Soule had not challenged Lord How
den, and shot the French minister IN Madrid
through the knee, he might go 10 these per-
sons, who, al this moment, have a particular
interest 10 serve the United States, and ac'
onaint them with The object of his mission
This done, and proper representation maue
TO The Spanish Government itself, would
cause the whole difficulty to be settled within
a month from the receip, of his dispatches.
But Mr.. Soule has quarreled with the Cana
rilla. his son has fought near relative o. the
Empress of The French, and he cannot be
supposed 10 hold other than official relations
with the British and French ministers. Mr.
Soule's social position in Madrid, therefore,
cannot be very agreeable, and it is, perhaps,
no, unreasonable 10 suppose that he ieels no
particular anxiety TO prolong his stay in the
Spanish Capital.
On the other hand, i, is anything but un-
natural 10 apprehend that the Cour, OF Mad
rid, which is moi prejudlced in favor of Mr..
Soue either from his American anlecedehts.
or his recent conduct in Madrid, will look
with suspicion on any proposition coming
from his governmen: through its present
minister plenipoentiary, especially if thai
proposition is not backed up by either the
minister of France or England If, conse
quently, Mr. Soule's instructions from Stat,
Department are not Of positive nature, con
tning him strictly 10 a course of action
strictly marked out, and leaving as little a
possible 10 our minister's discretion, there i
ground for apprehending that the presen
difficulty will lead 10 some future embarrass
ment. There is no necessity Of yielding on
iota OF our rights or of submitting 10 any, tn
most trllling annoyance from Spain; bu
there is way OF demanding an eyplanatio
and sa,istaclion..whch cuts off apology and
is sincerely hoped that Gov. Marcy will hav
guarded against it in his instructions. Vii
proper care, the case of the Black Warrje
presents no casuS billi and in no manner i
which the subject may be viewed can
justify, or even afford a decent apology (,
hlions'erism. The law which governs ger
uemen and distinguishes them from bulie
apples 10 nations as we'll as individuals
OBSERVER.