The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-03-29
VOL. TX.

those concerned with the Black Warrior ia.
Guilty, who retained power at the accession 90
the present Minister to the administrator ,s
the Government"
Sober-minded men must see that Mr. Sol,
looked at every act Of the Spanish Goverpna~.
through distorting medium The "ma, co.
isfaction" demanded by the United States 40.
| a disavowal of the acts Of the Cuban ofsc;..
and the indication of her Catholic Naies,v..
| displeasure at their conduct. The dism;s..r
OF Pezueia, IN terms approving Of his gene,
administration, did not therefore "rendar ~.
possible compliance with the nam sat;.c..
tion demanded by the United States AL
that Mr.. Pacheco could not have contempla,ai
the double object named BY Mr.. Soule. M,
vious from the fact, that accepting Mr.. Sgg,-.
testimony the Prime Minister had eflectuqr,
precluded the policy imputed to him. BY IL,
tinctly declaring that the dismissal OF Peznar,
with general terms Of appreciation, was not ,
prejudgment of the Black Warrior difficulty
But this fanciful reason is the one assi,,ei
by Mr.. Soule. for keeping back the imporls,,
despatch of Mr.. Marcy at was TO ay,5
this that l felt impelled to keep back YOUR d..
patch That he deceived himself tha. D..
real reason was something behind tbs. =.
proved by the sentence that Immediately .r
lows, and which brings to light DISTINCTLY.
one great cause why the controversy about n.
Black Warrior affair was not settled.
81 could not deem it judicious to afford H.
willy Minister an occasion of extricating him,
self SO easily out of difficulty, which. ,rl.,
pending, might at least be used as q l,rfr 4, H.
great object lchich IN other respects Ikua rl,r..
TO prosecute"
This brief statement furnishes the L.y f.
the solution of most Of our difficulties Will
Spain. 1t is convenient to keep open question.
of controversy, for the purpose of USING then.
as levers to the great o9ject-the acoui,itin
of Cuba viii the American People Omen
their eyes to the wickedness Of the dipla,l,,,
in which this Administration, driven ON DIV.
mad ambition for Cuba, has involved itself?
Mr.. Soule, after having kept back the ia.
portant despatch for nearly four months. MOT.
withstanding the note of Mr.. Marcy. Determined
still to withhold it, until further instruction.
then, if its presentation were insisted upon. b..
would gladly comply, and see that it does mo-.
cucumber whatever movements the Presiirr,
may deem fit to recommend, with a view Il,
the attainment of the great Object" &c.
We might as well complete here the hi ..rv
Of this important document which Mr.. S,ar.
was so reluctant to submit to the Spanish Gov
eminent.
On the 18th November Mr. Marcy wr.t..
that the Presidents opinion as to the cNr,lr
ency of presenting the views contained in tina,
despatch were unchanged, and So far from i.
juriously affecting the negotiation for the cess
sion of Cuba, it would rather promote it. Ac
cordingly a copy of the despatch was placed b,
Mr.. Soule in the hands Of the Prime Minister.
NJ. de Luzuriaga, on the 9Th December, and OH
the 9th it was acknowledged by the Minister
with the remark that he had "read It with
much interest" Thus, nearly FIVE months al
ter the reception of this unanswerable arau
ment" of Mr.. Marcy in reply to the last com.
munication Of the Spanish Government ON The
subject of the Black Warrior outrage, the view.
of which Mr.. Soule had been desired 90 pre-
sent to the Spanish Minister, a copy Of which
he had been distinctly authorized 10 prepare
for him, if desired, and copy Of which would
have been very acceptable to the Government
of Spain, as appears from the urgency of It's
Prime Minister to have the objections of lha
Government Of the United States to Mr.. CaIj.-
ron's communication put in writing nearly
five months, we repeat, after the reception Of
this important document Mr.. SouIe mo., r.-
luctanuy presented it. Aud IN all this period,
he had done nothing to promote tie adjust
ment of any of the questions in controversy
on the contrary, he turned deaf ear To an ann
icable overtures. He left Madrid about the Dr.
of September, did not return until far in no
vember, after that did nothing more than write
gloomy dispatches home, until finally, ou the
last day of January, 1855, he closed his mis-
sion.
What followed? Mr.. sou'e left Madrid on
the ID February, and in a few days aherwarl5
the Black Wa1rior affair ,caa setloi by H.
Spanish Governments Harassed and irriJateI
no longer by an importunate demand for tie
alienation of its richest colony, it was promF,
to listen to demand upon its justice. The
Washington Union of March DIST contains the
following semioficial announcement:
We haze reliable in tormaiion as to the
change in the determination Of her Catholic
Majesty in regard to the Black Warrior affair,
and have reason to know that the following rN
cf of laffar tho U,,l. G-,t Na.ir..I
which appears in Galignani's Nesseagy OF Feb.
26, 1855, is correct 1t appears, saws the I-i-
ter, that the Spanish Government has decided
on procaming that the authorities Of Cuba eN-
ceeded their powers in the affair Of thc Bara
Warrior regards the two principal points o'
1.-THE description of the cargo and the twr a.'
lowed for the production Of the ships maul.y,.
In consequence, it is disposed to accord .r.
indemnity Assuming this information tu Ia
true, it is gratifying to know that Mr.. Marcy
argument has had the effect Of securing an al.
justment of this affair, which will be consum-
mated upon taking the necessary proof as to the
amount of damages
The Union, in attributing this result to Mr.
Marcy's "unanswerable argument, aud u
signalling, in another part of the article in
which this announcement is made, the fact tha'
the argument was despatched June 22d, bu'
not presented by Mr.. Soule till December STD.
intends to suggest that had it been promptly
presented, this satisfactory result would have
been secured much sooner. Now, blame Mr.
Soule as we may-and we certainly deem his
conduct inexcusable in keeping back that i'm
portant paper-let us not permit the Admins.
tration to make him the scapegoat Of its own
sins. The great obstacle TO the settlement O..
the Black Warrior difficulty, was tie NISSAN
Of M. SOuIe, but this mission ,cds the ,corl u