Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-04-10

lot MoRE ABOUT CuBA AND THE OsrEND
thCoSFERENcE. I'm our paper two weeks ago
stsFe gaye.a history of the diplomatic confer
Vance at Ostend, and asynopsis of the man
tslfesto,of Buchanan, Mason aud Soule
Since that time, other facts have come to
saight, which belong to the secret history of
Mhe affair, and which President Pierce, for
a$ome reason thought proper to withhold
setrom Congress, when that body demanded
anil the correspondence relating to the ostend
Of conference and the Spanish mission.
d Itappears that during all the time that
deMr. Marcy was corresponding with Soule,
Miknd others, about Cuban annexation, &C.,
Imhe kept up a secret correspondence with H.
vlcrr, Perry, Esq, Secretary of Legation at
sMadrids who was all the while playing the
Podouble game of Secretary and confdant to
~ Mr. Soule, and Mr.. Marcy's secret spy and
ic,informant In this correspondence, Mr..
8tPerry complains that Mr.. Soule "wiLfuilyi
B Beneglected to secure an amicable adjustment
sopof the Black Warrior difficulty, although
eve his instructions gave him ample opportunity
pla to do so--that at the very time when he was
7 complaining Of the Spanish Government,
ape aiid accusing it Of being determined NOT to
accord US justice, he knew he had in his
IS hands the power to effect an honorable adj
'he justmcnt at any moment" Mr. Perry fur
a n ther says that he could himself have arran-
or godh during Mr.. Soue's' absence, but Mr..
san Soule forbade him even to communicate on
mel the subject with the Spanish Government.
He was determined to have Cuba or nothing,
Ct and he taxed his energies to PREVENT an
not amcable adjustment of existing difficulties.
par Aware of these facts, Mr.. Marcy replied
exa to the Ostend manifesto in such manner
! as to discourage and dscountenancc Mr.
y, 4 Soue's piratical designs. This so enraged
, Tie fiery flbuster, that he Immediately re-
~. signed. and came home in Il terrible passion,
-. swearing vengeance on Marcy, the Presi-
:, ! dent, and all the cabinet. But his anger
was of short duration. The letters of Mr.
Perry were produced, with threat that if
-. Mr.. Soule did not keep cool they should be
- given to the public. Mr.. Soule did keep
y. COOL" and suddenly becomes as quiet and
8 peaceable as a lamb. But somehow. tie
secret Of this sudden change leaked out,
Ma and was the subject Of an article in the
our New York Times. This article was copied
oi in the National Int4lligencer. This was too
md much for Mr.. Soule; so he wrote letter to
ioi the editors of the Inteligencer, in which
x he acknowledges the truth Of the whole
M story, and concludes by giving the editors
vi permission to publish Mr.. Pcrry's letters,
ns saying: "If it be true that in my Secretary
,N of Legation--in the very man had taken
s to my bosom, though he belonged not to
y. my political creed Il had aspy and trait
" or, it will never hurt me to let the world
y know how he carried on the infamous trade"
y !, The letteis, however, have not yet been
err published, though we presume they soon
as will be-.
Reader, if you wish to preserve your moral
Il integrity-if you wish to live a Christian
Y life and 60 to heaven when you die, never
II seek political preferment especially shun
er what politicians call diplomacy" which is
e! only another name for villainy on a large
~ scale. Here was Mr.. Soule, sent to Spain
with special Instructions to settle existing
nj difficulties with that nation, yet endeavor-
'el ing all the while to prevent an adjustment,
c. so. that he, could gain little popularity by
!; involving this country in bloody and un-
d, just war, for the acquisition of more slave
70 territory. Here was Buchanan and Marcy,
4! rival candidates for the Presidency, cndeav-
y orinS to out-geheral each other in obtaining
4 the most conspicuous place in this iniqutous
4 war measure. Here was Perry, the insig-
i nifcant little traitor trying to win future
= promotion from Marcy, by betraying his
y bosom friend, and so on. Such is "diplo-
Il macy,i-7hypocrisy.
!, Since the return Of Mr.. Soule, and while
\ wy were without any Minister at Madrid,
4 dispatches have been received at Washing
"A ton assuring our government of the willing
] ness Of Spain to settle the difficulties exist
4 ing on our own terms. The matter is prob
4 ably arranged ere this.
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