The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-17
nm LAsT sPANIsH OUTAGE.

THE LAST SPANISH OUTRAGE
Spanish outrages upon citizens and commerce
have become frequent that the announcement Of
has ceased to make any impression Our orbeaAnce
towards Spain has been marked and long continued
that her officials in Cuba and It's neghborhood
upon the assumption that insult to our flag or injury
to citizens will be resented until complaint is first
made Madrid aud when the there presented they
that its adjustment is indefinitely postponed AT
the time that receive intelligence that the
ship III Dorado has been fired into by Spanish figate
learn that the Spanish Minister Of Foreign Affairs has
announced at late sitting Of the Spanish Cores, that
the government has "given orders to submit to
new examination all questions pending with the
United States in order to decide what Is JUST and
the Spanish minister proceeds: We perfectly in
accord with the government of the United States and
consequently have the hope Of arriving at pacific
solution This is made the Of Mr..
Soues departure from Spain, and in anticipation Of the
arrival at Madrid of American Representatives The
history of past negotiations with the Spanish govern
fully usthes repudatng the inference that this
formal declaration indicates any purpose the part Of
the Spanish government be just in future than II
been heretofore The circumstances under which it is
made are not calculated the suspicion that IL
premedated pretext for indefinite procrastinaon Of
negotiations which have already been prolonged until
further delay involves question of national honor.
Why was the Spanish minister moved to such
amicable feelings towards government Immediately
after the departure of our late distinguished minis
ter? Why did the Spanish government decline or
fail to submit all questions to examination in
order decide what just until after Mr. Soule had de-
SPARED success and had resigned his positon2 Why
it necessary declare that the two governments ARE
perfectly in accord and express the hope of arriving NJ
pacific solution when we had minister at Madrid and
when a expected to arrive ? The an
swer to these questions cannot without attrbutng
Spain the design of continuing hereafter to evade the
ends of justice by diplomatic delays she has done for
years past This sudden and voluntary waking up to
Justice and this unexpected expression of kindness
to our government deserve be regarded mere dpo
matte tricks We trust that our new minister to Madrid
will time in testing the sincerity of these profess
sons and when he ascerains LAS apprehend he willy
that the ends of justice to be further bafed and de-
erred and defeated by diplomatic prevarieatons and
sophstries, we hope that all parties in our country
will concede that government has exhausted I'LL
its resources in following peace policy towards Spain and
that none other than resort to coercve
sstent with national honor If Spain should ever yield to
settlement of the questions already pending in connection
with outrages committed by her officials government
could not expect to satisfy public sentiment If it failed to
complete indemnity against the in future
of such insults flag that of the late firing into the
I'll Dorado 1t is worse than idle in Judgment
pect that England and France viii allow Spain to ensr
into such treaty stpulatons win complete
indemnity for future They may consent to the patching
up of the pending under the hope that great
love of peace win induce to rest content with partial
satisfaction for past injuries and insults. But we
reason to hope that Cuba will to be thorn in
our sides until she to be dependency of Spain
of England and France If people had not
many battleeds they might wen apprchend that their
past orbearance towards Spain could be mistaken for
tiona pusillanimity. Towards impotent nation
can afford forbearng but there is point Of forbear
ance even towards feeble power beyond which great
and powerful nation cannot 90 without national disgrace
considering whether past forbearance has reach
ed that point Tor least will not have reached it when
our new minister to Spain has made another unsuccessful
eort is proper remember that we have the strongest
for regarding Spain being backed and sustained
by England and France We need not therefore fear that
we will be chargeabe with resorng to force against
weak and helpless naton When government resolves
to adopt coercive measures it will do with full expsc
ation that they be prosecuted against the combined
powers of England France and Spain The repetition Of
such outrages as that upon the Black Warrior and the Ell
Dorado satisfies that pacific relations with Spain
cannot be long maintained think this conviction
be earnestly impressed upon the public mind