The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-05
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We referred at some length several days ago the fact
that the Spanish possession Of Cuba has for many years
been Of trouble and excitement the United
States The following opportunity reproduced BY
the Boston Times from the second War between Great Br
tain and United stateso Mr. Ingersos work presents
array circumstances which cannot fail 70 he valuable
to tie reader;
Daring their occasional visits and their Paris
in the Of lsl4 preceding their settlement Client
orhe negotiations conducted there, circumstances made
known IRON Paris 70 Washington through OF the uno
ca attendants OF the legation mentioned im
porting that scarcely Ferdinand the Seventh the
throne Of Spain before his ministers conceived
design OF dispossessng the United States Of New Orleans
Midway between Engh and Spanish America il
dered the headquarters the and revolutions
exempihed and noulcaed by the former The latter, OF
which the furnace New Orleans occupied by Spanish
forces might BE- made the convenient exnguisher.
Whether the English expedition New Orleans had any
connexion With that design not informed. former
French charge daare in this country directed prevent
the marriage of Jerome Bonapare @ American wife
Pchon, succeeding in that undertaking. incurred the
dispeashre Of Napoleon and from that enlargement be
came gradually alienated, till at last he threw himself
under the protection the Bourbons BY bis disclosure
Of the attendants Of the Client mission
was given to understand that the Spanish applied to the
French Bourbons for corporation in the project Of dposs
ing the United States Of New Orleans and establishing there
centre of against all further South
and Mexican revolutions. The French government how
did not feel strong enough epouse expensive and
preearious contest, and it relinquished.
g cannot assert that such a Spanish design enter
tanned in 1914 and that Mr. Madisons admin
straon advised Of it by any Of his ministers at that
time France my information coming from another
But Of the knowledge and assent OF that administration to
another il had believe Spanish design Louis
lana am well assured to append 10 that first men
toned though II did until shortly after the period
Of my narrative, in the autumn Of 1916.
While General Jackson commander Of the south
western military division Of the United States with his
headquarters Nashville and Colonel Jesup stationed
at Baton Rouge, with the first regiment aud parts Of
some Others. in immediate military command Of New
Orleans and the shores Of the Gulf of Mexico, respect
able Roman Catholic clergyman, Father Antoine, and
Colonel PcFe, who commanded the seventh regiment Of
United States infantry the battle of New Orleans conf
dentay informed Colonel Jesup that Spanish attempt
foot for the orobe seizure of that city by army be
conveyed from Cuba with that intent The Spanish popula
tion Of louisiana supposed 10 be still attached to Spain,
sounded, through Of whom Father Antoine OBJ
tanned and communicated the information. With General
Jacksons appreciation and without President Madison dis
approval taken by the American local com
manders with Governor Claiborne Of louisiana
Governor Holmes, Of the Mississippi Territory and Commo-
dore Patterson commanded that naval station to
the threatened Spanish invasion by seizure
the island Cuba While the militia defend Lou
ana from the Spanish INVASION all the regular forces of the
that could be collected twenty hundred
volunteers, under General Hnds from Mississippi and the
number from Louisiana, to constitute army ten
thousand strong be embarked for Havana whenever
there believe that the Spanish Of nva
sion was coming Cuba Secret agents Ha
who brought back precise accounts Of the state OF the
troops and Notifications there of which the most accurate
details possession Of the American officers Their
condition believed to be such that they must fall
easy prey the intended seize them Should Spain
invade Louisiana it deemed constitutional and polite
repe by Simultaneous seizure of the place of Spanish
ment and departures Scpio defended Rome by carry
ing the into Africa. President Madison officially
informed Of the apprehended Spanish INVASION and in
tended American confederation, and did not forbid IT,
IL have been his opinion that the Executive law
fully repe INVASION when imminent by counterinvason,
without Of Congress declaring Itwas dream
Of jeherson's far-sghted genius that all North America,
from Davs straits the isthmu of Darien, and from the
Atlantic the Pacific including all the Fest Indies,
viii eventually compose republican United States under the
federal head with perfectly free trade among all by
which American would with the pro-
Life of it. Hamilton likewise contemplated
for this country Much and arvellousy has been al
ready realized and has extension Of American
territory been the result Of spirit Of ACKNOWLEDGMENT
conquest. Louisiana, Florida, Texas, New Mexico and
California have not been Incorporated with these United
States without hostile European occasion fer it. Spain by
transactions in Florida and designs louisiana has done
much to justify American attraction of Cuba than this
country has to disturb Spanish sovereignty there.