The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-07
Important from Madrid-Our Relations with
Spaln-Tuctics or Sonic.

Spain-Tactics OF Soule.
According to our London and Paris cores
pondence, published in yesterdays HERALD,
our minister at Madrid in his conferences with
the new Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs,
has fallen back upon the "soothing system"
very much to the surprise and mystifcation of
the diplomatic circles of the French and Eng
lish capitals They ask, "what is in the wind
now?" But in their coDjectures they fall short Of
the real solution of this assumption of the cha
racter of peace messenger, by our belligerent
Monsieur Soule.
The true solution is simple enough. 1t was
necessary that our warlike minister should put
on the domino Of a peace maker, in order to
obtain hearing of M. Luzuriaga. Those
duels, the rupture with NJ Pacheco, Queen
Isabella's former Minister of Foreign Relations,
giving him twelve hours notice to answer an
ultimatum Of peace or war; the Spanish news
paper controversy, duplicating our ambassador
in the schemes OF the Madrid sans culottes for
a counter revolution; his mysterious departure
from Spain; his suspicious presence at the Os-
tend Convention; his brotherly familiarities
with the continental refugees in London;
the order of Louis Napoleon interdicting
his return to Spain through the French
territories; the facts connected with the revoca-
ton of that interdict, and in all these things
the well established filibustering and domineer-
ing proclivities of Soule, had put the Espar-
tero Cabinet fully upon the defensive. Hence,
on the return of our Minister to Madrid from
his diplomatic and filibustering Presidential
mission in the north, Esparter0 and his asso-
ciates received him with cold Indifference. 1t
| was evident that he had been OVERRIDING the
thing. It was manifest that as he stood, fresh
| from the refugee and Young American reunions
at London, the Espartsro government had re-
solved to have nothing further officially to do
with him.
His only resource, then, was the soothing
system; and he has awaited himself of his first
opportunities to this end accordingly. Hence
his pretestati0ns of peace to Luzuriaga, which
the willy Spaniard appears to have received
with some misgivings, but which, nevertheless,
have broken the ice, and paved the way for a
resumption Of negotiations. This was the sole
purpose of Soule under this disguise of an in
nocent dove bearing the olive branch of peace.
In due time we shall see him transformed, with
French accent, into the enraged American
eagle, terrible to look upon, with his ultimatum
of indemnity or war.
Soule is polite and accomplished gentle
man, thoroughly conversant with all the smooth
est qualities of French, Spanish and American
courtesy. In his travels through France he
disarmed even the hard-hearted government |
spies detailed to watch his movements and |
Cola hxyf ho
der, the suavity and elegance, and silky po-
likeness of our minister 30 far excited the admi-
ration of the imperial officials that they were |
almost persuaded to let him pass at Q venture. |
1t is not surprising, therefore, that the conci-
liatory stratagem adopted by Soule on his re-
turn to Madrid, should have been successful
in removing the chief obstacles to o renewal Of
negotiations. Voluntarily disclaiming the cha
racter and the intentions of ilibustero, it is
quite natural that ambassador should cease
to be regarded as an incendiary.
We, however, regard the gaining of this i'm
portant point as o concession full of danger
to the Spanish government, and to the pacific
relations still ostensibly subsisting between
that government and ours. We will suppose
that these pacific and amiable declarations Of
Soule to Senior Luzuriaga result in the re open
ing Of negotiations upon the Black Warrior and
other Cuban outrages against our citizens
and commerce. for. they are the cards
which our hero is to play. Offers
of money for the cession of the island
| Of Cuba, considering the uncertain tenure or
| solidity Of the Espartero administration, are
| wholly out OF the question. We shall not get
Cuba within six months; nor, perhaps, for Sc
veral years to come. We will suppose, then,
that Soule re-opens his budget of Cuban out
RACES, and demands indemnity for the past
and security for the future" What, then, re-
membering his antecedents, the Ostend league,
and his extraordinary penchant for hot water
what, then, are we to expect A humiliating
requisition upon the Spanish Csbinet-twelye
hours notice-an indignant negative de-
mand by our happy minister for his passports,
and his return to the United States, blazing and
cracking as frebrsnd of war.
Such we apprehend will be the ultimatum
Of these pacific protestations to the new Span
ieh Minister of Foreign Affairs. The first point
is gained. The next is easy cnough-a de-
mand for reparation, indemnity and security,
which the poor and proud Spanish nation will
repel with scorn. The third or rupture with
the Spanish Cabinet, will follow next in re-
gular order. SoulG, when this is accomplished,
will, of course, return, BY express to Wash
ington, excite Hareup with Marcy, an explo-
sion in the Cabinet, pew Cabinet upon q war
footing; and perhaps, II Congress in the mean
time shall have adjourned, we may also be
startled with an extraordinary convocation Of
the two houses, war message, and call upon
the Order of the Lone Star /" and the Cuban