Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-08
(Frou, tic Balhnors sun.l
OUR AFFAIRS WITH SPAIN.
Ne Peru and Mr.. SGulS.

uoratio ]. Perry Esq the L. 8. Secretary Of Le-
csion IN Spain, has addressed long letter to the
President in reply to the charge OF Mr. Soule that lie
(Alr Perry had been acting inc part OF spy to"alus
him Mr. Sou!s) at the Court of Spain, and making
certain reporta 10 Secretary Marcy. He indignantly
rrnels the accu-ation, and charges Sr. Soulo WIFI
nnvinp undertaken and followed up as far as he was
ali. system of menace and pressure upon the Span
;.h Government, whore object was eilher 10 uriIo
Snain into war with or to d forced safe Oh INC
Island of Cuba. Mr.. SOu.e, he says impressed Is
Government with the idea that the aale oi o"oa oy
Snain was probable whereas his very llrst appear
ance in the Chamber of the spanish Co'tes vas t.e
signal for that body 10 rise spontaneously ana vote
unanimously in eyact reverse Of h!s apparent 6apec-
tatons there not being single fote 10 giEt 'nc
sIirhtrst color to hs representations. lho rcSu '"
Mr.. SOule's mission and Dnd management sa' @
p.. has made the peaceful acquisition OF Cuba hope
less. l. h,ro.
In regard to the Black Warrior affair, ne chargee
that Mr. Soue managed it not So Us to OBTAIN the u"t
retress which was sought but SO as to oos'rucl anu
,nned the success of the reclanatons OF ths Aui'Ei-
.o roysrulueut and not only neglected his own IN
,ruoiious from Washington, but attempted 10 inuuce
nm MIR Perry To neglect them also during his Mr..
SoulG's) absence from Madrid. Mr.. r. then SHOWS
how, in the absence OF Mr.: 81 ne btnihp'S Seeueu
;ton for the settlement OF private claims, and a,lds
"a little later procured also an overture, whose
rood faith cannut doubt, for the negotiation OF Il
,trca treaty cunceding immense dement's 10 our com
,nrrce and securing the prompt Hlu cn'ipIt" IA
tion Of the political religious and social rights OF our
citizens in future in every portion OF the spanish d"
mnon. III consideration Tor similar dement's c'ncedeG
10 Spanish subjects and their commerce by inc mtrd
States. ought not 10 speak more clearly ni 'his
subject here, but will sny that did not mentioh
TO Mr. Sould because OF the bad results of that rahk
course in tho Caso Of the other two and IN order ta
he might not tuke measures to impede Its reaiiS"
;ion." o.,
He further charges that when Mr, soule took his
fnal leave of Spain he attempted to induce bum TO
abandon his post. for tho seeming purpose o. thus
procuring the appearance Of rupture OF dpi"natlc
relations with Spain--a demonstration IN open con.
Oict with tue wishes of our government and which
might have proved at that moment unspeakaoiy en-
lunitops. Mr.. Perry considers himself 10 nave oeen
Justified by stern sense of duty, in thus resisting the
appeals OF Mr. Soule. and further adds;
'aI will no, Judge OF his motives. rather ociiove
that in his whole course his judgment has been III er-
ror But if il has not been, then he, Sir mas been the
trator-not To ne-that matters ftlc-out 10 me iii-
ter.-s of the United States Of America conhded to
Perry attributes this line Of conduct to the fact
that Mr. Sn:r Possesses stronger feeling of enm'ty
AGAINST France as Spain than OF real good Will to-
wards tho United Srates ant says thnt 1t was only Gy
judciou. circumspection, and liz: holding quletiy
Of his own opinions until his being left alon7 at Mad
rid made him responsible. that show OF unann'iy :
il the United States mission was Taaii!tainea'