Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-04-13
THURSDAY YMORNING,A APRIL IL, IsJ
THE STARTLING AvowAL AT MADRID.

The National Iatelligenccr of Monday suvs: sour
Pars correspondent has sent by the last steamer,
the su6oned despatch from tho Spanish Minister oil
Foreign Affairs, to the Captain General of C"bH' III
relation to a recently discovered conspiracy in the
Island 1t is copied from the Madrid Gazette OF the
18th of March. We hope tho reader will marx th'
avowals Of the despatch in regard to the eon.u"",'
Of slavery in Cuba and its explicit contradiction 10
the oftenrepeated and stilinsiste'-on purpose vi 0
Afrcanzation of the Island The language VI ."e
Minister addressed to the Cor;es, which we Tansa'
tod for our paper froa tho C|onrc" II might nave
been said by those who do not wish 1t to be authe''
was misunderstood; but here is MI oficia despatch
written by the Minister by order Of the Quoen and
Government
This despatch was written on the 18th, and appear
cd in tho official Gazette OF Spain ot the 10Th OF
March. Through tho energy of the lntcigthrer, II
WAS published in translation on the 9TH instant at
Washington! Is it the custom of the Cabinet Mt Mad
rid TO publish its dispatches 10 it's fnnctionares a
the time thew are prcparcdl We think not. If we
are correct in this improssion should like to be
informed by the Intelhyenesr, which seems to be 50
much in the confidence of the Spanish Government
why there was departure from tho rule in this in
stance! We suspect the reason. Indeed II ID Oh
vious to our mind. Mr.. Luzuriaga made tho abol
ton avowal too soon-too ndiscreetly. The hopes
of the London Times for the Afrcanzation OF Cuba,
and tho keeping of il, consequently, out OF tho en-
braces of the Union, rost, as We distinctly showed
few days ago. upon the advent of tho Know Nothings.
An election was about to como off in Virginia, which
wa 10 decide the destiny OF this secret order The
declaration Of Mr.. Luzuraga, unless contradlcted,
would decide that election, overwhelmingly, adversely
to it. As wo intima,cd the other day. Northern Abo-
tonists may have spies in Madrid, acting in concert
with the representatives of the Protecting Powers Of
SPAIN ever ON the qui rir: to defeat the consumna-
ton of al object, the dearest of all others to the
South. Nothing moro natural, therefore, than the
suppression of Mr.. Luzuriagas remarks, and the
issue of despatch for American, or rather Vrgiuan
circulation!
The IntrHtgcac~, apart from its peculiar afiliu
tions, is de taeto the organ Of acknowledgement, 80
jesuitcal in its manner, to ronder infinitely more
efficient aid to the which it serves, than il it
were less covert. 1t il that same old unrcen,iug
enemy in Disguise that the Democracy of tho Repub-
lie has warred ainst from the days OF Con. Jackson
down to the present time. 1t catches up, and SUP
ports in It's own plausable style, Know Nothingism
hard cider and coon skins, with old Zach victories
Il is iot title moro American in is scnti-
ments as far as they uttered on foreign questions
than the ronica OF New York, the Times q; Lon.
don. II works precisely in the same team with those
sheets, as fur az true American policy is concerned.
1t is e,ernally stranng at gnats and swallowing cam
e.s" 1t shudders at the sight of drop Of human
blood and, apparently, rejoices over the.execuon OF
an innocent American. In arraying itself against
tho Mexican War under the ploR Of moral.
ty it was eminently Instrumental in the DO
struction Of human life Its opinions conveyed via
Southampton and Vera Cruz, too confidently relied
upon by Mexico as American opinions, were niuen
tia in protrsctiug hostilities between the two
tries. We were going to make the remark, and we
believe duty compcs TO do it. that there is not
80 blood stained sheet in the universe it is-not
that vicious enough 10 spill blood but because
its stupid policy occasioned it. Alas that it should
not benefit by experience In the Cuban question, trne
sinstinc,s preparing the bitter srcf
for SPAIN as it prepared for Mexico in the instance Of
Texas 1t is preparing her for chastiscmcnt which
this nation would gladly avoid nhicting. 1t sets it.
SELF up the representative par crcee"c" of the $50
Der minded men," and succeeds in creating tho i'm
preston abroad TINT il is SO in reality. In tho lnhi.
pencer's sense, there were "sober-mindcd men" du-
ring the revolution such as would not fight the bat
ties of Independence against George the Third such
as shrieked when Patrick Henry exclaimed, " Give
me Liberty or Death" such as were detected at the
news of the crowuing victory Of Yorktown. In the
war of 1912 there were also "sober-minded mon who
wanted Mr.. Madison hung as a traitor; such as rs
seubed and conspired at certain city in Connecti-
cut called Hartford; such as thought 1t unbecomng
religous people to rejoice at the success of our arms
In the war with Mexico in the like sense, there were
likewise ssobor minded men who wanted to cut oil
the supplies from Mr.. Polk such publicly exclaimed
while re were in the midst Of hortties "the blood OF
the slain will cry from the ground against the Presl-
dent" such as asserted in Congress, this war is
wicked and inuman-its object is national robbery,
communicated If carried OH, by sacrifice of human
(. that falls but little short Of murder" "Sober.
minded men" Of this description are now opposed
to the acquisition Of Cuba Spain in their eyes is i'll
capableof committing any fault. She may commit any
wrong upon our commerce. fire into ard search our
vessels on tho high seas, capture mailsteamers in
her ports, lmprison our merchants residing in her pos
sessions, execute our citizens in violation of solemn
treaty stpuatons and prepare to turn loose to bar.
barism threcquarters Of million of negroes in sight
of shores, and yet find only iustfiers but aid.
ers and abetters i'll "sober minded men," Whv if we
mistake not, the Integcncer pallined the offence OF
tho seizure of the Black Warrior il i, did not possi-
lively defend it, while the government of Spain has
dsavowed the act and made repnra,ion for it, If that
was not .'out Heroding Herod,' nothing can be-
That journal may not have Intentionally subserved
the cause of Exeter Hall, but it has nssurcdy aided
it essentially by decoying many nobleLearted Whig
into the meshes of Know Nothingsm. Democrats,
| too-we mean veritable, not sham ones-have boon
entrapped by ths master spirits OF that mystical Or
der. Those of tho South will speedily rsisace their
steps. Though occasionally deluded, they are ever
honest in their purpose. Now that they can but
behold the day of danger to their principles and to
their cherished institutions approaching, they will
fee from tho den into which they have descended as
tho wicked man "from the wrath to come"
The signs from every quarter of the State, indicate
the complete triumph Of our cause in May. Wsshnll
carry with us to the polls confidence in our strength
equal that entertained in the palmest days Of Jeer
sonian Democracy. On our hearts is craven tho Ian
guege of Cato's son at is NOT IN MORTALS
TO COMMAND SUCCESS, BUT WE WILL DO
mokE' ,r sEMPROSII'S-WE WILL DESERVE
LEAVE THE LODGES.
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