The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-08

THE HOPES OF THE NATIONAL INTELLiGENCER
in ITS DEFENCE OF SPANISH POLICY
Not arrives in the United States from Europe
the Spanish colonies which does bring with IL fur
thee nuaon that the public mind the press the cores
the cabinet the colonial agents of Spain are, if pos
sib than hostile to this contederacy and yet
the Maternal ysneer does not scruple to and 10
paliae the Of the Spanish rulers and agents To dis
pei such illusions will record what gather from
thente Spanish One of them is the Diario E
pGnoi influential norado paper of Madrid while refer
ring to the pamphlet published that court in defence Of
democratic American policy with SPAIN The Diario
scouts the idea any possible defence through the Span
ish press of American policy, either modern past MOI
the suhservIent spirit which overlooked rather
contributed to- the humiliation and punishment of citi-
OF the United States who supposed to have pub
shed in his free country what dissastefu Gu
ban officials; yet the policy which bore the Outrage
on Smith and the passengers of the Crescent Cy
is sufficiently conciliang please the Spaniards When
lately the pamphlet above mentioned spoken of The
Cortes the subject Immediately hashed the great
est anxiety manifested hide the fact that three
Deputies advocated the views of America The conferences
Of these very few members with the Minister Of State
alluded to- and one of them Calvo Asenso expressed him
self willing have their object disclosed but il was
thought Letter silence il altogether. Though
Toying what comparatively free institutions emit,
and hatred 10 this country based on ignorance auo
prejudice the popular doctrine among the Span
iards and they do not wish to be nndeceived. Whih
the Diario Espa,oi denies that Spain has been fo
centuries under French and English domination thereby
showing disposition continue under the yoke the pam
phet asserting the contrary has produced bitter senr
men Ii unolds the and rich of growth an,
power arising Spain from free Institutions free industry
trade and the advantages of alliance with tie
Uuited popular interested in kindred
European member OF the family of nations and off 10
exercise domestic influence In the fear that by acquiring
independence In Europe and political justice and free
dusry they would break through the fra ANTICIPATED
Of the colonial system, the Spaniards willing
to crawl the feet of their neighbours England and
France encouraging her the destruction of her rich
colony have artfuy awakened her old ambition anr
hopes of a union with Portugal, where the projec
is hopefully and unanimously supported by the Cor
ties and the cabinet The Diaro Espanol proposes /,
the several questions connected with the manage
Cuba, aud especially the policy with America bu
it that it advocates past If the Ma
tonai Lieagence however would point out in the re
ported sessions OF the Corte in the press any thing
indicate future conca,ory and liberal spirit or dspo
ston make the local of the colony respon
sibe ior its acts should be glad obtain the nfornu
ton. 1t may look again and again, and always in va
for guarantees against future aggressons So far ro,
finding evidences of change in the Spanish mind we s..
the Minister Of Foreign Affairs actually fearful to avoN
in the session Of the 9th instant that he had conceded tina
Gen Pezuela had been fault Could there be thing o.
our part friendly courteous than the clear m
exposition of Of Black ofered ,,
that unctonary by Col Robertson the American consul
long before his excelency had committed himself in til,
least possible mannery And what of his successor2 Ii
during the former administration of General Conch
that the unmanly butchery and Dissertation of the M
Americans we're committed Though it was Pezuela VIII.
commenced the organization Of the negro volunteers
era Concha had previously advocated and urged thai
mode OF defence, both in his memoirs and in tn,
press, since his late appointment II the L,euigenee
would only read the former it would acquire distinct
tons of the policy which that chosen yrant has come to
impose on this hemisphere There it would see this mill
tary chief acknowledging that liberal system toward
foreign trade has been the origin Of the development
wealth in Cuba while he attributes TO the same cause thu
moral separation from Spain of the heart Of the people and
confidently expects these evils By what means
this was to be done the Leigmcr has now the evidence
troops seqsesation Of property judicial murders and
his win over all.
In support of belief in the mmovabe or back ward
course of Spain in its commercial relations we will call
the attention Of the Iqencr to that press of Madrid
misunderstood by its authority the Baltimore American
u will find there that committees have appointed IN
Aragon and Catalonia and other monopoIzing provinces
10 watch in Madrid the tariff question it will also
find that the Minister Of Finance who lately
his views favorable free trade has become awed and
turned completely this subject with regard to Cuba
As TO the coming articles from the Diario Epa,ol we
feel safe in setting down the following its future concu
trade or less restrictive might be- It would Oppose
the interests Of the shipping and products of old Spain
that without heavy taxation the Cuban army and navy
not be supported and that liberal government for Cab,
would the eyes and encourage the Of the peop.
against oppression
Although doubt that thorough examina
ton of The contents of the Spanish press may draw
the Iteil;ysner to view of our inerpa
tonal affairs the lately arrived brings some news
which superse the necessity Of taking that pains and
encouraging hopes Of favorable change positively
establishes the contrary
Thirty thousand constitute hereafter the gar
rson Of Cub aud the large deficit wanting must neccssa
rly be transported with British funds nssmach as tbs
Spanish treasury is exhausted.
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