The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-12

DIFFICULTIES WITH SPAIN
The press Of the country without regard party To-
caty appear be fully alive 70 the Importance Of Inn
mediate settlement Of the grave questions growing out OF
long-connued difficulties with the Spanish govern
ment The New York Times closes leading article on
the subject of our relations with Spain follows:
eve told that Spain is weak and fearful lest she
shall lose her precious colony and that therefore, must
kindly permit her throw shot ships oien
she chooses and search them will that is TO
her safety and consequently must be enent The doc
trine monstrous Spain does not ask enency; she
claims her search matter right and enorces IL without
much saying by leaveF Hers is not the attitude
OF weak, trembling suppiiant but that OF the bold
nseu defiant equal of power either in Itself or
its allies and defend assumptions, right or
wrong SO the poverty stricken plea avail her nothing
Bat II admit the right Of Spain search vessels
how we, upon principle, deny the right to Eng
land and Franeeg II abandon In favor OF Spain, the
doctrine maintained in 1912, and admit the right OF
Search surely England and France just properly
erce it, Mt not distant day upon every American
sci that the Caribbean And II the right Of search
is thus conceded but short step further admit the
right Of impressment by Britain France Of the sailors
found board ships who may be claimed by them
their subjects and at single blow sweep one
Of the grsndest principles established by the Of
these States. Who is ready for that issue
Concedc Spain the right of search the pretence
that she is suspicious Of ships Why that is precisely
what We refuse to let foreign manof~ar do the
coast Of Africa where accordance with stpuaon
keep up feet jointly with England and France,
press the African slave trade There matter how
pcious vessel looks IL she carries the American ag she
unmoested. She only be searched by ship of
the United States and it viii be remembered that Hon.
Robert G. Schenck late minister Brazil in the Of
interesting official despatch, which published
months since this fact the explanation for the very
frequent fraudulent Of flag by the slave traders
This is the principle which long since adopted
nation and such the practice under it, We adopted it in the
firm conviction that it right If fathers erred, and
this principle good for nothing 1t abandon it, and
lily the world Of the fact But ii the principle right Lot
US maintain it, against the weak strong at any and
every cost for honor not to be weighed by gold
measured by blood If the principle one and Spain
cannot maintain her colonial dependency without sban
donment Of that principle then span abandon pos
session 1t is not for to stuy ourselves important
an issue for the benefit Of power which attempts to hold in
its feeble grasp territory and people having interests
in common with it, and struggling to de,ach itself from the
unnatural mother who only draw from il the great
est possible amount of for the support of her
luxurious incidence.
1--WE hold, then that the President does well to resent
and resent vigorously this nsoent searching American
vessels the high The country will sustain IT,
What may be the consequences of the
now to consider 1t is sufficient that the present
for the vindicaon Of great American principle
tainly that should be maintained"
We copy the following from that ably-conducted demo
cratic journal, the Ohio Statesman
" To outward seeming, Cuba locked the
brace SPAIN present than she has been for some
years We hear, is true revolutionary
two but Concha with apparent design of
establishing reign Of terror the island uppesse them
with all the harshness Of martial ranny 1t is said that
every approach to the island is guarded against buster
The viceroy stand in alright every fair
wind which blows inland from the model republic lest it
watt ashore host of the Danes He prepared every
point give them reception His boast Of
sal preparation argues expectation in the mind of the
onto "a. L.
what all the busy running and fro the island with the
military Concha either alarmed the idea that the c
sis Of Spanish rule in Cuba has come he enactng farce
tho moral of which shall in due II by the
way perfectly useless longer blink the that there
strong revolutionary party the island ITSELF for what
else the meaning of the trials
less of conviction though of them and else
the increased military vigilance public and the
doubled social and domestic espionage
Spain has sgned her willingness as soon as the books
be posted and the amends for
the Black Warrior outrage. That is well goes
But this species Of troubles is accommodating hands,
Scarcely two weeks have passed since similar
perpetraed upon An American vessel the place.
but attended with circumstances of still greater ndgny
the American ag Our has taken steps pun
h any such future occurrence the spot What
there that an occasion not arise hour in the pres
ent irritable condition of Cuban nerves.
authorities themselves profess formidable rising In
their midst, and fearful any d llbusterng
rruption?
" This is but slight and meagre outline Of the reai pos
ture of affairs, whatever may be the outside phase Drut
and apprehension pervade the government island
Suspicion universal that the authorities themselves
side their fears of the people, doubtful one another
from the highest to the lowest Many in this country
gard any material change in the position Cuba nde
nitey postponed by diplomatic us and
the mother country As affair Of diplomacy may be So
But Caryles notable admonon that il somsthiag Is not
done, something ,ciu do se has frequent sppl
cation than superficial observers wont to remember