Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-04-11
OBJ Stanbar1,
RALEIGH, SATURDAY. APRIL 7. 1855.
SPAIN-CUBA.

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SPAIN-CUBA.
The Madrid Correspondent of the Paris Presse
gives the following account of a discussion in the
Spanish Cortes the subject Of Cuba, On the 9Th
of March, This account contains matter for serious
reflection on the part of the people of the United
States. 1t is as follows:
"The Cortes came to a vote to-day (March g. of
hirh importancc--an importance the greater from
the fact that it seems to PREJUDICE the solution OF the
question left to the Assembly by NJ. Olozaga. 1t has
affirmed in principle the existence of two chambers
by a majority of POI votes against 155.
But the sitting reserved for us other emotions.
announced to you few days SINCE the discovery OF
very serious conspiracy in the island Of Cuba. This
morning the government received clrcums:antlai
dispatches brought to it by NJ. Bastillos, of the
most distinguished officers of the Spanish navy, who
has Just returned from the island. Now Gen. Ser
rano suddenly interrupted the debate on tho const
tuition by demanding of the ministry if they could
give some explanation as to the contents of these
dispatches
NJ Luzuriaga, in the midst Of silence truly SOL!
emn, gave reply as categorical as the clrcumstan-
ces would permit.
great conspiracy had in fact been discovered.
But the Captain General Concha had succeeded in
npping it in the bud. All the principal actors in this
drama were in the hands of the authorities. The
minister was able to give the assurance that the
renforcements Of troops about being despatch
cd to Gen. Concha. Spain would bleed from all her
veins than support in that quarter either in
jury dishenor. .
On the character of the conspiracy NJ Luzuriaga
was not as explicit as he himself would no doubt
have desired. He only ventured to insinuate fact
which people here would like to doubt-namely,
that the impulse of this conspiracy came from the
United States; and he Immediately asserted with
energy, and in a manner which produced profound
foYI fboo n<Vfnr
arrested Acknowledged partizans Of the mainten-
ance Of slarery.
On this occasion the MINISTER made declaration
which reflects the highest honor upon him, as well
as upon the cabinet whose sentiments he expresses
He said that, without refusing to compensate them
by suitable indemnity, tile Spanish gorernnent
eas finally decided to put an end to darbarous in.
stitution which all ciclized nations condemned and
.chich H. Luzurqga did not fear to call pest and a
shame to humanity
The Espartcro ministry has the merit for
having taken this generous initiative from the fact
that negro slavery reckons, in this liberal land Of
Spain, numerous and very partisans. And
for Cuba ITSELF the declaration is not without its
peris.
NJ Olozaga constituted himself the Interpreter of
the sentiments of the whole assembly, by proposing
vote of adhesion and thanks to the cabinet 1t
was the pendant to that which was passed about a
month since in consequence of the explanations de-
manded by NJ Marateguy. The Cortes have prov
ed once tina! they are decided not to retreat
from this position in which the honor OF Spain is SO
deeply involved.
Apart from the debates of the assembly, have
learned that the principal author of this Cuban con-
spiracy is an unfrocked monk, who had succeeded
in nsinuatng himself to a certain extent, into the
confidence of Gen. Concha. Mention is also made
in connexion with it, of a well known employee be-
longing to the engineer corps "
The unfrocked monk" referred to is Don Ramor
b,,x xIo hx
order of the tyrant Concha.
The declaration of Luzuriaga in relation to slavery
in Cuba appears to be fnal and carried out leave
but one course to be pursued by the government o
the United States; and tina: is. soon as the at
tempt is made to Africanize Cuba, to take possess
ion of it and prevent act which, if fully consum
mated, could not be otherwise than seriously an
perhaps fatally injurious to the Southern States
this Republic Spain will never be permitted to es
tablish the Jamaica St. Domingo system of emar
cipation within one hundred and fifty miles Of tn
American coast. '' .
We have recently received from the State Depar
ment at Washington, copy in pamphlet form
the Ostend Conference containing all the correspo'
dencc which has taken place since the Black Wa
rior outrage between the government of this countr
and that of SPAIN This correspondence exhibi
in striking light the arrogance Spain and the p
tience and forbcarance of the United States. In h
letter of December %, 1858, Mr.. Soule says:
England and France have succeeded in maxim
US odous to the people Of Spain, that there is NJ
word or a look of insult which their officials wou
spare us if they but could believe that it would
borne with anything ikea composure Of resignation
The lcnity with which weshavc SO often put up wit
their insults, has induced the belief that we are n
as a,d NJ Ia ho i
Narvaes. when was last in Paris, speaking Of ,
with went so far as to boast tn
with tho and the land forces Spain had in ar
about the island Of Cuba, she could whip us whe
ever she chose to do so Thought, FIRST that Il
Marshal was Dragging but subsequent dscoyeri
nave convinced me that he actually meant what /
So too in his letter to Mr. Marcy of the third
May, he says:s"The s]owness OF Congress- to tai
Up and act upon the recommendations of the Pres
1snfs htasse. bf the 18Th March, hss6nip,dsn,
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