Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-22
Correspondence Of the London Times,
Reply OF the Spanish Government 20 the

Correspondence Of the London Times
Reply OF the Spanish Goyernment 10 the
Pope.
Madrid, August ell mentioned in former
letter that the Spanish government had determined
70 publish the whole of the recent correspondence
respecting its relations with Rome, and tho Ga
zette to-day, which came out at a late hour con-
tains twenty-five documents on the subject, com
mencing in December, 1884, and terminating last
month. The following ministerial exposition to
| the Queen, and royal decree, precede the notes
which have passed between the Spanish and ho-
man governments and agents on their subject
MINISTRY or FOREIGN AFFAIRs--ExPosIrioS TO HER
MAJESTY.
SESoRA: The allocution pronounced by His
Holiness in the Secret Consistory OF the 10th OF
| July with respect to the ecclesiastical affairs OF
Spain, obges your Msjesty's government to mani
| fest 10 the nation, whose side have been pru-
dence and moderation, and on whose side has been
| aggression.
| The government might well avoid all manifesto
| ton of its acts and conduct-the nation united
In Cortes has already judged them, and there is no
appeal from its decision.
| Il might also initiating the circumspection and
| tact of some of the august progenitors OF your
Majesty, and acting within the circle Of our ancient
and venerated laws, have seized the admontion
everywhere by force Ia reaI,) or by its 81
ence have submitted 10 the action of the tribunals
those who ventured TO publish it in contravention
| of the laws; never would have been this measure
SO justified as In the circumstances in which the
nation finds ITSELF
When IL has been sought to drag religion to the
| field of politics--when the enemies of your Ma
jestys throne and Of the institutions have sought
to convert into religious the question which,
till now, was one of dynasty, and OF principles
when, also, under the shade of the religious prin.
ciple, socialism, and absolutism, in sacrilegious
concert, have raised for the first time their heads
| in one Of the first cities Of the monarchy--when
in every corner of the Peninsula the eternal enc
mics Of the public repose dare to promote disturb
ances the sole object of which is to destroy, with
out view Of building up, the government might
/ have used its right with more opportuneness than
| it did in tranquil times, in which the throne, the
dynasty, and the institutions of the country were
not combatted in the pacific field of discussion,
nor in the unfortunate one Of arms.
| But the reason which is on its side is so clear,
and ii has conformed its acts in such manner to
the convenience of the church and Of the State,
that it is ready to confde its defence to publicity
the most complete publicity.
| In order to attain this object there is nothing
more opportune than to give to light all the docu-
ments relative to the late negotiations, all the pro-
tests Of the Cardinal Secretary Of State and the
Charge d'Affairs of the Holy See, and all the des
patches and notes in which your Majesty govern
|
have repealed the charges and recamations brought
| against its conduct. @6
4 Your Majesty's government desires that even the
confidential charges and instructions documents
| which it is not customary to pubish,) should see
the public light on this solemn occasion.
Its impartiality will thus be notorious, and the
admonition of His Holiness unjust in its substance
and violent in its form, will receive the most COM
plete reply in everything relative to ecclesiastical
| matters.
With respect to the other subjects which the adj
monition embraces, your Majesty's government, for
its own dignity and from respect to the dignity Of
! the Church, must limit itself to make solemn
/ protest
The government does not recognise, as no indie
1 pendent government has ever recognised, the right
which the Holy See seeks to arrogate to ITSELF of
declaring null the laws made by your Majesty with
! the concurrence of the Cortes of apprecating
falsely the state Of our country, establishing sort
of divorce between your Majesty and the nation
and the government; or of placing in doubt the
legitimacy of the acquisitions OF the estates which
were ecclesiastical alienated in virtue of civil law
to which the Holy See itself had already given its
assent and appreciation.
| For the considerations set forth, the Council Of
Ministers believes that it fus its duties, and sat
| isles the eiigencies of the national opinion, by
submitting to your Msjestys appreciation the adj
joined project Of decree.
| Sonora, at your Majesty's royal feet.
BALDoMERo EsPARTERo
President of the Council of Ministers.
| DEoPoLDo 0'DeSNELL,
Minister of War.
JUAN De ZABALA,
Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
MANUEL De FUENTE ANDRES,
| Minister OF Grace and Justice,
ANTONIO SANTA CRuz,
/ Min;ster If Marine and ad interim of Finance.
| JULIAN De HuELvEs
Minister Home Department.
MANUEL ALoYzo MARTINEZ,
Minister Of Public Works.
| Madrid 18th Of August, 1855,
ROYAL DECREE
a;ngle mticle.--My government will publish In
,be M,Jr;a Gazette, within the shortest time pos
sble. all documents re,...tiye to the negotiations
with the Holy See, from the lst OF December, 1854,
up to this day.
Given at San Lorenzo, the 18th Of August, 1885,
and signed by the royal hand.
Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
PARIS, Friday, Aug 81, 1855.
Uniformed you that the people Of Madrid were
DESTROYS Of burning the last concordat with the
| Pope, in the public square. II Is six days since
received the particulars Of the movement which
was suppressed by the government
The mob IL seems had conceived the idea OF not
only burning that document, but Of burning the
Pope himself, in efigy, and a very neat apostolic
| looking effigy, / am told, II was too
The news of proximate excommunion OF the
nation by His Holiness, which has already circu-
lated in every direction, has not produced such
| terror in Spanish consciences as was hoped. IL
looks really II spiritual thunder without the aid
ofthumb-screws and fagots had lost its force even
in Spain.
PoLrrIcAL GossIr.--The New Orleans Bulletin
has the following:
There are certain movements upon the political
chess board, which plainly indicate that game is
to be played, which at this early stage is calcu-
lated to elicit the interest Of all and sorey to puz-
zle the sagacity Of the shrewdest by.standers.
The game Ia in the hands Of few experienced
and astute politicians and desperate struggle
will be made TO obtain the victory.
| We have heard from very creditable source,
/ that certain demonstrations have already been