New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-08
-ur OsTEND DOCUMENTS.
vryRTHER REVELATIONS.
Marcy. Instrnet'os'to So.Ie;
DEPARTMENT OF STAT,

Lo'o ~ ,orusr and the runor' OF coa'enplatai
shar in lie mtg b I..nd Of Cuba % .coouot Of
noLs W. ,itustion, hns climate aud rich pro
far superior IN all respects 10 any 10 toe
West Irdis groups avery desirable "
s,s,n and for the same reasons very dhcat Tor ne'
~ retain in its present. state OF dependence. .,
he opinion generally prevails among the Faro
,esn nations that the spanish dominion over It ~
secure Ibis vas clearly evinced bytne aisc'i'y WIN
Which both England and Fiancs on occ ssio0 OF tne
late Disturbances in Cuba, volunteered their ala 70
sustain the Spanish rule over IT, and by tner fecen'
propssiiion TO the United States for ripsr'1s con
vehtion 10 guarantee its possession 10 oosu. .n%s
out an Essential change 10 her policy-such cnapse
A. abe will most likely be un~illiDg 70 mahe-sue
canDot it is confidently believed, long s9t.!u un.a
"a her present connection with tnat islsho "hi'
viI be s De siiDy after 1t sbsll cese 70 DC oopsh-
SeIcv Of Spain Is question with which some OF the
nriucipa powers Of Europe hsve seen MT to concern
themseives, and in which the United States have
deep and direct interest.
had occ asi.D recently, ia preparing Instructions
for our Minister to London TO present. the vieFs OF
The Presdent in relstioD TO the interference OF Crest
Britain as well az France, 10 Cunan
AFFAIR." To spare myself the labor OF again gong
ever the sane ground here Win iufnhh you WIN all
extract from those lDs'ructi0ns.
The policy Of the Government of the United States
In r. ard 10 Cuba IN any coming 3ncy cahhg Tor our
int rpOston, will depend ina great degree upon the
peculiar circums Of tho case aud cannot tnere-
lore now be pr.sented with much preci-on beyoad
what is indicated III tue Instructions before referred
to- EOtbitg viii be done on our part 10 disturb us
vresent connection with SPAIN unless the character OF
that connection should b. - chaDgso ds ID auect our
present or prospective security
While lhe United States )u.d resist at every hz-
ard the trausference OF Cuba to any European nation
they would eIinsy regret 20 see SPAN tesorln5
70 apy power for assistance 70 up 10 her rule over IT,
Sucb a d. pendence Oh foreign aid would, Ia effect,
invest the auxiliary With tbs character OF proec or
and give pr.oxt to interfere IN our all ifs aad
also generally 10 those OF the No.th Amercal con
To- e COLI tyI
such protecting power would be in y condition to
make nearly the same use Of THAI island to annoy US
N could do If il were the absolute p1ssessor OF IT,
We have recently learned IN the instance OF Central
America what a prOtectorate means, and to what
uses it may be devoted.
There is not very great difference between the
protector and the p0ssessOr Of territory, and when
The possessor weab and the protector strong, III,
distinctiOn we apprehend would ia effect be annihi-
lated The one 10 atty furnishs the oretext
for interfering in the concerns OF neshb0rng naions
~ the other.
While Spain remains in fact ss vel! a, in nsne the
sovereign of Cuba she depend upon mliu-
tanning our duty neutral nston toward Der, no ~
ever difficult il may be- In this respect the future
will be as the psst has been Sue Is fuuy aware Of
the Efforts this Government hiss made on late Occs
tons 10 preserve our neutral relations with her. In
these Efforts she has the most n1ubitsbe proof of
deteImit alton 70 respect Ter rights and cannot
pect OF ak more other assurances than past
course Of conduct has given. OF our friendship, and
Of our intention TO do everything which depends upon
this Government TO strengthen and improve il.
Our neutrality laws are, believe, AS stringent az
those Of any other country they could not be made
nore restrictive without violating the Constitutional
rights of citizens In the archives of the legation
there copy OF these laws 10 which you can readily
refer, should it become necessary, TO show that the
legislative branch Of our Government has been rs
careful TO provide eans OF preserving Pc cefu
relations With other Ds.ioDs as tbs Executive has
been prompt and energetic to them for thai pur.
pose. Our country Ia opon 60 tho IovoYtivn Uf the
citizens and subjects Of all nations. Millions have
renounced their Dsual allegiance, ana selected the
United States for their homes Those who are born
here, ss well az those who have come fro foreign
lands, are not and cannot be, placed un Ter obga-
toDs 10 remain among us.
Our Government can lay no restraints upon their
emigration If they have respected our laws while un-
der their urisd elton Ii cannot make in QUESTION i1o
the motives which induce the m to withdraw from
country restrain them On the ground of suspicion
that they may not while out of our jurisdiction,
fpeet the rights OF those ha'lohs "ch are az pe1Ce
with tie United States.
Wherever oppression has provoked revolt the sui
ferers are ever the objects of sympathy Ardeut and
enthusiastic spirits rally To their standard Should
the rule Of Spain Cuba be 80 severe as to excite
revolutionary movements in that island, cha will
doubtedy find volunteers in the ranks of tbs Cubsns
from various countries, and, owing to very obvious
causes more from the United States. probably tnsn
from any other but it would be unjust t. mpute to
this snd the other Governments to which these vouu-
teers formerly belonged unffiendy disposition to-
Ie to aa a@ Sa IN the
to believe that Spain herself, well as other Euro
ptan Governments. suspects that the people Of the
United States DESTROYS of detsching Cuba fro its
present transatlantic Dependence, regardless of the
rights Of Spain, with view Of annexiag II 10 this
Union; and that our Government was disposed to
copnive at the participation Of our citizens in the pas
dsui Dances ia that island and would do so on
the recurrence Of similar events. Our defense against
such an unfOunded suspicion, and the only which
selreepect allows us TO make is an appeal our pas
course.
In the views which YOU may present in rsyarl 4,
Cuba you will act with reference 10 the SUSPICION
and DO what you TO aay it, and to inspire iu,t
confidence in our fair intentions in this as well as in
other respects.
Our Minister at Madrid, during the administration
Of President Polk instructed to ascertain if Spsn
disposed TO transfer Cuba TO the United States for
liberal peeup'sry consideration ! 90 no. under.
stand, however, that was at that time the policy of
this Government to acquire that leland unless its in
bsbitants were very generally disposed to concur in
the transfer Under certain conditions. the United
States might be willing to purchase IL; but il il scarce
ly expected that you will find S,an-should you A..
tempt to ascertain her views upon the subjects!
ell inclined TO enter into such negotiation.
There s reason to believe that she is under oblga
tons to Great Britain and France to transfer ths
islAnd TO the United States Were there nothing else
TO justify this belief but the pronptness with which
these two powers sent heir naval forces TO her aid ia
the late Cuban dsturbances-the proposition for q
Gipaftite convention to guarantee Cuba TO Spsin-
AND what is significant tosn either of the above
facts, the sort Of Joint protest by Euglsni aud
France, 10 which i sdverted in my instructions to
nr: Buchanan, sgainst some Of the views presented
Mr.. Sartges, the French Minister-Tould alone be
satisfactory proof Of such arrangement. Inde.
pendent OF any embarrassment of this nature there
many other reasons for believing that Spain viii
persnsciously hold on to Cuba aud that the sepsra
tiou, whenes 1t takes place, will be the work Of vo-
hence.
In the present Spect Of the csse the President
does not deem proper TO authorize you 10 m AXE anv
tle rhasa nf AZ lsis rnx~