Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-03-20
From the N. Y. Tribune.
MANIFESTO or THE BRIGANDs.

rious Powers that bear sway therein, as the
diplomatic representatives Of the American
people. These gentlemen have little or nosn-
ing to do except to receive their annual SUI
pend, var ing now from seven Thousand nve
hundred to seventeen thousand dollars year.
What they perform in the way Of service W.
seldom or never hear. The most distin-
ouishrd OF their communications to our Gov
erpment, withn the last two or three years,
have been in the shape Of complaints that
| their salaries were Insufficient to enable them
/ 10 live in the s.vie they desired 10 main am.
The whole mach merry is kept alive, and the
places kept full, not because OF their use,
| but b c use the diplomatic establishment at
i fords convent mt b rths 10 stow awav tue
wounded and aid OF polite II Conflicts
We have often enough expressed our disap
probat;on Of the whole concern, and live IN
the conlid mt hope that it will at no distant
lay be brushed away with other rubbish OF
tue . st. ~.
Now and then stir is made among this
BODY Of men which relieves the genrfai mo-
notony Of their in ction. Such case mas
recently occurred 10 Europe. 1t seems tn II
certa ind vduals on this SIDE the great WI
ter, moved thereto by general loaferl-hness
of habit, both Of body and MUD, and back
ed by hat inordin to desire to extend the
in the negro States and among doug faces n
the North. conceived the design Of making
another desperate effort to rob Spain Of the
island Of Cuba. This highly interesting and
yir uous class Of gentlemen, on the Access
sion of President p;erc,, insisted on having
= perso aare sent TO the Court OF Ma rid, as
NJ MISTER, who should represent their peculiar
ews and aims. This parsonage was ap-
noinfpd. and his nam, was Pierre Sole. As
: the nation had no other piundering job on
hand, the attention Of the hllioustcr .ng part
Of our population has been very generally
+. attracted 10 Mr.. Soule's doiDgs. Ii none OF
Q the ct Of our diplomats went out OF the
4 county to do nothing, this cannot be said OF
: the Minister to Spain. He weat to get Gu
ba. It was known nd Acknowledged and al
vertis ID Oh. ali hands that this Was his pecu-
, / liar business. Ii WAS modest task-an
j amiabe frieridly, and gracions enterprise
: All MIR. Sonle wanted Of the Government TO
D which he was sent, was that It should con-
+ sent to part with its most valuable colonial
poss ssion. Span was simply asked to sur
k render not only tho most precious jewel, but
$ about the only jewel in mr. crown. The
friendly request. we doubt net, was delivered
!: with thea rical grace intended 10 ex hit TO
g that pow the immense complacnncy and
Edaarht th4 United States would manifest IN
r I G. lsg the ~ one ais were accedai TO, and ri
. the sane time the terrific consequences OF
e her failing sBcc inb to the wishes OF our
: very ,enoustra i've diplomat. The rea son
$ WHY NV sentl man appearing at tie Court Of
Ma ird, clothed VITA the functions OF an
: An,eric9n pleripatrntiary, and advanc ng
! his jmfadcnt rrep stion, was not suIDtna-
II lily elected, after the eAceedln, staste that
> Spain had manifested for the alienation Ct
reg Cuha under any circumstances, must be set
n down to the very great good nature Of the
Snanish Governm Mt. If mn calls upon
J, YOU in YOUR parlor, and ins SIS upon havia,
n your ctand rli.r or your carpet, because he
is highly pleased with the pattern of those
10 articles, it would seem to he quite enough foi
is you tell him that you decline he Transaction
If he pers sis, you have nothing to do bu
Z 10 kick nlm out.
X Mr. ,oai. pressed for what he wanted II
|, ev; nv conceivable way, but SPUN very obdu
o trateiv ieclin d 10 b. no ped. At length oul
very charming highway diplomat, finding
z. tiiat the Gu en- Of The Antilles cuud ROT b,
u obtained, either by suit sawder Or Ivy hold
J Iny pistol tc the heal Of hrr keeper, su
u ienlg turned aw y to bethinh mseif OF som,
other plan TO accomplish his object. At nl
instance, we presuue-at any rate, while
l. he was dablaasly Eliminating ever his bail !
IF hopes-our Secretary of Forei N AflaIrs wrnt.
Dr. Il m Il letter advising h1l to coafer with tn
n other members IF our diplomatic corps il
" i.iuropc-Mr. Mason aud Mr.. Buchanan-fo
the pul pose of seeing what their JOINT la
bors mi ght effect. Neither Of these gcntl
;, !, m n having any Pct job Of piandnr on hand
N ii seemed % be supposed they won u nave M
ie objection TO hitch teams with Soule, and hell
: tim up the hill Of his d fGcu ties. Accord
~ ingy, the three met together ut town II
"a l.lnn called Ostenl, and afterwari All,
- la Chapelis in Prussia. There they fra er
10 nized, and cpncocted the document which Is,
, publish IN another part Of this mornings pa
- per.
' Tbs manifesto is ostensibly addressed t.
% .Wm. l.. NJ rcy, Secretary Of State" II i
., real y addr SEQ to The fears and cupidity Of
; the Span sh Gevernm mt. Ii was writ EN- fo
~ the lat tue AMI Ion rituie Of Mad i'd, an
'. carefully G icuiated Tor the nj ridan OF Lon
. don and Paris. A copy tiefeof wa~ unque-.
le tlon .hly in Mr.. Soule's pocket when Lou
~ Napoleon's undgrsirapper saubbei him a
y Calais, an sent him back TO London. tn
= copy. We doubt not, was duly laid before tn
II SD lnish bogornment, on MIR. Sou'e's final r.
x turn 10 Madrid, with every acc essory OF di
y piomatie and drfua ic effect which that m
u inent artist could summon TO his service. MIR
= Buchanan, of course, took another copy will
!. him 70 lay fore her Britannia Majesty
u Minister'S IN London. MIR. Mason, ". Thou
doubt, Likewise took transcript of this por
~ tentous missile, and held it up TO the startled
ae gaze of the mod I'm Napoleon. Thus wa
:. :. brought up to proper elevation, loaded ant
- discharged, this diplomatic Lancaster gun O.
to the illustrious triumvrate, It's Balls whstlint
. and rattl NJ about the heads of three prnc
u nal Euronaan Courts while our Administra