The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-08-28
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" Asi,IsOTos, August r.
Moye,nnls OF tie highest Importance in rel
erepcc 10 the interests 81 the United Statca are
n0y on fool in EGrolr, growing. in Part, out u
tie ASSUMED design Of NAPOLEON III. upon
Spain
may state, upon information not question
able that the Britsh government have again
urged upon the government of Spain the expc
dlrnry VI the sale .Dd nesaioD oi Cuia 10 thu
uni,e,l state. ! say again, too, pending the
Ostcnd conference TIC British government IA.
,Ored this incasnrc But now 10 view 81 the
ambitious PROJECT 81 Napoleon III for the as
sertioa II pretensiorss to the crown 81 spais,
that gosernincnt has bccs'ue exceedingly anx-
ious 10 strengthen Spain. by eating oil her
expensive aud u.eless appcDdasc Of Cuba, aud
by the same means 10 enable Spain TO improve
her provinces and bc the better enabled Ia
secure her independence against domestic in
snrrcctin aud foreign invasion.
" NapOl,.on suco,ed 10 his intriyues, he will
extend his empire over both Spain and Cuba
aud this attempt is necessarily 10 b. resisted by
England, at the hazard of u war with France
a war IN which she win gladly have the United
States ~ un ally. The transfer Of Cuba to
any foreign power thu q. =. have been pledged
10 resist ever since the administration NJ Mr.
Monroe.
The British government have represented to
the late government Of Espartcro and this pres
cut administration Of OD0nncll, that Spain
cannot long retain possession of Cuba against
the United States, and that she had better ceic
the island q, once 10 the United States for a
proper consideration.--a hundred or u buLdred
and fifty millions OF dollars and thus improve
her physical and political condition.
Napoleon III. has, on the other hand, con
centratcd a large force on the Spanish frontier
and is actively engaged in intrigucs with the
Queens mother Christina, whose mnlgn in.
nutnce Ii ii,vpiy eit ~ the 6iialfs Of spain
A rupture between England and France il
10 bc apprebended on this subject at MI early
day; meanwhile England seeks to concilaie the
United States by removing every possible cause
Of disagreement, and the two countries may be-
soon compelled to make common cause against
the designs Of France in regard 10 Spain and
Cuba.
The House have divided the civil and dipo
matic appropriation bills into three bills the
diplomatic and consular. the Judiciary, legisla
tive and executive, and lastly miscellaneous
bill including appropriations for all sorts Of
things, such M lighthouses. public buildings,
surveys OF public lands, etc,
10 the Judiciary. legislative aud executive,
the Grow proylso is added, prescribing what
shall not bc law in Kansas and prescribing Ia
the United States Judges there, how they shall
act toward persons accused Of certain crimes.
II was heretofore laid down A. maxim tina,
the Legislative executive and judiciary branches
Of the government should he kept separate and
distinct from one another. but the power Of the
majority Of the House, whict undertook 10 co
cree the Senate and the Executive. il also
ready 10 direct the judiciary what they shall 10
or no, do, IL the Judges shall not forfeit all claim
"a compensation for their services. We are
evidently IN the midst OF a confusion IL IDEAS
sapping the foundation OF our Government, aud
shall at that rate OF progress toward anarchy
soon rcpuirc n committee Of safety, and q rcvo-
lut,onary tribunal
The State Department, believe, desires the
diplomatic bill Ia be separated from the consn,
lar, and this for reasons very sound and logical,
consnls having entirely different functions to
fulfil from diplomatic agents. The consular bill
which received the appreciation 81 the Depart
mcnt establishes two different kinds Of consus,
VIZ lsi. such Us receive fixed salaries, are not
permitted 10 trudc, and must account for their
fes to the Goycrnuirnt, and 2nd such may
receive Ices and ARE permitted 10 trade as nar-
chants rrr,'ving salar,os II also provides
Tor consular paPii', who must be citizens of the
United States, with salary not exceeding one
| thousand dollars per annum. The President is
To prescribe thc tariff Of consular fees and Ia
report the same annually TO Congress
A remarkable feature in the diplomatic AMI
consular hill reported to the House by the Com
mittcc on Foreign Relations (of which MIR
Pennington OF New jersey. u leading Fremont
man. is chairlnanl is that no money shall be-
appropriated for the compensation OF consulS
OF diplomatic agents Of the United States un-
less the SAME bv native citizens Of the country.
This does not prevent the President from aI
pointing adopted ci,izcns who may have resided
an agr in this country 10 ofiicc but II compels
the latter to serve the country merely for the
sake of honor, the whole honor aud nothing
bu, the honor. Some OF the German adopted
citizen out Wet, who are said 10 bc arden,
admirers If the new political Black Republi-
can gospel will he amazed TO learn what hon
or' are in stor for them and their leading
chaap,ons, B,Trnstcin. Brentano. Iiecker and
Stuvc. What q crushing sentiment these gen
tlemcn must have conveyed 10 them by boil.
eau aphorism;
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