Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-12-26
miscellaneous
OUR RELATIONS WITH SPAIN.

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The Evening Post gives the following birds eye
view Of our recent Diplomatic intercourse with
Spain, which will be found interesting;
The most decisive paragraph in the message
relates to Spain, and if We interpret the President 5
language Alright, he is much dissatisfied Win the
supineuess of our Minister at Madrid, ard IS de-
iermiued to replace him with o man who will car
~ into effect The policy in regard to Cuba which
the President has had 50 muth AT heart ever since
he took u seat in the Cabinet OF Mr.. Poik. NIT.
buchanan evidently parts with Mr.. Dodge without
tears, and is not unwilling to testify to the country
his dissatisfaction with the Cuban policy which
that Minister was sent cut to inaugurnte Mt the
Spanish Court. To appreciate the significance oil
this passage of the message, thel recent history OF
this mission needs to borne in mind.
In lS45. when Mr.. Buchanan was Secretary OF
Of State. Romulus NJ. Saunders, of North Carolina
was sent out Co Madrid to buy Cuba, and was Sc
cretly authorized to offer 500, O00,O0O for the Is
land. The negotiation was not only unsuccessful,
but the proposal and bearing ut DIR. Saunders TO-
xether rendered Madrid so hot for him, ana his
residence there 20 I'm ploasant, that he spent most
of his time and salary in cultivating nn acqnalnt-
once with the other ca pitols in Europe. These in'
structions of SAUNDERS weie kent secret nntli
President Pierce renewed the application thronSh
Mr. Soule, who went ont in the Interest % ~. onch'
ansn. ADD against the judgment Of the Secretary
Of State, Mr.. Marcy. Mr. SJule found the span
iards indispOsed to trnde upon any terms, the sum
OF $3.50, 900, 900 not appearing to be any tempta.
ton to them whereupun the Cuban party IN Con
cress and in the Presidents councils, OF WIN en-
Mr.. Buchanan gas the head, resolved to irlghteh
Spain iuto the sale. Mr.. Sickles, Secretary OF LIE
CATION 20 Mr.. Buchanan, who was our Minister 10
london, was sent over to get The Presidints np-
proval OF the plan OF the OStend Cnnieience'N hichi
as our readers remember, resulted IN n declhFatio"
that Cuba was necessary to the saiety ana wen o"'
ing of the United States, aud that unless pcacaoly
coded TO us for q reasonable consideration, we
should be justified in taking possession OF the Is,
land by fore of arms. This declaration surprised
the wh,le civilized world, but no enc so much as
its effect surprised the cOnspirators who signed
and couutenanced il. Wall street was CONFUSED.
Our Government seemed TO be upon the verge OF
a war with all Europe without any provocatl"n,
and in prosecution of a policy never before avowed
by any civilized nation, and only worthy OF pirates
and hirhwuymen, The capitalists from every part
of the country rushed to Washington in alarm I;
the leading commercial men OF bis own party as
sured the President that the country would not
sustain him. lie was frightened, tore up what Is
known as tho"War Message" which he had actual
" written and Soule, whom he had previously
protected. no handed over to the tender mercies oil
Mr.. Marcy, ty whom be VS. speedily hayed alive
and sent home TO his friends in Louisiana. And
from that day until yesterday, not a word has been
lisped by the national Executive looking to the nc
ouisition Of Cuba. Mr.. Buchanan found bimsel
sharing with Mr.. S oule in the general disgrace at
tending the Presidents deseTtiun of the Ostenc
negociators and the policy he had himself helped II
mark out for them, and naturally felt Indignant Il
the treachery and traitors of whom be had beer
made the victim.
Mr.. Dodge was sent to Madrid to reverse tn
entire policy prescribed to Mr.. Soule. His Pres
ence 10 Europe was an official rebuke to all tn
Ostend Couferees, and it is not strange, therefor
that the President disposes of him summarily an
withou any waste of words. His successor is like
ly to be a man who will give to the Cuban questio
the political prominence which it occupied som