Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-24

| PROBABLE WAR between SPAIN AND MEXICO
The Madrid journals announce that the Spanish
| government, " responding to whatits duty and pc
lriotism impose, to despstch immediately raVs
squadron to Mexico, to demand reparation for the
outrsges committed against certain Spanish sub.
jscts by the forces Of the insurrectonist General
AlyaHz towards the end of las; year, AID to pro-
tect the lives and fortunes of Spanish coloniss.
II is said that the expedition independent Of
large land force will con let Of the 81 gun ship,
the Rey francisco, the scFew-steam frigste al
guns) Berenguels, the Is gun brig the RelAyo, and
two steam frigates mounting Is guns sach,-the
Francisco de Asis and the Isabel la CstOlca--tO
unite with the forces now lying ct anchor at Hs-
vaus and to proceed at once to take lssessiou Of
Vera Cruz aud the Castle of San Juan de Ullos,
and to bod them until the Mexican Government
make the desired reparItion.
Tlis movement is said 70 be universally popular
il Spain. The various factions which hsye hither-
to distracted that country, are for once united and
clsm7rOus for vengeance for tha wrongs, ancient
and modern, which the Ns1ieans have done TO the
u. tier oouutry. The government, glad of any
event which may enable it to sppsa:e the strife Of
part s and divert their attention from domestic
matters, s said to b very energetic in pushing
forward the preparations for the attack aud s very
msgniloquent in its profeEed revolu ion to do ell
that is possible to obtain TIE honorable repsrstion
which is demanded At the ssne time By the good
Mans OF Spain, BY the laws human and divine,
aid By the universal cry Of the country" Besides
the deep rooted luminosity which Nsrvsez, in com
mon with the majority Of his oountryrlen, feels
against the Mexican Republic, aud tie chance of
consolidating his strength which the threatened
host titles Afford him, be has an opportunity Of
gratifying Inc Pope and the Roman Catholic Cler.
gy, BY Furnishing COmOufOt and his government
for their eoniscst on of the III gotten wealth Of
the Mexican priesthood.
The prospect is a sad and gloomy one for Mexi-
OF, aud to be deeply regretted by ell those who
Ike an interest in Der wsIa and progress. Were
Comonfort in possession Of the means 10 pay his
troops, and carry out his plsus be would have lit
Gle to fssr from say expedition Spain could send
agsigt him. Could be rely on a united supper. ct
home sufficient to resist the st stack, it is clear
that the resources Of Spain could not afford pro
trioted war across the Atlantic even were she per-
fectly secure from trouble at home But it is to
be fesred that be cannot rely on . sufhcient sup
port from bis fellow cit Esns that the drst SpPsar
ance Of Spanish force at Vera orus will be tie
signal for fresh prOaaaeiansatos throughout the
country, instgsted BY the priests and executed By
e lev unsCrupulOus demagogues, esgsr FIR pose-,
however temporary, as the means Ct gaining their
own selfish ends.
and the important relations now existing between /
Us, render this subject Important and interesting /
to our own people We have confidence that the
alba Secretary Of ths State Department. VIII be
vasshful Of the bearing sad influence Of thisques-
tiou on our own affairs
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