Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-12-31
Cur Relations with Spain.

4 Nci 4ActoiiNhS NIth SssilEs
The New York Epening Post gives the
following birds eye view of our recent di-
plomatic intercourse with Spain, which will
be found interesting:
The most decisive paragraph in the
message relates to Spain, and il we interpret
tho Presidents language rightly. he is
much dissatisfied with the supinencss of our
Minister at Madrid, and is determined to
replace him with man who will carry in
to eflect the policy in regard to Cuba which
the President has hal so much at heart ev-
or since he took scat in the Cabinet OF
Mr.. Polk. Mr.. Buchanan evidently parts
with Mr. Dodge without tears, anil is
not unwilling to testify to to the country
his dissatisfaction with the Cuban policy
which that Minister was sent out to inau-
gurate at the Spanish Court. To appreci-
ate the significance of the passage the re-
cent history Of tllis mission needs to lie
borne in mind.
"In 1915. when Mr.. buchanan was Scc-
rotary Of State, Romulus VI. Saunders, of
North Carolina, was sent ont TO Madrid to
buy Cuba. and was secretly authorized to
offer 500. GOO, eco for the island. The
negotiation was not only unsuccessful, bat
.he proposal and bearing Of Nj Saunders
together rendered Madrid SO hot for him.
and his residence so unpleasant, that he
spent most of his time AMI salary in cult
waiting az Acquaintance with the other cap
i;ais in Europe. These instructions ol
saunders were kept secret until President
Pierce renewed the application through
NJ. So'ie, who was sent out in the interest
Of Nir. Buchanan. and against the in lge-
nsnt OF tho Secretary OF State, N. Marcy
Mr.. Sonic found that the Spaniarls, nliS-
posed to trade upon any terms. the sum of
S25O, O00,CQ0 not appearing to lie any
temptation to them, whereupon the Cuba
party in Congress AMI in the President
councils. of which NJ. Buchanan was the
heal. resolved to Brighten Spain into the
sale. NJ. Siekles. Secretary of Legation
to NJ Buchanan, who wa, our Minister in
London, WAS sent over to get The Pres
i!ent's approval Of The plan OF the Osttn /
Conference. which rs our readers remem-
Der, resulted III q declaration that Cuba
was necessary 10 the safety AMI well being
OF the Unite States, an that unless peace
ably colel to us for. reasonable consider
alton. we shoUi.; os G,ti.ie IN taking pos
session oftho island by force of arms. This
declaration surprised the whole civilized
world. but no ona SD much a. its effect SUI
prisel the conspirators who .igned and
countenanced it. Our government seemed
TO DO upon the verge Of war with all
Europe without any provocation and in
prosecution of policy mover before avow-
el by any civilized nation and only worthy
OF pirates and highwaymen. The capital
SITS from every part OF the country rushed
to Washington in alarm; the leading com
mercial men OF his own party assured the
President that tho country would not sUs-
tain him. He was frightened. ore up what
| was known as the war message" which
lie hal actually written, and Soule, whom
he had previously protected. he handed
over the tender mefcies of Mr.. Marcy, by
whom he was speedily flayed alive, and sent
home 10 his friends in Louisiana. And
from that day until yesterday. not word
has been lispel by the national Executive
looking to the acquisition of Cuba. Mr.
Buchanan found himself sharing with Mr..
Soulo in the general disgrace attending the
Presidents deSertion OF the OStcnd negoti-
ators. and the policy he had himself helped
to mark out for them, and naturally fell
indignant at the treachery and the traitors
of whom he had been made the victim.
: Mr.. Dodge was sent to Madrid to re-
verse the entire policy prescribed to Mr.
Soule. His presence in Europe was an Of
fetal rebuke to all the C. conference, and il
is not strange. therefore. that the Prcsiden
disposeS ofhim summarily and without The
, waste of words. His successor is likel,
to be man who will give to the Cubs
I question the political prominence which i
e occupied some three years ago, and hence
G forth it may be regarded as an element il
, onr financial anxiety. for which allowance
must be made.
The hand of the democratic" slav,
power, as the Ind. State journal remarks
is plainly seen in all this. That powe
elected Mr.. Buchanan to carry ont the no
farious plans of soctionalism rggrandize
nent. twill be recollected ly cyerybol,
that the Republicans predicted all through
the late Presidential campaign. that tn
suceess of the slave democrscy would /,
the signal for the rc-opehing Of the pirat
zeal Ostcni policy Of tho black Oiigrachy
Their prophecy Is in fair way OF fulfill
rnont. This is only one Of the links il
tho chain now in process Of preparation 70
the necks and limbs Of the American PEG
pic ly an ambitious and unscrupnlous Sc
of men. War with all Christeniom il
r recltlessly courtei, and defiance hurled il
: the face and eyes Of the moral sentiment o
mankind. by band of demagogues tina
}. would disgrace barbarism.
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Eg- The rotting OF standing corn t,
which wo have alluded several times 70
i Gently, is more extensive and injurious tina,
= we first npprehendcd. II great many 10
: calities it is seriously thought that enough
sound corn for seed cannot he saved. Il
Howard county we learn the rotting il YER,
il general. and the farmers are already talk
!. ing of sending to Kentucky for seed. w