The Washington union., 1858-06-30
SPAIN AND THE uNIIED STATES NATION ALI
HONOR IOK AKbUPl14ltE

HONOR FOR WAX HUll1.uS
The New York Herald has translated into English,
and published, curious article from La Espaaa Of
Madrid May 10, which is predicatcd upon the idea
that the United States intend to make conquest Of
the Island Of Cuba, and in that Issue making a re-
cognisauee Of the forces Of tie two nations 1t
is certainly very curious. The Espaha is hunting
especially after the weak points of the American
government and proposes to institute commission
by her Catholic Majesty oreside in tis country and
to find onl and report upon the most striking fea-
tures Of American debility. We have no earthly
objection to entertain any commission which may
to say to the Spanish government, that we have
very large class Of people the United States who
to do nothing else than point the weak places
in our system. Iisr Catholic Majesty would meet
with difficulty we feel sure, in getting Amer
cans toSlo we'll what any foreigner coming here is
Likely to do badly. We must not be understood as
depfecating rv that we have amongst us great
many ut-hndcrs, who daught In the discovery of
any weak" places in our federal works. On the
contrary we rather like it,. The office itself is es-
sentaly disageeable 1t apparently, at least, ,n-
friendly, unpatrotc--it savors little of the spy
1t is f.ult-fndng, complaining sranng, distorting
and often misrepresentng. But on the whole, it is
all essential condition in republic like ours 1t
begets watchfulncss, care, fidelity to trusts
But we must notice another point which our Mad
rid contemporary makes and, fsatipR tAt we might
possibly mar the symmetry and PROPORTIONS of his
philosophy, we subjoin the paragraphin full
Al
war ships We must point out singulates which de
serve to be studied
Between the United States and Spain there exist
some points OF affinity which, with little attention it
is easy to perceive That republic, although rich in
all kinds Of resources wanting in unity This is the
point wherein it essentially differs from our Spain and
IN consequence OF which the conditions of both States arc
countcrlnlanccd In fact North America, rich but
wanting In unity and Spain less rich but more united
and compact for facing national war; may be consid-
cred as balanced in The Uaid States are able
10 realize considerable proridag for their necessities
Dat sca q unity aad the p7eacaiace Q material ifyes oser
all qusons Of national honor dnirs government of the
operation of Ls People Spu. the contrary at fzeI
ay stay make up her an Of riches srM sa she possesses more
enthusiasm, union, and patriotim AS proof of which
consider what was the result of the message OF the Prcs
dent In which lie solicited from the national Representa-
tives the pecunay tor making war against the
MOrmons Such are, then, the conditions of our nation
and of tho United States From them and from expcri-
II may be concluded that Spain would be able to
that of the United States and better organized Well
considering that navy may always maintain itself in
state Of equality with that Of North America, we must
direct our efforts to make 1t up os elements which will
render it fit to fight In limo The United States do not
build ships the line but steam frigatcs for sixty
cannons (Which in time Of peace, number but fifty and
in time Of receive considerable increase in men
and guns contemplate adversaes for ships the
line and account Of their numerous crew are to be
feared In the act of boarding.
La Espaha marks in the United States the pre-
dominance Of material interest over all questions of
of things is sign Of ineficiency which even "the
masnanimous nation" Of Europe is bound to take adj
vantage Of It's true we have in this country cigan-
tic material interests and they are growing day
by day more powerful and controlling II is these
interests that have raised up to our present con-
dtion from insignificant state so nconsiderable az
to be counted ont Of the range of consulting pow
ers7 as late even as forty-three years ago. 1t is
these interests that have extended our own limits to
the Guts Of Florida and Mexico aud so on westward
across the continent to the Pacific ocean; that have
conquered from the Indian tribes, and subdued to
fields Of productions the great Plain of the Lakes and
the Valleys Of the Mississippi and The Missouri -an
empire of industry greater than Spain ever pos
sessed even under the Moors, when she had forty
millions OF inhabitants. 1t ia these interests that
have raised up the second manufacturing skill and
production in the world that have made us inter-
nal and external the first commercial State in Chris
tendon that from being the youngest, we are now
recognised one of the strongest powers. There
may be in our system want Of unity there is GER
tainly in it an Immense amount of energy. AT this
point we would respectfully suggest to our Spanish
contemporary, who is in search of specific informa-
ton, that if there be any aggressive feature in the
vsage Of the United States it s to be found in these
very material interests which expressions of en-
ergy, skill and judicious and resstless enterprise
They extending our frontier limits, at the pres
ent time, well-nigh one hundred miles each year
This is Army Of Progress, and our great fields Of
agriculture, whose products feed the ovcr-crowded
populations Of Europe, are our military establish
mcnts,
Perhaps it will aid the ruling powers in Spain to
comprehend better the questions involved in our re-
lations to that government If they can be made to
understand that the union Of the States is the work
of our material interests" We rely very little
upon the government ITSELF which is made up of
written laws subject at all times to the popular will
that public sentiment is at all times the chief a-
thority to be consulted and understood. We make
this suggestion i'll Difference to the remarks of our
contemporary the subject Of the Investigations pro-