New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-27
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tween Spain and Mexico have been arranged Tue
Diario says:
TMPoBTAS T-We have the pleasure to announce to
our readers that bv virtue of the eicacous proceed
ings adopted by the Governor ana captain ueleral
to afford to our countrynen resldeht II the porC %
TampcO the protection when thelf posltloh ue-
Emanded explanations have taken place between
General Cara and Captain Topete late OF the span.
isb screw steam frigate Buenguela, and the sums OF
money obtained from our couutrymen al IamplGo as
forced loans are to ne returned to them, ana the
Spanish flag was saluted spontaneously with twenty
one guns by the Mexican forts demonstration by
which General Cara wished to give solemn proof
that the MexiCans had not entertained any idea of
dsrespect towards the Spanish natiOn and that they
know how to appreciate the cOnclatory measures the
Representative of the Queen has employed in the
spirit of friendship which has always presided over
! the relations between Spain and the Republic Of
Mexico
Neither is it of less Importance, that which our
letters to u.s. in respect to the other ques
lions pending between the two nations. The Govern
ment Of General zuloaga has directed to the Repre-
sentative of France at present charged with the
4 interests of Spain note which comedies all the de-
mands established by our Government and reCOgn
zng the duty OF Mexico to fulfil all the stpuatlOns of
treaties aud consequently to continue the payment
of the Spanish debt To which is added the obfga
ton to indemnify the families of Spanish subjects
sacrificed at Cuenavaca and to punish the assassns
with all the vgor of the laws.
1 If, as we have no Doubt these notices are well
/ founded, the questions which compelled the Span.
ish Government recently to make military prepare
tons are completely settled Peace is always the OBJ
eCt OF our greatest DESIRES but that alone can be ac
/ Ceptable which is honorable. Such the notices
presented to us, and such we hope will be unlver'
sally received and realized, atording fresh cause
for congratulation Doing justice does mutual honor
! to all nations, and the acts announced by the
! Mexican Government are no less honorable to itself
than to the Spanish nation.
The Diario de Ia Marina Of the succeeding day con
tains the letter dated Mexico, December 2, upon
which suppose the article Of which the above is a
translation is based accompanied with further obser-
yations also the communications addressed by Cap
tain Topete to the Most Excellent Senior Comman-
dante General of the State Of Tamauipas-whi is
also succeeded by further observations altogether &C.
cupying more than two columns of the Dia,io de Ia
Marina and which is too lengthy for me to attempt
translation.
The Spanish Corvette FeTr0land (why she is usu-
ally styled frigate know not) arrived 10th instant
in 50 days from Cadiz bringing one chief and his
family, fifteen officers and 538 indenduos de Tuper."
On 18th instant the frigate Isabel Segunda arrived
in IS days from Cadiz via the Canary Isles, bringing
one " chief fifteen officers and 534 " SOlVados'
The bark Priscilla Newton arrived from Philadel'
phia last week, bringing mare for his excellency
the Captain General, who politely invited Captain
Newton to dine with him on Sunday, 18th instant
but the honor was respectfully declined.
Il On 18th instant the Uned States steamer Despatch
Lieut. Commander Parrot, sailed for Norfolk via Key
West.
! hear from what believe to be good authority
that on 18th inst, twenty,eight bodies were taken
i from the ruins of the Polgorin de la Marina (Nayal
Powder house, at which the dreadful explosion occur
ed the 29th of September last Where else but in
Cuba would these unfortunate men have been suffered
| to die lingering death of torture and starvation
Had such an event taken place in the United States
not twenyour hours would have elapsed before every
stone in the ruins would have been turned over But
here-alas how different.
perceive by the message of the President to Con.
gress, that he recommends the adoption Of measures
! to purchase this Island from SPAIN
As to purchasing Cuba feel it will prove easier to
talk or write about than to do. Before 1t is done it
will be requisite first to prove to the Catalonians
that they will be benefited by the sale OF the Island
and enjoy SIMILAR monopoly as they now possess for
the sale of their wine secondly, similar proof must
be adduced to the people of Santander who now en-
joy a monopoly for the sale Of their -four Thirdly
the Church will have to be convinced that she will
possess equal power when the Island is sold as she
now has in Cuba, and she may then consent to the
sale of the Island andastly when these three things
are done you must place government in power in
SPAIN strong to be utterly regardless of the feel
ngs of the people, and then bribery may achieve the
q contamination so deVoutly wished toru because
every Spaniard no matter what his rank in life looks
upon Cuba a very Ell dorado where brilliant for.
tunes are made and therefore, not true Spanard
will be found who will willingly consent to the sale
Of the Island. And again, Cuba seems as place to
which Spanards considered inimical to any govern.
ment in Spain may be sent without giving them Just
cause Of complaint and the partisans of any Spanish
government may be rewarded by being sent here to
realize wealth, from an appointment almost sine
cure yet, yielding very hadsome income. But al
though confess do not see clearly how the acqui
sition of Cuba by the United States is to be euected
I am, nevertheless firm believer in Manifest Des
tiny and feel that by wiser head than mine, all
the difficulties will be surmounted and Cuba become
portion of our own confederation.
By the way the Diario de la Harina of this city
publishes those portions OF the Presidents message
to Congress, which refer to the relations with Spain
and this Island, and offers the following comments
therein--I translate
"Let US begin by noticing the great contrast be-
tween the first paragraphs, in which His EXGelency
speaks Of the claims Of American citizens for dam
ages caused them, and the last, wherein he recon-
mends to Congress the indemniicatOu Of the damage
caused to the owners of the Spanish schooner 4mis
tad.
This business has been pending nearly twenty
years. and the Justice of the claim is EVIDENT that
the same recommendation now made by Mr. Blu.
ehanan has been previously made in various mes
sages-and in spite of this, what attention has been
paid to this affair? When will indemnity be given
to ~panish subjects
MIR. Buchanan speaks of insults offered to the
American flag and damages caused to American citi
zens these insults have proceeded from our perse
r,Il
posed upon those pirates according to the law of ma
notice of the flag of the Union as is consistent with
our dignity The legitimate claims of American
citizens in Cuba have always been attended to, but
this Legitimacy does not exist in the claims of th0st
who, just because they are Americans claim more
privileges here than they had in their own country
privileges which cannot be enjoyed in Cuba but con
sisteutly with the laws of Spain, which laws do no
distinguish between naionaties, and cannot do 81
e without infringing upon existing treaties.
4 The Spanish Government in Cuba however. has al
ways believed itself sufficiently strong to cause nc
specti and many times it has carried its tOieranc
towards Americans as far its sincere wishes to de
T. mnnstrate spirit of benevoence to all friendly M
tons would permit However this is no great affair
because it is no matter about the object when iusc
e tries to maintain the rights of ALL
The lack Of powers in he Government of Cuba t
r settle questions Of international character withou
. previous instruction from the Queen, opens a wild
- field to Mr.. Buchanan. But can the Governor {
Ii California settle questions of the kind By win
right has been transferred to Washington the adius
ment of difficulties arising in San Francisco? A
the Constitution of the United States has given til
power to the President, SO has the Constitution