The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-02


peril our future peace by present fallacious
assurances.
ENGLAND, SPAIN AND THE SLAVE TRADE-A
Foolish THREAT-The discussions in the British
Parliament on the right of search question
have very naturally brought under review in
Chat body the course of Spain toward England
in regard to the suppression of the slave trade,
which is the present ground upon which Great
Britain POUNDS her argument in favor of a
change of the law of nations and the conces-
sion TO her Of general power of police on the
sea.
The occasion was embraced by the Bishop of
Oxford to make a summing up Of the csse
against Spain. He stated that that Power had
united with the Others Of Europe in 1914 in q
declaratory condemnation of the trade; in 1917
che had made treaty with England for its
suppression in the Spanish dominions, receiving
therefor a consideration Of two millions of dol
lars in 1885 another treaty was made, renew
ing these engagements, and yet the trade still
went on as fourishing as ever. He further
stated that Captains General had returned
from Cuba after two or three years govern
mept there, worth half q million of dollars
from their profits in the trade, and that there
was reason to suppose that persons in high
standing at the Spanish court made immense
sums out Of the traffic. In word, the indict-
ment could hardly have been stronger, and
NEST of lite counts were true.
The Earl Of Malmesbury admitted the guilt
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matter was the real cause of the present diff.
Guilty with the United States. He proposed
now. however, to bring her up to terms by the
following threat
has olcoy' been the policy Of Eneland AVID Of other
Eu-optan countries 10 rapport Spain and dno her n the
prey-p, sny Agreement by .hcb che mgnt be induced
10 pert h " But " Spain ocniuus shotc that utter
,csnt Ct ineitJe and hat stsT and base ingrai rds
ben her tr,nd, do NOD hesaie 10 soy that she mus
,71d tho; Indifference tiu h. ,nchdn9ed for amiy, and
% WAa:srev Consequence, ,nay snsus AsfAer preceding
frora he l-es,-t conduct cT mel.
But the Earl Of Malmesbury must he very
young statesman to use 30 silly threat, and
not to know that II has already been twice used
by bis predecessors In Office, both Of whom we're
forced TO back down by the Spanish diplomatic,
who used this argument In reply:-"H the
policy pursued by England in this matter has
been animated by those high principles which
shculd guide great nations, TO abandon them
nov for the mean motive of attaining q minor
end would be base ard unworthy, aud II Eng-
land does abandon her support Of Spain in
maintaining her right against wrong, her
possession against spohation, we viii
appeal to the whole Of Europe, aud
bold you up to universal scorn.' No
British ststesmap has yet been found to
stand this test. England has made the mistake
o; supporting the claims of Spain to use or mis-
use Cuba, and sse cannot now abandon her
position
1t now seems pretty evident that this ques
rion with England on the right Of search viii
Rave 10 come to the arbitration Of war. AID the
fzt STRIP the United States will have to take Is
to enter upon tie immediate possession Of Cuba
oId put down the African slave trade THIS
vii, remove the irritating cause Of the war, aud
r, nd,r peace ard a FINAL settlement Of the qucs-
tion matter Of easy attainment As for Lord
Mslnesbury's threat against Spain, IL il silly 10
the mouth Of minister, and puerile and ridicu-
lous or the part OF Power like that Of Great
Britain as q means CT repairing a wrong
towards bea
PATRIOTISM At TAMxANY HALI.-The General
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