The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-07

the oil the which had been
ing The greater part of the wine and oil in Benemasot
has been lost by hail storm.
In the province Of Malaga the storm was also desruc
tive. In VeeZ several edices blown down, and 10
Daimaos three dwelling houses.
Our Relations with spain.
Translated for the New YORK HERALD from the Cronca OF
Oct. 81.
One of the journals Of this city has published article
under the title of sour Relations with SPAIN The object
of the article is to maintain the assertion made the last
message Of the President of the United States Congress-
to the effect that the Spanish government found other
reason responding to the demands and recar
of the American Minister Madrid than the fact
of the American government not having paid to the Span
ish government the ndcmnifcaon the matter Of
the schooner Amstad Among the rcclamations Of the
United States against Spain selected the most inn
potant the per cent of amortization at compound in
terest stipulated the treaty Of 1884, and the losses
tanned by American commerce in consequence of the 70
by the Of Madrid OF the decree of the
government Of Cuba IN 1876 AS a matter nstgaed by
feeling of self interest these suggestions might be al
lowed pass without any dread their effect decev
ing the public Judgment by simply mentioning the inc-
rested Partially from which they emanate.
But it is fact that there in the world influences to
which the contempuous charitable silence of truth
confederation OF the most calumnious and fri
volous accusation: therefore will address few
marks TO the writer OF the article in question: for himself
and those who give faith and credit TO him. We do not
know what is the tone what the Of
replying the reclamations OF the United
States Minister IN Madrid but safely assert that
never since President Polk recommended in l847 that
the Spanish creditors in the matter OF the schooner Ami
tad should be UNIDENTIFIED has the non iulmen of that
obligation the part Of the government of the United
States been put forward an by the Spanish gov
eminent for the nonfulment obligations part
In the diplomatic documents subsequently TO 1916 that
have been proinse published on the demands and reca
nations of this government have rarely the case
VI the schooner Amstad mentioned and in the recent
Black Warrior reclamation the Spanish government paid
the entire satisfaction OF the United States govern
ment, without perhaps aludng in its many official replies
to the tendency OF that grave case OF American bad faith
We had believed on the contrary, that her Maestys
government had, as were, forgot. that reclamation IN
relations with tho government at Washington either
difficulties which the former had not
at all provoked because the enormty OF the
grave, and compromised much the national honor
that Spain could not demand justice Of il without being
prepared to exact II TO the last extremity her Mestys
government still requires payment OF the reclamation Ia
the Amisad case, preliminary TO all discussion on
subsequent reclamatons and demands Il Is matter q
which entirely ignorant; although If the fact
So that position OF the Spanish government would be,
opinion the most dgned. III and proper There are,
doubtless people who differ with US IN that opinion there
are those who think lhat Spanish bark, the hands OF
African assassins, who, after having committed butchery
board spared the lives 81 two Spanards only that they
might navigate the shthat these two Spanards IN the
waters within OF the principal ports OF the
United States asking recfrom an American war
that the tribunals of the United States in mprisenn the
side, the spanards who ask and have right ask
their protection and, the other aiding and protecting
the black assassin and the officers Of the American
sci requiring the booty which they say they entitled
FOR the salvage Of the vcsselthere are, say those
who think that all this presents picture odious and
rcpugnant that - well worth keeping exposed TO the
eyes Of the moral world the first floor OF picture
gallery, whilst other differences that have arisen through
similar injustice have not been definitely settled. But
however much this may have been the SO auded prnci
the assent Of nations be procured now so much more
quickly than Of old, pity 10 lose hours IN keeping
aioot causes Of foreign discred when advantage
suits from dong TO- We would desire therefore, that the
fact announced by the President his last message
true aud that Spain should make the decentralization OF
Amstad precede every other bargain arrangement
reclamatops. But what shall be that ndcmn Gcatons
What portion Of the $50 900 proposed by Mr. lngerso
cut down by Congress, and recommended by President
Polk, shall reach the original Amstad creditorsS Those
unfortunates sold, years ago, for mouthfu OF bread
their claims TO capitalists Of London and elsewhere so
small was the faith rcposcd the American government
and the feebleness with which, up 40 that time the
Spanish protected It's citizens abroad and so
great also the terror inspired IN them IN the prisons
Of the United States by the injustice then pracsed by that
country towards The Spanish government has not
provided .he one per cen. % 'ne aeS, pu
CARNATIONS which in the opinion OF the writer Of the ar
Gle in question: the government at Washington should IN
sist The loss which that neglect of government
operate the bondhoders OF the Spanish debt beyond
understanding because know that those bonds
among the best investments that can be made although
they cannot be made in the United States. The loss
is 70 Spain, which, having been able 10 redeem
the whole capital Of ~ debt by little
larger disbursement than that which makes
ally the payment Of the interest and being able
TO redeem today cheapy, with little proper skill
res traces o. being perpe,uay tributary - Tue United
writer OF the article desires TO have prosecuted for the
loss caused 10 American commerce by The revocation Of
the decree of the local authority of Cuba in 1896 That
decree freeing from duties certain articles Of importation
remained subject by rs very context to the approval OF
the higher Of the mother country: aud Il s
clear that until the obtaining Of that SANCTION IL could
have the force q law and every merchant who ventued
TO import such articles while the measure had gone
farther than project did SO ON his account and AT
his risk. But u there be q country the world that
has least right 10 complain " loss through measure
which never could be uniust-as the spanish govern
ment could imagine that the cupidity Of some
merchants would make them risks IN calru.
ating on is assent 70 the proposition &c an
inferior anthurty-thai country the American Union
Ncrdani the writer of the article may be- he ought 10
REMEMBER the upset caused IN his country By the sudden
detection ~ " the chief pcrsonagcs OF the Union OF
the poltco economical school 10 which he belonged se
duced Nv the superior eOquence &C the Massachusetts,
manufacture IN 1872 the Congress Of the United States
believed that suited the condition " the public treasury
and Of national industry 10 reform the tariff protective
Or restrictive stnsc and a committee having been ap
pointed which favored the Increase OF import duties lis
report approved with all despatch, and the law was
circulated without delay and ~ strict Observance imposed
ycsscs and merchandise, TO much greater extent than
that 70 which tho advcnturers who had faith in the pos
sblliy 81 future spanish law were compromised,
Their wa, TO- had already arrived in, the United
States trusting the virtue Of Law Of the United states
actually IN force Tho losses which ensucd 10 spanish
commerce were quite considerable but do not know
that has done than the prec
pation with which the American Congress proceeded,
without dspurg Us right TO increase or diminish its
tariff
Ukase Relative 10 the Appanage Peasants In