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consistently with the condition.. of relc,,,

consistently with the conditions of relc,,,
prudence, justice, and the national honor.
Ten years ago the President of the United
States declared that Cuba was To be acouir-
ed only by treaty, bv purch So and not bv
war. The present President Of the United
States rcafirms Hat rrorosition now; 80
that tho only question t. be considered IL
whether it ram be- purchased nor. We'll. ter
years ago, the President of the United states
oil red SlO0,O00 900 for it and the answer
to The proposition was conceived in terms so
decided. 50 unequiyucal. 50 utterly f,rbiddipp
all hope, that it was never afterwards renew
ed and silence has been observed about il
ever since, in order TO preserve the r,od I'M
Outstanding and the good nature Of the par.
tics. The VI sag Of the President sent
hero on Friday last. shows us that. down to
tits hour. the prop ,,itior has not been mon.
toned to Spain fDra period of ten years
The same mcssag. assures MS even that it
will not now b. me- toned to Spain. unless
some peculiar and rxtraordinurv measures
are adopted to require him to bring it again
to her attention.
Spain holds the Island n Nv more tenacious
ly-with a stronger and slf r. grasp than
that with which she has icld it at any time
within the last fifty wears 1t is now u pc
riod Of rcpose in Europe and in the Western
world. SPUN having gone through the crisis
Of surrcndcring up her territorial empire in
its largest proportions. has entered upon
now career of material progress and improve
mcnt. Her agriculture. her manufactures.
her army, and her navy. are in n flourish
| ing, prosperous and IMPROVING, condition.
! Heretofore, Spain has hold the island Of Gu
| ba IN the midst Of cpn1icts between the two
great powers Of Western Europe. England
and France. liable to lose it to one or the
other b,lirarcnt at any moment. To-day,
|
thew arr united in IA. policy Of maintaining
Spain in the cniovmcnt of the Islands of
Cuba and Porto Rico. the last remnants Of
hcr once worli-wil. empire. Spain exhibits.
m ~ d.cid,lly than ever within the last
twenty years. the habits Of acauiescencc and
loyalty by her people towards her existing
institutions. She ems to have passed the
period when the country was rent, convulsod
and distracted by the contest of democratic
and monarchial Factions At present she is
in condition Of profound repasa and con.
tcntment. If thcr, was any doubt. about
this subject, all doubt is now removed by tho
answer which we have already received from
the authorizes of Spain, to this very propo-
>ition of the President OF the United States
in the very form in which it is proposed that
we shall adopt it, Our mail Of this morning
brings us the answer of the Spanish Govern
ment and LEGISLATURE 10 our advances even
IplDrO W. have m lgen tla first In tho
Sronisb Chamber of Deputies NJ rlloa
oskn'l The government ''''' AVA ''''
..If il intends +, rcnlv To the Nessor e Of
Mr.. Bucha,an. innsn..ch as in that Message
is paragraph on the subject of annexing
t'uLi IN the United Stotn3 which contains
now and really cray insult to the SPANISH
nation.
" Marshal or, nucl declared that tho
Government was distressed TO demand due sat
faction for such m insult
r . In its relations with the United States,
' a. in those with MI ntLer countries il has
| endeavorcd to be circumspect, moderate, re-
served. but ALWAYS Identified and firm as the
, Government Of n rraat roorle ourbt to be.
: - The rcriod Of di>courntement caused by
= war and disunion has ceased in Spain. Our
country is now positively in an era of deyel-
opment and veritable restoration. If tho
power of Spain be not great enough to men,
T ace it is strong enough to defend the integrity
! Of the Territory of the monarchy. ana to
, preserve the dignity of the Spanish name
! without stain
, In whatever circumstances the Spanish
i nation may find itself, in will, in the future,
r as in the past, never be insensible to its
. honor never will it abandon the smallest
= portion Of its territory: and proposition
having that tendency will always be consid-
i cred by the Government rs an insult to the
e Spanish people. [Approbation
: :. The sentiment of nationality. which wa,
: sunnosed 10 be weakened and which unban.
{ piiv. was slightly weakened bv our intestine
: discords-this sentiment. the source of hirh
= deeds and of generous and heroic aspirations
e displays now new vi.or. and is increasing in
3 such way that. whilst we will never ASPIRE
to dominate. we will never allow any en-