The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-29
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FROM OUR OWN GORE ONDENT.
NEW YoRK, Thursday Night


No doctrine excepting that laid down by President
Monroe has been uttered by government of the
United States which is more popular among the Amcri-
people than that contained In the letter OF instruc
tons given to General lamar our minister in Nicaragua,
by General Glass; in reference to the obligation OF foreign
to fulfil their contracts with American ct
zeDs believe that that doctrine will be sanctioned and
enforced by the enlightened countries of the world and
become of the leading provisions of the law of ma
tons No nation that is solvent, the government of
which is honest will dispute the position that
rigid compliance with contracts is much the solemn
duty of State it is of an individual that the
property of the nation which attempts to plead its
ercgny in bar of its indebtedness ought be seized in
execution like the goods Of every other defaultiug
debtor.
II this doctrine of General Cass bc admitted to be just
think it must should like to what ground
we or the English could be blamed If we should sum
her Catholic Majesty TO settle up the debt and
due to u.s. the still heavier debt due to the British
holders of Spanish bonds The debts arc fairly due
Spain has been treated with infinite iorbearance She
has made compositions and given notes for the
pounded debt and has had every variety of renewal and
extension but up to this hour principal and interest
unpaid The Spanish people are taxed to the full extent
of their powers of liberation, and there is not money
market In Europe in which Spanish loan could be
negotiated at any price Spain is pretty much IN the
position of the Galway gentleman who had, during
rather short career been served with sufficient number
of wrts in suits for debt to paper large room who fired
at any bah who dared to approach to arrest him. and
who, nevertheless, entertained handsomely, drank the
best of wine boosted of his ancestry and deed honesty
Justice and legal process.
No deny that Spain is morally and legally
bound to her debts and that she ought not to be al
lowed sguander the of her estates and bully
her creditors by threatening TO shoot their bas while
she does make the least satisfy the claims OF
those whose hard cash she has pockeed How she,
without the baTe,,ced audacity talk of her honor
aud her determination to defend her last pearl while
she occupies the position of fraudulent bankrupt and
fes 60 dispose at fair price of property which she pos
would a
her of debt
believe that the practical John Bulls will see the full
force Of this reasoning and will not only not oppose our
desire tn acquire Cuba by honorable purchase, but will
urge their TO compel Spain to SELL by taking
active steps to enforce payment of the immense due
TO British citizens The idea of cprisa for debt is not
in Great Britain, Don Paciico and the Greeks
well aware.
However factious opponents Of every democratic
may rail against the acquisition of Cuba, and how
those timd cioakes, called conservatives, who
afraid of their shadow and abhor change of any SORT lest
il may disturb their comforts little contracted calcu
laons, may deprecate Immediate action, and exclam,
Let wait little longer, do not believe that there
true patriot in the Union who has carefully consider
ed the question who does not desire TO Cuba annexed
to the United States, and stable wclegustcd gov
cTnmcnt established under auspices in Mexico and
Central America and venture to say that there is
not commercial man Of Intelligence in any com
munity who does not desire TO Cuba become
American, and Mexico Americanized because every
commercial of intelligence must know that
der our auspices those countries, comparative
ly desert would be made productive and rich, An
net similar in its provisions and practical effect to
that known tho Irish Encountered Estates Act IL adopt
ed by the great civilized powers of the world and applied
TO bankrupt and dishonest governments, would have
very beneficial effect The Irish landlords complained
loudly of the hardship Of teing obliged to rter away
their in paying their debts and Spain rs indg.
nant that she should be politely asked to sell piece of
property which would enable her to act honestly
The article in Wednesdays Union on the practical alb
surdity of fssainiDg postal system in this
in its present state has been universally commended
and endorsed by all classes of men in this city shall
dwell at greater lcngth in my next than can IN this
letter the views entertained here this most import
ant question only say that any attempt to reduce
the postal service raise the rate Of postage or abolish
the ranking privilege, will DO loudly condemned 10y the
community in New York. ADSUM