New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-31
HIGHLY INTERESTING FROM SPAIN.
,TBiy ctE;TIOy III TEE sPiSI$H SENATE.
MORE LIGHT or TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
ly7HIR SPEECH BY The MyITEs OF STATE

R-,sS ra.t tie senate ersers her Mesty. Govern.
r,.Sey in VIZ Of tbe Me:..ss IS; been is
ED = F....s, & 10 o. ss5. s. l1 . .s.. the aa,op,
bl he esr.y Of the errtory % spsiu and her 'raui
ro,tlce. WI o.. Of -a' new orleai 'a''4iasd
aS gr.H-s.-o ssr,.o p z.r7ue, is Moias
II duque de Ab5snts', s,noci cantero'
s4Iusso de Tsjra'
Tbe.e resolutions 20 suppost the Government.
signed by members Of the Opposition we've voted
uuarnousy, o. those Introduced into the House had
been before
We trsntlate tde spscch .. tle Minister oI Sta.,,
Don CnDLRoN CoLLASTEs upon tue resolutions N
the senate:
n. Senate u aware That the nee isity Of attending
unor Inc d .cssd,s ol both branches oi the C0rtcs
cce Lot ai tbo ,ntse Ministry - b. prese;t at all
tu.s In ef her u. lie Chambers. There imporsnt
affair peudii in Il Chamber of Depot:es, one Of
them relating - tine Ministry OF War, aud 6ec1Gse OF
this re President Of the Council has not been able 70
BE- here TO-DAY. | perceive thli the Is:qAs &c
Molr. VIII hls nnourced that ne would give some
reuC admonit, to The Government, has not touod
Il .xpeGieut TO express then 30 that m at nave
been able to respond without tToatInk tue Sara.e
again. However lgiead'y they might have been AND
coming from Liz Eicel ncy they could not but haze
been sol II would have been more agreeab tor ns to
have given him ftirg answer, aud to have satisfied
I biz y shes
Bu. passing ever tbis Government is bat doing ia
du.v ia laying ~ the facts before the Senate which
is rot Cf al tina. or acother cas9r and IN lhe
! other Cuamber could ut BE made public.
lis not Singular gentlemen tn q document which
by pis time ha. been disseminated throughout the
! void and which 10 occupyDg tee attention OF al
civilze natiors toud temout that OF t1is high body,
which is at al times, nIir ated ~ the rost pe,lve
tn5 ardent d, sire for the honr ara good name OF the
! Spanish nation.
ocume hts in that coantry, although
they are considered the private eXpr sson o family
| intcrtsss Gs thirgs which have no meaning beyond
ite circle in ~ ch they presented the truth is
] laifv ipl them. and winch,
euenstirg from such & source, they cannot bnt re-
ctive they are Of inmenss Importance. On the pres
ant sion this importance Is greatly augmented
uobccy can deby .hsbut Lot 10 such an extent that
! II nsed alarm he couriry even remotely.
There ore three points in th., document which may
fix cur attention: Tie inst Is concerning the state of
u e relkions between Spain md the United States
tho second relative the indications made by the
President oftbs ted States with respect 10 the Island
Of Cuba ard the third refers 10 the demand that hor
| Majestvs Government invest the Captain General OF
Cubs with more lnIp.c powers 10 act IN the dlcues
| vi IN may arise between tia two countries.
siah treat, gentlemen, With all possible oIevty,
! sud at the sane time, with entire iranknets, the
three points which have indicated.
| The relations Of the Spanish Government with the
V1ted Sates for TIE six months which have elapsed
since the p-essnt Csbirct obtained the confidence Of
the Crown have been not merely friendly and cordial
but even iutimet.. DO not know that there ia any
denard qty az s'ion Of any Kind IOw pending wbich
can possibly cause the sghteet interruption 10 these
r.lstious When the President OF the ugo-AmeIic2n
| R4DpbIc has direcsed himself to her Msiestys Gov
erfmont be hes done II in those terms Of dscorn'n
/ which are fitting to nations who respect themselves
( snd who have reason to respect themselves He
! has CoLe u on come oCcas sioIs 10 ask pardons
| for American subjects, AID thi. pardon has been
! Immediately granted by her Maiesy's Government,
which Is alaGya animated by sediments Of the highest
GOOD feeling 9Gd Which, on these occasions, has be-
! Ieved thst ths very proper oceosion toc the
rcise Of the roya pr,roSa'ive will can tEe AZ
ent,On of the Senate for few moments to strong
case IN order that i. may 20 what extent her Ma
! e,ty has desired to manifest to the Government Of
the nired Staict the sentiments OF good viii by ahich
she is aIra,ed, and h0E cordial tie relations be-
! tween the two G. Jvcrninents have been.
A balk hsd :silef from the lodles with large nun
! bcr q COLES on b r5 Who mu'in'ed rs they Tere
orterilg tre Poit Of Manila. TIE masters OF the
be,k Int ths unf)rtnnete Chinese nod, the h4tche5
and go Died tCm sep yxia. The Judicial authorities
Of that place took cognizsace OF the atir, and the
fist sLd second pilots, both AngO-Anericans, were
copd,mLcd TO lour end Elk months inprsor l,eht.
Hardly bad the third paIt Of this sentence been
strvId ont, 8hen in September Of last yesr the rep
rcsentatye of tie United ai-5 sent cmnunic 4tlon
TO The Miistcr Of State, asking his good Offices in
i.ciDiUg the royal mind Of her Majssty to grsltiDg
them pardon. IL spite of the nature Of the aif r an
the great ciIcunspect wi.h gbieh her Majesty exsr
cses this lofty preroyetiye the pardon was inlmei-
ste'y granted. Tie expressions OF gratitude o tne
NiLi t,r Of tie United state cortesponied to the
expressive casLCst Of good VII. that her sjesty had
given, and vbi h tal been asked in terms mot fiat
tericg sud those best fitted to move the helr Q. tie
Quecn.
SoInc Anglo. American yesfels had been il-treated
| in the waters Of tue easna Ia Grande by those OF
Iother country and tue Captain General OF Havana,
| whose zeal, energy and Intelligence axe above all
praise hastened % give then the profession which
was due HEN, saving them from the c0eict Ia which
| they were engsged. The Minister Of For5iga Affairs
Of the Republic Of tie MON sent communication 10
It's representative at this Cont who ha1 The kindness
, 20 Greet il 10 Her M8jestys Government, mani
testing his gratitude f0r II. an1 the sehstsct0n
with which he viewed the conduct OF the Captain.
General Of Havana. These Testimonials - one Of
the communications 10 which L have referred, are al
ealrest tLat the rel;io-s Of tie TJ natons sill be
/ continually more ard more intinlte.
Tier Il arOther matter TO which tie Pfesiient of
/ the Az o-Ane:.can Republic refers specially AMI
finally.
Io Ire wear ISL ia consequence Of a hufricsre,
! esDersl ccrsieruau was spread among the iuhab.-
tsnts of the island Ci Cuba 1t was believed that they
were threatened wit. great pryatlOus, and the Juni-
%: authorities granted the free introduction o. vano1s
articles cf food-sUbni'iiag, however, this measure
% the spprouat0n of her Msiestys Government; the
author lstioa was given in September, alt IL w4s 70
| lsst six rrn.Ls IL case her Msjestys Government
shonh corirn il. Il vas not, however, found expe-
ceL % spprOye Il, gBd "a consequence OF this tlose
yee-els which bad come 10 Havana with such aftcles
| were obliged 70 pay dutY when they had supposed
they coud be introduced free.
At the end Of year, the Governments 70 whom the
vessels belopged-ghich were those of the United
states, f. .isrd, AID Begium-clsimed indemnd,a-
tOD. behey Dg that the duties which mad been eIacted
ought be refunded. l. is clear that in order to JUS
tfy this demand, j, was necessary that documents
should be produced which should tx the quantities
that had been e1sctfd as duties from the cap.aiGs Of
theEe vessels. Aftsr much lime elapsed, this had not
been done ard the period Of six months fIed for
the Presentation o. documebtI which shoad tx tne
sums e1Gcted. Bat shelter from ths diiiCalty Of
getting these do Uments together OF from other
cause, az al events until lsJ7-taat "a, more than
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