Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-06

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80, IN - ha.as e : Astpv ssR; ~ - -
$500 ovC SusJa ed q - In ~ ~ ssvsy
snin., "a n she se,ieiesds e sR eshss 70 -
move fure;eu powesx isa ~ baaAa q tks Mnaheip-
pi hseauss ihsy might iasssuss - aasieaia 90
well founded L b snasag tAae thsss shseSd ses y
move Hc.ia iron DE nssah q ths Golf Tshiag
into account the growth a or vsssssa Ss,sss nd
the vast iucsvnss Il thss psodpssisaH. IL scpsns
ton OF Cuba must be ar 1oss iapossans 10 them
now than that Of Louisiana ~ IN isoa =.
Owing to sivesse csSsvusA intricate eAeaosh> md
other GAUGES controlling ths novsnsos a sssinssA
The majority Of vessels navie.siae hstvssa shs 0sf
and The Atlantic sesbosd pass 10 he soSshvasd q
the Inland of Cubs, and lhs klssd shssvtcsv. hssss
the same relation 10 se tssck a cur asseats that
Florida would bear TO II thsy eeod p.ss TO ths
north Of The Island Il b practically. shs ssiisas
point Of The Florida pvninsuA; and dsssnssvssy. "
Florida cspc b Of no snosr valus TO - thsa pass-
ton on the northern hosdrs q The Evvsvssdss. BE-
cause there Is much stronger pssitioa In s<svsasw
Of Il held adversely.
Nothing can he morc irritating 10 % iedsPsedsns
and spirited nation. 90 better calculated 10 pssep
tate collisions than 10 have such vast md dsiiesis
compelled to pass almost within hail a tosvRn iossi
aca,ioas, and to run she gauntlet d alien dsstA-
Hence, our relations with Spain arc constantly o(
xcmi-hossilc character and our minister st Madrid
can do little clsc than wrangse With the scsssnmens
to which he b scerrdiscd about high .hsnsd ousss
grs and petty grievances indicted upon our eisisss
which Span.h officials In Cuha arc ssnsd With tun
power to inilics. bat nooe TO rssheA
The following liss o( uusvdrsssrd essss psas&nx n
1854 resembles snoev The criminal doeksS a Q
~ court than the portfolio q minister pssnpossn.
tiary:
I. The bsrque zulcstc.
2 Claim Of the heirs Of Alexander d. 1lasane
| 3. The larquc Gosicfsuy.
I. imprisonment q W. West
8. Shipwrcck Of the North. Cardiac
6. Prisoners taken at Coatoy.
Z. The Crvsrvnt City.
| & Schooner Manehcster.
| D. Firing. with ball. al The Bisek warios.
IL. 4 large number II Claims arising out of The
irregular repeal u On osdsr sinissing grain
| and timber Rec al duty.
1s. Hscisma,ious os post and aavis,sioa duties
| imtropcsiy exsctcd.
fsomr of these casrs have beru settled ssncv 1854
others have been add~d TO The docket; sai e h pe'
likely that Il will he rviucvd whilst out psvssnS ~
laiions to the Island arr maintaiosd
II Long Island uss In pnssrssioa a euFvien Pcw'
CT, and the morning gun tusa its hss:linx tossiss
tons could be heard IN great eossmesvssl ssssro
polls. would Il not BE- the s;xnsl 10 bssties Hos
long could Esvisn tias Goat Shsrv. whether dvSer3
cl by twenty i've thousand of thrice twenty hvs
thousand troops. What government here eoals
keep the pcscc wish the in.russers Our eosssn.<n
has kept tho peace with Spain and lie ability 10 d
30 = prcof II our seYupulous rs~pses Zoe The sehe
Of others and Of shc oa<,isnes a our western 90
southwestern csiarns TO lsv ard The ecsssisuted 81
thogilic< u r. veil known that lsfxv tcE<S of
IN tho United States have been eager 10 ssesi ID.
Spanish power in the Wet Indies. sad have col,
been restrained by the stern mandates of thssf
sovcrnmcuI They have passed snd svpa.ssd Z
peace and in var; once. when svsnnins aastss'
with victory. and armed ~ish the vsspnas that Ia.
wrcs,cl from Mrxse INDIGNANTLY t< wrongs M ssvsl
CT than have bssa inflicted on ~ BY Sssin MOS
rccrntly our squadruas have paced. 10 svye<v %
Paraguay an insult 10 the d.. Vet chat has tss
asny doae. compsrshle 10 the insults that ue hsv
morr than once rverivsd in Cutas
cnlrr any circumstances. he evcusphsnl ps~
ton Of Cuba would rvusier Q source Of snncyane
and irritation to Ne. 80 long as e wusains in III
! hands Of fcsvisn poser. snd u weah eeasssasl
disturb our friendly relations With its pessws.es.-
but the Spanish government has never sevm<i drs
roas to render Il % little pessib,e. u ri
neither guard against wrongs 10 redress then
The President says:
: "whilst .hr captain general a Cuha b iav,.ss
: with general desPoss Authority IN the epsssps<s
Of that island The power h withheld from hin
examine and Srisv>s wrongs co@mstsd BY e<sess
under his control eisiasus a ths United Stale
J. Instead Of making our complaints dsvesly 10 ha
4 Havana. we are ehaise.i 10 present thea sh.ess
= back 10 the captain general kss infornssiea. On
). much time is thus coosuasd IN psviiaiaasy osvss
o cations and correspondence brsvvva Msasd On
= Cuba, bcfasr the SPANISH scvsrnmsns uill eeass'
= 10 proved to negotiation"
C The committee entirely concur With The Psv>sdss
d In the following sentiments:
:. 1T has been made known 10 The World by q
= predecessors that The United States have on sever
e occasions. endeavosvd 10 seguifv Cuba ifc@ spa
Il by honorable Negotiations We would NJ
Is IL We could acquire Cuba In any oshsr manner,
This l. due to our national character An The Ter,
&c tory which re have srgsi-vd sses shs origin a
T. government he's hssn BY hir rarehase iron Ffxns
Is Spain, and Mexico o. BY The Tree sna voluntary
al OF the independent State Of 1esaS IN lspsiins
h destinies With our own This course ve shAn ~
n pursue. unless circumstances should occur. vhs
At We do NOT now anticipate. syndssinx . departs
vi from Il clearly jussifiablc under The mp<sxlvs q
"a ovcrrulins h~ q cifpscssrvssieo.-
b The attempts To acquire Il. alluded 10 BY The n,
It. idcnt have bsrn msde by The Executive uiskeas
1T express sanction Of Congress- though Il e not aou
n. cd that they have met its hearty sppsohatiea o
n that Of the American psop,e. fuksvs . pseps
81 may receive mose favorable cpnss3ssssioa ffu0
r. Spanish government Cntil such psopasisioa
Il. been made and rejected euxhs not 10 cuasit
T. "hooosab,e Negotiation" exhausted No. vesh
. be proper to DISGUISE What eoarss would b ds@as
81 Of s. y. "H.;. s,,,: md ,s s. q, f.;
es tive wiil take. and coasvrss yin ssaesiea no q
he which viii moi b ssnessoosd ~ he psxsiss Il
n by the public sentiment a eli esvilsrd nasenA
ior In addition 10 commssvial privileges &c Q Eai
~ time in tho posts Of Cuba sisailsf 10 shese gran
oh to Spain In The ports a rlossh. snd 10 rssess
Of Spain should dssirs them. The United States q
he afford 10 nav On cauivslsns in uoey es he cha