The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-15

her subjects and then turns upon ns and ON the
bare indication OF desire 10 purchase tells MS that she
considers herself insulted by the proposition. am
afid she will have to be nsulted am aiad the prop
osition will have TO be made This insult offered to
her dignity good many years ago, la relation TO this
island FIRST by Great Britain and afterwards by
and this Is the first time have ever heard OF her be-
! ing usulted by the offer.
But sir we are told that England and France will OBJ
jeot If that be true it affords to my mind controlling
motive for persisting. wish TO examine IA little into
this subject of the Interference OF Engand and France
and first desire the attention of the Senate to fact
which has vet been adverted to ia this debate that
far back 1929 Great Britain tried 20 buy Cuba from
Spain, and made her offers of purchase, which
jeoted that then, in 1925 aud 1896 Great Britain was at
the bottom of the plot for declaring Cuba independent
by nsurrecon OF the people with the aid of the Cos
loban and Mexican forces her object being to get the
control of the island under protectoratc, which shs
thought she could establish without exciting jca
osy aud that it these views OF Great Braiu which
in uced the interference of Mr. Clay with the Colombian
aud Mexican ministers, and which broke up the plot
July TO- 1928 Mr Appleton being then at Cldiz wrote
to Mr. Adams, our Secretary OF State
the enclose dupn
% substantially eonarsd BY all that has como . my knowl
England they documents @hhh long have
s@ SsI @ m have Sgsss ss ny rs g Ts @ se e
ioa Of territory at The expense Of an have no, al~as beon on
"M oaaa,a depaiy The cortcs had when minister Of
siio oicab, These
with great colness and II = supposed have not pssn ,eea
dpuiy from The Havana who bes Epropsan Wy birth, a had
lately distinguished respect which
held IN being elei on over The cei during a epol Of
In 1927 Mr. Everett then in Madrid, sent to Mr..
Clay the following despatch
"M,pHIp, Aus. n. .lsaJ.
tn enolse isnl despatch addressed 70 The
London h'naa to-day by siona, and be
On as uuhsn'e AZ We eoamanee"n was '.s !" me
for The pres take ,b her,y Of ransmipe i. d sos for ,ho
President nnHa,on private le,,er request
IL
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rrransalionl
rse serpih uisissr al h,ts. u;ay., ec ss,,s
,hxn,s tn,a !, tszzs
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n ~ M kn ia @ a ~ ny IN, ," ~ " n n ~ a ~
fiis some line ago 10 the canary an with comlncrs on
board who we're instructed y ascertain Nhf,hcr any r@raons
m',e mnhihs thee M an 'Aph ~ Nnis,sa any , s ,ie salp
The result ol these inquiries was ha, The sa Islands we're IN wholly
dcnceiess situation, provided troops daecicd
and ready Tor any Innovation
a nns a" ~ @ 'id" a ~ me- sr
military there strength ha,nsa,os
they considered Impossible take the island wl,cqt
. m the nnises ana the army inc"nseaenas q
snd 70 n. pnh nnnin r., means If II, =,
England the inhabitants may
cre and 10 solicit t protection ~ the brish
au % M @ IN r Iri, T' r , , nv Wit ~ ',, WAY asop
KEN coaer, with revouIonsts resiani
here t onion and IN The Islands who have ae-gai spanish
@ ene now pu ~ UNI pc 20 Nko oahi u 'he havana wheh 'ho
The pukn or WeIng,ou communicated 10 ma Tho onove sn
ton il alsa confirmed BY an mima,on which he navo 10
radcr General Don FrnneFco Arencos when this oaer took
ho,a - n a ~ sp pv - s ,uo ss arn ~ M nun, y ~
give immediate notice tho King as i, would he eeyou thing for
his Majesty 10 lose the Havana
thoug my duy 70 max these circumstances knownto 70
Nav Cod tren Won many voars
Ell CoNpE DE LA ArcUDIA
,a. ,, 80,
4; L 20 .t n'i.ai ea' lioM LAWNS 49,
~ I 1 o"h aePl, generously proposes 10 tne Anetcan
pi r. ', an 'hoe Vi u'ee pai'iss rfance' nhsaiu' anu
on,'e" o'es each ot whom shaii say, AZ they are
" Wv ~ IVA os.i''a'o u"uci 'ne iaw Va a'iohSa
@ sn', ny oIo " ue'n WI" ever ac!ni.e Duns nasins
~ $3.50 ~ ,.' Do " opon ncso'i1.on nnu ecce. lna
is ~ oo''' possesSioi ot .ho isianu' shc PROPOSES
~ 49,, 10 ~, @ sy IN y " ienouhoc "na' siio .anno' sss'
w p W. i ~ edo'iiy scieo"s ioi sueu, al'eh ~,
M ,n t"e o.' lDpooh ,'uc III the aespa'cn 70 wni'h
nv 's.Su'' iluo ms ecicpla'od ahswef an" wnen we
respectfully ueclhed hef proposal we were iniofMcd
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-; M ~ ',o eo'is'l."uonA: Eose,hnee
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