Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-02-05
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE IN SPAIN.


The Madrid journals Of the LIST ut contain a brief
report Of the debate in the Chamber of Deputies
on the preceding day relative to the Message Of
Mr.. Buchanan about Cuba, of which proceedings
Geographic mention has already been made.
Mr.. plloa said, / ask the government if it in,
tends to reply to the Message of Mr.. Buchanan
%inasmuch as in that Message is a paragraph or
the subject Of annexing Cuba to the United States
which contains a new and really grave insult tc
the spanish nation.
Marshal O'DUnnell declared that the Govern
ment was disposed to demand due satisfaction for
such an insult; and then said | can assure the
Chamber that during the six months we have been
in office, our relations with the government of the
Unit ted States have not ceased to be marked with
the greatest cordially.
Accordingly l was surprised to read in the
Message of the President Of the United States
that those relations were in an unsatisfactory state.
In the few conferences | have had with the wor,
thy representative in this city of the Anglo Amer.
lean republic, such a cordial spirit was manifested,
that l felt convinced the relations between the
two governments were perfectly amicable, and that
they could run no risk of being troubled.
This confidence Of the Queens government still
subsists. In its relations with tbs United States
as in these with oil other countries. it has always
endeavored to DO circumspect, moderate, reserved,
but always d%ignifed, and firm, as the government
Of a great people ought to be.
The period of encouragement caused by war
and disunioh has ceased in Spain. Our country
is now positively ir an era of development and
veritable restoration. II the power of Spain be
not great enough to menace, it is strong enough to
defend the integrity of the territory Of the mon,
archy, and to preserve the dignity of the Spanish
name without stain.
In whatever circumstances TIE Spanish nation
may find itself, it will in the future. as ia the past,
never be insensible to its honor, never will il
abandon the smallest portion of its territory and
a proposition having that tendency, will always be
considered by the Government as an insult to the
Spanish people. (Approbation)
The sentiment of national ty, which was sup,
posed to be weakened, and which, unhappily, was
slightly weakened by our intestine discords -thi,
sentiment. tho source of high deeds and of gener
Gus and heroic Inspirations, displays now new Wig
or, and is increasing in such a way that, whilst we
will never be aggressive and never aspire TO domi
nate. we will never allow any encroachment to be
made on the inheritance left US by our fathers,
(Approbation.)
NJ. Olazaga, in his own name and that OF sew.
eral other eminent members representing the diff
erent political parties, then proposed this resolu.
ton.
THE Congress declares that il has received with
satisfaction the declaration of the Minister Of For,
eign Affairs, and that it is disposed to give to the
government its constant support in order to main.
tain tho integrity Of the Spani.h dominions'"
The resolution was unanimously adopted and
ordered to be inscribed in the archives. The Es.
pana, though a violent adversary of the Cabinet.
expresses warm appreciation of the patriotic dec
laration of the Minister, and states that in a ques
ton, which like that of Cuoa, affects the national
honor, Spaniards, whatever their differences OF
other points, will always be united. The Other
Journals employ similar language.