The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-24
SPANISH VIEWS OF THE PRESIDENTS MES.


The Havana Diario de Ia Marina of the 8th inst
contains the following notice of the Presidents
message, which was received in that city on the
day previous:
(aternOon buletn) of yesterday from the message
of the President of the United Safes, many of our
readers are already informed of the new york of
Mr. buchanan, and will have seen that if he per-
ssts in the ideas of his former message, the present
differs from it materially in respect to contemptu-
GUS and aggressive language. 1t is also true that
the circumstances have greatly altered, above
all in the interior of the country, where to the
successes of Harper's Ferry is just added those
of the State of Missouri, which, if possible is of
graver character than the insurrection of Brown
in Virginia, whilst after all this the election for
the new President is about to take place, and
lastly, the party against the President is decided
ly in the majority in the House of Representa-
tives.
In the same alednce we gave that part of the Pre-
sidents message which refers to Spain, in which
the difference before indicated is principally
noted, although in the brief terms which Mr.. Bu-
chanan uses on this subject, in other points of
our relations he has not failed to treat US with
special consideration which certainly greatly con-
trasts with the conduct observed in Madrid by the
two last Ministers, Mr.. Dodge and Mr.. Preston,
who were both appreciated in that capital on that
account. In that part of the message referring to
Spain, the spirit with which Mr.. Buchanan favors
us is very clear, since wishing apparently to treat
on the disputes still pending with Spain, it results
that no such disputes exist.
Because if, the President says, that the Cuban
claims amounting to SIPS 635 54 have been recog-
nized and approved by her Majesty's government
although not paid-at the same time the obliga-
tions of the United States in the claims of the
| parties interested in the affair of the Spanish
| schooner Amistad, are still pending. And it is to
be noted that the said debt of Spain to the Ameri-
citizens is of much later date than that of the
American citizens to the Spanish subjects since the
! latter dates from 1910.
The present disagreement consists in the insnua-
fiDor he off biui
! which constitutes real offence to every Spanish
| heart. And on this account, the disputes with
! Spain will be eternal, and Mr.. Buchanan may be
very that his Presidential period will be buried
| in history without the indomtabe firmness of the
! Spanish power having ceded in the least degree,
and without the Government of her Majesty hav-
ing deigned to listen to the slightest insinuaton on
| this point. And without doubt, Mr.. Buchanan's
conscience will acknowledge it; and, in like man
ner, we declare that do not give all the impor-
tance to that part of the Presidents message which
refers to Mexico that should attribute to it, if
we believed that the President was disposed to
carry all the propositions which he presents to
! the Federal Congress.
Mr.. Buchanan, formerly Minister of Mr.. Polk
in the declaration of war against Mexico in 1916,
had certainly certain liking for the Mexican Re-
| public; but on the one hand, the conquest of that
magnificent Territory offered brilliant occasion to
distract the minds excited by the late questions of
the North and South, and on the other hand, it
was necessary to alarm the Congress, that it might
at least hasten to accept the treaty lately con-
cluded between Mr.. McLane and the Government
| of JuareZ, which until now, unknown By all
civilized nations, except that of Mr.. Buchanan who
had also accepted that Of the capital and treated
with it until the Ministry of Senor Zuoaga dis
missed Mr.. Forsyth.
! McLane's pretentions were only accepted when
! the said Federalist Government were defeated in
all parts and almost reduced to Vera Cruz, had to
secure the only hope of subssting by the absolute
abdcation of its nationality to foreign arms. Be
cause, with Mr.. Buchanan's permission, we think
it lawful to say, that in the facts above referred to-
there exist marked ineXactitudes notable for ex-
ample, as that of attributng to the Mexican Gov
ernment the events which occurred in the Mexi-
can ports, under the dominion of the Federalist
| forces!
Otherwise Mr.. Buchanans message has not
caused the least surprise, as we are very sure it
| will cause none in Europe accustomed already to
! the tone OF these messages, and of the frequent
want of the common principles of public right as
proclaimed by the generality OF nations!
| DEFALCATIoN THE STATE TREASURER OF MIcHI-
| GAN.-Disclosures of rather startling character
have Just been made public by the commissioners
| Treasurer of Michigan. The following is the con-
| clusion of the report, which contains the whole
| gist of the matter:
| "W therefore find that the said John Mckinney
| has received of the State OF Michigan, as State
| Treasurer the said six last mentioned sums of
| money! amounting in all to the sum of one hundred
and ten thousand one hundred and ninety light
and 75-IC0ths dollars (Sll0, ,l9S.75), which we do
not find to be in the State treasury, secured by
| approved bonds, required by law
The examination alluded to took place on the
9th ult, and the result has been kept from the
public till the 20th inst.
We learn from the San Francisco papers receiy.
ed by the last Overland Mail, that two vessels had
arrived at that port from Japan with cargoes that
have attracted attention and admiration.