The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-09


Of the state Department here They afford curious
light upon the inside Of the affairs Of the sham govern
ment at Richmond. They not likely to reach the
persons TO whom they addressed unless be in this
printed form.
JUDGE ROOT TO r. M. T. HUNTER.
INTERVIEW WITH THE SPANISH MINISTER OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS THE SOUTH CLEARLY RIGHT" At
COMMISSION OF TIE CONFEDERATE STATES or AMERICA,
MADRID, March q, lo62.
SRI have the honor to inform you that arrived
in Madrid, accompanied by Mr. Fearn a. the news
Of our reverses was being received After waiting some
extent through Southern papers applied for and OBJ
tanned interview with Mr.. Caldcron Collantss, the
Spanish Secretary Of Foreign Affairs, whose reception
was kind and friendly. told him at the outset that my
government had been anxious from tho beginning 10
form friendly relations with Spain, and had sent in
August last to to shis court which
the and detention Of Messrs Mason and Slidel
had prevented mo from obeying sooner stated the
nature those instructions and ventured the hope that
the object OF my mission might be attained without too
great delay. After expressing his qualification at safe
arrival and the that would be pleased with
the society Of Madrid all previous American ENJOYS
had been he asked mo whether had any authentic
counts Of our recent and expressed great sur
rendered without greater resistance regrstng the effect
that sach disaster was calculated 70 have upon the
morale Of our troops. N4
+ told him / had no authentic Information, but
had doubt the number OF prisoners was grossly
eSAggerated, as from what ! had seen in various
thousand; that the enemy was vastly superior in num-
and the resistance OF General Buckner all that could
be desired. unfolded before him map OF the United
States, and pointed out the localities OF Somerset,
Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, showed him the
Texas. along the line Of the Mississippi river.
which tina invading army intended 70 follow
stated that throughout this distance there were no
roads upon which tho transport Of the mdteil Of
army could be effected while we had nearly three
leagues Of railway which could be used for pur
poses deence and the enemy ad yaRced
beSides the Northern could
the heat OF the malades incident the
climate by saying that, even without these
nsl oos.., les reed not tell Spanish minister that
brave and united people lighting for their nationality
ard indopendeuce could notLo bugated na armies Of
Napoleon gained many important victories in SPAIN and
Tor occupied It's capital aud iotresses but when
the spanish armies had been nearly destroyed the
tire people r,se 10 their might and drove the
imperial logons beyond the Pyrenoes; SO IL would DO
Wi it'll us in the end.
he was wen pleased with the allusion, and
gad he had doubt Of our ultimate
cess. provided our people could stand the pri-
yatio.s which protraclcd contest would bring
upon them. lie went on 20 say, that the question Of
yiqh ne had no doui is clearly cith the South, a.
much had been with Spain Ia the French invasion,
with the present Queen tho contest with Don Carlos;
but the question with which foreign governments had to
deal question Of fact not Of right asked TO be
recognized government de fGcto; wo must show,
Spain the Queens party had shown. only that
we had the right establish and had established GO
vsrnment but that had the power TO main
tain IL against all efforts OF our opponents; and,
thus far II could not be said had made
that proof, further time must elapse before
the Queens government could recognize Coniinu
ing the he asked what Ind been the
suit OF the interview OF Msssrs. Mason and Sidel and
NJ Ihouvenel. said these interviews had led TO
suit; that ne Emperor Napoeon considered The disrup-
on Of ae Union and Of Us risfng nary great
fortune Fruncc and ors, Of late lined 10 nope Aat
pugi % eonsrtted; and f@ter, that he uould under
a. Tod tn reorgdnis.ng as ,ose a. present
Eaqdsd o. grea srt,1I coro'cd NJ db Hton,s,
and a Me V. e. "a a. e ~ % .e. s tv s . w. M
rain hope tha, II ne csrii 'oar sods prct'ecsd and
ne cnliuue .of eOI.n ceased, in 'chok or IN part,
he monopoly Of hG stop'e woGid pas frcm As
Conjedras states 10 rndiG, a compensaiion for As
freem srTr,ags OF the B,ttih manufacturing popaIa-
I'm But SPAN was differently situated; her interest
was thai North America should be possessed by two
great Powers, who would balance each ohor her
sels were tainted with Puritan iaucism and surely
ply should pss fc N ~ 10 Eng ami. Spain our
natural ally and friend ana her paramount interest
that should become an independent Power. When
were recognzsd, similarity ~ institutions, doas aud
social habits would form between q more cordial
friendship aud alliance than had ever existed
between Two people. He said he hoped 1t
might SO, bat he would not conceal the
fact that Mr.. Seward taking great pains TO
convince him that the North had always been friendly
while the south hostile SPAIN that while tho
North their best customer for the OF their
colonies, aud supplied them with all thoy wanted in
change, no pr, ate expeditions had ever sailed from
their ports for The invasion Of Cuba, but invariably from
those OF tho Sout aud that n tho Confederate states be-
como hereafter strong government tneir nrst attempt
at conquest would be upon island answered that
tho reprsse tati0ns OF Mr.. Seward dsineenuous
and untrue; formerly the North, a. well as the South,
wanted Cuba. The inertia wanted IL, and viii want
IT, for the profits Of ~ commerce; the South con,ed IL
70 three nsp S,ats Of u, and pus obtain "a As
fds q ALE SIR tnlj0s whieh would, for a tns,
Sa.es "a c,as JodG with the rsconstructon of the
Unon the motive the south would necessarily revive
but does not and never will again exist provided
that the Independence of the COME crate States Is
cognized and securely estabi shed. Ths South would
then deem s interest that great country like Spain
should contnie slave power. The tive, together wta
Brazil would have the monopoly OF the system OF labor
which alone make ntertropss America and the
regions adjoining II available 20 the uses sf man aud 10
sro extent q the rich products ~ that labor No
thing the past could give idea of the Of pros
perty and power which would thus be opened to us.
The time nj which recognition should take place was
OF course. exclusively within tho discretion of her
Msiesty's govsrnnzent. but could be assured that
whom that time arrived, our recognition would be
made dependent upoa the sctsn Of ether fowerss Al
the time OF the asarrscton Of the Spanish colonies the
United States had recognized their Independence oax he
fore auy othor Power and there Is doubt that tbe
moral and material nhusace derived from that rscoeu
top greatly aided them Ia achieving their ndercndcnce
Could assure government that her Majesty gov
eminent would follow this example in their ewn good
time without regard TO the course OF other natsnsg
10 this question he would not make positive answer
but simply said--" spain, as y0a aware " slow
slower perhaps than other nations In coming TO decision
OF Importance but after she she cnrrics
that decision through without regard TO
lie left me under the impression that his government
,couh MT be he tra 10 yso7niss then Observed
that the threat OF Mr. Seward that our recognNion by
foreign Powers would be considered casus teli had
coin that he could not carry two NJ time and
that IL her Ma aesys government had been accessible TO
such fears II would not have ST. Domingo 10
We crown and taken lead IN ihe Msxlcan expedition.
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