The New York herald., 1864-07-15
INTERESTING From HAVANA.
SPANISH OPINION or THE aRCUELLgs AFFAIR
SPAIN REFUSES TO BE THANKFUL.


The Affair Denounced as Disgraceful
to MIR. LiEcslD,
ksp as~ -
The steamship Liberty, Captain Harding. from Havana
9TH inst, arrived At this port yesterday morning.
~% Our HavsnH Correspondence.
HAVANA, July 0, 1854.
The scon o! local government IN regard the ad
sion exclusion Of newspapers published the
Island Of Cuba continues still to excite much comment
AS far can discover the New York papers
been nterfercd with tho whole brun Of the prohibition
falling, strangely enough papers published Madrid
am told that all the so-caed democratic papers which
by the last mail from Cadiz seized cen
6scatcd great annoyance Il their subscribers In
Cuba and to the far greater and evon loss
of essrs Chao Bousquet agents Of the Madrid press
In Havana. Their business has been nterfered with
latter gentleman intends proceeding Immediately
Spain order lay protest before the home GOV.
srnment.
think the enemies Of Spain could desire no fact which
clearly the absurd policy adopted BY her
government towards her colonies The eloquent Samper
remarks that SpaDiards the coonsts in the
worlds statement amply demonstrated by the
history OF the government Of Mexico and South
America In the present case We have a
subordinate officer holding ofhce wherein
he almost entirely irresponsible, under con-
stutonal hy-wheren the minister Who appoints
him responsteand orbiddnx the entry into the pro-
vince he governs Of that which bis superiors permit
80 any part of the Spanish dominiOns Certainly
anomalous condition OF affairs Under such system,
have power have the right which the Captain
General may exercise without rendering account
any 10 these days such system might well be
pronounced ridiculous and grotesque Bat to
the newspapers
There IS a doubt as to what particular motive may
have aciuated General Dulcc, and TO you me makes
li,tlo matter whether he moved by profound
policy or by considerations affecting himself personally
but matter of curiosity Will pursue the subject
little II is evident that the Madrid newspapers must
contain something which Captain General Dulce does not
liKe and have seen a few samples which would very
much dspease were l in his Exceliency's boots.
The Spanish press remarkably ree and this freedom
is in n which would very much astonish
some good people at home and abroad, who consider
Spain the very cradle and fountain or tyranny ignorance
and superstition There is country In continental
Europe whore nnything like the liberty press
is enjoyed, while England and the United States
to the soil Of The Pennsaa for the res. Of Tho Spanish
oominous not Spain, hut foreign mines whore men
are sent out from the mother country TO cig Among
matters which this nselent press Spain has
and looked into is the notorious Arguees
fair and herein not General Duce alone, but certain
gentlemen IN Washington In for portion OF edito
rial comment not fattering. II Is amusing to think that
Notwithstanding the assumption q responsibility and all
by Spain. Thanked for Why, lot me tell you, in cont
dencc Is actually 1ung back In scorn spat upon
What will Mr. seward say 10 thiss Coming, loo righ.
after his labors TO justify the extradtcn, n report
10 which the united wisdom Of Congress cannot see.
Not Congress alone, but Spain-the very Power upon
,fy extradison q Areuces This positive fact
which those who choose 10 ascertain easily do by
pohocry measure here 10 70 these pagers hsvo
not had IN my power 10 accursulatc such number OF
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may serve 40 sample. The article Is . reply TO some
remsrts In ia Yerded;-
- La verdod earnot surely be isnorant that the
Is compcd Of several s,:e governed BY special laws,
only certain matters II not sufficient that
dtion OF Mr. ArgueItes, II u was granted should BE-
other FORMS which, as appears have not boss oompiied
With, but carried through with extraordinary precipta
ton ard mystery when the matter should be :. clear g
ant documents 10 the Ccrs. The arrsstof Marshal ur
ray indicates that TO the least the dsnouncer Of the
one thousand bozales has been violently torn from The
been carried out. should true, and in regard 10
the haste In solidng u, We could say much, while
minis:ralos Of the Havana lottery, Gsd 70 ihs United
Statcs carrying with him two hundred thousand dollars
and .e do no. know that his s.trsdsn was 70 much q
asked fov. Does La Verdad know In what may consist
the difference, except thai he who osrs 10 prove The
iIegality Of certain Acts " General Duce may incur
greater responsibility than be who robs the fuBds Of the
Slater Have personal interests certain preference
those Of the nationf
That 10 pretty severe. II hits Mr. seward about a.
hard a. the Captain General though directed par
ticulsry against the latter. But choice between the
posnos Of these gentlemen would much rather stand
With tho latter let bis enions have been whatever you
please He Al least bs not outraged Law lowered the
dignity Of his country In asking enemy deli
vered 10 him. Bear IN mind particularly that tho paper
from which the above extract ID taken s one Of the or
gnns of the democrats and abounsis Of ain and
Cl xttnIlA arts
trade
! have seen IN the European papers that the
Spanish government intend sending twenty thousand
10 Sl Dchmgo but h. We heard nothing about
70 here II true, only fBlas one OF my predictions
From that theatre o. ~ nothing new the in
tense heat OF three months having probably delayed
further military operations
In the way Of local Haysns rsws have nothing %
Communicate more important than the Arrival here "
the splendid Austrian steam irgats Novara from Vera
Cruz. 1be ofbcers bani board seven two pieces,
gong 10 Iaranas Tonight lend exquisite music
TO the gay dancers who assemble there every Saturday
pghL
The nne American hotel al Mstsnzrs known A the
Hewitt House. was entirely destroyed by IRE days
since some other buidnEs r.sfed lie efate aud nmenss
damage would have been bu fos the splendid steam
nrs ensnes Wild which That city fort0nay supplied.
host o, the propcrty destroyed insured.
An Esglish steamer called The Virgin, lately arrived
here left couple OF days since With The supposed In
pretty boat
There !. nothing doing exchange, which spoken Of
S % close on sixty per cent disoouns whsa
TIE nns nsw steamer Liberty, Capitals wisos, leaves
to-day sne an excellent vessel In evsy respect, and
vel! vorsny Of the public conndsocs AnA patronage.
Captain wilson supesineDded the building Of her, which
aene should b asunBsent guarantee. wish ksg ana
hor ablo COnnmandHr