The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-30

he cane into ones seems 70 have been conscious that the
hation's safety and the maintenance Of his own power
How ssssdissy he holds 70 this new policy the bill for
shS dsaaiss sbasdonmsnt q s. Domingo which + nov
submissed 70 the Corss By hs csary shows
nsssus. ' must bring them very srsss nosuasslion
Though forty yeas since the Spanish dependencies
s New w0s Oh ~: e the mother
their minds v the separation. They forget thae me
government which their fathers exercised IN Anne
rica combined every species OF injustice POLITICAL social
and Commercial and almost every principle
VIII CHI modern enlightenment declares TO be for the ad
ans rSo sues .nss With the
same feeling with which the ederais In North America
the scr, o. n , ~
they will repent OF their headsOng folly and return into
dufu ami advantageous obedenc, TO the spanish mon
archy Al least that their fancy some short time
nee and IL strong enough TO prompt the two expe-
dtons TO Mexico and II. Domingo and 70 ncte them
publics which even now thrsasens boodshed The Mex
can expedition wisely terminated when u became
plain that the Mexicans however willing % receive
to span either directly or BY ths o. spanish
prince and when 1t appeared that the Emperor Of the
French also had other projects But In the aAr OF st.
Domingo the spanish government was really deceived
by its vain hopes and g not ~ Stev nearly hree years
Of cruel asd costly warfare esas tie nation coaunced
We cannot wonder that the Queen with her family and
national PRIDE and her share IN the responsibility lor tns
acts her reign should have shrunk from announcing
the abandonment Of st. Domingo at the opening Of the
Cortes tho document which Marshal Narvaes, Perse-
tanning the reasons for the repeal decree Of the 10th
Of May 1851 Is national penance which, to some minds
must be humatng n the extreme But Queen Isabel and
her subjects will hink, be c0nsOled under any pass
ing modification by learning the effect mich this act has
produced In Europe II we judge rightly II will be pro-
nounccd that nothing more honorable TO the Spanish
government nation nothing more promising OF good
In the future emanated from adri for many years
past Il may DO rash TO bald Up hopes on an isolated
occurrence but still there Is 70 trust that this plain
spoken concession Of q national mistake may marx
turning point in spanish history and that from Us ap
pearance and the discussions upon 1t IN the spanish
Legislature may bereckoned period In which the
national affairs will be cted with prudence and con-
scientiousnsss in which will permit Aonesty
and q modest demeanor to foreign communities and
part cuarly those of Spanish descent will encourage
them to draw closer their relations with the Spanish
people.
can we'll bclcvchat the policy Of Spain four years ago
wished their co ntry be reannexed to the monarchy
There why this belle! should have pre-
vailed at Madrid. rae troubles through which the
Spanish American republics have passed-sometimes
ending "a Mexico, In downright anarchy-naturaly
led the Spanish government Of the day 70 trust the o.
all but feeble section Of radicals, desired nothing
30 much the protection Of the prosperous and
PLY ssvred Though the military Instincts q Spain may
have been reused by tho enterprise VIC can readily agree
that the expedition was not exactly ian ambitious war
the belief that populations which have once tasted
the sweets Of Independence Will willingly return
to colonial subsection. The Mexica themselves
would probably have fought the French for years,
had 1t been proposed to mako their country .
French or Spanish province. The Dominicans soon
gave tho Queens government reason TO know that the
assurances II had received quito delasive. They
rose against the Spanish troops, and the has been
going since Battles and pestferous climate
the bill truly Declares making terrible ravages In
the ranks Of the invaders The sangunary struggle use
essy the public treasure and consumes the pro-
inf tim
OF tho state of AHA rs and II will be, doubt duly
confirmed by the votes OF the Cortcs II Is acknow
legged that "e annexation had not that spontaneous and
unanimous support upon which II was based" But
II thought duty Of the to ascertain
whether the opposition did not proceed merely from
disconnected few. This formation has been sought
during the last three years by which has exhausted
the Treasury OF spain, and hlled every Spanish CON-
munity Of America with fosh dislike and disrust Of
over by who would be the last 10 yield hastily 70
popular clanor soemniy declares THAT II was delu-
sion believe that the Dominican peo pc - whole or
in great majority, desired and, above all demanded
consequent on the ministers soemnly advise the Cortes
TO 'repeal the royal decree which made the pomin.
lean republic part OF the Spanish monarchy"
It is disageeable lesson; but the nation
bears II calmly and In . manner indi-
caive OF good senso and good feeling. TO bring
dion IL impossible To unite them 10 pain by the ties
OF friendship and mutual advantage II open 10 any states
who guides his course by wisdom. The f0tture N
Ae5tco and st. Dossingo may teach ne true policy to
be prsed IN Peru and ctsesohere and u the Span ards
act with prudence Mexico ST. Domingo, Peru and every
other land where their language spoken may day
be united TO them by an alliance even more fruitful OF
advantages than . common sovereignty.