The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-04

s.. Is OF no consequence whatever.
nu, saways ready 70 bully the weak took ad-
o. the folly OF the subordinate officials a. Cadz
~ make peremptory demands upon spain, and as the
spanish never do anything IN hurry, and have Fai-
look ssrous ro-days interview will probably settle the
matter; but in any event war Is an mprobaby Spain
has no money and no credit The Queen has actually
missed BY paying half Of y and promsins % pay the bal
ance next year. The last financial project
psdsn as &. 1sssnu. from e. .sna
Cuba. The United States might purchase that island
now, they have Russian America. might lend the
money and forecose the mortgage To tight without
funds Is Impossible and so Spain win certainly back
down II the worst comes TO the worst But In regard 70
than Spanish and more French than either. John Bull
Ii not gong Ito bite OF his nose TO spite his ace" -
the old proverb says and surely he b not foolish enough
70 give Louis Napoleon another annoyance just AZ pre-
II were not for the exceptional position Of the Anne
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the Cuban revenues The United States legation ought
ourank all others At Madrid In the estimation Of tho
Spanish government Our recent war has astonishsd
Spain, and for the first time tho power and importance
our oSSn = f n,.g s'assa 1y -.
70 arbltrats between Spain and the South
American republics and naturally Spain Is anxious 70 Do
these circumstances one would suppose that our repre-
sentative Madrid would exercise oontrolins nfu-
ence, particularly in connection with snes in the New
World That he does not do 90 - 5s the faplt Of Mn
lister Hale, but Of NJ J. Perry the Secretary Of
Legation, whe 4s compromised the American legation
70 ..~ny ways most obnoxious 70 the Spanish SPEAK
thus positively because have the official documents
before me and because hear little else In Madrid but
scandal about the legation The ofhcia documents show
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Such grant IL only bestowed upon individuals Tor
favors received or expected and what rgnt mas
further his private fortunsss Again, there Ia.
S Ssen s.r and I'M Al Ss % s IN
which he begs for protection against competition 10 10
gard to this cable and the obvious comment Is that our
Secretary Of Legation s prostitutng his official position
believe that Is contrary 70 the Constitution for one Of
our diplomatic representatives TO accept and beg TOT
favors from foreign governments for ms own perso..
and common Secretary Seward has been inform
cd Of these facts and he and not Minister Hale has the
has taken action the matter. and Y strikes me that
your washnstql correspondent viii investigate the
aajg he will M. sne ena Of this Canary cable In meal
aO q s o. SS Ss Herald dredSsd
So intimate connection between the American lega.
ton and notorious job could not but give the Spanish
government very poor opinion OF our and
this opinion has been strengthened BY other develop
ments The Spanish government 10 IN want OF money,
and Keeps Of osap '1e
permitted by courtesy to import the art
cles for their use tree Of duty spanish omcias
that their attention having been called TO tho nu-
merous cases OF goods that weD being passed free
through the Custom House under the frank OF the Acr
legation, an investigation was ordered, and certain
cases or carpets and other goods opened their con-
tents examined and measured and the same goods were
traced in few days afterwards to shops and ware
houses hero in Madrid where they were exposed for
public sale, thus defrauding the Spanish revenue
This smuggling under the seal OF the American 10.
CATION It is worseit y precisely equivalent 70 sne
house, take handful Of cigars out Of the box which
had been handed him, slip away when his hosts back
for sas reers. to say that have been shswn list Of
cases OF goods above mentioned with the dates OF their
receipt the number Of yards In each case and the a.
dress OF the shop at which they were put on SALE
the scandal be true or false Is not for me 70
s.v. Int 4 ain everybody's mouth and It ought TO be
saPR nssd iC Win tSs matter
BY any American, but somebo. me Log aMoa mu y
b responsible II the Spanish are CUsc a. -
che facts You readily imagine ".Sesr ~,
reports and rumors have upon the relations b..
Legation and the Spanish government-an effect s
Minister Hale FEELS without perhaps knowing the cause
ay ~ he - On ne vsry
night Of the recent outbreak, nor Of the rumored in
innate connection between our subordinate officials and
notorious government spiee because Ii uBeoss to CON-
pcate plain story; bot sufficient has boon developed
to show why legation, justly or unjastiy stands
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does inquire into these alleged facts then the
parties concsnsd ought 70 insist upon An
exists In America power greater than the state Depart
mens-mors supreme, moro impartial. moro independr
restore regulations that have besn numerically damaged
and expose and check al scandAla Let AZ have
plauaton through the prss nos through We State Do
Next week the King Of Portugal u expected 70 pass
through M and rs. ZIP e q.
grand ball at the palace and popular fess Where the
money for this display is 70 b obsaned tell
but the Queen has been very economical lately and
there Il no grumbling Indeed at least onehaf Of the
royal stables has been empted by sales within few
months and there have been no court balls rscep
tons Of any note in long while But IL Ia surprising
that while ways and means OF getting money are dis
cussed on all sides somebody does not take the bull by
the horns and dispose Of the royal reserveA Madrid IL
built upon pain-in fact prairisbut IL is city
with no suburbs All around Il tho ground 10
for royal gardens laid out most beautifully, and
dover and tree has to b irrigated II these
grounds could DO sold Madrid would
s. surrounded with lovely Villas and the
sites would be purchased at almost any price, The city
ia now most charming, but would be doubly 30 then
Now IL Ia . jewel without any setting 70 enhance It's
sstablishmsnts-no manufactures; for when . city Is
crowded together compacy a. this land becomes TOO
dear and too scarce for workshops for separate
residences The people here like those Of Paris live In
fats or floors, and tho arrangements are the same IS
those Of the Paris houses Al Aranjuez whittier she
win 60 in fortnight the Queen has all the reserves she
can possibly wish. The royal gardens are hundred
square miles in extent and elaborately onamsnted.
Within month after the Queens departure everybody
Who can Afford Il will also Madrid for the summer
here 10 excessively hot and the seaside becomes neces
sIty But at present nothing could b moro delicious
than the weather The mornings and evenings are COOL
the middle Of the day not uncomiortabiy warm ana a.
ana the whole population out into the Streets and
urounenade the Prnd0.