Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-03
SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES.

The following is the official report of the
interview between the President CT the
government and the Minister of Foreign
Affairs. and the United States Minister,
Mr.. Hale:
The President of the Provisional gov
eminent and the Minister of Foreign At
fairs officially received the Envoy EKtraor-
binary and Minister Plenipotentiary of
the United States, who was accompanied
by Mr.. Horatio j. Perry, the Secretary Of
Legation. The American Minister made
the following speech.
Monsieur lie President-Duly author
lied by the people of the United States of
America, and recognizing the accomplished
fact by which the Spanish people, making
use Of its sovereign prerogitiye, and of It's
right inherent in al nations, has changed
fundamentally both the name and system
Of their government, congratulate your
excellency on the fortunate event, and
also on the quiet, eficacious, and decisive
manner in which SO radical an alienation
has been effected. A government which
believed itself up to a certain point based
upon divine right has ceased to
exist to he Immediately replaced by
a government established upon a right
even more than divine-upOn the right OF
the national sovereignty. Spain among
the first Of the nations Of the earth hast
ened to salute and recognize The accession
Of the United States and their entry into
the families of free peoples and sovereigns.
In thus officially establishing diplomatic
relations with the provisional government
presided over BY your Excellency, it is
most agreeable to recall that Spain and the
United States have never up TO the present
time had any disagreement which has
been beyond the power Of their diplomatic
agents to arrange. / need not add that I'M
der present circumstances every effort will
be made By me to draw closer and render
more cordial the sentiments of friendship
and good will which unite the two ma
tons
The Duke De Ia Tore the President Of
the Provisional government, thus rep 'sd
M. le Misunderstanding is more a. ee-
ab,et3 me than 20 receive thus solemuly,
in the name Of the Spanish people, the
COMMUNICATIONS which your EzcellenCy has
addressed TO me on the occasion Of this
people having asserted the Prerogative OF
their. sovereignty. The first portion Of the
work being now accomplished, and the OBJ
stacles which constantly hindered the in.
auguaration of those institutions to which
The nation aspired being now thrown down
the new order Of things, which by means
Of the exercise of that sovereignty will
shortly arise from the ruins of the govern
meat now abolished, will, l assure
Won. in future. equally dserve the
spprcbation of your government and
lie sympa,hies Of the United States The
recollection5 called up by your Exceilency
is assuredly both agreeable and oPPor-
tune: and Spain, which under present cir
cpmstances needs, and doubtless deserves,
the sympathy of all the nations who love
liberty and have themselves achieved It,
accepts with especial respect the sympathy
of nations Who like the magnanimou5
people Of the United States, have not hesi-
| lated at any sacrifice to preserve their free
institutions. The diplomatic relations
| which by virtue Of the present official act
| will continue between your government
| and that over which ! have the honor TO
preside, will be hencefOrth as close and
| cordial az they should be between two ma
| tioas who have never had any differences
| one with the other which could not be
amicably arranged, and who, protesting an
equal reverence for the same principles
| government, apply them in turn, IN order
to consolidate their institutions, each &C
cording 10 the idiosynCrasy Of his nation
in a permanent and detinitive manner"