Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-11-20

Affairs I'm spain-RecognitIon by Foro,.,
GOvernmenss-Minister Hale Dimes ,h"
Papal NuncfO and the Ex.Queen esinI
ter the same Day that me Recognized IN.
New Government.
The italian government has formallv
recognized revolutionized Spain, and enter-
ed into official relations with the men
Professionally at the head of affairs in Mad.
rid. do not know to what extent an
English reader may be amazed by observ.
ing with what enthusiastically petty trifes
| the attention of grave statesmen at the
head of mighty kingdoms and empires is
taken up. Almost Immediately upon the
instalment of Junta and of provisional
government in Madrid the United States
Minister, Mr.. Hale, acting upon instruc.
tions, Geographically conveyed to him
from the Cabinet at Washington, signifed
his readiness to at once recognize anv
government de fdcto which Spain might
wish to substitute for that of the Queen
who was at that moment receiving the
confidence of the Emperor Napoleon AZ
Biarritz.
| Mr.. Seward did no more in this instance
than follow the course VIII Oh reason and
expediency recommend a. the only practi
cable one to the American Government.
and Mr.. Hale so evid entity acted Ia lu.s
matter rather from O sense of duty than
| from inclination that on the very day in
which he officially waited on the FOREIGN
Minister of the Revolutionary Govern
ment, in the morning he entertained the
Pope's Nuncio. Moneignor Francbi, and
the Minister IN partibuS of his crownless
Majesty the King of the Two Sicilies-
still recognized by Queen Isabella-at din.
ner IN the evening. Next to the agent for
the great Transatlantic Republic, the Ital.
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come civilities to the newly installed Span.
ish rulers. He called upon Marshal Sierra.
no. on his appointment to the general corn.
nand of all the forces, and the visit wos
punctually returned by that gallant and
well-bred officer. The Italian Count newt
drove to the Foreign Office, and there OK.
| changed greetings with the Minister of
State, NJ. de Lorenzana. In the mean
| while the great question of recognition or
non recognition, of official or otficious re-
lations, was being gravely considered and
debated at the Courts of the TuiIeries, of
st. James, of Sans Souci
l believe the Emperor Napoleon and
M. MONSTER took it in hand for them.
selves and their neighDors. Whether minis
ters only bow or shake hands, the transac.
tions are still international. The great
powers could not, in common civiIty, do
rnles of common prudence, do M re.-
Their representatives are on speaking
terms with the Provisional Government;
three Of them, at least, on visiting terms.
NJ. Mercier, the French Minister, only
sent his card, without turning it up at the
corner. Mark, also, how cleyerly the
thing was done; how adroitIy it was con-
trived that the Dill MinoreS, and especially
that half-respecteble kingdom of Itlay,
should be left out i'll the cold. Some be-
Wlgged stlckler for presidents at the French
Foreign-of1ice rummaged about the arch
ives till he stumbled upon the protocol Of
the long-forgotten Quadruple Alliance.
That was just the thing. The notion that
four States should once more act together
in the settlement OF Peninsular matters
appeared irresistible. Four States were
once more in the field, to the exclusion of
inconvenient neighbors.
The affair was kept snug; instructions
travelled safely, doubled-locked N the bag
of the Cabinet courier, and one fine morn
ing the worlds breath was taken away by
the astounding intelligence that France,
England, Prussia and Portugal had stolen
march upon other countries and had
especially given the go-by to tho italian
Government, whereupon Gen. Menabrae,
finding out that he had only been outwit-
ted and sighted in return for all his
Difference in waiting for his "bet-
ters," comes to-day to the reso.
luton which should have been OBJ
vious to him month ago, cuts the Cor
dian knot about official or o65cious, treats
the bubble about International with all the
scorn it deserves, and regains his lost
ground by placing himself in the front
rank by the side of the President of the
United States as second of the poten-
tates whose recognition of the Provisional
Government has been unequivocal and IN
reserved. 1tnnt0e naolts erat. FL cola COM
me on fat de la diplomatic. It is for such
paltry tricks and such mean punctilios that
nations treat themselves to the Injuries of
a Ministry for Foreign Affairs and of
host of Ambassadors, Charges d'Afaires,
and Queens Messengers.