Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1869-12-18

q i0ollng with It's Importance and wit
the character and qualifications of th
class Of men required to Gil It properly.
As the United States is freest of a
nations, its people sympathize with all per
Pile struggling for liberty and self eoyerl
. ment; but while SO symPathizing, it is du
! to our honor that we should abstain frol
forcing our views upon unwilling natiou
and from taking an interested part, will
!. out invitation IN quarels between difiel
! ent nations. or between governments an
: subjects. Our course shonld always be i
: conformity with strict Justice and law
Such has been the steadfast policy Of th
administration in dealing with these ques
tions for more Than a year with the prov
inces OF Spain. A near neighbor Of our
IN whom all our people cannot but feel al
interest. has been struggling for independ
ence and freedom. The people and Gov
ernment Of the United States entertair
the same warm feeling and sympathy fol
the people in their pending struggle that
they manifested throughout a previous
struggle between Spain and her subjects
| in behalf Of the latter. But the contest
at no tiny assumed conditions which
amountedto war, in the sense of interna
tional law, or which would show the exis
tence Of de fdcto political organization
The nsurrection is sufficient to justify the
Recommendation Of belligerents. The prin-
ciple is maintained however, that this ma
tion is its own judge when to accord rights
Of belligerency, either to people strug.
Cling to free themselves from government
they believe to be oppressive, or to indie
pendent nations at war with each other.
The United States have no disposition to
interfere with existing relations Of Spain
to her COLONIAL possessions on this conti-
nent. They believe that in due time Spain
and other European powers will find it to
their interest to change these relations aud
re-establish their present dependencies as
independent powers. These dependencies
are no longer regarded as subject to trans
ter from one European power. to another.
When the present relations ofthe colonies
cease, they are to become independent
powers, exercising the right Of self-controi
in determining their future condition and
relations with ether powers. ali7ll si0iA
The United States, ia order to stop
blood-shed in Cuba, proposed its good Of
| fees to bring the troubesto Termination.
The offer not being accepted BY Spain on
a basis which we Believed could be receiv.
ed byCuba, was withdrawn. 1t is hoped
the good offices Of the United States may
YET prove advantageous for the settlement
Of this unhappy strife. Meanwhile illegal
operations against Cuba have been broken
up. 1t has been the endeavor Of the adj
ministration to execute the Mentality laws
no matter how unpleasant task it may
be. fiA s''
On the, 9Th Of March last, the United
States schooner, Lizzie May, was arrested
on the high seas by a Spanish frigate, two
passengers taken from her and carried
prisoners to Cuba. Representations oil
the facts were made to the Spanish gov.
ernmeut as soon as official Information
reached Washington. The two passen.
gers were set atliberty, and the Spanish
Government assured the United States
that the Captain of the frigate did wrong I;
that he had been reprinianded, and that
the Spanish authorities. in Cuba, would
not sanction any act that could violate
the right or treat disrespectfnlly the Soy
ereignty Of this nation. The question of
the seizure Of the Mary Lowell at Bahama
by the Spanish authorities, is now thesub
ject Of correspondence between this GOV
ernment, Spain and Great Britain The
Captain General Of Cuba, about May last,
issued proclamation authorizing the
search OF vessels on thehigh seas. lmme-
date remonstrance was made against this,
whereupon the Captain.tieneral issued
new proclamation limiting the search to
such vessels as the United States author
ized under the treaty OF l795, This proc,
Iamation. was, however. Immediately with
drawn.
| have always felt that the most init
mate relations should be preserved be-
tween the United States and the indepen-
dent nations on this continent, aud it may
be well worth considering whether new
treaties between them and the United
States may not be practically entered into
TO secure more intimate relation, CONNER
cial ard otherwise. IA a.
The international canal to connect the
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, through the
Isthmus Of Darien, is project in which
commerce is greatly interested. lnstruc
tions to our Minister to the States Of
Columbia TO endeavor to obtain authority
for survey. to determine the PRACTICABLE:
ity Of the undertaking have been given.
The good Offices Of the United States
to bring about peace between Spain and
the South american Republics, having
been accepted by Spaia, Peru and Chill,
congress has been invited to be held 10 !
washiagtou during the present winter.
A grant has been given to Europeans
Of an exclusive right Of transit over the
territory Of Nicaragua. to which Costa
Rica has given its assent, which, 1t is
alleged, conflicts with vested rights Of
citizens Of the United States. The De-
partnent Of State has now this subject
under consideration.
Oar Minister il Peru having made rep
reservations that there was stat{ Of war
between Peru and Spain, that Spain was
constructing in or near New York gun.
boats which might be used BY Spain 10
relieve the naval force at Cuba to operate
against Peru, orders were given to prevent
their departure. No further steps have
been taken By the representatives Of 1.-THE
Peruvian Government to prevent the de-