National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-12-17

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lieved could be received by Cuba,
was withdrawn. 1t is hoped that
the good offices of the | nited States
may yet prove advantageous for the
settlement of this unhappy struggle.
Meanwhile a number Of illegal
expeditions against Cuba have been
broken up. 1t has been the endeav-
or OF the administration to execute
the neutrality laws III good faith, 40
matter how unpleasant the task
made SO by the suffering We have
endured for lack of like good faith
toward us by other nations.
Or the 10Th Of March last the L.
5. schooner Lizzie Major was ar
rested on the high seas 10y u Span,
ish Frigate, and two passengers
taken from it and carried as PRISON
els 10 Cuba. Representations Of
these facts were made to the Span
ish government as soon as Official
I information of them reached " ash
/ lngtOn. The two passengers were
/ set at liberty. and the Spanish GOV,
4 ernmeut assured the United States
/ that tue Captain Of the iflgate in
making the capture, had acted With
out the law, that he had been repre-
manded for the irlegularlty of his
/ condnct, and that the Spanish au-
thorit!es in Cuba would not sanction
any act that could violate Che rights
or treat with dlSreSpect the sover.
ignty Of this nation. The question
OF the seizure of the brig Mary
Lowell at one Of the Bahama Islands
by the Spanish authorities is now
the subject OF correspondence be
tween this Government and those
Of Spain and Great Britain.
The Captain General Of Cuba
about May last issued procIama
ton and authorized a search TO be
made Of all the vessels on the high
seas. Immediate remonStrance vas
made against this, whercnpon the
Captain General issued u new proc
lamation limiting the right OF
search to vessels Of the United
States 50 far as authorized under
+. thn freatJ nr l1go This nroclama
49,, hn,y,.,.a, .,rn. immediately with
drawn.
| have always felt that the most
;u1;,nnta ,l,tinns .honIJ hn rulti
,'',il.I II...4,..,,,,' IA p.,mIlin nf +h,
I. I,.'H,',1 ''I' - Gf,t... .nl Nh inInnandon,
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, W "t'' " - -" :" ha'.aa1 ~ aj ,,nn
~" '''"I''' tl'-i'. -, .t' 49,, ;t, "
may 'o' ~ t"p2 t,','1, -,
l,jon,II, - MN llrr"iaj and nrarrui.n
f Tha sibierf of nm jptar.oreanf,
e,nal +, eannert thq Atlantic anf
paG,Sa oceans throH.b thn Istbn,o
af naIi.n is ono IN winch raIpmrre,
= rrratI,. ;ntar.stel Insf,lfriion.
L.Ea' 't9an ai,an to nm, n,inistr,. +,
fbn ra,nhiir of lhe Injtrd state.
! of ralomhia ia .rnlravor to ob.aiI
, au.hority for = survey bv ills GOV
,rnnept in order to ,lptrr,niue I'm,
+ nr,rti,ah;litv Of surh an umlcrtok
;nr and charter for me rioht q
/, WV. ~ buill bv urivut. nntp,,.rie
snrb = vorl, if thc survey proves /
. ta ha rr,ct;rahle
, In ar,Iart, comnlr with tba oo-cq
NON, ~ tLn l.nitn1 St,tr. and ~
f, ,ni,nd no,m,,i.y,un NJ Inn, for H.
: adjustment Of claims. it becam
t NECESSARY to send A Commi Stone
: and Secretary to Lima, in Augu~
Il last. No appreciation having bee
t made by Congress for this purpos,
Il il is now asked thlt one br mad
i covering the past ana future eXpens
Il Of the commission.
:. The good Offices Of the Euto
i States to bring about a peace b,
II tween Spain and South America
4 republics with which Size is a5 wa
. having been accepted by Spain
- Perm and Chill. Congress has bee
q invited to he held in Washln4to
n du!inp the present winter.
l. 4 grant has been given to Eur,
). ppans of an exclusive right To tray,
It over the territory Of Nicaragua, |
Il which Costa klea has given i
If assent which it IS alleged conille
with the vested rights OF the cll
le zeaS OF the hIted States. II
t Department OF state has now tn
I subject uhdet tohsldefatl0i'
le The Minister Of Peru hayin
:. made representations that tlici
+ was state of war between PEI
1t and &plin, an that Spain was co
u elructng in and near New Yor