Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-12-09

people aud Governments II the United
States entertain the same warm feeling
and sympthies forthe peoph of Cuba il
their pending struggle they manifest
cd throughout the previous struggle be-
tween Spain aud ler former colonies in
behalf Of the latter but the contest has at
no time assumed Ire conditions which
amount to war in he sense of. interna-
tional law, or which would show the ex-
stence Of de tacto ,oliticsl organization
Of the insurgents suGcieut to justify a
recognition Of bellig9eBe5
The principle is .na ntained. however,
that this nationis its isns judge whea to
accord the rights of beligerency either to
people struggling ID free themselves
from government THY believe to be
oppressive, or the -indeRnasht nations at
war with each other.
| The United States haA no disposition
to interfere with the existing relations Of
Spain to her colonial POSSESSIONS on this
| continent. They believe lift in due time
| Spain and other European Powers will
iiud their interests in terminating those
relations and establishing tllir present de-
Tendencies as independent powers and
members of the family OF aftions.
| These dependencies are ~ longer re,
| garded as subject to transpr rom one
European Power. to an$her. When
the present rotation of coloa. ceases they
are to become independent TO ers, ex
1 ercising the right ofchoce aul selfsoon 70!
10 the determination OF their future con
dition and relation with other lowers 8:
The Uuited States. in order to put 8
4 stop to bloodshed in Cuba ant in the in.
terests of ueighboring people, proposed
their good Offices to bring the existing
contest to terminatiaa. TIE offer, mot
being on basis which We believe coald
De received by Cuba. was Withdrawn
Itis hoped that the good. offices Of the
United Stated may yet prove advantageous
for the settlement OF this unlisppy strife.
Meanwhile a .numher oEllIegal expeditions
a.siust Cuba have been broken up.
TIE NEUTRALITY LAWS. s-..
II has been the endeavor of the. Admin
istfation to execute the neutrality laws III
good faith, no matter how unpleasant thu
task, made SO by the suffering We have
endured from lack. of Ike good faith to
wards US by other nations.
On the Goth Of March last the United
States schooner Lzzie Major was arrested
on the high seas by a Spanish frigate, and
two passengers taken from 1t, and carried
as prisoners to Cuba.
Repre- sentatoDs of these facts were
made to the Spanish Government as sool
as Official Information OF them reached
Washington The two passengers wert
set at liberty, and the Spanish Covers
meut assured the United States the cap
tain OF the trigate in making the capturs
had acted without law, that he had beer
reprimanded for the irregularity of hi
conduot, aud the Spanish authorities IL
Cuba would not sanction any act tha
could violate the rights or trsat with dis
respect the sovereignty of this nation.
| The question of The seizure ct the bris
Mary Lowell at oae If the Bahama Island
by the Spanish authorities is now the sub
ject of correspondence between this Gov
eminent and those of Spain and Grea
Britain. The Captain deneral OF Cuba
about May last, issued proclamation
authorizing search to be made of vessel
ou the high seas Immediate remon
STRANGE Was made against this, whereupot
the Captain General issued new proc
laa,4siop, limiting the right Of search t
vessels of the United States, SO far a
authorized under the treaty of 1870
ilhis proclamation, however, was in
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
have always felt that the most in
innate relations should be cultivated he
tween the Republic of the Uaised State
and I'll Independent nafioos on the con
tiaeDt Ii may be well worth oouslderl a
whether new treaties between Us and the,
mag not be proitablg entered into, t
secure more intimate relations, friendly
commercial and otherwise.
| tbs DARIES CANAL.
The subject Of ap intcr-oeeauic canal, t
connect she Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
| through the isthmus Of DarleD, ia one i
which commerce is greatly Interested
Instructions have been given to orr Min
isser to the Republic Of the United State
of Columbia to endaeyor to obtain author
ity for survey by this Government, il
order to determine the practieability G
| such an undertaking, and charter 70
the right of way to build up by privat
enterprise such work, if the survey pro-
yes it to be practicable.
COMMISSIONS, GRANTS, &C.
In order to comply with the agreemen
Of the United States, as to a mixed COM
| mission at Lima for the adj ustment o
CLAIMS, it became necessary to send
commissioner and secretary TO Lima il
August last NJ appropriations having
been made by Congress for this purpose
it is now asked that one be made covering
the past ana future expenses of the COM
mission
The good offices Of the commission o
the United States to bring about peace
be- ween Spain and the South American re-
pul lies with which she is at war having
been accepted by Spain, Peru and Chill
Congress has been invited to be held i.
Washington during the present winter.
A grant has been given to European'
Of an exclusive right of transit over thu
territory of Nicaragua to which, Costs
RIGA has given its assent. which, 1t Ii
alleged, conflicts with ed rights o