The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-12-02

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place the Office on footing af dignity
qualifications of the class OF men re-
quired 10 Ill il properly.
/ AS the United States is the first of ali
nations, Sc, too, the people sympathiza
Ri!h al people struggling for liberty
and self-government. But while symp
/ thiZiEg, il IS das 70 our honor that We
should ab5tain from enforcing our views
upon unwilling nslioas, and from tax
ing an Interested part @iIh0ut AN iavi-
/ iatiou. III the quarreis between different
nations, or between g0vVrHtseli and
! their subjects, cur course should always
| be in conformity with s.ricJ justice and
/ law, International aud local. Such has
| been the policy OF the administration in
dealing with these questions.
For more than n year valuable prov
ince OF Spain, ana a near neighbor OF
ours, in whom all our people cannot but
feel deep interest, has heen struggling
for independence and freedom. The
people and government of the United
States entertain the same warm feelings
aud sympsthies for the people of Cuba
in their pending struggle, that they man
Tested throughout the previous struggle
between Spain and her former colonies
in behalf Of the latter. But the coz
test has at no time assumed the
conditions which AMOUNT 10 war
ia the sense Of international law, or
which would show the existence of q 9e
fdctO political organization of The insur-
gents sufficient TO justify a recognition
/ OF beiiigsreney. the principle is main
;Gined, however, that this nation IS lis
own Judge when 10 accord the rights Of
| be.lfgerency, either 10 people strug-
CLING 10 free themselves from a govern
msnr they believe TO be oppressive, or
10 independent nations at war with each
other.
! Tue United States have no disposition
| 10 interfere with the existing relations
Of Spain 10 her colonial possessions on
! this continent. They believe that IN due
time Spain and other European powers
will find their interest in terminating
| those relations and establishing their
| present dependencies as indei endent
powers, members oi the family OF ma
1 tions. The dependencies are no longer
| regarded as subject 10 transfer from one
| European power 10 another. When the
/ present rotation Of colonies ceases they
| are to become independent powers, ex-
ercising the right Of choice and of self
| control in the determination Of their fu-
| tuTe condition and relations with other
| powers.
| The United States, in order 10 put a
| stop TO bloodshed IN Cuba, aud in the in
| lerest OF q peighboring people, profered
| their good Offices 10 bring the existing
/ contest to termination. The offer not
1 being accepted by Spain, on basis
| which we believed could be received by
| Cuba, was withdrawn 1t is hoped that
| the good offices of The United States may
/ yet prove sdvantageo 10 the settlement
| ot this unhappy strife. Meanwhile a
/ number of illegal expeditions against
/ CRFfaa have haGTq EarntrGa mn has hnesl
tue endeav0r of the administration TO
| execute theneutraiity laws in good faith,
/ 10 matter how unpleasant the task
made so from the suffering we have en-
/ duFed from lack Of like good faith to-
| wards Us by other nations.
On the 26lh of March last the United
States Schooner Lizzie Major was ar
| rested on the high seas bN a Spanish
| trigate, and two passengers were taken
| rom il and carried as prisouersto Cnba.
/ Representations of these facts were made
to the Spanish government as soon as
| sufficient information OF them reached
| Washington. The two passengers were
| set at liberty and the Spanish govern
| ment assured the United 81 ates that the
capatin in making the capture had acted
| without orders, that be had been repri-
| manded for the irregularity Of his con-
duet, and that the Spanish aulhcri-
ties in Cuba would not sanction any
act that could violate the rights or
treat with disTespect the sovereignty Of
this nation. The question OF the seizure
of the brig, Mary Lowell, at one of the
Bahama islands, by Spanish authorities,
is now the subject Of cores spondence be-
tween this government and those of
| Spain aud Great Britain. The captain
general OF Cuba, about May last, issued
a proclamation authorizing search to
| be made OF vessels on the nigh seas. I'M
mediate remonstrancs was made against
this, whereupon the captain general
issued new proclamation limiting the
right of search 10 vessels Of tie United
States, so far as authorized under the
treaty Of 1875, This proclamation, how
ever, was Immediately withdrawn.
/ have always felt that the most init
mate relations should be cultivated be-
tween the republic Of the United States
and all independent nations on this con-
tiuent. II may be well worth consider
ing whether new treaties between the
United States and them may not be
profitably entered into TO secure more
| intimate relations, friendly, Commercial
and otherwise.
As the subject of an oceanic canal TO
connect the Atlantic aud Pacific oceans
through the isthDlus Of Darien is cne in
which commerce is greatly interested,
instructions have been given 10 our min
lister to the republic of the United States
OF Colombia TO eRdeavor to obtain au-
thority for survey by the government,
IN order TO determine the practicabiiiiy
of such an undertaking and charter for
the right of way to private enterprise for
such a work, IL the survey proves TO be