The Lincoln County herald., 1870-12-15

OF l705 between the United states auu
Spain. Representations Of injuries re-
sul.iug to several persons claiming to be
citizens Of the United States, by reason
of such violation, we're made to the
Spanish government from April 1869 to
June last. The Spanish minister at
Washington had beon clothed with .
limited power to aid in redressing such
wrongs. That power was found to be
Withdrawn in view, IS it was said OF the
favorable situation in which the island
of Cuba then was, which however, did
not lead to the revocation of the suspen-
sion of the extraordinary and arbitrary
functions exercised by the executive
power in Cuba, and We were obliged to
make our complaint at Madrid.
In the negotiations thus opened, and
still pending, the United States only
claimed that for the future the rights
secured to their citizens by the treaty
should be respected in Cuba aud that,
as to the past, q joint tribunal should be
established in the United States, with full
jurisdiction over all such claims. Before
such an impartial tribunal each claimant
would be required to prove his case. On
the other hand Spain would be at liberty
to traverse overy material fact, and thus
complete equity would be done.
A SERIOUS CASE.
A case which at one time threatened
seriously to affect the relations between
the United States aud Spain has already
been disposed Of in this way. The claim
of the "Col. Lloyd Aspinwall," for the
illegal seizure and detention Of that YES
sci, was referred to arbitration by mutual
consent and has resulted in an award to
the United States for the owners of the
same of S19,7O2.5O in gold. Another,
and long pending, claim Of like nature,
that of the whaleship Canada, has been
disposed Of by arbitration during the
present year. 1t was referred by the
f Joint convention of Brazil and the United
States to the decision of Sir Edward
Thornton, her Britanic majesty's minister
at Washington, who kindly untcrtook
the task Of examining the voluminou'
, mass of correspondence and testimony
submitted by the two governments, ant
q awarded to the United States the sum o
4 one hundred thousand and seven hun
o drcd dollars and nine cents in gold, which
!, has since been paid By the impe ial gov
Y ernment.
i These recent examples show that th
mode which the United States has pro
posed to Spain for adjusting the pending
;. claims is just and feasible, and that
&c NAV be agreed to by either nation With
It out dishonor. 1t is hoped that this mod
n crate demand may be acceded to by Spai
d without further delay. Should the pend
% ing negotiations unfortunately and uneS
a. pcctedly be without result, it will the
,e become my duty to communicate tn
in fact to Congress and invite its action o
the subject.
VI SPAIN AND THE SOUTH AMERICAN REPCl
Z, Lies.
:. :. The long deferred peace conferenc
y between Spain and the allied Sout
:, American Republics has been inaugurat'
=" in Washington under the auspices OF II
NJ United States, pursuant to tho recon
% ~ mendation contained in the resolution
~ ~ the House of Representatives Of the II
=. of Dece III Der, 1866, the executive depar
~ ,ueut of the government offered
W. w friendly Offices for the promotion
81 peace and harmony between Spain al
" the allied Republicans. llcsitations al
obstacles occurred to the acceptance
the offer. Ultimately, however, a co
'nt ference was arranged, and was opened
'se this city on the Goth of October last,
Of which | authorized the secretary OF St'
he to preside. 1t was attended by the m
sts isters OF Spain, Peru, Chilli and Equad
to In consequence Of the absence OF rep
tly sentative from Bolivia, the conferel
ned was adjourned until the attendance o.
~ plenipotentiary from that republic CO..
10" be secured, or other mcasues could
ons adopted toward comprising its objec
'tly The allied aud other republics Of Span
re- origin on this continent may see 10 t
of fact a new proof Of our sincere inter
OF in their welfare of our desire to
Ihia them blessed with good governme'
lich capable of maintaining order and
ter serving their respective territorial mi
for rity, and Of our sincere wish to ext
ked. our own commercial and social relall
n Of With them. The time is probably not
urn distant when, in the natural course
will events, the European political connect
with this continent will cease Our
lev should be shaped in view Of
tho probability, SO as to ally the CONNER
,ncb interests Of the Spanish American St
= N more closely to our own, and thus
~ = the United States all tho pre- emin'
bo,h aud all the advantage which Mr. Mon
,be Mr.. Adams and Mr.. Clay contempli
trail when they proposed to join in the
ding Congress a. fanama'
heir SAN DOMINGO.
proc. During the last session Of Congre
cir treaty for tho annexation Of the rePu
The of San Domingo to the United 81
% Of failed to receive the requisite two
listed vote of the Senate. l thoroughly
alitv ,;,..a ham tint the heat interests oil