, 1870-01-16
OUR SPANISH RELATIONS.
Why the United StnteS Might Fave
KecoEntzcd Cubn. and Why They
nsA

Why the United Stntes Might EaT
KecoEntzrd Cnbn. and Why Tnc
Did Not
The following 1ettera from Secretary Fish M
Auo,ney Central H0at nte most essential OF
lcen tFIueht 10 light The Secretary OF S Lat
w!nes 10 the spanlzh Minister, Mr. Roberts, q
fcLoHs: .-'..-
TIE undersigned, 6ecrttary or state OF ta
Enited atef, lsB the honor 10 acknowledge IN
1.Ssip. o. the Eete Of NJ: Roberts Envoy Extra
uLder date OF 1efn September, which was receive
| On the e5th OF 1kat month, on which day the m
delsgntd left Washington for a temporary at
selce.
Mr. Roberto statea the object of his note TO bt
ihe suonaiion Of "cettain important considera
tons relative 70 she declaration Of be!llgere0
ngnte which. a. It itappearF. Il Ii intended to gran
10 the ln1ulgenis Of Cuba"
LII. ROBBERS does Lot State how or whence ap
Eeats ~ io.en,ioE. Whleb, IN yaHous parts or hi
always With equal iuu entire Rbseuce OF prnsi, o.
o. 1sc;a II support thereof. he assumes TO b
formed. and at.Hsutes to Ills goTesnmeat
t'0u 10 grant beli2erent rights to the Insurgents
| OF Cubs has been aur outced BY this government
IL u Eote perfect arsWet 10 Gay that no such ID
te9hon n nas been reached re- og III gove1nmeat
n'nportaCr considerations" subritted BY MI
Rebtris. and deserves with great eat1sfact!on tue
! apprec:ation BY Lat gentleman OF the sttlcr %
teiEaIce ty this government OF It's tntcruasiouRl
obligations cf Neutrality; MD he notices, further
Win equal satisfaction, that MI. Roberts draws
arce Of those neu,ral obligations from the prece.
dtnt full1asca By this government, aud from The
aip'on r. alc q this dspartsut
parts OF note, attributes 10 tbs government al
inteItlon which III not warranted oy any declata-
t,oh Or bct Of tits goyernnens, and which IL jns.
Demands nadc upon II, Or By The undnIy excited
Lopts o. sone aud sppfehens!ons Of other per-
ssns ~ ibis sies he compares the policy pn7-
sued y SPAN in 1sd1 With tnat waica he assumes
practice alth se5ptct II Spain.
r ss an "a w9n1a sn i haze desired no.
storld be between the policy actually puraneI bY
!he T'spect!Te RoscrLEcn.s, and no. between
wh:ch 3lr. Rooe1ts imsG,nes the tinted sta:es
may ce Inclined 10 put 10 Practice.
nsletIlcg 10 the concession OF bet!igerent nghts
~ spaia I 70 t1e bon!htf fn insurgents during the
EaJsls bad been prececed by a Similar conces.,on
on me part OF Great Britain, France, and Prussia.
Ano tnst "spain could hot. BY reason OF her Eeo.
Rlaphlc1! AID mantline sltuhtlon, longer abstain
1Ifn! n8ElIE"
THIS eoEcefs,ou was made br Spain on the 18th
oaf .. Jare. 1sel only * days alter the aa4ault
OF toft Snhterl The outbreak or tae -,e5e1l!on
ard which Was TIC only combat OF conuict Of
41ms q Vh!cn any account had reacbed Enronn
=! A. .ne sate q sGans aeton IN the Mat:cr; ai-
sle anG o!oooiets combat; MI ntiack upon
nat oiul o. hali starved mtn, being the extent Of
M waI On Which Spain based tue "Iacs ol beliee..
II |! true that Gsea: Britain and France Eas1
rave been more pxcNtate even than Spain il
!1e1 haste haste 10 grant bel9ereLt Ilghta to the
nt ne tae tsa SSatfs: 1no tue example
Cd Y tle Republics OF Perm. Chui, aad Bol!sis,
iE .le New. u their Proceeding toward Cabs,
nata o9 mena asor Of ~ hs ate that
a,a ~ ~ nsi bten fought AID the slain
ME = 81 IHupsseS H1t1s !, s.a; ~ .hou:snda.
ory slS,Iar nr1casns ns'e an NY 1onwen @ t5ese or
~ S ~ iae Htestsph'cai a1o maritime 8!tuatl3u
w ~ stHH, 90 t!ehtnubE me necessity for her
eIi, It ,hat H. s4s hnnaersiKeea lorcsa %
- - ~ u euG keop!eIuIca4 ana mal7ttEne 6!tua-
Nnlt nvn y! ut nHst power mas become controlling
~ c.nT ~ ;s,I ts atuLaae par
u aEotael Eotef. The United SlaEes have felt
~ ~ ELL !esI w lotce ot t1s consideration, in It's
n TX. uEec .ne peaqng sonn fn cnoa But
~ - ~ ants - tne uooelslenea u compelled
70 20 ~ ~ nmIsl i1e eeeso Whether the sceGe ol
-. ~ ~ l1e SoatueIn States VIA ne.ter to The
ns raer " Tpa'p, ~ is9a. tnaa tae 1cene OF
81 uA9 " tAns te see tnat Tue maritime
~ ~ ;nM u slMn ~ as Intimately affected By
Inc s,sus,1on ~ or iA ~ uea tnt,a s as tae mari
w. ~. "n1en 1aSes III Tue netghoor1ng Inland OF
IL. = r. o,.t
ate a;:tr la;ue sas hfen ~. nnaed soxt, 1or ys
Geen Ms, &c taeh6feo sno toe result Y stu 10
es,.I.d ,tn rons1srn,tu 2.a;ss a; 4aSe nlnerto
nils, M nc,inn =" Sna,n n nnSa. La 1861, coo.
,rt t,tnn r = ncr1,anea -, w het to
~, ~ 80 1s u slua.e ulooue35 cnu-
1nte Enn, In = ~ q ~ 49,, nh, hS;EE aaJs trotn ~
o. i1tr: nIfoI Vi isy (ore for whom ~ m1e,s
r,ts r.. 4 IN Sro,rs ..n usn," "1otu tAt Nollu u
n, ~ = ~ ~ 11,,.n .roi nnt t1de'en uneven
trtta Strte ME jnin,ad ~ tms ~rea WE INC u.
,e,sht orig roscr." So cialms 'l az nHm,oi,8 81
c{yii wsfir he I1ri,eI X s.a,A ~. tt ~ tEe
sunaalts called for lie repressioa ~ Of IN IeaiI,c,
Fhs.e ayoa sa oijesr vas tic easayemsns asass I'D
( MI ToncIrs nfn9es.sz1a fsms 1!n 6as nnt
tch, IL Tie isteress or aanuniy ns ~ hHn VIZ
,s'lsed 10 oss rate a:ainsi ia Atrocities | asJ
III Tor The paAi yt.r. Ard II I6a.s nr
bis IL namuli's nave rot been co1une5 "a me ne
1S ~ 10 Inc cas''et .as force Of ne ju.laados
IltEo;ily 1erF1ed 10 mas been 20 mich fis n,o,a
nf,;nv. The CDrea States have 30: ac;si ;n unan
+ nj nihcr nr retonhashos,d tbaas4M.e, NOT y
,rlie les n 1lef feG1 t1resanii h1 tEs ps
'pen .her cary established policy, uuds. which
4 my d uurrirsl epsctinents ~ iha uG ,apsenes
adsaIce CT u:htr na,iopF. tSeT ee. tne - ,n aao
Ire 81 rnttcno G:ih whCn srn- tes ~ ta1 ptelu- |
his ptoud fIn;ur. In tEe1e tix.oE 81, >. pessSe. s
trict bulele1ce 10 Is cutlrU FnbstSnrnr vanE
) ,sr spain vas engaged IL xal Win heT ~.
'oise d provinces, Me catt,diy admitted bx Nr
loteFls. '' "0A1''e" W III.
This pricc!p!e has CONTROLLED tf,e,r n,ocaas.,o,
s!th regard 10 The war ia Cubs. Il dos nj;
Ia IEHqUHttP An. |
:c1 fcr In : cpntiauo,is teIfitorr' aacn n. taaa ~
stun has existed Ior The past year IN tna. is1ann
= CT tGics Marked with cructIes, and das,rsc.
!ytI'2td wsr1are. To quote again the Ta1vns1e
{ lrGueITc, f" Humanity and the e.arni, 4 ~
e1ts;s Q! other powers may st length co5,pei
b Il aet,ou" Tne iriendsntp ol the Govcranent
the Lifted s'ate. for Spain, nnbroke eu du,,S9
: exis!.Lce rs na1lnp, has led II TO hope Tor
!te1snt solason to the dtGlcultias win
'Mch IL alci.ns al}5 now ruds hErseIl ia.
xr.i{
, fore FOR sucn sclut.op. It nnsr
owescr, resefve for the 1u;ure It's iodener,t.
: ctltes'. ard q i,s cobdnct win dsesuiae e ,as
.tGre cnErts nf this government The unisT.
ctet cRuEot close this Eote Without the eruro:-
ems 10 hare been written nrdeI s @sapp,csen sese
or Ct farts tfat lave occurred a. vel n a5 m
'tItl and o7ela'ioes Of government founded m
RI AT Rrd licited po.e1B, The Tn,frd Ets,ss
eely offer sn atylnrn to tho opsregsed al ~
sIieosll:its; EanJ q the subjccsa OF Spain have
sneu m Gteasss Of taat ssslao; ND il, AZ AZ.
s hosraty e1tepted enc = a. nnossa
MT OF tie United stat<z- :" N'SS 'A7
aci,on 10 u, eif.zers ana stTsngers Pes,.ts1. ~
.li TO ite ob&esvsnce Of he richts Of oths1. asd
rite Il S,ates sfrItr& m fhs ronn.a ~ " w
'acefElty 10 asSemhIe ard aisn n taan s5a hss
ms: II fecr:ez taen II theft persocs scs,ast
al 20 nnfTaut shall NEus hut nnnn nr",.qss nrsssn
lcee Cd ty oath ar sf1rmat,n1 ~
peixcn tbali te dfnr1yrd ~ iISs iinne,. Nnes
opelty EChoUt dre nrnces. NJ Iaw "s5' VI
II cettstn na1coutept C1bsus fsnhi.c,s ~ s,,,n,
I'VE E.scorkt1ued aEd a5used tns nrv,Is1es tnnv
ro,ded py liberal coyerrmtnI. ths r,nsrvstn
I'd rot renird nj. Rohsrss what fne 1Ssr,.t
I ces dai!y reported from acrrss fss eeesn ars
QoyernEents carno, 40 ~. ~ rs
ram their fpaIcnntent Enhfect. ~ r.s,,s,.
~ vii. he brpfen ii ttWes ana h.nns y 1hst
no .; rcrc.rment .in, ~ rnntr ma I.nasns
ettl ntrfs. and restrasn Nv ~ neareini on.G
ef tte ytolrLce of evil nnsxtn "+ee
The urGtIscrrd ia tnfreti ~ sd,nt. ,ath ,ar-at
st an unisv mi eIrrdtt,nn ~ r,r-.ns =