New-York tribune., 1870-11-03
S1AVERY IN THE SPANISH COLONIES
DEFENCE OF THE ACTION AND POLICY OF TIL
CORTES

DEFENCE OF THE ACTION AND POLICY OF THE
CORTES.
The English Anti-Slavery Association has
published communication from the Spanish Govern
ment to Earl Granville, defending the Emancipation pol
icy lately adopted by the Cores and condemned by the
Assocatia In of its publications. The following
the principal points Of the communication:
"The Spanish Government feels itself called upon
to express Its gratitude to Her Majesty's Gov
ernment for the worthy and friendly manner In
which the nlustrious Lord Clarendon on the occar
sion Of the presentation OF the exposition wnicn
English Aboonst Society placed pdrna IN tne na Names o
Of His EIeen9y Y ssSery Snesen e The Government
OF Hs HRbness the Regent In 80 doing ana as the ost
had ths honor TO place before Her Britannia Ma
esty a confidential document which plainly shows tho
iteaton and resolution of the present Government 10
put end to the slavery question These proofs care are
certainly not required by y her tba saes
as worthy Of respect have doubted two separate oc
Goyernment and OF the Spanish Assembly, 1t viii be
necessary and highly proper that Her Britannia Ma
esys Government should be able to support the favor
able opinion they have pronounced.
"The Spanish Government Is sorry TO say that ,ne
the law voted by the Constituent Cortes is not only
unjust, but completely misplaced In persons WHO mss
se b, e Se With regard
ernments and Assemblies which contribute TO the dSap
the best proof that can be given of this ignorance
Of contained in the forgenmess o. ba hn
worked for many years to obtain the abolition oi the
slave trade and In relations with Spain had sue
ceeded In getting African negroes who might bc landed
IN Cuba Jared free and sent BACK 20 iher
n these resolutions had not been fuhed and IN spite
Of the constant complaints OF the English Government
The African negroes landed In Cuba were In sitnaton
worse than that of the slaves themselves WIZ In the SIT
'ation known as that Of Emanciped0s.' The promise
o ~ nntting an end TO that situation produced for he
snanish government few years ago great praise ahd
ofs of sympathy from the English Government, and
Il therefore seems natural that when by means Of law
and IN n defnitive manner, justice s done 10 the OLD
conventions and TO the complaints OF En-
Gland that act should be esteemed at least In manner
TO importance given TO by England
fhe Spanish Government thinks therefore that the per
.as no have written the words qualifying the law ~
ninst have not however worthy OF respect they may
he sfuded this question with the fullness required by
The step they have taken cis drts er Britannia MAss
ty's Minister: .u, a.. ....-..... .,r
a. only gave liberty 10 those bor Bolivar the good
repnte and consideration Of all the civilized wopld; and
as n resulted the extinction OF Slavery In seyerN OF
the South American Repblics II has shown that such
disposion Is OF Tho most energetic AbOlitionist
asures Therefore the most simple ,Ogc demanded
that th project OF 4aw presented by the Spanish Govern
ment should have been Judged IL the manner, aud
that 1t should have been depe that must produce