The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-01-14

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What Passed blt,teen N, Lewaua lesd II.
Fsh- Gsa<ral Raxliass Spseek n II CsS;;s.esl
re Pre.tdsnfs Is,rs,sss Ir,si' 70 SpainM:NAv iA4
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,, From L Revo,ut'oa, Pc. nj -,
On the 18th Of june las., at night, thsrs
was held conference at the house OF The
Secretary Of Slate, Mr.. Fish, between that
geHtle'nan and Nj. Morales Lemus. The
Secretary opened the interview BY propo.
siBE Tie good Offices OF the United States in
bringing about an understanding between
Spain and Cuba. which would end In
the pscification of the Island and the recog'
| milton of is independence, to which end he
prcsen ted . memorandum containing tfout
bases Of IN agreement to be offered 70 Spain.
These were: l, A recognition of Cubs by
Spain. 2. The payment on the part Of Cu,
b. Of 600, ,ooo, 900 In cash, Or upon time,
according ~ might be agreed upon. g. The
The abolition Of slavery in the islpnd, 4.
An asmistice p.n ndiag ,negotisiiona- ,, bes I.
Xr. Fish asked Mr. Lemus bis .wdt>en
appreciation Of these articles. The Minister
Of Cuba commenced the conversation BY A.
tempting to convince the Secretary thst
shis mediation would result in nothing, and
In support of tf,a& view used number Of
srgameuts, but gave bis consent st lsst, be.
cause he was persuaded that the American
Government would not cease ito efforts, aed
because, as the Offered propositions wereex
plicit, he was induced to believe, in case
mediation should not be accepted BY Spain,
that the United States government would
sid 'Cuba Ia RAPIDLY securing Independence,
80 he put his siguasure 70 the document,
which only amounted, In fact, to IN approv.
al Ut the proposition enunciated. Mr: Fish
kept the original; copy was sfterwsrd
scnt to Mr.. Lemus 1i" '.'.' ~i.H
The Americsn Plenipotentiasy selected 70
present these proportions was Gen. Daniel
sickIes. Fearing the part that this gentle.
man years ago he'd taken in the Congress of
Ostend might be- an obstacle to his rcccp.
ton In Spain, llr. Fish telesraphed to
Gen. Prim tho news of the nomination of
sickles and the object Of his mission The
Spaniard replied, accepting the man seat
- we'll a. the matter Of his miasion, and
sometime thereafter, viz, lin the month OF
June. tho Minister of the United States EN-.
barkcd for Europe. Arriving in Spain q
the end Of July, almost before prcscnting
his credentials, he submitted the PROPOSE.
tons which he had brought with him.
Spain manifested > disposition to sell
Cuba to the United 6tatcs, but the ppopo.
si,ions submitted showed that this waa net
the object sought. Hence the Madrid Gov.
crnmcnt answered that i accepted IN prin,
ciple the American mediation, @ but that On
its part it proposed the following new. bases
l. That the Cubans should hy down their
arms: 2. That equally should the Spanish
volunteers In Oabs put aside their arms;
3. That Deputies should he elected to the
Cortes; T. That these should demaBd IN
Congress, II they wished, tho injepeneouee
of the jslsnd., and tbe government would
support their petition to that end with its
inAaence .- In order that these propositions
might be communicated md discussed, Mr..
Fish called in Mr.. Lemus, who explained
TO the former the evident and palpable mo.
tives which had inspired the oppos,tion Of
Spain in accepting the good offices Of The
United States. motives that wero doubls
faced and treacheroua In this view Of the
mstter the Secretary eoincided, and there
upon teleGraphed to Madrid, refusing to ac.
cept the variations which, bad been forward.
Cd to him BY tho samc,. means Of commupi-
cation. Thereupos NJ Fish cent 70 1r.
Sickles the celebrated note which, % much
excited the Spanish journals, aud, after .
few days, the Spanish Cabinet said that it
respectfully declined the good Offices Of the
United States. Nj. sickles then withdrew
the propositions In Cabinet, +, meeting
which wss held ss Washingt0u about ths lot
of. September, ,st which Gen. Rawliss -
sisted, the Cuban question wss discsssed:
Al that time Spain he'd not declined medi1
alton, but the result had been foreseeu. III
this meeting It was agreed 70 grant thst
! Power ten days, time longer within which
70 sccept or refuse, oandin. case she did ~
fpss, - w.s psobabIe, Il was decided on the
ootA of 4epsenbx toaSssue . psoclaoaaleo
recognizing Cuba - = belligereu II. FiSh
and another member IT the cibanet opI
posed, while " Rawllns ~ - favor of
this sstion. The latter speks with % much
/ esssgy, that VIXEN hsWas shout 70 soaelade
he rid b. tlhe President, ? ~ Execute ne fos
Pesklng with % much Siilf,&&th,' bdt S6m1e.
umei I Ifeel y though I vas stiIl yodrI Iad. u:
camp A ne Held Of battlc = ~ ,The FRI !:
dent hssrd thad xhoas discussiea.uM NTH III
AcunssoDed csinpsss; md Ssaed the iosee-
inkt1 Aandfag - fhis Minisses trpiecsSf
paper on which lie hid been writing, and
Ivhidkr coptaiasd ~ liwopds: at The ,pIses
.laQAlivn,sa the M. rpn II theoe the Rnaos
sutlVe ~ EhstlsoydsulD iue1s
.,zSAsSss has snoin'1sr-ags nd, n"lob ii ss
, : G4s'-3E. tayontE 9dG s3Gtf
Thisosoasssd On <he Anat laEek .6eptsa,
hes. The 1spddof Ne s1ssth1 cane; ~
observation-disclosures, wien saatAs 1gth
day Of December Tie Ptsadset tdid r. ~
message whAt u ~ 1oE4l lknoYA .ri,,ysss
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