New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-20
INTOLERANCE OF A SPANIARD.

is member Of the Cortes named Garcia
Ruiz, who seems to belong to this chlyal-
rous class, and he has chosen the republic
of the United States as theme of abuse
He has well chosen his object and safely
measured his distance. Senior Ruiz Is safe
in his insignifcance. He will be only
impaled as a specimen of class of insects
whose stencil is worse than their sting. 1t
is also an example Of that naughty con-
tempt for others that has cost Spain such
sacrifices Of territorial possessions and
national pride. Senior Ruiz has no con-
fideuce in the stability of democracies. "
and still less in their justice. In proof
of the last he makes an en- parte review of
our civil war. But it is in the cession of
Louisiana by France. that Senior Ruiz
makes the most trenchant assault ON the
United States. He asks:
How did we lose Louisiana after owning
il since the middle of last century. In lSO2
Jacob Munro was in Paris on a special mis-
sion and between him and Napoleon l.
there was committed the most infamous
fraud that could be committed against a
people. To our misfortune the poor, weak
Charles w., or rather his favorite, GodOy,
was owner of the destInies of Spain. Ma
poleOn was able to deceive them into ex.
changing Louisiana tor pretended king
dom of Etruria, which never came into our
power. In 1903 the Spanish flag was low
cred in New Orleans and replaced by that
of the United States, subject to a payment
of 400, 900, 900 reals $50, GOO, OOO), which Ma
p0leon received, and we didn't get Etruria
How did we lose the Floridas! When we
were involved in the war with Napoleon
the United States seized the two Florldas,
with the exception of the two capitals,
Pensacola and St. Augustine. In 1919 Fer
dinand VII. had to cede these two cities
TOR nominal decentralization of lou, 0OO,OO0
reals (S5. 00O,0 0O), but we never got the
money, as the United States said we owed
that sum of money to its merchants, and so
they cried quits
Of course the bigot is always blind.
Our readers know the infamous fraud
committed by Jacob" Monroe was this:
The United States negotiated. through
Livingston, for the free navigation of the
Mississippi. Napoleon. according to Mar
tots. apprehended that England would
seize Louisiana and offered the whole
province at bargain. Livingston was
not authorized to purchase, and Mr.. Mon
roe, then minister, we believe to Spain,
was ordered on the special mission to &C
cept the offer of Napoleon. Whether
Napoleon paid Spain either in the cesslon
of Etruria or otherwise was no concern
Of the United States. which was not
bound to see an adjustment Of accounts
between France and Spain. The Gloss Of
Louisiana" to Spain was very little. We
showed lately that France gave Louisiana
to Spain in 1867 or 1853 wholly and
expressly without other consideration
than that she was the affection
ate cousin Of Spain. Cousin Spain
took the opinion Of full royal
council! as TO whether she should accept
the present. and only did so for the ex-
press reason that the Mississippi river
would make well defined boundary be-
tween the British and Spanish possessions
on this continent. The affectionate cousin
shot some half-dozen Frenchmen in New
Orleans for crime that would not now
amount to al indictment. It was a COM
binatiou Of evicted Office holders to run
off an obnoxious Governor. But LOuisl-
ana, like California, was worth nothing
to Spain. Narrow commercial restric-
tons, bitter hatred against all Of differ
ent faith or language, and an arrogance
which could be taught nothing except
under the scourge of fate, Spain made no
| use or development Of that vast region
which has under republican institutions
! added already thirteen States to the
American Union, besides a large reserve
! of unassigned territory. Louisiana was
such dead expense to France that she
persuaded her afectionate cousin to take
! it off her hands, as a boundary line
nothing more. Spain snapped of
| this empire. so worthless under king
and courtiers, and now so valuable under
republican institutions. for the grand
dnchv Of Tuscany. territory about as
large as the parish of Cameron, but very
! valuable for producing straw bonnets and
olive oil; and Spain even allowed another
: despot TO chea. her out Of the straw Lat
and olive oil. Stupid, eelete, iIcomne.
tent. malignant:
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