New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-27
ATTORNEYS FOB SPAIN.

). not spare the expenditure of gold anon
foreign agents. There will Of course BE-
with the assemblage Of Congress, fu
!: attendance Of the lobby The disbande
e forces of the Credit Mobilier will be Q
hand, and whatever can be effected
mercenary writer's Of unscruplous an
pretended dealers in political infiuenc
may be expected. The use of foreign gol
in sedUcing men from their allegiance wa
J by no means unknown in the day Of on
revolution. Joseph Reed immortaiize'
himself by responding 70 az 1nsidiou
offer Of British gold. - am poor. bu
poor as l am all the gold of your Kin!
could not buy me-" And SO with the oh
scure :nilitiamcn who refused the purse .
Andre as the price of betraying their coun
try. Their countryman. Arnold. of superio
rank and pretensions, has come down K
posterity branded with intamy for thu
crime of having sold himself and biz
country for British gold. From these fact
it was natural that the trainers Of oul
constitution should have adopted the fol
lowing provislon:
And no person holding any office of profit
or trust uudor them 1.-THE United States
shall, without the consent of Congress, &C
cept of any present. emolument, Office OF
title, of any kind whatever from any king
prince or forei gn State
1t will be observed tina: this category OF
benefits to be derived from the favor OF
foreign States is very comprehensive. The
term Sc molumcnt" means advantage, and
covers every conceivable case in which an
| officer of the United States can possibly
| profit, pc r6ol,r'- directly or indirectly
| through hin..ct q another, by such pres
ent OF eDoInIl-t 1t is, however, the
agency Of brci-4e writer's and takers
that can Do !nCat mischief in arresting
the honest emotions of the American
people, This is attempted by professions
OF extreme regret for our wrongs on the
part of Spain, by ferreting out testimony
by which Spain may invalidate the de-
mands of our government, by citing
cases to put our government in the
wrong and while pretending sympathy
for men murdered under the American
flag to interpose such delays as will ia
tigue the people into acquiescence in the
outrages complained Of
We have noted the movements of these
attorneys for Spain. l. They made
great cutlery at the indignity to Mr.
Sickles. They now assume that dis
claimer of that insult is an atoneinent for
the humiliation of the American flag and
the Algerine assassination of American
citizens 2. They intimate that party
in Spain having proclaimed @ republic
are entitled to the utmost forbearance at
the hands Of republican people. We
have shown that there Is q war In Cuba In
which slav eholders are IN arms against
abolitionists, and an established priesthood
opposes heretical freedom of religion. If
our government is to aid republican prin.
ciples why did it not long since recognize
the rights of war in that portion of the
Cuban people representing every principle
of republican government Unfortunatee
ly for the defeat of this Spanish plea filed
by American attorneys. It appears that the
American policy toward Spain was the
same under the Bourbon Queen that it IS
under the republican President. MIR. |
Seward demonstrated earnestly against the
Of the slave trade. but to his
Spain returned the same re.
ply now used 10y her attorneys here:
The government of her Catholic majesty,
IN giving its attention at an opportune time
and occasion to the Important subject of
slavery existing in the provinces of Cuba
md Porto Rico, will do SO in the exercises
If their own right and in accordance with
which they have ever sustained
without permitting their entire liberty of
action to be prejudicially influenced by ex-
erior agencies or influences of any kind.
We can perceive no difference in the
one or doctrine Of cher Catholic Males
y and that of the republican President
The Queen denies the right of foreign
power to intervene on the ground of hui
nanity in affairs of Spain. The Presi-
lent, it is thought, can refuse to acknowl-
dge the laws of humanity, of nations or
t treaties. because they may conflict
nth the municipal jurisdiction of Span
ii colony.
There is hazy idea afoat that Cuba
lay act in relation to the pursuit and
apture of prisoners on the high seas
pom her own peculiar and ''municipal'
lrisdiction. Setting apart the fact that (
ne Tornado was commissioned by the {
panish government and that General ,
urriel derived his authority from the |
'me source, we deny the proposition s
ated. England governs Scotland, Ire '
nd, and her colonial dependencies, each {
which is under its own municipal laws, |
loush subject to regulation by the British I
arliament But the British government I
responsible to other governments for r
~ abuse OF this domestic indulgence. 9
lee was held directly responsible Cor :
'e Caroline outrage committed by 3
y Canadian subjects. For il is Il
aiB shas nO Permission 20 ecionis.s t
} make dheir OWL municipal \
VS. could authorize them 70 violate the {,
W Of nations paramount alike to them :,
id to the government to which thev owe y
legiance We note that our co-operotive i
iBhbor cites sLe Proclamation q Presi- !
mt Lincoln, forbidding any State to au- d
orize the capture of federal vessels rs r
vino color If rnu;,oi,,ay 4l.4