New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-13
ARRANGEMENT OF SPAIN

OUR GOVERNMENT LOSING PATIENCE.
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT
ON THE CUBAN QUESTION - THE COLONIAL
REFORMS PROMISED BY SPAIN NEVER
CARRIED OUT ACTION, NOT PROMISES,
WANTED.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPArCHI
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE following are
extracts from the diplomatic correspondence Just pub
lshed with the Presidents message:
Mr.. SickIts 10 SIR. Fish.
UNITED STATES LEGATION TO SPAIN,
SAN SEBASTIAN, Aug. q, 1872
publication OF decree dated Aug 1872, promulgat
ng regulations for the execution OF the act OF july
Rico II appears that the proposed by the
Colonial Minister with the sanction of the Ss6l9es
81 those Islands and in conformity with the advice Q,
the Council OF state No more forchle Illustration
2e given OF the imperfect and unsatisfactory ohaOe
OF the act of 1870 than the persa o. TINS
Gated code Of procedure for its causes Of
articles about 100 psraersphs, io Sehe ME- Is the
that the main feature o 81 commisSoners in each
OF the civil DISTRICTS jurisdictions or, as VIC itbin
haPs call then So ,1Srv All and declared free by law
ne placed under the protection OF the ocat po
TIE Governor or Lieutenant Governor Of the lurisac
an Cnial or tine major OF the district Gin Porto Roo
and the presiding officer OF the IOWh CSuhc, VIZ 80 ~
io members -Four members are 70 be chosen tW9 o
whom must not be slaveholders and Secretary VIII De
spponfed who will not vote The four members , ~
t,nslv They will be named by the Captain-GeneTra
from list Of sixteen OF the largest tax IN 'He
stv no matter whether not residents OF tno JuIs
Stio or district onehalf Of whom shall not he Save
holders This list is 10 be made ny the caed 4 ~ Wy
Jurisdiction district and su0ml1'e" W 'no N"p'u
General .. . oo,, =. ,ho a.. %
Yo-o without which I shall not venture any extended
ertieism of these ARRANGEMENTS may, however, re-
mark coDndns the execution OF thus law to those
treouenfy becn subject OF complaint IN Cuba and
porto Rico the Government has evidently yielded TO the
suggestions of the slayehoders, who VIII OF course,
profit by the opportunities afforded through the cOmp
Few authorizations promised by the original measure.
30 provision made for large class OF freed
men called "emanclpadOrS' persons rescued by the
authorities from the hands OF save-traders-whose STU
ecialy called for the intervention OF the Crown
% of tbeSe Ssope have vet realized me liberty assured
them by succession OF treaties and DEGREES anterior te
wears 10 proprietors mauy Of whom report them
and then eonfound them with their herds o. slaves
energetic protest against the refusal OF the Minister 10
scquain them with the outlines OF his scheme OF negot
atops They point that, while the Shareholders had
every opportunity afforded Them 10 present their views
neither the slaves nor anybody i'll their behalf were
am NJ, With hove that the Cores now chosen may
take up ne question OF sinancpaon mo rysOve ~ on
aud 'he authorities IN Cuba TO execute the Prepare
fory rcd of $50 may expedite the passage OF better
measure I shall not fJi 20 make proper representa-
tons OF ihe subject to this government an e a.;
Mr.. Fish 10 Mr. Sictles.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WAsHISGrON, Aug 81, 1872.
SIR. have 90 acknowledge the receipt OF yo1r dis
d
an of thesame date received from you IN regard TO
lie OF the Emancipation law IN Cuba and
Porto Rico.
This utol gence is especially gratifying TO this Gov
eminent. As hoped that efficient and practical reg
uatons Tor carrying tins humane and benecen Oh
ject may De enforced
You viii omit DO proper occasion 20 enforce upon the
Suarsh Government the expedieney, the humanity and
tacJ..ce of making their laws for the abolition OF
4.ert efficient and immediately OF erltlYe.
ana rIt g make manifest the strong interest felt by
LIS l. terlmeut IN the adoption of humane ana prac-
'''' '' '-'' "a HAMILTON FISH