, 1875-12-13

| shs President has Fnats, and 1t Ia evdeht from
II that, IL the Spanish tiorcrnncnt fot more ac
c''Fa In po"er, all pc,r'In3 t,ntott'ol questions
| between tho United Slater and Srain colslt
L" scssled nov. Tin natn refrr4 n twt
fublert4-~i'tBt. tho interpretation of treaties lc
tween t''e urtn btates and Spain. atnI tIlo mod
ific"tlons recently propore'l: and. socoud, the
! rteFont cundition OF Affairs in Cuhn, no far It
| thoy infect Amnsican commercial tntaresta, ant
tle rtglta OF cur csttzcu1. Ii [n prnt,ahls that
| perfect understanding 1nay Lo reaclotf npnn The
flrHs subject. although il ia nns certain that nj
/ The notifications will 10 tnstiu which Miniatc,
Gushing has hcen aboEimg l" kecnro. The tna.,1
| question Is more difficult and complicated
| siA1S HAh trNAlrIEn FIVE PROPOSALS.,
either ono Of which uoui.l rnlIaya nlnny of The
rnhent ccsssoH Ut ,lisea'stnctiot. int neither Of
which exactly atrh,s with tho ideas Of tic AT.
nlstr4tion, Ile unto will rrol,ntly ho fnrtllos
considered TierdAy next. lliu President m.,d
Cahuct hnvo MT yet decidt,l what d1poaitit,u
thcy will finally mako of il. Although, IL was
announced III tito caslo lirpstcl,ca that hiu nnte
IL tic ultl,atum Of tho Madrid Cabiuc., tloro ID
reason 10 boltevo lhas
THERE WILL bE s11LL 1rHTHEn CORRESPONDENCE
on shs minor points OF tue proposition submit
Tod. Ihfs Wilt ineutab1y occasion considerable
delay; also. that the Presidents special message
III 10 wsisca one-will hardly be sant to Con.
eress before January. 1t IL understood tia.
Spain renows its assurance tlnt II will fotnoyo
~ juet csuses Of comIlaiut growing out Of
disregard Of tie rights, persons, and rIonorty
OF our ct!ZenB. TLnre has bcofl no serious d,f-
ference Of opinion between tho .nn couutrIoB IN
to what should be dono. Tha natural tendency
or o. mo spanlaIde to postpone has toon greatly
Increased by shn wcakncAs Of tho homo Govern
mont and tho disregard Of tho authorities in
Cuba of ttA decrees.
arA1s Az WiL1jSts Az THE rAuous roKE or OXEN.
r, az to eiaveFy in Cuba, tho United Etates and
Spain aro agrcod. 40 far AZ dploms,le corre-
spondopce eocs, Spain has n.adr decree Of
emancipation. Tho United states has com
nlntnod that the docrco liea not been enforced.
From FROM preannt Appearances It 10 difficult to be-
near future. Many other questions are IN VI
most the salno condition. II tho Spanish Gov
crninoHt Wero Ab1c to accomplish, what it pfo:n-
!hed. the tntcd Statoa wa''lt have litiln ground
Tor complaint. The pTosiuent has deedcd that
sAe praaont condition Of Cnba docs not Justify
recognition ~ All independent nation, ur tho
recognition Of their riglla Id belliGersnta.
No INTERVENTION.
Ihera ts tho highest authority for stating that
i'll Cuba, ard that lsc considers that no pulicy
would be moro dseasttous to tho United states
than tho annexation Of that Ialand. II ts UNDER
THE pREsznfSr'e r1AH
Of settling the Cuban ,,oaton IL to induce Spajn
to consent to niaEo Cuba neutrality-suspicious.
colony, as Canada II and that tl,e President il
oeHofed 70 favor oven the consolidation Ut all
Tue Spanish Vest Indla islands In colonial con.
federation. Tho annexation Of tic saBt mass Of
i9norant SpaniArds aud half-broetIs would be
contrary To- tho Presidents views m educated
suffrage. which he l,ss rot forth in his message.
Annexation would also impair olr Eoronues. aud
increase smuggling. Tlero would ba compeusa-
ton from Increased internal taxation.