The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-29
GRANTS BIG GUN MESSAGE.
No War with Spain Apprehended.
War Talk Ending in Smoke.

9 Washington Correspondence New York World
WASHINGTON, Jan 23-I am able to say with
authority that there is nothing in our relations
with Spain to give rise to national uneasiness
Our demand for ad ustment of the affair of the
murdered captives ofthe Nirginius is not com
piled with, and yet it is not rejected The ar
rangement which England made for her sub
jects turns out to be almost sham inasmuch
as not a cent has been paid or advanced IN
der it by Spain, and probably was throughout
a diplomatic arrangement made only for dip
lomatlc uses IN connection with recognition
OF the Serrano dynasty now swept away
And if it were not we could not initiate the
| English discrimination between the value of
the life OF a white and of black man. calling
the former worth $500 and the latter e300
But against US Serranos government presents
| reclamatlons for damages inflicted on her by
our fitting out OF the Virgnius and the loss
| OF that steamer while in our hands and when
prize to her admiralty. On this dispute it
is absurd to suppose the two nations are GO
ing to war if either side will propose arbitra-
ton after the manner of Geneva or in any
other fair manner
AS to Cuba herself, Or in Cuba, we have no
causes of complaint since Gen. Con :ha has
been in power. None of our citizens have
been unjustly dealt with by him and none Of
their property has been seized. On the con-
trary, many enlarged estates have been re-
leased under his administration and Minister
Gushing has at Madrid recovered compensa-
ton for I'M uries citizens suffered by I'm
just embargoes. The joint commission of the |
two nations sitting here is progressing well in |
the hearing and decision OF claims of our citi- |
zens submitted to it.
Slavery is not abolished in Cuba, it is true.
and the revolt in the island is not quelled.
but IN neither of those issues have We a right |
to arbitrarily command or peremptorily de-
mand. Our good offices tor he slave and for
the Cubans who seek independence Of Madrid
are all we can offer. If Serrano had continued
In power the Nlrginius matter, in all its rami-
might have been settled before this
date on the basis of arbitration or in some
other way, but with IA new dynasty Minister
Cushing must begin he moro. Our imports to
md exports from Cuba are large and rs pros
porous as our own condition aud our destruc-
i've tariff will allow
Nothing Spain or Cuba can DO would in
'rease them. 1t is now believed that Genera!
}oncha is to remain as Captain General under
he new Spanish King, and this promises a
continuance OF our good relations with the ,
sland and no outrages on our citizens. When
be new government at Madrid has established :
permanent ministry there is no doubt that
III outstanding differences between Washing
on and Madrid will be taken up and disposed G
f without thought or purpose of war in the t
llnds OF the negotiators, or in the minds of q
nybody IN this contry, unless it be the dare
evil Cuban lobby and the affiliated Radical t
olitlcans, who, having nothing of their own Ii
} lose and everything to gain. do not hest a
te for their own benefit, to put in peril the
eltare of their country and the property of a
leir llow-citizens. il