, 1875-01-04

Tho United States Government will now he
chilled upon to recognize tho now Spanish
monarchy. Eho molto should be to ,,nko
haste slowly. we rushed i'll when tho SPAN
iarls announced TINT they Ind established n
Republic. The telegraph ha.1 hardly brought
tho news before diplomatic dispatch WIS
sent to Minister S1cg1Es to recognize the new
Republic ~. Dir. SUMNER mndo an earnest
nnd eloquent appeal that the :" struggling
Republic" aa he called it, should DO taken to
our bosom. Congressional patriotism was
fired, md we came very near making our
selves ridiculous by our premature md pro-
cipitate recognition Of m insecure, temporary
Government which WAS Republican only in
naue. Tile folly Of our hasty action at that
time has been repeatedly demonstrated by
subsequent events. We should, at tho very
least, spHro ourselves a repetition Of it,
With reference to the present Government
in Spain, there ia no such temptation, md
there can be no excuse for such in.judged
haste. The simple fact TINT the now Gov
ernnlont Is morarcllical in form and dcspotio
III action would not justify ony unluo dolny
for it is really matter of very little moment
to tho United States whether Spain is chilled
q monarchy or republic it would bo dcs-
po.ism all tho same. But there are other
circumstances which warrant cnreful and
cautious examination Of the new Government
before any formal recognition is given to it.
In the first place. thore is no telling whether
the ALpuoNsE dynasty may not be replaced
shortly by some other. In the next place it
is Government naturally hostile to tho
United States md their interests. It is an
ultrainontane, pro-slavory deapotism. AL
its sympathics and tendencies are
distinctly opposed to those Of tho United
States. It has oyoh beon stated that
1sA1EL1A's son hns been called to the throne
partly because it was believed ho could
better unite the various clements Of Spain
in opposition to the United States Govern
ment.
There will never be more favor able time
for the revision of our relations with Spain
than the present change Of Government. If
other nations see tit to taotitly approve Of
the perpetration Of human slavery in Cuba
under Spanish auspicos, it is not the prov
inco Of our Government to enter an indi
vidual protest. But there are cortain mGtters
in which our national dignity and national
prosperity demand an interference. We
should insist upon prompt settlement
and full satisfaction for the outrage put upon
the American flag and tho slaughter Of Amer
ican citizens in the Virginius affair. After
this has been accorded, q demand should DO
made upon tho Spanish Government to re-
peal its discriminating export and import
duties against American produce and in
dustry in Cuba, which necessitates cur pay
ing s70,oo0,0oo year in gold to mako up
tho difference between what we buy from the
island and what no sell it. It will be time
enough to recognize the new Government
md resume formal relations when ws ahal]
have trustworthy ASSURANCE that these mat
teEs will be adjusted On fair md reasonable
basis. No sympathetic nor sentimental req.
sons con now bo cited why We shall commit
ouraelvcs before justice has been done us o.
assured to ug.