New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-07

essential clauses as they desired. and without encrns
into proposed guarantee, notwithstanding tno great
roluctanee of Cooley 10 yield the point ~ coilerca
depot at New-Orcans In considering how long peoi
elapsed before any treaties OF the same comprensmse
aud that even TO this day her commercial retoht VIII
Great Britain stand on less ues5
seems hut lust to recognize on this occasion tne
of the kindly sentiments of Charles lltoward the ono
States
Nor did the same influence fail TO be felt during the
reign OF Ferdinand yI disturbed IA our relations "ero
by the revolutionary movements in Spanish Amero" 10
regard 10 which the acts OF morcenary nterhe"uns o
the par: of many persons in the United States were us
honorable TO themselves and embarrassing to their Gov
crnInent In the midst OF all which, however We sue
oceded thanks the persistent good intentions OF 'Ra
in negotiating the treaty OF 1919, which NOT on I
dated All reciprocal private reclamatons, years heorr
we reached the same result with other European
Governments but also assured 20 fho safety OF
onr frontier the side of the Gulf Of MeNco ~ 10 We
req sso Ga Of satS Committed by Napoleon
in transferring Louisiana to the Cnited b o
made no issue with on that point put on tic .
trary implicitly confirmed that act In the cesson oil ,he
FlOridas well in the cession OF Louisiana 10 rIanoo
a. i'm that of the Foridas tho United States we nave
direct radction Of the assumption, frequently PM
forw ard argument by spaniards OF ate tnat opai
honor While such an argument might be plansbly sus-
tanned in regard 10 the European territory oil SPAN h
sions in America Accordingly, ID. Andres Mur.e, While
be vehementy pggns the general pocY 9 annrnyes
tie act of Ferdinand VII IN cedInS 10 us the oS'
ISABEL. III.
Arrived this point. nothing would remain ouI the re-
laons OF the United TO Cuba and Porto Rfco the
remnant only OF those great American questions which
brought the United States and Spain into asso-
citation ut the outset, and have 40 continued
them into tho present day. Thus 1t is that d.
Facundo Goni, aftcrward Spanish Minister at
Washington, in his Treatise on the International heIh
tious of spain" published in 1913 refers To tho United
states In the following terms: ~,
~ rst of the independent peoples OF North America 10
which we are allied by treaty is the Republic Of the United
states which also the trs European colony when pro
from its mother country England
IA early celebrated with the United states rey
rface and friendship and de1nttion o! boundai
fween tGe territory and If The Eastern ana
western FlOdas which then belonged 10 SPAN We Sunse
gueutly celebrated with that republic certain other
treaties on incidental matters. or tins nature vas
tie one cOncuted the Ilt OF august,
500 to determine tho reciprocal nGemn!hcation lOr
damages sustained both nations ddrlng the war OF he pre-
not r2tlhed AZ t1at tine De
cause 81 vous differences between The contract
and its r3nceton was only accou,i as eH
nary OF tIicl sl9 ana
boundaries signed al Washington in ll9 tlhay o. he
Nth of February 1854 celebrated the last convention
Of certain reclama'lous OF w" hh
Saea TO relations with that kepubho are anicae
ought 10 regard IT. ~ one OF the nOs lil!naDs
Antilles, because oven 9cT having at'aht1
an ALREADY colossal is tendencies toward ex
tending itself on the Gulf OF Mexico ere Wen Known
OF the great rr,lduaIy question OF the AutS 1NolV-
inc commercial interests OF the highest Importance "a
well a. political il would be out of place To sneak mere
in ts paper designed only 10 bring into view the con
suicu0ls traits which have charace! ized the ntett
relations OF the two Governments. aud the DEFINITE
friendly direction impaired 10 those relations by the wise
al" up''s"' --"s c. CUSHING