, 1875-12-09

fT9.n at 10 call far nars.hs ssrtx. 10 th~ 0u1f
imatn rret-nsons o; Tin two lr3rrnntrnts 1rp*artd
70 ~ unite itr.conctlahlc. Neither Mr. Jay ann Mr.
hfat lsela at Asst1r. during tho rr,snusnes of tho
rone'u,ton, no Mr, Carmichael q sfr short, nfter-
var, :. Ma'fid. oona ovsvecnse s',o oet.con d this
1,n: the rrogrcs, of tlin f3auch ILcvonttan pro-
dneed deet*tn thahsn IN th> Ftewn Of the C,nri ef
Mdr Msdrai. s1ain tound hcrsef 'nvtdsat in war With
FNnro. HitlIont being Ahle 10 cpaslt hny hIiancc
tpr ihn security nf cr vast 'ran'nrtnr rnstr.Ion.
t1esrt ts ycry eu tfu Of tre't nrt!.sn. h,san
eo'nmorce of ovcry Power SIth. whh ts.y hat 10
ts,,y t.n,s, Thy wers not ','n. y sy e1rs.s e'n
sns afs m torcs as 1t tho sG9s nsyq,.a 1' #
the Mis.ts.ipt. 1u there circumstances. u, Manue!
lo tdoy inyesi resumption VI btgalalit,nB for thn
tt,o,anmtnt, eondls,oi' of m aa.ran,e. " the
zion. III America. Hg,,cs rarno no mission q sr.
11ncknc5. aIIi tho ctn,cinon n tr treaty nf 17s. III
vh'c NO Uu!4tn s,ae' sactcce IN nsIns al tho ~
belt clsrscs ~ thry desired, ant without en'artNg
into The proposed Rusrantte moi wIthsa14lng great
rtturtan . Of 0ol1s to yield tho point ot cnmnrr
period elapsed kefure any treaties Of e
henslvcness concluded bclwern Bfa'n and otfi"r
Po~ets, and that eytn 10 this tsy her aenmerri. r.
l.ona With Great Britain atantl On Isa1 advantageous
trtaty.erne sesns but just u recognize On this
casion tho infnones Of ahe kindly sentiments Of
Charles iii. toward tho Unlted Slater.
FknDtHASD VII, -.....-...,
Nor an the infcn,c ts 10 bo felt durina tho
rrian Of Ferdinand r11.. d-,nshrt "a our relations
A1notjcn In rfgasd to utoh this acA Of hcrcenaty in
MtsrmeidllnK ter IN tho i"rt Of asny person, Ia tho
embarrassing 10 their Government. III The midst Of
nj which, however, ~e succrcslra thsnks to tne Err
tistent good intentonn of Hpsfn, IN Negotiating tho
1reAy Of 1919. wlirh not only qudstth iii reciprocal
rfivsts recla.nattons. yeara lriore rcaetrd thu
same reanlt With other European Governments.
Fihrjaaa tha aufetr nf III NJ
the Hult q Mo1ico. II Is to be totnc,nncrel s's That
although sra.n felt deerIy wnnndc 1y Tbs .rcac, of
to tho United s.attA. yel she made iasuo with us
that point, but, on tho contrary, imrlied!y con-
AZ we'll IN tbs cess!on Of Louisann to Trance
as tn that Of tc Fotdsa 10 tle United slsse We have
direct eontradcuon ot sLn etrnmpiion 40 frequently
bpaln cannot par Viii any territory ~i.loat forfeit
uro Of honor. Willis such An arautncnt might ba
p.hib1y s1Htane In regard 10 tho tntonean ta!rtory
Of Spain hersef 1t Is Of to (orco M applied TO nntc-
allo pos:etsons fn Ametlca. Accordingly. u. Andres
Mr,ol. while ho 50 vchctnenty irnngna thc .oueral
empfA,tcniIy approves tho acs af Ecrdnaud VII. In
oedlnG to ua tho FtorAA. >
1sAnEEI H. ~.
Aiyrd al this point, nothing would remain but tho
relations Of tho unied bates IN CUBA std Porto Hoo.
he remnant only OF those Rrcat Aniet!can questions
rro ~ ss S pae nn He' a4a nsu p9
The present day. TlIns It IL tda u. factludo u0n.
nf!efwsrd Spanish minister at T4shinkton 70 biz
published In 1873, rcfar to tho United satas In tho
following Terms
"The 1tls ur the independent peoples Of North
America 10 which allied by treaty the Hcpnb+
c Of the United Btates, Which was alaO the rs Eu.
rorean colony which protlamcd s emancipation from
II mothcr-tonntry, Engllnh. As carly ~ Tvs NO
rneoraed with the United StAtta testJ Of po&co and
friendship, commerce aud definition Of boundaries
between tho territory Of that epuhc mad Of thn Eah
eEn aud Western Florida, which thou belonged 10
8pan Ma subsequently c.t ebTatei With that Nepnb.
fs certain other treaties inefffcnal mtttefA OF
thin nature was the 1ne concluded on the 11sh Of
August, lao1 10 deternine tho reciprocal !ndemaa-
tlon for da,nages ansa!ued by both natlo1s duEaug
the Of tho preceding years. which treaty wts moi
Fatfol At that Nlub becapso Of various differences
which aroao between tho contracting parties, and
iA ralih alton WAS only ac .erded III preliminary
for Tho alIultntnt OF another cf peatt rensh1pnhd
boundaries. signed at Washington in Ito. Finally,
tht nth OF February, 1881. centrattd tho last
conventiaa for thu A-rukns1ent Of certain raclamAA
tions Of the unod Efars. Tod relations With
that Republic ato AcAlle; bnt ws ought to regard 1t
Of The most formidable tno.ulos to Antilles,
bocauke Afsr having ataiuod an &rekdy colossal
agBrandizemtnt, 1tn tendencies toward e1tcnlins
itae on the 6u1f Of Mexico are well indwn."
Ut ha great rt.iduAy qHeAt"n Of tile Antllles, In
Iolslng romtnetclal interests Ut tic h3Ghest mEpr'
tance well - political, Il would Ia Gut of plHs to
speak hers u this paper, acaigncd cny 10 bring Into
Wow tho consticuos tr4ita Which hhyo characterized
tho nnec.dont relations Of the two 1orernmena 6nd
Tho drhnite fendy direction impaired to tnoan rea.
tions by tho wise and upright King onarIta III.
bars, ko,, G. 0usII1xa.