When was it published?

July 3, 1850 in Washington Telegraph

Foreign News July 3, 1850

Washington Telegraph

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Donna Isabella Ii., Spanish Minister

Q: What keywords are associated?

Spain Threat, Emancipation Negroes, Rebellion Suppression, Us Remonstrances, Diplomatic Correspondence, Queen Isabella Ii

Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas

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What is this article about?

Official correspondence reveals Spain threatened to emancipate her negro slaves and suppress her subjects' rebellion in blood, alarming the US government which remonstrated against it. Spain's policy has reduced her status from aspiring universal dominion to second rank.

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Official Developments.—X, of the Baltimore Sun, writing from Washington relative to the official correspondence between this Government and the Spanish Minister now laid before Congress, says:

"Spain, it appears, threatened to proclaim the emancipation of her negroes and to still the rebellion of her subjects in blood. Her Most Catholic Majesty, Donna Isabella II., would prefer ruling over negro bondmen to being a constitutional Queen over white freemen. The threat to emancipate the negroes has alarmed our government as being fraught with dangers to this country, and remonstrances were accordingly made against it—it remains to be seen with what effect. It is the bloodthirsty policy of Spain which, from a power aspiring to universal dominion has sunk her into a State of the second rank."

What sub-type of article is it?

Diplomatic Political

What keywords are associated?

Spain Threat Emancipation Negroes Rebellion Suppression Us Remonstrances Diplomatic Correspondence Queen Isabella Ii

What entities or persons were involved?

Donna Isabella Ii. Spanish Minister

Where did it happen?

Spain

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Spain

Key Persons

Donna Isabella Ii. Spanish Minister

Outcome

remonstrances made by us government against spain's threats; effect pending. spain reduced to second-rank power due to bloodthirsty policy.

Event Details

Spain threatened to emancipate her negroes and suppress rebellion of subjects in blood. US alarmed by emancipation threat's dangers, made remonstrances. Queen prefers ruling negro bondmen over constitutional rule of white freemen. Spain's policy sank her status.