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Foreign News
April 10, 1855
The Daily Dispatch
Richmond, Virginia
What is this article about?
In the Spanish Cortes, Isturiz states the government will enforce anti-slave trade treaties but views slavery as essential to maintaining Cuba's territorial property, assuring creoles and proprietors it will not be altered.
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SPAIN AND SLAVERY.—The following are the remarks of Isturiz before the Spanish Cortes which have been so incorrectly reported:
"Gentlemen: The government is firmly decided to maintain the treaties which forbid the slave trade, to execute them faithfully and with sincerity; and I can give the assurance that they are vigorously executed, and will continue to be so. But, at the same time, the government of her Majesty entertains the profound conviction that slavery is a necessity and an indispensable condition to the maintenance of the territorial property of the Island of Cuba, and it has deemed it right to anticipate the opinions of the Deputies by giving to the creoles and to the proprietors of the Island of Cuba the assurance that no one has an idea of touching that principle. I think, gentlemen, that I have replied to the just solicitude of the Deputy who has addressed to me this interpellation, as well as to that of you all."
"Gentlemen: The government is firmly decided to maintain the treaties which forbid the slave trade, to execute them faithfully and with sincerity; and I can give the assurance that they are vigorously executed, and will continue to be so. But, at the same time, the government of her Majesty entertains the profound conviction that slavery is a necessity and an indispensable condition to the maintenance of the territorial property of the Island of Cuba, and it has deemed it right to anticipate the opinions of the Deputies by giving to the creoles and to the proprietors of the Island of Cuba the assurance that no one has an idea of touching that principle. I think, gentlemen, that I have replied to the just solicitude of the Deputy who has addressed to me this interpellation, as well as to that of you all."
What sub-type of article is it?
Colonial Affairs
Political
What keywords are associated?
Spain Slavery
Cuba Colony
Slave Trade Treaties
Spanish Cortes
Isturiz Speech
What entities or persons were involved?
Isturiz
Her Majesty
Where did it happen?
Island Of Cuba
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Island Of Cuba
Key Persons
Isturiz
Her Majesty
Outcome
assurance that slavery in cuba will not be touched, while slave trade treaties are enforced.
Event Details
Isturiz addresses the Spanish Cortes, affirming the government's commitment to enforcing treaties against the slave trade but emphasizing slavery's necessity for Cuba's territorial maintenance, providing assurances to creoles and proprietors.