The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-20 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA.

THE OSTEND CONFERENCE.
The report of Messrs. Buchanan, Mason, and
Soule, ministers of the United States to the courts
of London, Paris, and Madrid, on the measures to
be taken for obtaining possession of Cuba for the
United States, concludes as follows:
Atter we shall have offered Spain a pries for Cuba far
beyond its present value, and this shall have been refused,
it will thee be time to consider the question, does Luba in
the possession of Spain seriously. endanger our Internal
pus and the existence of our cherished union ?
Should this question be answered in the affirmative, then
by every law, human and divine, we shall be justified in
wresting it from Spelt, if we possess the power. And this
upon the very same principle that would Justify an indivi-
dual in tearing down the burning house of his neighbour
it there were no other means of preventing the flames from
destroying his own home.
Under such circumstances we ought neither to count the
eat nor regard the odds which Spain might enlist against
as. We forbear to enter into the question whether the pre.
seat °midi:ion of the Island would justify such a mutate.
We should, however, be recreant to our duty, he unworthy
of our gallant forefather and commit base tremoa against
our posterity, should we permit Cuba to be Africanised
and become a second San Domingo, with all its attendant
horrors to the white race, and suffer the dames to extend
to our neighbouring shorn, seriously to endanger or actually
to consume the fair fabric of oar mina.
We tear that the course and current divests are rapidly
teuding towards such a catastrophe. We however hope tor
the best, though we ought certainly to be prepared for the
wont.
We forbear also to investigate the present condition of the
question at issue between the United States and Spain. A
long series of isiuries to our people have been committed
inCuba by Spanish officials, and are unredeemed; but re-
medy a must flagrant outrage on the eights of American
eitiseneend on the flag of the United States was perpe-
trated in the harbour of Havana, under circumstances
which, without immediate redress, would have justified a
resort to measures of war in vindaation of national honour.
That outrage is not only unstoned, but the Spanish go-
vernment has deliberately sanctioned the sets of its sub-
ordinates, and assumed the responsibility attaching to
them.
Nothing could more impressively teach us the danger to
which those peaceful relations it has ever been the policy of
the United States to cherish with foreign nations are con-
stantly exposed, than the ciectunstances of that case—
situated as Spain and the United States are, the latter
having forborne to resort to estrum measures.
Bat this course cannot, with due regard to their owls dig-
nity as an independent Who, west' e. And VW NNW
asendations now submitted era Misled by the firm belief
that the cession of Cuba to the truism States, with stipala-
tions as beneficial to Spain as theme suggested, is the only
effectual mode of settling ell pee allemese, and of securing
the two countries spinet Mew milli in s.
We have already witemnsi the happy revolts for both
countrieswhich followed a similar ansagement in regard to
Florida.—Yours, very reepeettally,
Mined) Jana Batm.rtax.
lout Y. Mum
Pram Scum
To Hen. Win. L. Marcy, Secretary of State.

CETSTAL PALACE. SHILLING DAY..-410NDAT, 1
Kush 19. Admissioss es payment, 1,090 ; ditto by moos
*WO, 271; total, 1,381.