Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-04-02
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selves, We desire m change in the possr.s,oc
Or polHleal eondiiinn OF Thai island and tba, -.
could not, with Indifference, see II ttarxfe,,.d
from Speln 10 any other European power w.
are unwilling To see us transfer or enoexa,;,n
TO eiibr of I've new American States, If,b.
present war should much longer continue. Their,
are three conditions, into some one OF ,vbich
u : 'sland may fall during IFS further progress.
aud all OF them deserve the most psfiIcnInt
and serious consideration The first is. ifs IN.
dependence. resting NJ the close Of The war up-
on It's own "nassisled resources TO ,ainfain lha.
Independence. 2dly. lis Independence. with
the guaranty Of u,her Powers. either Of Eurooe
or of America or both. And, Billy. Its con.
quest aud atiacbmen, to the dominions Of The
republic Of Colombia or Mcsiro We will
now examioe each of those prtdieaments of the
island, IN the order in winch they have been
stated.
!. II Cuba had the ability, within itself Of
maintaining an indepcnde, sci -gogernment a.
gansl all assaults from without. OF within. we
sfould prefer 10 see u in that state because
we desfe the happiness of Others n well us our
selves, and we believe that II in the a..
neral mesi likely 10 be secured BY n local ~.
ernment fptngiag directly fom, and deni-
led ~ feeling, interest, md sympathy, with IN,
people TO be governed But u mere GLANCE n.
The limited extent, moral condition. aud dlscor.
ahhf character OF lis population, mus, consiuce
al oil us ineompriency, nj present TO sustoip
seltgovernmeni u6aided by The other Powers
Anu II a. this premature period M nitenut at
Independence should Toe 50 far attended with
s"ee'N - ~ TO hifAk the coancsion with
SPAN. one portion OF the IN iabilanla al On,
island, rs we'll as th IL neiehbors In the limited
States, and IN some other direction. wouli live
IN continual dread fihose tragic scenes which
were formerly exhibited in q neigbbotinr Ia.
Land, the population ofw hieh wonh be ie,np.
| 'eu, ~ the very fact al thai indepsndenre n,
employ ali ihe means which virlnil, similarity
oi 9f'gn aud sympathy could supply, 10 ia
meh and stimulate insnirecion IN order 10
gun nl''mhi, strength 10 their own cause.
= gun anted independence of Cuhn nj
'honRh II might relieve the sn aud from the d.o-
eois "''ieh have been just noticed, - OIL anb
siilnie others not less formidable. and which 4,
| Is neliesed, are almost IN #apefable WI,a sh,il
be The Pna,nhiyme rowns7 shall thew he
cseinsNei, American, OF mixed partly Amer.
can aud partly Europeaa7 What shall be the
amount OF their respective contributions 10 the
protecting forcr, military aud naval and n,
the Other means necessary n uphold the locaA
government Who shall have tbp coinpo,,
OF that force : VIII not the guaranteeing pow.
efs, not IN command. entertain continual m.
prehensions aud jrhlousisa Of the connnndir,,
ROVER ihe candid must own TIM thfse mr.,
pfipleKmf questions mud fhn, upon the
whole, although all thought Of thai NJ ,d6eat,o,,
| OF Independence should not pe, hans hs
dismissed rs absolutely inndmissble. under n,y
possible clfeumsnncfs. IL must be agreed 10 be
one, to witch, II assent is al imniely yialded i,
must be reluctantly, train oi uaforeseen ms
uneonirol able events
81 wan respect To The conquest mud conney.
ION II the island TO Colombia OF Mexico, !,
should b. remarked that II lhat br at,emn,,d
TIE whole character OF the pre- .ent war viii IA,
ohil'ry shhnRed Hitherto. on the per # The
| 'epnbhes ihe contest hos been i0f nderru.
uehf hHd hel government, and they have had
On their a'ae, the good lshes and ,l,r f,iendly
sympah'es Of n large Pc ton OF The world. and
those especially oil he people of the United
oiaiea. Bui IN the event of - ml,lsry enter.
ptisf dheeifl against pu n, II Will become A
wal oi conquest. In such war whnteyer may
- me result OF that enterprise, the intrrests Of
other powers, NOW neutral, may be ke,i
VI" " affected, and they may be called uu.
On TO perform Important. du ies. which tber
may not he N liberty to neglect The issue o.
Sneh "hfmny lave great influences upon the
o'hncc ana labiily Of over in the Wcst H.
dies. Nations oil Europe may feel themselves
required 10 lnterposp iorcbIy, 10 arrest a coo,sg
~ eYfnls to which they cannot b, Indifferent
II they should limit their inierposiiion neret,
10 The ohJect OF preventing any ehanpr IN tbr
exiting state II things, In fepcci 10 tho i.lAnds
'' y otaies, lhr ilomb being under any pledgp az
present, 10 oppose them, might find iheinsek 81,
eoh''h't 10 iheiI inclination. reluctantly drawn
by current of events TO their side la can
SIdeiihg Sneh an enterprise as hns been suppor
"a Al Il he undertaken, there ought 10 be M,
anxious AMI deliberate examination, FIRST into
the means OF Colombia and Mrxiro Il, nrcon,-
plt IA ll, al art
preserve aud defend the acquisition " made
We Lave not tns dnia necessary 10 form "A cor,
tain judgment on the first point we ought IN
posses, TO enable ns 10 form such Judgment
u kno"IedBe hrsi OF The force military ana
naval, which thu republics can apply to the a.
pefhiion secondly, that which Spain can or
eat II resistance aud, thndly, what portion of
the inhabitants OF thu island take part on ths
o. e and on ~ other SIDE OF the beiligpren,s
Although we have not this information IN am.
PIE detail, we kno" that Spain is la actual nos,
se's'o"' WIN = very considerable military
10 q; thai IN fore, rel entity bueh st,tnpib-
ened, occupies he Marc Castle deemed al
most impregnabe, aud other strong holds in
the isand TINT driven, 10 lhe has BEEN, from,
me continent OF America, all her me ana and ali
her 'HOTts VIII now be concentrated on thje
most valuable OF her remaining American nos
SESSION that 10 this end ia. will apply her
winch has e,u hitherto too much
DISTRACTED by the multitude II her beiigeren.
eArIIons IN North aud South America, oxchg.
sIvely 10 ibis most important point that 10 its
succour she will gather up from her vast wreck
the residue OF her once powerful army in En-.
rope and America and there is resson 10 be.
ieve, that If he should moi be openly assisted
by any OF the European lowers, she NAV re
seiye rom them covert but irresponsible aid.
With all these resources and favorable cir.
,umsances combined, il must be ndmi.tea
hat he conquest Of Cuba is very difficult, II
lot impractnablc, without exiea siye aud pow
eriol means, both naval aud military. But. Sc
'ondly, do either Colombia o, MEXICO possess
uch means We doubt ii. They have both
o create marine. A single snip of ibe line
wo frigates, and three OF four vessels of a
mailer grade, badly manned, compose che