The herald., 1837-03-23

Important Negotiations X Engia nd--s SPAIN
Cuba.

Import a nat Ne Ions X m X In nd -spaih--
In our yesterdays paper, we briefly stated ''e i"o'
of an important negotiation going on between SPAN
and England by which the latter IS to advance -"
teen millions Of dollars (abou three millions s'e''s,
to the former on pledge or mortgage oi '"e '''"N
Of Cuba.
The Herald ont Of the whole press of New York;
was the only print that stated this fact Inc oiuS'ei
- ;,on,aon, wall street journals not only knew no.
thing of the NATTER but mlsrepresented, particularly
The Ionrnal of Commerce, the commercial news
which th,v did publish. These prints are all 50
steened in stock obbing land jobblng and Jobbing OF
Il, Kinds that they never tell the truth even by mis-
take.
g,rt TO the negotiation. We conceive this measure
to be one of the most important undertaken by Eng
land since the acquisition of Gibraltar If she succeeds
in procuring pledge of the island of Cuba, on loan
from the Spanish government de facso, 1t will lay the
foundation of events the issue of which the prophetic
eve OF the politician can hardly sec. Great Britain
Tha sea sr isle,'
separated by the ocean from the continent OF Europe
yet by her position her power her resources, her spr
her ambition exercises control over the desthes Vi
Europe that half world dare not rampleon or hm',
or check. The ma sment any nation in Europe leaps
out of her chained circle of action England seated
on her island surrounded by storms, thunders and
mountain billows shows her teeth 10 one, grows al
anotker wags her tail to third and lets fall drive AZ
fourth like her own bulldog sitting in his master
door Her poicy has been uniform IN that direction
for centuries.
Bv the present highly important news we learn
that she is preparing now to establish for herself
similar position in this great and growing hemisphere
If she once gets possession of Csba pledge for
debt due by Span that beautiful island will never slip
from her fingers She will in few years erect 1t INTO
a second England backed by all the West Indies, TO
control and oyerawe the continents of both North and
South America. For century past English power
has painted for the island of Cuba She once took
possession eft but the jealousy of other powers, and
the state of the times forced her to quit with reluc-
tance Now the case is different In time of pro-
found peace-Spaln torn into fachons-France on
The eve of a revolutlon-Germany asleep-the north
of Europe dozng-Russia intent on securing her do
minions in A.ia-England comes forward and gets
held of possession that will lay the basis of new
pelicy IA new movement, and new age. With Gu
ba all the West Indies, Nova Scotia, the CaAadas,
Cape of Good Hope, Hndoostan australia, united
and controlled by the descendants of that god-like
race whom we claim {" 10 be of one bone and of one
flesh" greater empire starts into existence than the
world ever saw.
But while We admire, from the recollection of race
and lineage the power, ,rembc for its result. on
the south and of the west IN this country. The con-
duct OF our own government in relation 10 Texas will
forever shut our mouth the subject of England s
acquisition of Cuba. Yet look at the position of things
in regard to few points. From Cuba those opinions
relative 10 negro liberty will spread over the south like
the sirocco of the desert England has possessed her
self the prestige of liberty and equaiiyan arstocratc
power welds the naked energies of the democratic
spirit throughout the world We tremble for the
south What is TO be done7 Our government must
either pick quarrel with Cuba and seize it at once,
or play the same game towards that has done to-
wards Texas-toment reroiu!iOn az once-sena an
other Houston 10 the rescsc-get up an army Of
koafcrs from our Atlantic cities TO take possession Q
it-erecs a constitution and proclaim national in
dependence. We msst get into one scrape in order
10 avoid greater. Mr. Van Buren, at
once II he permits Great Britain 10 get possession
of Cuba by any means the south will huil hin from
hs palace the point of the sword. The aspect Of
things is lowering. Look TO il, Mariin-look to it,
Martin
who without ~ lct him cast the first stone al
fhis woman.n-Jesus christ
GRANT THoRBuRs-Laure Todd, per souSriquct--
was out yesterday in the Express, cutting up Recor-