The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-31

From the Pittsburg Advocate. |
CUBA.


Commanding as the Havana does the
mouth of the Mississippi, and in a great
measure the commerce of the Gulf Of Mex
leo, its present condition and future owner
ship become matters of paramount impor-
lance to the citizens of the United States.
There are various indications that the old
condition Of things in Cuba cannot long
exist Great Britain is either intriguing for
the absolute posse ssion of it, or for such
change in its domestic affairs, and its 1pecu-
liar institutions as will give her the control
over it. She insists, it is understood, that
all slaves brought into the island in contra
vention of existing treaties, shall he set at
liberty. By the treaty of 1917, the King of
Spain, in consideration of four hundred thou
sand pounds paid to him by the King of
England, engaged "that the slave trade
should be abolished throughout the domi-
Mons of Spain on the Both of May, 1920"
Notwithstanding this, 1t is we'll known that
by the connivance and participation of the
! government of Cuba, slaves have been since
1920 constantly imported. The National
Gazette says, that should Great Britain go
so far as to insist upon the transportation to
Africa Of every negro brought into Cuba
since 1920, g it would be right, proper and
lust" but contends that to emancipate them
+ and to permit them to remain on the island
is more than she has a right to do. We sup
pose, however, that Great Britain will con-
fine her demand to the execution of the or
f dinance Of the King of Spain of 1917 made
for the purpose of carrying the treaty into
effect, which provides that every African
imported into any of the colonies Of Spain,
in violation Of the treaty, shall be declared
free in the first port at which he or she shall
arrive" There is no provision made fol
the transportation. And if there were,
: it would be next to impossible to execute it;
for the number Of negroes imported into
n Cuba since 1920 is not far short of 400 900
# These, with their descendants, it is under
9 stood that Great Britain is seeking TO eman
/. Icipate. Some of the effects of this course
IS if successful, it is impossible not to foresee
G Self-preservation would compel the planters
IS to lberate the remainder. Twenty hours O
It labor out of twenty-four could no longer b.
% extorted. The falling off in production anC
,r consequent revenue would be very great in
deed. And the purchase from the presen
possessors Of the government, (if it may BE-
: so called) of Spain, would be very much ia
cilitated The prospect of total loss o
N the island, either by the insurrection Of thu
Of negroes, or by declaration of independence
lie on the part of the whites, should those e
T. vents become probable, will make the need
IN adventures of the Spanish Government
to glad to sell it at any price.
rs The latest accounts from Cuba say tina
IT. Espartero, the present regent of SPAN, j
d, looked upon as a usurPer, and his recent OIL
~ der to sell the church property in the islam
has greatly incensed the clergy against hin
n. Aware of these discontentS, he has Ordere
several thousand Of his best troops to th
: island. Now this EsparterO is the creatur
of Great Britain. He maintains his preseu
position by her cOunteRance and support; )