The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-11
Annexation ofCubl.


10 company with the Rochester
Annexation OF Cuba.
The reference TO the purchase and annexation
OF Cuba, which has been made in Congress and
the meeting held on the subject in Illinois
may lead TO some curious results TO American mer-
chants and others, visiting Spanish countries, eithe
IN the old or world
Mr.. Levy, member in Congress, offered reso-
luton proposing negotiations for the purchase Of
Cuba-but afterwards he Withdrew IT, A pub
nc meeting was also recently held in Illinois tor
the same purpose, which was attended by the Co
venor and other functionaries of that State.
All these movements are easily understood here !;
but il the impression should go abroad TO Spain that
twas really the intention of the United States to
annex the Island of Cuba, we fear that 1t would re-
suit In great injury to our mercantile interests IN
hat quarter. The Spanish people and government
may not be able TO understand that any member of
Congress introduce resolution, however alb
surd or indscreet il may appear be; but that the
mere Introducing Of such resolution attaches no i'm
portauce to it. A resolution, before it can be of
any avail, before any Importance should be at
tached 10 it, must be acted upon by that body, or
some notice be taken of il in the ordinary way of
egislaiion.
II the Spanish government really supposed that
II was the serious Intention of the American gov
eminent to annex The Island of Cuba, in the same
way that it has Texas the injury il would cause 10
our merchants who are interested in the trade of
that country, would be immense. Ia a few weeks
we will see some curious effects from these move
ments re-actlng upon Americans, both from Cuba
and Spain
FIFTy-FoUR AND FoRTY-NINR; OR THE EFFECT
OF Mr.. ADAMS Bio GUN-At first blush, il would
seem as If Mr. Cahoun's position was rendered
more untoward, and less promising than it before
appeared to be. When we hear of the loud plau-
dits-the capping OF hands-the wild enthusiasm,
which followed the speech of John Q. Adams, it
may appear if No. 81 was going up, and No 40
was sinking downin other words that the ''inacti-
witty" policy OF Calhoun would fall PROSTATE before
the activity movement Of John e and the Western
men. Not Festinas iente-or be slow when
you are In a hurry-s good maxim. The effect
Of John . s speech will produce reaction. The
South will be knit closer and closer to Calhoun,
whan they the lead of the policy contrary to his
assumed by such man as Mr. Adams The 81
party will be greatly weakened by the help OF Mr..
Adams. Like Samson, he has laid hold of the pill
lars; but he will pull all down about their heads
When the noise, and smoke, and shouts are cleared
up, and men, recovering from the loud report of
Johnny's bombshell, begin to look about them, then
will be seen John O. fiat on the ground, 81 blown
into the air, ana Calhoun, compromise, peace, mo-
dcration, 40, Polk and his administration erect,
triumphant, stable and prosperous.
ABOLITION MOVEMENTS. advent of Cassius
vi. Clay, the celebrated abolition leader, from Ken
lucky, has created such ferment here that we per-
ceive movement is contemplated, no doubt with
the nteLtion Of agitatng the public opinion on the
abolition subject, in the Northern States.
From a notice in the abolition organ, the Tribune,
which is also the organ OF the Post Office tor adj
gertising letters, we learn that correspondence has
taken place between certain leading politicians OF
this city, and Mr. Clay, by which ii appears that the
latter is to deliver discourse at the Tabernacle,
tomorrow evening, by way OF beginning the game
at poker.
This movement is subject Of some importance,
in the present situation of the country; and the re-
cent developments in Congress, the Oregon ques-
ton, make il more so. According to ell appear
ances the leading abelinonists Congress are GO
ing for the "whole Of Oregon, none y but whe-
Their g meme or the WHOLE we know not--and in
lend 10 vote for every extreme measure, the ten
dency OF which will be to create rupture between
believing, probably, that would lead te an in
surrection in the Southern States, on which they
are always prospectively Teasing their eyes.
The declarations in Congress, coupled with the
sentiments of several abolition journals, warrant
the conclusion that we draw from these indications
inthe press, and in the abolition ranks The abo-
tion speech Of Mr.. Giddings is pregnant move
ment, in the new position which the "black and
bloody party" mean now to take.
Let us hear what Cassius has to say.
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RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS IN GERMANY.-A new re-
ligious society has, IT appears, sprung up in Ger
many, entitled " The Friends OF Light" Not only
has this new head of the hydra-headed monster of
modern religion drawn much attention from the
people, but it has excited solicitude even among
the monarchs of that country Ronge and his adj
herents have given the Roman Church shake, and
now this sect is il is said, giving the Protestant
Church little shaking II is time, indeed, it was
so, for it would notbe difficult to demonstrate mahe-
matlcally that whatever was the condition of the
Roman Church at the time OF Luther, however cor
rupt might then have been, the Protestant Church
of this day has become now much more corrupt
than was even In that day, or in any other day. the
old Roman Church. The fact is, the Protestants
have gradually changed altogether the doctrines of
he old faith and religion and have, with their con-
tederacies associations, their anxious Seats groan-
logs, cantings, temperance societies, &c &c, in
vented an entirely new system, and new religion,
unknown TO our forefarhers in former ages We
are, therefore, mot sorry to find that this corrupt
citadel OF fraternity OF many churches, is being
somewhat agitated and set in motion, and its cor
ruptions coming TO the light
The docrin ofthese Friends OF Light appear, as
represented in the German accounts OF them, to be
nothing new It is the old Quaker doctrine re-
vived under new name, which doctrine is simply
this; that every man has spirit within him fully
competent TO discern TO guide, TO direct, to instruct