New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-31
Cuha and War,

The open struggle Tor the AnnexauOh VI ieA"
was pretended by series Of quiet, apparently IN
premeditsted feelers intended at once to influence
and to sound public sentiment And yet the REQ
pie, though seasonably warned by Published man
jfe.,o from Messrs Adams C. Morgan and o'ne,
faithful Members Of Congress- never fea'y -
nor believed that Annexation was seriously o'N'eA'
natad in influential quarters anti the intrigue
ripe for contamination
rha ..roa sort Of feelers and mainly through the
oh.nDel, are now thrown out with regard 10
a, ..,a,,tion Of Cuba The chap who grsvely
n,opo.ed it in the Senate Of the Union Is very
.,,.u psttern Of Statesman, but he Is not the sin
.,,,sr siu,oleton be has been supposed. We are
oou told in one journal that Cuba is anxious TO be
annexed 70 the United States-that her people are
discussing and greatly desire it-aod that the
Union could well afford to pay largely for so rich
an acquisition Another Journal takes up the strain
and processes entire willingness that Cuba should
remain as she is bat then England the identical
Texas bugbesrl is on the point Of acquiring Cuba
and that must be resisted by u.s. If neediul by
the sword Hear the Courier g. Enquirer
81" will be conceded suppose. tbst there is pos
,bli,y-we do not say though might DO 40. we sp-
prehend with entire truts probability that 81 some
no, distant time quarrel may break out between Great
Britain ADD the Uoited States, which viii esa I'd Nsr
No one who studies feeling Of this country ana %
dsrstaods the impulses Of the popular heart csn we
think entertain q serious doubt thst there ufks 10 zoe
American bosom a deep sesred and Wioey-eSbnoeo
sense of injury from the contumely hespeo upon our
connrv by British writer's and speakers snd the airs OF
nsoent superiority assumed 10 our regard oy tnst AFRO
gsntpeoPie. ..,,-,.., that,
excited as The military spirit Of this country soy the war
with Mexico-sDd confident 10 the proves OF her arms
"a war with Eoglsnd in 9 clearly national quarrel
would be welcomed By all the stirring blood OF the Re
public and that call for volunteers, 10 such war
would bring toto field such host has never before
been mssbsled under the American banner eager Tor
,he combst with fOemen worthy Of their see apo on
f-lds where pestieDce and climate wsee not theh un'
equal. obscure but fatal warfare.
Looking then AZ we do, with regret assoreoy Out
vet with certain assurance upon the near prooaoy O'
with England, We are most un~npg 70 see ner Sc
QuirDg such foObOd Ia the Gull OF Mexico as tne pos
session of Cuba would give her And we have the most
entire conviction that any attempt on her part 70 acquire
that colony. would just furnish. the clearly national
ground OF quarrel which would unite the people OF the
United States In opposition TO her project
Here is a fair average specimen OF the reasons
commonly given for wholesale throat cutting. There
is not shadow Of pretence that, so long as Peace
is maintained, the possession Of Cuba by England
would be at all detrimental to our interests On
the contrary, we presume it would be easy to de-
monstrate that the transfer in question would great
ly increase the productiveness Of Cuba and aug
ment our trade therewth-a trade far more bench
cent than thrice the same amount added TO our
trade with Europe. But it is possible that we may
at some time 90 TO war with England-her writers
and speakers having spoken disparsgingly OF u.s.
while her actors balfpsy officers and other travel
ing gentry carry their heads rather high in passing
a. bfcb & M
or we are bound to give her a whaling The
popular heart is ready for the job; volunteers
would be certain 10 pour forth In unheard oil masses
in fact we have the timber for one Brigadier
General as good as volunteered already. So. then
if England shall acquire Cuba, however honorably
equitably, and with the free concurrence oil si
parties, the simple fact will furnish "the clearly
National ground Of quarrel which is to redden the
Atlantic with the blood of two mighty Nations OF
kindred origin, character, and religion And yet,
II we were to go 20 war with England ON any
such pretext there is not shadow OF probability
that we could take Cuba from her or compel her
70 relinquish her hold upon it. Very probably. al
ter destroying hundred thousand lives wasting
hundreds of millions of property and incurring an
immeasurabIe National Debt, we shoald make
Peace without even naming Cuba in the Treaty.
The precedent for this need hardly be intimated.
Need we say more in exposure OF the monstrous
wickedness, absurdity and suicidal madness of the
whole project Go 70 war for Cuba We might
as nationally make on France for her retention
of Aleiers No such war can ever be forced upon
the American People except by the novel process
of plunging into it by mere Executive fiat without
listening to the public will or taking the sense
Of Congress.
Whether England has any such purpose as is
imputed her We do not know, nor is II at all mate
rial Heartily would we rejoice, and so would mil
lions OF the American People, at any change in the
sovereignty OF Cuba. which would ensure the
speedy extirpation of Human Bondage therein
and add one more so the evidences already exist
ing Of the perfect safety and signal benehcence OF
Emancipation even in climes more fervid than that
OF our Southern States and among population
wherein the servie class preponderates in ratio
unknown even on the Lower Mississippi. Bot
whether those who rejoice or those who grieve at
the onward march of Freedom shall bear sway 10
or National Councils. it will be equally Impossible
to plunge this Union into War concerning Cuba
by any fair means. And let those who attempt II
by foul look well to their responsibility The cries
of Support your own Government Our Country
wright or wrong &c. will not always suffice Il
screen usurpers and wilful fcmenters OF needless
daughter from the demands Of outraged Humanity
| and a subverted Constitution
Death Of sIlas Wright Confirmed.
A Telegrsphic message TO the Express from Al
bsay states that the death OF Mr. Wright is con
Srmed by an E xtra of the OgdeHsbnrgh Republican