New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-11-27

The revival OF the report that negotiations have been
opened Al Madrid for the cessi0n c the lssni 0i Cuba
o. he United states has naturally excited the at-el-
o. The London journals Few subjects, ether 10 p1-
hica or commercial point u view, possess more n-
teret nan tne eventual destiny ot that rich and fertile
ISLAND, u whenever = sha' become separated from the
mother country whether that seTersncs s1sl be-
brought about By annexation transfer conquest or -
the establishment Of Is own independence.
When The Government W the people 0i the T rftef
states cherish the delgson that England 4 de-ro.s NJ
purchasing the sovereignty Of that sand attractive
s manifold advantages render IT, they commit great
mistake n Judging 40 the present policy o the British
Cabinet and % The feelings oi comrercia. kn- and n
one word We have already quite "a many colonies ~
know how % govern, or cJntriFe 70 Keep iu pros
pelfy and tranquility We not Of those who TANK
colonies clog % the Advancement Of the mother c0ln
try On the contrary u the period when al Europe
We arms the riches Of the British co. lnes poured
INTO treasury ncaruable attn which contributed
immensely b enable us 90 cope successfully wth the
n'satesi military powers ever srraycd ssans' king
dom
the peace the opening oi the trade OF our Colo
MES oy the extinction o. oil monopoly has spread
competence not wealth through countless branches Of
industry 20 home Our sons and our sons sons sro
scattered throughout ihe forty two dependencies of tn
brtsh Crown whereon the sun never sets Bat nile
The people which inhabt the vast country oi toe
puuiaub. with to- Garden of Cashmere the Eden 0i
the Easi "a Cuba i the Queen oi the West indies
Boz arms against domination involving an e1-
pcnse OF blood and treasure which We uemoo %
think q while the Cape Colony BE- undergoing Al.
only two wears ago terminated 10 account brought
against amounting b two millions sterling
whilst divisions Of insignia cant character exist BE-
tween the inhabitants OF New Brunswick and Canada
and the British Crown whilst Ceyl0n is iusi emerging
from the ihrOes of revolution and the vast Island Of
New zealand enduring all the pains oi strus CLING po-
tca child birth, and vancouver leland has as y-t 10
settlements upon iis extensive surface while our pre-
sent colonial expenditure and policy u the theme q
general censure aud repr0ba1On We ask our friends
IN the United states whether they think the English
people " then organ, the British Government Are am
bilious of farther aggrandlseeut desire % sdd Cuba
% their already numerous colonial possessions
u zoe people and Government o. the United states
be A. wise H. ourselves they vii pause before they
think % adding Cubs 20 their already vas, and motley
unoccupied territories Mature By clms,e has set
bounds the ambition Of individuals and Of nsuOns-
The saxon race which nOunshes and becomes inglgor-
ated on the banks the Hudson and IN the temperate
attitudes OF the Missouri when trsnsplanted 20 the
burning savsnnahs Of Cuba would In generation or
two become enfeebled and lose Is hardy bold and al
venturOus character aud the prevailing social distinc
tons of freedom and slavery would only open another
fresh source for domestic disagreement sud agitation
We think the evils resulting from the occupation Of
Cuba By the ned states almost potent those OF
holding Mexico Itself and we believe that the wise
rulers of America are fully sensible % them
selves we must take leave doubt the strict accuracy
Of the report and wait official assurance Of
its correctness before allow ourselves 10 speculate
upon the present and remote consequences Of such
transfer. European Times.