New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-16
Cuba-Ths Next Clutch.


The People OF Cuba, IL 10 said, are grooming for
Emancipation from the thrsldom OF Spain. II So
we arden,ly hope they may achieve it. Their
island 10 large enough for a Naton-fertile and
genial almost beyond parallel There 10 no reason,
nor ftsess la their continued dependence
country so distant, 90 decrepit, so disqualified e.
cherish or protect. and so eager to prey upon and
exhaust, ss Old Spain. We trust, therefore, the
day is not distant when Cuba will assert snd
maintain her Independence.
Whether it would or would not be expedieut in
some suppossbs case. to unite the destinies of IN
dependent Cuba with those of our confederated
Republic. it 10 not yet time to consider. Mrs
GLASS; recipe for ooosisg salmon 10 In point
First catch your salmon. Ii 10 hardly allowable
ia private life TO speculate on the eligibility Of Mrs
such acme ss match amer her hus nd shall have
died. Let him die hrst.
On one point We trust there can be no division
among enlightened, conscientious men. viz So
loag as SPAN sAdH CLAIM Cuba as Aer riRttfsl
possesson, TIA country cannot jnUIy nor hoHord.
by anaex form any sort Of dcfenurs alliance
ruth the latter. To disregard this Inhibition e 10
violate the recognized public law Of the world and
wage war upon an ally with whom ne have no
quarrel, whatever Cuba may have. After Cuba
shall have declared her independence, maintained
1t aud compelled Spain 10 recognize it, we may
annex either Of them To our Republic with its own
consent without wrong the other. but not before
Were we able TO look Spain into non entity, it
would be nevertheless unjust and outrageous To
pot her dsme IN berment and spoiation
We do not hear that the Cubsns who desire In.
dependence are equally zealous for Liberty, nor
that they propose To initiate the noble example CT
the Masysrs OF Hungary, who, as preparatory to
their struggle for lndepeDde nee decresd the emsn
cipaton and future equality Of all the subject races
throughout their country. Ii the Cuoans will do
this they will considerably widen and deepen the
popular sympathy for their struggle throughout
tho civilized world.
There is one feature of the Cuban movement
that looks badly. Ii seems TO rely upon outsiders
not mere, for aid but for inception. The fret shot
Is 10 be fired BY an invading force. No fsg mimi.
cal to Spain 10 10 be raised on the leland Until a
military expedition, secretly lifted on; within the
borders Of the United States shall have debarked
on her shores Now there 10 scarcely sregion Of
equal area on earth % well provided with natural
stronsho for popular movement as that same
Cabs, aud Il seems odd. II the Creolss really pant
for Independence that they do not claim the honor
Of initiating the movement. 1t argues incspaeity
for independence, this holding bach for foreign
force to besis the contest Ii W. not TILL after the
ospsare Of BursOyns's Army that any Government
on earth consented to aid our forsisthers in their
Revolutionary struggle.
However. let the Cubsns take their owl course.
Our Government has no claim to control nor even
sdnonish them. IL is but tae simplest nakeiest
good faith. however. that the President should
sdmonsh ON 0rs People az to the character ano
requirements Of the laws they mus, violate. the
hazards they encounter, il they embark in the
enterprise OF revolut'onsng Cuba before Cuba
has evinced the least disposition to be revolution
lied This he has done kindly. temporarily, and
plainly. We cannot doab, that his Proclamation
Is almost unanimously approved
r-"Win rss T>,bsas take the trouble 70 explain to
be whigs OF Mr.. NArshs district in Vermont Why I
desired ana ielctstes itself over Nj hil1Io
eeenon As the electors Ia that district are ABOUT ie
vote for member OF Congress- they might be hene-
tled BY an exposition Of THIS sort Evening Fost
~ Certainly. neis hbOr; we would cheeraly
give YOU the iaiormstion desired for your own
sake and il body else might be benefit
ed. that would be an additional induoement t.
slscrity on our part.
We are glad Mr.. billiard u reelected because
he was the more moderate and less ultra Of
the two candidates of Slavery Extension IA the
field, and because be was opposed solely on the
ground that be had not gone far enough IN resist
,ne the Wilmot Proviso and Threatening disuaion
ifit should be enacted. Ga other subjects be snd
his rivsl occupied the same ground bat on thus
oos.ton of Slavery Extension, Mr.. Pagh took up
a position several degrees South OF Mr. huli.rd'
was a candidate on toat ground expressly and be-
cause OF il received the entire Loco Foco vote
Therefore we rejoice over Mr. billiards reelection
Have we not good reason