Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-01

The y. 7. Evening Post published the sub.
joined article from m old and valued contributor
10 that journal, without intending 10 e1Press co
opinion upon the policy or practically Of anueI-
ing Cuba to this Republic:
CUBA.-The President has seen fit 10 issue a
Proclamation in regard to the Island Of Cuba, TO
which we Yesterday called the attention Of our
readers. The act Of Congress upon which Il is
founded, intended to prevent tho lerying ofiroops
and fitting gu, ofexpedtions against friendly pow.
ers are sufficiently familiar to the people Of this
country having beer repeatedly referred 10, and
more than once put in force during the troubles
on the Texan frontier and hc sympathizing Can.
ndian Instruction of 1897 and 80.
Al that time theIe was no concealed conspi-
Tacy; no proclamation was necessary 10 apprise
The country Of the fact, that men were being
raised and arnaments fitted oui. The friends
of Canada and oil Texas me, in brosd day,
and without any disguise, conducted their
schemes.
Now. however, the case is very different. NJ
names are given: no plan is designs,cd. Il !,
not even known whether the object is Cuba OF
Mexico. The whole thing is mystery This
proclamation is necessarily based upon the 70.
ports OF spies and inldrmers.
We suppose The duties Of government in ,bcss
matters to be plain. II is the business oftbo au
horities to enforce the laws 10 provide courts Of
Justice, and to see that the requisite machinery Of
a judiciel system is kept in iu vigor TO punish
crime.
But II is not the duty of my government. least
ofall ours, to maintain bands Of pics and gauge
Of informers, and on The slightest suspicion oil AN
Intended violation Of the laws, 10 proclaim the
offence hv anticipation. Who knows bu, what
the reports on which HE proclamation Il founded
are pure inventons'nnd fahrca,ions1 Who knows
but what the Presiden, has been made gul,--
Who knows that he has no, been made mere
tool Of, to answer Some commercial Durpose?---
Does he suppose h. can scatter about such
proclama,ions without throwing commerce in.
to frrmcn and the trading community into q
panicl
When the case arises, whe1 armed expeditions
are actually levied in our territories, il viii hc
time enough TO proclaim them down. With tho
command OF the navy and custom house, the gov.
ernmeni can probably discover and prevent often.
ces such as these without relying on the rascay
spy, or the infamou, iniormcr. Let the cabnr,
wait and get correct and positive nformatioa.bc
fore il issues its threatening protocols rnd scare.
crow pr ocama,ions.
There are many other reasons why. at this
time, our government should moi he exclusively
alert 10 make itself a cat paw Of any Of the pow.
ers Of Europe. 1t will moi IA while a degenerate
Napolean disgraces the name Of The French pco.
pie, and the Russian Hordes are encatnpcd pn the
Danube, while Italy bleeds 10 The core, and the
fecmcn oil Europe are sick with disappointed
hope, it will no. do at this precise nomen,.
for this government 10 make itself tool ri
Spain, or any Of tho dccrepdcd oligarckes Of
| Europe.
Il Is idle TO suppose that Cuba can long 70,
| main in colonial cond ton, The letters aTc 90
all sides falling ofrom the colonies.ou this eonti
neni, and il ia not in the least likely that Spain.
one Of the weakest Of European powers, can re- /,
tain hers. Nor is i probable thai Cuba will be.
come independent. She hss strong symprhics
and strong necessities that tend towards this couu
try, and the question will no doubt be, whether
she shall be annexed TO this republic, or whether
the garden and the key oftho Gulf # Mexico
shall be surrendered to England. That ISSUE
may be upon us sooner han we think
We recommend Gen. Taylor 10 preserve HE
proclamations until that time, Il viii require
all the vigor both Of himself and his cabinet 70
carry out The non intervention acts Of Congrsss
a2aiust The interests Of the coCn;Ts. and Tho sTm
paihies other people. ssV
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