The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-04

imme dstely after we receive 1t.
Cuba and CRnada-Oar Future Destiny.
Now that the smoke and dust of the conflict
have cleared aS sy, and the new administration is
quietly distributing 'the spoils" the political hea-
vens appear, to most men, unobscured by single
cloud But the attentive observer sees, here and
there, in the distant horizon, little specks,
which grow larger and darker every hour, beto-
kening the approach Of storm and tempest. Quee-
tions OF gigantic magnitude are gradually project
ing themselves on the field of vision. Already
the names of Cuba and Canada begin to possesses
new, mysterious, interest, sounding In our ear
Like the startling premontion Of another eventul
act in the grand drama OF human affairs.
During the last session of Congress, the free soil
quesiion-s as It is called-constituted the great
Issue between conteDdIne parties; and il still con-
hnres to occupy the thoughts, and ntrigues, and
meDouyres, OF sbort-siehted demagogues and poll.
tic,sns But the strorg hand OF destiny Is fast
de molishlne tins frail platform Of political ma
naetmeLt and party tactics. An immense emil
grafton is flowing INTO California; and already
the shape and character OF the civil govern.
ment to be erected there, have passed beyond
the control OF Congress. The people of Cali.
fornla Observation-Disclosures, Intelligent and
thoroughly de nocrauc-will there rear, of their
own sovereign will and pleasure, the fabric
of new State, elvIne TO it the form and propor
tons beet adapted Tor their safety and stability as
welLordertd and Tree community Thus pershes,
"nIpped 10y an unumely FROST" the wretched
abstraction Of the Wiimot Provlso, 80 tar as its
application 10 that magnificent territory on the Pa
cliic 10 concerned Meanwhile, The progress OF
the new territory, IN oil the elements OF strength
and importance, rapidly and steadily goes on. But
the free soil question, in that connection, may now
be numbered with the dead.
While, then. tie herd Of mere politicians, of both
pArtes, are squabbng about an Issue elre ady dis
poe, Of. new and sartlis questions are presented,
involving the most serious considerations affecting
our future destiny. The purchase Of Cuba, on the
one hand, and the annexation Of Canals, on the
pIher. are at length iairly before the American
people For some time pa, the tendency to such
a crisis has been to-rsbly apparent bu, circuui.
stsnces have hssu ned the progress of events, and
aId,d In ibg the signs Of the time more dis.
tinci and int lhgIble. The elaborate erpose
ou the subject OF the purchase Of Cuba, which
the late sbe and talented Secretary Of our
Leesuon Of Madrid, Mr. Reynolds, has gwen
Go the word, has revealed, in a fuller light,
the movements 10 which we gave publicity
monIhs age, the accuracy Of our information
beIg now ialb somHied ~ the organ Of the late
administration. Ia will be perceived, from the
article Which we extract. IN another column,
ffon the Washington UasO~. tina, that journal
admits that the iste administrators directed ou'
Hisister st Msdnd TO open a negotiation with
ths Spanish Fo~rhme tor the purchase Of Cuba.
We can vsry sssiy o,nccive," says the U~io~,
49, A. =.
might have bscnus the duiy oi the late admins.
usior 10 ssk 'he spanish Euy,rnm-n,, Il they were
eelsrmined 10 pau ~ua a., ISLAND, upon what
terns We could obssln o." Proc,e d,ne stll far.
ther, the oSFsn u the d. mocrauc pary now the
opposition Rnooubces that u may be REGARDED as
"lhs saanclnR Psl,oy II our I~o,ie' to obtain pos
session of Coca "a Gaze any danger should exc, Of
40 falling into other hands The whole tenor of
thls long AID carefully prepared article IA the
Iaso~, % ob.ious csoush. Il MAJ be regarded as
az authoritative eap-sIten % the views and pur-
Toses 81 the opsos.tion 90 ibis SUBJECT While the
dsmocrsiic oIFsn abUsss Mr.. Reynolds, and at
tsmps 90 neicule his mssives and condsct. ii will
h. sea that 90 o,ais Of any OF ms material stale
meats 10 aiismgard Oa the coau4y, the impof-
tsnt tsc'sos-cl. go b. the .rsec'sury ackaow-
Hcgsd. Nor, Than lhat-Ebe U-so- Taiuts 10 glow
ng eOsOrs The value sna Importance Of the acqui-
Sanon - CUBE rensisds ts r-aders aud the couairy
a 'he eaisshisd cOeditioh Of spsIa and throws
cut 'ev'Islhh's ~h'ch VIII not BE- mlsand-rstood
in the Southern p"tuour ~ thr .ion Thsre can br
NO misis&'se che p'-r,.oa winch the leadIug organ
OF The democrstic parry At washingtoa has now
taken on this suissct.
how stands the other qassrion--t,e an
nexauon 81 the Caasd~s Wha css be blind to
the present state OF affair. Ia tho-s pryviaers Of
Great BnisiI We give IN oaf Journal to day.
one Of series Il l-'t.rs oa this sIbiecs, psosh.d
IN a leading Canadian payer. ID viii saaEe oar
readers 70 Judg, OF the mssa,r IN ~hlcb thr most
int-l iReat aud iah iear,al m-a "a 10. Bnt,sa 30