The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-15
Cuba and the United Standardization OF
Treaties.

Treaties.
Within few months past and since the subject
Of the annexation of the Spanish island of Cuba
has formed topic of discussion in our newspapers,
and smosg our people, throughout the country,th
local authorities of that island acting, no doubt,
under some foolish and ridiculous directions ema-
Eating from the government at Madrid have gone
out Of then way to annoy the United States, and
10 throw obstacles the way of our intercourse
with that island as 1t is guaranteed by treaty st-
pUlaions between the two nations
Those obstacles and annoyances, amount to In
suit and nearly, If not quite to violation Of our
ueaty stpulations, and demand the prompt atten-
ton of our government at Washington. Thus, for
instance, when the American steamship Ohio
touched al Havana, on her last passage to New
Orleans, she was forbidden TO enter the harbor,
and was compelled 10 remain near the entrance,
in narrow and dangerous position, for certain
number Of hours, thereby forcing her to incur the
rltk OF being wrecked; for, if storm had arisen
while she was thus lying, she had either to cut
and run, or shipwreck and loss of life might
have been the consequence OF obeying the insulting
Lecee. AS intercourse with the island OF
Cube, through our ocean steamships, Is becoming
more frequent than it ever was, and as our COM
msrce with the inhabitants of that island is in
creasng every year, i, is the duty of the cabinet at
Washington to act promptly and decidedly in the
matter and take measures TO obtain revocation
Of these ridiculous and annoying orders, or, for
their audscIiy and insolence, TO punish them.
But this is not all. Within few moaths, ano-
Their absurd aud insulting order has been issuedby
tie Captain General Of Cuba, prohibiting, under
severe penalties, the landing Of American news
paper literature, which has heretofore entered that
island as books or any other merchandise by
this order, the proprictors Of newspapers ia the
United States are deprived Of portion of their
rights under treaty, and the people Of Cuba, who
paid their money in advance for those journals,
deprived at their property in violation OF all prn-
ciples of justice. Now, the only object which the
court Of Spain, or their agent, the CaptaIn-Genera,
can have in view in thus preventing the introduce
ton Of American newspapers into the island, Is to
limit as far as possible, the intercourse between
rspeople and those OF the United. Staes-an object
which cannot be accomplished without violating
treaty stipuleuons. II is foolishy intended TO
keep down and repress the revolutionary spirit of
the inhabitants; but il the hold of Spain on that
lsland depends ON such tickle support, we should
cay that II will soon be broken, and the connection
between II and the mother country, Of pollti-
cal character, severed. II has another effect also
il curtais the commercial intercourse between
Cuba and the United States, which they them
selves admit Is more extensive than II il with any
other foreign country, and from which IL follows,
ss u consequence, the greater part of the Spanish
revenue Is derived. The amount Of our trade
with that island is, according TO th.ir official
returns much larger than with any othercountry in
the world, with the single exception Of Spain
herself These "ordcrr in council" therefore, have
Ga Injurious tendency, not only towards Spain, but
towards the Unilcc states.
A. regards the introduction Of American ncws-
patcIs, the Prohibition Is fooli.h. We, and the
newspaper press of ,he United States generally,
laughed at aut ridicuird The late aborive cxpe-
diuon; for we ore satisfied that the island will
never be on Gtd TO the United States in any but
legitimate and constitutional manner. And IL
would be well for Spain to take the subject of
parting with II in tha, way into serious considera-
lions for part with il she must one way or another
before many years BY disposng Of II now. she
can get a fair consideration for il but let her de-
Law and the Cusans themselves will in due time
wrest il from her by force. In such an event, she
would not receive a dollar. Oar government is
ready at any moment to enter INTO negotiations for
its sale and transfer, and the cabinet at Madrid
had better take advantage of such feelings before
1t be too late.
But these absurd attempts to interfere with the
intercourse between that island and the United
States, in violation Of treaty between the two
countries, must not be tolerated Mr. Clayton,
who seems to have yenchont for dabblna in our
foreign relations, might wipe out some of the
stigma which attaches TO HIM for his blunderng
and clustering in our relations with France il he
would wake up the Spanish Minister at Washing
ton, His Excellency M. Calderon de la Barca and
intimate to him that the Spanish government aud
its agent IN Cuba, must not do any act inconss-
tent with the intercourse between that island and
the United States, as it is guaranteed by treaty !;
and that the sooner the little annoyances which
we have referred TO, are abolished, the better 1t
will be for her al future day.
TIE TRINIDAD DE CUBA ADDICTION CAsz.-The
Washington Unton has been imposed upon. The
ease of the lady at Trinidad de Cuba, is perfectly