New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-12
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The Cuban Affair.


In reply 20 AZ article which appeared in he
m 1fe PIN North Ame,icaa OF n 18Th Juae the
Modrie EJoHa OF the 18Th inst Publishes long
All. ie on the subject Of intetlaiiJnsl law:
The PHILADELPHIA Gs-etie Gays the EsDIHIl
pc. nds that shou q question aise respecting the
legality OF any proceedings in our Transatlantic coo
mes, il should be submitted 70 the United States
Goyerume ut. AID DOT 10 the Government Sc home
Il p5eteuds that those provinces aud thsir sgtho-i
ties. because situated distant from the Government
Of he country 10 which they sDpertAin, fail anies
the Jurisdiction Of q foreign Government, ~hich,
WHEN il bshoyes il, qualities their acts as oppres
sive srd ihnss Itself authorized % institute otaers
/; prttends that = law promulgated ia the Y nlted
States should hold good 10 Caba aod m Csnsda
itat TIE authorities Ia these provinces should COZ
suit tie members Of COngfe1s before iIs3ins de-
cree. lest, percbsnce, they shoad be deemed IN
worthy BY them aud that the territorial jarlsdlc.
ton, which ia Independent Of the Government Of
the country should be depe-cent upon toreisn
Government IL pretends, finally, that the tsfrlt)-
nal sovereignty q Spain and Of Eng's and should De
reduced TO 4 hulty, such being best suited 70 the
interests OF the United States.
"The aim and 90 ect Of all this is no secret 10
Us II 10 wish to invest the Governors OF colonies
with q sovereign authority independent Of the
mother oouniry-to effect a separation de fact0 A
continual attempt Is made to create difficulties and
throw obstucliols in the way Of the local Govern
mtrs - Of these colonies 10 render ali alninistra.
ton imposs ble-.o persuade he inhabitants that
there is 70 peace or prosperity for them without
Grezaton to the United states.
d" rbis il tie object in vies-an object which
il not be attained for Spain 10 resolved to maia-
tain ter rslts even to the last extremity, and be-
cause the Cubaus share the loyalty OF oil S2an-
isrcF sd SIRE aEare that 10 csse Of annexation the
Spanish race would be absorbed by the Ango.
Saxon; hey are aware that Ihe religion, tle Ian.
gnal5, and The customs OF their foreiatheIs would
vanish rapidly from the soil, and that they woald
erao ualy sink, superseded by more influential
BODIES, " DO would eagerly seize upon the rich aud
fertile sill, the possession Of which was the golden
bait which enticed the buccaneers u the United
States.
"The great number Of strangers who proceed 10
Cuba to enjoy the advantages offered by tha. beau
uiu land, 10 amass large fortunes there by exer-
oisng commerce or their Professions the pro-
lection Of the laws by which it Is governed Is a
sufficient proof that they do not fear the arbitrary
rule attributed to it's Governor or that they may
forfeit their liberty and their fortune and, Ia sooGh,
when We consider the rich reward that awaits the
intelligent and industrious man in that privileged
region OF America, we cannot be surprised at the
eagerness with xhich so many strangers from dis
tart lsnds seek its shores, among whom the Anglo
Americans contribute no uncomfortable number.
But if the Government of the United States,
more aous Of the safety Of her citizens than they
Themselves appear to be, 10 Of opinion thasthe es.
tabiShed Laws IN Cuba DO not offer suti ,ien. guar
sntee for them, it would be more inst to prevent
them seeking residence in the island than % de-
mand en- alteration in the existing laws and Ia the
natural relations between the proviucs and the
mother sounny, in terms unused and unhe ard Of,
and di'tsted by caprice or by interest
alt is well known fact in the Uuited States.
that Spain and England, az Independent nations,
could, il they choose, reiuie admission into their
territory TO strangers, and that this law Of right
could not be altered on the plea Of vicinity, ever
sbould hat neighbor be the United States 1ndo
pendence is the prime law and vital essence o
nations, and, TO sui. the convenience OF State
camel be destroy ed in the same way that il ToulC
not suffice that the citizens Of the United State
should Rege that il suited them TO establish them
selves at Pekin without Gr.t demanding tho per
mhsiCn OF the Emperor OF China.
81 For our part we have no wish TO SEQ the An
go.American citizens excluded from Cuba; al
that we cesre is that they should be subject 70 tha
laws ofthe country; that no attempt shall be made
TO exempt them from its jurisdiction, aod that the
legitimate rights o. European governments should
rot be sacrificed to such strange ans uhiJunded ex
actions"
The Espdha concludes by com mending the line
Of conduct followed by the late lanented President
OF the United States, in putting stop TO the AN
bitious plans Of Lopez and his crew. Such col.
duct it says, inspires US with the confidence that
the Government Of tina! Republic will not present.
demands which Spain ought not, nor would not
accec 70, and which would necessarily prove fatal
to the friendship now existing between the two
nations.