New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Movement Of the Slavery Propagauda-Cuba
Our Relations with spain, &c. &c,

correspondence OF Inc Tribune.
WASHINGTON. Tuesday, May a.
Movements were made Yesterday in both ends
of the Capitol by Southern men favoring extensive
measures on the Slavery question: to embarrass
the Administration, and to excite popular feeling
against them, for the prompt and justifable meg
sures taken by the President 70 prevent the inya
sion OF Cuba by American forces. Before either
Mr. YULEE of Florida or Mr.. ISGE of Alabama in
troduced their resolutions, it would have been well
for them 10 have ascertained what were our treaty.
obligations that we are under 10 Spain in all inter
ference with the Island of Cuba with view of
finally bringing it within the jurisdiction of tho
United States. If such examination had been
made it would have been foundthat secret treaty
was in fall force, by virtue of which we have stipu.
lated with Spain that in the contingency of Cuba
becoming severed from the parent stem. that that
Island should remain an Independency A similar
treaty was also made with both France and Eng.
land so that Spain has the treaty obligations of the
three greatest nations OF the earth that If she Ia
deprived OF Cuba, no other power shall derive the
advantage Of sovereignty over it.
The idea that the South entertain il, that If Cuba
can be revolutonized, and finally brought into the
the nation Just so mucs But for the fact that il is
Slave territory, you would see none of this SYN.
pathy on the part of Southern men for Cuba. nor
for those engaged in the unlawful enterprise of in.
vading and subjugating that island r. then. am
correct as 20 the existence Of this secret trsa.-
even though the expedition proves successful. Cuba
can never be annexed 10 the United States It
would be violation OF our treaty obligations with
Spain, that neither France nor England would see
practiced with impunity by rs toward Spain. mora
especially as she is so much the weaker pover.
And question whether, with all the imaginary ben.
efs our possession OF that Island would bring tous
the people are willing to hazard war, no, onlv
with Spain, but with France and England. for the
sake Of acquiriDgit.
There is an organized design 70 make politica
capital out ofthis Cuba movement, and 10 influence
the minds Of the populace against the Adminis,ra.
ton for ordering feet TO proceed to the vicinity Of
Cuba, for the legal and constitutional purpose Of
preserving cur obligations toward Spain from be.
ing violated But after all the experience the
country has had growing out Of the Annexation Of
Texas, which not only involved us in war with
Mexico, but was the serpent's egg that has pro-
duced all the difficulty and sectional strife that 10
now agitating the country, question whether tho
sober sense Of the people will second or approve
any such attempt. Those who have engaged in
this expedition knew IL was IN unlawful one, else
why al this sscresy in fitting IL out and In taking
ther departure for the scene Of plunderf And.
knowing iA illegality, they deprive themselves
from al sympathy or confederation on the part Of
the public, Il, in enforcing the laws they fall VIC
tins Of their own indiscretioo and blindness No
resolutions Of inquiry. tsuDderinss Of msnafsc
tured Indignation viii exercise the remotsst inaa-