New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-16

must have TO G. bral,ar 70 the Gu,f of " Sico. We
can 10 more yield this TO her, than she TO Us the
command OF the Euc'ish Channel Or the Ir.sh sea
Cuba has been placed. says or author. be
tween the Atlantic and McXican seas, at The cross
NJ point OF al the great Ines Of an immense coast
ing trade to serve as the center OF oxchsn-o for
domestic commerce a. extensive rs the territory OF
the Union and as free as rs Hst utions. II only
after a careful study Of the incredible extent anc
variety Of the products of thirty States, with al
Their grades Of climate. and IN the al hole crcum
ference Of their natural and Manufactured wealth,
and then only with the msp Of North America lis
tincty before the eye, that the Importance OF Cuba
point Of reception and distribution can be fairly
understood"
We cannot pursue this subject Of the value Of
Cuba to the United States Wecannot help agree
ing with the author that as between : pain and ca
bs. the former has forfeited every ght u her su-
premscy over the latter. THIS, however, does not
Justify an unlawful interference On our part. But
this country must look 10 t. when The sland shall
be iree from Spanish domirion.-!ha, ia lho words
Of John Quincy Adams, Cuba does net foH INTO
he lands IF any o'ir EwoP,an Prer.
In anticitaiio of revolution, our Government
has offered to that OF Spain oSE HUNDRED NIL
DRIED ~ DOLLARS icr the Island bat this oiler has
rot been accepted The Span ards are bind to
fate They viii uc,tlcrrelsx the seventies which
make their control into'ersb e. nor listen To any
plan Of pescc'u. separation. How the court and
ministry nrc disposed to treat the subject may be
Inferred from the language Of the journals most
Immediately under their influence. The Hraido
Of Madrid exclaims
Il is well 'o- a'l whether nativcs or foreigners
to know that me Ei1nd.f Cnt0 ran only bc Span
t,k o. Atfcar Wien the day comes in which the
Spariafds shall be forced 20 abandon her. they VII
DO so by beques,hlng Their sway 70 me blacks
Iust as a commander abandons battery % The
enemy, after defending 4 rs oug as possIbie-bul
taking care above even thing % spike the cannon
that the adversary shall lot make use o. them
And we translate from the Spanish organ in
New York the Cronc1s
Whenever Spain shall see her Yves; India
provinces threatened By iurcgn force, she VIII #
not with an equal number u cannon, With the
frmness which has In al ages distin-u shed her
sons. oppose that force. i il cons,g uence 90 the
war signs should be- mauii, sied THAI the hostile
elements row subdued by the interest Of one com
mon race were to be let bose, Spain would arm
her Arrears and would guide them as auXiiIaries
as long az Il were M her power % DO 50, and would
grant thu m toll liberty, as reward Tor their ald
when she shoud perceive that these means we're
20, sufficiently powerful 70 resist
W. trust the tragedies Of 81 Domingo VII not
be reenacted Burtle .lteres, Of the subject deep
ems There is the utmost activity Ia diplomacy
ami With commissaries provid ns Tor the failure Of
ambassadors 1t viii not b. hong before all IS de
cided and in the mean while we direct attention
to the book Hhich has led to this article, wtchwl
rstfy all reasonable curiosity, and traly nstruc,
the reader UPON all the points winch the author has
sttempted 10 illustrate LUDWIG.