The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-10-29
INTERFERENCE OF FOREIGN POWERS
IN THE AFFAIRS OF CUBA.

INTERFERENCE OF FOREIGN POWERS
IN THE AFFAIRS OF CUBA.
The London Times, in q recent article on
this subject. having expressed on sPprshen.
sion tina, the American Government vas too
weak to restrain armed expeditions OF its ciii'
gems against neighborins countries, and that
Europeans would be justified in assisting such
countries, By an armed intervention, to defend
their soil against these aggressions, the Re
public thus rnjoins:
We appreheud that The Times is indug
ing an ilIlounded solicitude. The American
Government 10 abundan,ly able to execute lis
laws, and to punish their infraclion. The
government Of Spain can protect lis own pos
sessions without foreign aid; and we pre-
sumo will hardly entertain the project OF pla'
cug the ptnsiuce of Cuba under the guar.
danship Of G resi Bus,n. W hen Lord Hnr.
court, in 1894, offered 10 Ireland ihe seI,l
ces Of four Thousand foreign troops, 10 room
Of greater number tina, had been draughied
TO America, the Parliamen, of Ireland de.
Jared that they would accept of no fore Ga
help, as they fell competent 10 defend them.
selves or If not they rere NOT worih defend
ing and thu. too at time when the fleeis
of France and Spain were in possession OF the
channel. Ii the Spanish government cannot
maintain itself in Cuba without foreign assis.
lance, we apprehend that Cuba is not worth
defending; for there is nothing more certain
than that the interference Of any European
nation in this matter will lead to inevitable
collisions which may disturb the peace OF the
worlG.
We sustain in oil cases the laws OF the U.
niIed States, the expression Of the will oil the
American people. We desire 10 see them
enforced at all hazards and to the last ex.
remty, whether 90 Northern AboliIionlsts
or Southern Fillibus,ers- in their spirit, TO
the lelier-wilh all the power Of the 'coun-
try. There can be no such thing as a govern.
meni where there is an absence Of the power
TO enforce the law. We consider, The efore,
that all combinations to resist the law, on
whatever pretence, should be mei at once
with the whole force OF the Government. and
that the issue should be made. 10 every case
which admits Of it, whether We ore hviog un.
der laws or in a state Of soareby. In this We
feel that We are sustained by The good sense
aud the patriotic attachment Of q large ma
lnrily OF the American people. Therefore
It is that We would under all circumstances
maintain To The letter the neutrality law OF
1918. II is essential to our position among
the nations Of he world That We should main.
tain it n goad faiih. Oar Government viii
protect Cuba 10 the eI'rht Of us power from
al lnvasloa from this country. Bu, . very
different question is presented shen Euro.
pean nations propose TO intervene, ard TO pro-
teci Cub, from the consc qaences Of alleged
illegi,imate Interference. If The Spanish Co
yermsnl canno, maintain itself IN Cuba with.
oui foreign intervention, it would seem that
the time had come when II ough, 10 telin.
qu,sh It's dominion for this kind Of Iuiervrn-
non can be prosecuted only under circum.
stances thl, ~ill materially affect the rights,
interests. and relations Of third parties. The
time has gone by we srprehend for the inter.
ference of Great Birsin, or any Other Euro.
: pean power. in the ntfuts Of this continent,
beyond The limits Of Us Own colonial depend.
enoles, IN the expectation Of accomplishing
= any practically useful result. We are well
persuaded thai Eufopean nations fof The 10.
turO vii be much better occupied IN attend
ng 10 the sff.t. 81 their own continent Than
"a lntermedlng with ours.
/ | throwing out these views we are speak
I ipg ne uats ersal sentiment II the American
people /; and We warn the Timrs, and oil
whom Il represents, that the first show ol
Brni,h intervention in Cuba affairs vii be
the signal for = movemet that neither Cuba
nor Great BulIn, nor all the European pos
ers combined, can resist for on this point
the mind Of tho American pcopls is made up
and their viii in this respect Will give tbs
law TO American policy and eooduc,. There
no disposition onlhe part o. The large majas.
~ NJ the American people Tor the conquest
Of Cuh, or her fnfciole annexation to the u
nled States and The nnl, security for Gu
ba ia IN the prolec ION IL the GJvernm~nt 81
The United States ard The absence 81 sil lof
eIgn interference.