The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-09-04

Once establish her independence, and who can
for mOmeat doubt but she would Immediately
ask admission into our Union and that the South,
in utter recklessness of the very serious injury
they would suffer from such Union, would insist
upon her wishes being gratifed2
Gan IT be necessary 10 point out the evils which
would follow from such state of affairs IA
there any man 80 ignorant as not to know that tn
question of admitting Cuba into the American
Union would shake that Union to it's foundation,
and in all human probability destroy il forever +?
The great majority Of the North would we fear,
object to its admission under any circumstances
whatever, while NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of them
would never agree 10 the admission Of new foyeiga
slave territory with political power attaching to
the slave property thus coming into the Union
And in this latter class we shall be found To
the admission of Cuba with its slave population
ne should not make the slightest objection, but,
on the contrary, should very decidedly approve of
At If the South asked it while in justice to the
great interests Of the South, we should oppose
such annexation of slave territory if our Southern
States, true to themselves, were to oppose it, 1t
would, in our judgment be q question of such
vital Importance to the prosperity Of the Southern
States, that their wishes in regard to it's annexa.
ton would definitely control our action But
mark, we speak solely of the admission of Chin as
State, with slave property to be treated and re-
pose to admit foreign slave territory into this
Union, with political power attaching to- and
growing out Of the property in slaves and we
should oppose it as long we havea voice or pen
TO protest against it.
1.-THE idea, then, Of the South
regaining a political ascendency in the Govern.
ment OF the Union, through the admission Of Cuba
Is an idle vision, which does not merit serious
argument by way Of REPUTATION. The true aues-
ton with the South should be- How will 1t affect
our interests Our answer 10 this is that it
would ruin every sugar planter at the South in
two years, and prevent the planting of any more
cane there forever because the culture Of sugar in
Louisiana barely pays an interest with duty of a
cent and half per pound, or thirty per cent. pro-
lection against Cuba sugar!
Then, again, il would create demand for half
million Of negroes for transmission to Cuba and
this demand would increase the price of negroes,
and, consequently increase the cost of cultivating
rice cotton, and tobacco, while all these articles
would be grown in Cuba, and come into the
Northern States duty free
The North, we repeat, would greatly benefit
by the annexation Of Cuba, and we should prompt.
ly admit it if desired by the South but to the
South her admission into the Union would be
ruinoua"-N y Courier and enquirer.
Southern politicians will not be deferred by Ar.
tcles Of this kind, from prosecuting their schemes
of Slavery Extension. They know that the New
York Courier and Ea2,drer, with Northern poti-
clans generally, once talked as violently 10 favor
OF the Wilmot Proviso, and were ready TO swear
that no Territory should be admitted into the
Union, and be exempt from this saving clause.
They know, too, that these same men were at last
intimidated, and not only driven from the ground
OF the Proviso, but compelled to vote that
thereafter, States should be admitted into the
Union without any regard to the fact whether
SlaveholdiDg or not. Itisthe conduct of Mr.. Web
ster and his tmid associates together with the acts
Of the last Congress, which have emboldened the
Propagandists to attempt the acquisition of Cuba
Had the North stood its ground, We should have
heard nothing Of the annexation of Cuba. The
North has not yet felt 1.-THE of the long train Of
evils that had its origin in the weakness and
treachery Of its public men on that occasion.
Should Cuba obtain its Independence doubtless
1t would apply for admission into the Union, and
the question would shake the Union to its foun.
dation" but not destroy it, as the New York paper
predicts. The Union will bend to almost any bur-
den before it will break. The discussion Of
the subject of Slavery in all its relations, would
be renewed, and the institutions Of our Southern
States would again have to run the gauntlet but,
recollect the ground on which the great majority
Of Northern politicians rested their opposition to
the extension Of Slavery into California and New
Mexico. The soil was already Jree-let it remain
80 Texas was a Si6UthOldRg State and she had
been admitted as such. California was a free
Stste-let her be admitted as such This was the
only true compromise, il was said. Let Territory
remain in the Union as Il was while out OF the
Union With what overwhelming force the adj
missions Of those politicians could be turned
against them, should the question Of Cuban an
IeGation be sprung upon them We warned them,
during the agitation Of the Territorial Question,
that they were putting weapons into the hands Of
the Slavery men TO he used against them at
convenient sesrOn.
The New York paper would not oppose the
admission Of Cuba as u State on the ground Of lis
Slavery it has no objections at AL 90 that avs.
TEN nay, Il would support its admission should
the South demand it, provided its slave proper
tyD we're treated as other property, aud not as
a source Of political power. Wonderful sagacity
And NO the C0uier and Eapdird thinks ii possible
20 introduce a new Slave State into the Union
and deny Il, at the same time, the privileges &C.
cured BY the Constitution TO all the other States
In other words, tina. under Constitution which
regards all the States as equal, one State, by an
arbitrary act Of Congress, could be degraded and
disfranchised
Let Cuba be admitted as q State, and the same
ratio Of representation necessarily will apply to
her as applies to all the States She cannot be-
come member Of the Union without increasing
the political power Of Slavery to the extent Of
two Senators and ten Representatives, or twelve
votes in the electoral college
Should the question OF annexation fairly be