The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-01
Cuba and the European Powers.

The advices brought by the Baltic in rela-
ton to the Cuban movement, and the action
of the European powers, are conflicting and in
conclusive, though they give proof of the ex-
element which had been occasloned prior to
the receipt of the final intelligence.
The Madrid correspondence Of the London
Chronicle contains distinct statement that the
English government had signified its intention
to "do nothing for Spaln;" but this is incompat-
ible with the latest Geographic despatch from
London, which runs thus:
Important dispatches have been received from
Spain amounting, it is said, to treaty with Eng
land for the preservation of the colony of Cuba from
American invaders.
'fThe Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Span
ish and English ambassadors had meeting on
Monday evening.
''France and England are decided on preventing
rupture. between Spain and the United States,
and in preserving for the former her valuable col
ony, but with the introduction of some indispensa-
bic reforms in the general government of Cuba.
ga French steamer was to leave Havre on Tues
day for Washington, with dispatches from the
French government and the American Minister"
The Daily Ne,us has an addition to its YER
sion of thetafair. 1t is this
"a special agent is to embark in the Humboldt
in order to assist at Washington in giving weight
to the representations of the French government
in favor Of Spain. Much enthusiasm is said to
prevail in Spain this question, and the wealth.
est grandees prepared to set ahoat subscrip-
ton to forward the construction of naval arma-
ments in the Spanish ports"
We are disposed to believe that the Madrid
letter-writer was misinformed, and that France
and England have agreed to render to Spain
any support that may seem necessary to pro-
long its hold on Cuba. The probability is that
this guarantee has been given subject to an
agreement on the part of Spain to modify the
laws, and SO to remove the principal grievances
of which the Creoles complain.
Many circumstances combine to produce the
belief that the ultimate resolve Of the English
government to follow the example of France,
is the result Of pressure from without, rather
than of desire TO NEEDLE needlessly in the
quarrel. Lord PALMERsToN-always very
able minister, and for time fiery one--has
grown cooler and wiser, and is little disposed
to identify himself with troubles which do not
directly concern his country. That he was
tardy in rendering support to Spain is evident
from Spanish correspondence, and from the APP
peals and threats of the London Times jour
nal which, though the recognised organ of mo-
neyed and commercial men, and the far-sighted
follower of British opinion, is on foreign ques-
tons too often at variance with large majority
of the people amongst whom it ciIculates. 1t
was so throughout the revolutionary era of
l048-'49, and may be presumed to be so now.
On these questions the Times is known to be
the mouthpiece ofLord ABERDEEN, the ex-for-
eign minister.
The Morning Chronicle takes by far the
most rational view of the question of any of the
London journals that have come under our no
tice. While condemning the LOPEZ expedi-
ton and the folly of It's friends, it renders JUS
tice to the motives and the policy of the FILL
MORE Administration, and deprecates the hasty
assumption of an attitude of hostility on the
part of European powers. 1t says:
$50 far as this country is concerned, no one can
desire to zee any indication of wish TO interfere
in the matter. Transatlantic statesmen arc suffi-
GENTLY sagacious 10 perceive the interest which
Great Britain has In the peaceabc settlement Of
the question, and they are probably aware Of the
feelings that would be produced on this side of the
water by an American occupation of the Havana
But, until our interests really endangered in
reference would only do harm; for no American
Government could subsist for an hour under the
suspicion Of being dictated to by European
power"
The Chronicle is the organ of what is known
as the PEEL party, composed of the allies and
friends of the late Sir ROBERT PEEL, and on all
questions of foreign politics is the antipodes of
the Times In the passage we have cited, the
Chronicle takes the right view Of the matter.
Nothing is more clear to any man acquainted
with the state Of feeling in this country than
this, that "no American Government could
subsist for an hour under the suspicion Of being
dictated to by European power"