The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-12-25
INTERvENuON-THEw WASHINGTON UNION
SLAVERY

A writer in the american Telegraph of this
city is hostile to American Intervention, even
of peaceful character, in the affairs of Europe
Intervention in Hayti, with view to arresting
the power of Soulouque, and establishing an
independent Government in the eastern part
of the island ,chich ,ciH allo,o the immigration
Of tchite people, he thinks necessary and proper.
In other words-for we think we cannot mis-
understand the motives of man who played a
conspicuous part in the annexation of Texas
Intervention for the purpose of aiding the cause
of freedom in Europe ,oon't pay while Inter
vention for the purpose Of breaking down all
obstacles to the Colonization and ultimate alb
sorption of Hayt by Southern shareholders wiH
pay.
The Washington Union is no less averse to
American Intervention for liberty in Europe.
1t may cost too much, and how will it help
slavery? But it manifested no remarkable
dislike to Intervention in the affairs of Cuba,
and is now anxious that our Government
should take some attitude which may constrain
England and France to withdraw their Inter-
yention 1t is jealous and determined on this
point Why! All Cuba is slaveholding
country-it is necessary to maintain slavery
there, for the sake of the institution in the
South. Assuming as true the report-in sup
port of which we have yet seen no sufficient
eIdence-that treaty has been made by Eng
land France and Spain, by which the latter
has agreed to give representative Government
to Cuba and provide for the gradual emancipa-
ton of its slaves, the former two powers bind
ing themselves to guaranty the sovereignty of
Spain over the island against foreign interven-
ton, it actually recommends to our Govern
ment not only to quarrel with the treaty"
but to resist by all its military and naval force
the fulflment of it!
awe hold, secondiy that our Government
should quarrel with the treaty. because the
treaty offers to Spain tempting bride to de-
part from her well-known policy, and abolish
,lareru in an island almost within sight of our
shores, where it's abolition is at the best full of
peril and menace to the social institutions OF
one-half of our country. This peril and menace
become altogether intolerable, if regarded-as
under the circumstances supposed, they cannot
fail to be regardcd-as the result of a direct
foreign diplomatic interference to make Cuba a
colony of abolition Foreign Intervention on
this continent with such purpose and to such
end ought in our judgment most manfestly to
be resisted by our Government from the first
and to the last, with the whole power of the
country both military and naval. Such re-
sistance would be plain dictate Of selfpreser..
vation.'
Oh-this prudent follower in the footsteps OF
Washington! 1t will not tolerate peaceful In
PREVENTION to aid Liberty in Europe-but in
ssts upon warlke Intervention to maintain
slavery in Cuba Sublime Democracy! Mag
nanimous merciful craftsmanship! Recol-
lect-the supposed guaranty Of England and
France is, not against the People Of Cuba not
against Repolution--that would be an act OF
Intervention against Right which would de-
mand and Justify resistance But it is against
Foreign Intervention-the very principle which
we all solemnly affirm to be true and right
and this supposed guaranty against Foreign
Intervention is conceded only on condition that
Spain give personal freedom to one-half Of the
population of the island, and representative in.
situations to the whole
What say the Tammany Hall Democrats
Are they willing to 90 to war, at the call OF the
Washington Union, to fog England and France
for guarantying the Principle of Non-lnterven-
tion and to fog Spain for giving freedom and
free institutions to her colony'
We should like TO hear their response.
Providence for Slavery is the controlling
Principle of Slaveholding Politicians! gov
ems all their party associations, all their poll
cy, whether domestic or foreign. They enter
into no alliance, no combination, no arrange
ment in which Slavery is not first cared ton
and protected Shareholders alone opposed and