The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-08-06


New York Correspondence.
New YoRK, July 81, 1851.
EDITOR OF the REGisrER.-
We are completely inundated with
telegraphic dispatches from Charleston,
New Orleans, and other scaboard citics,con.
tanning various versions Of the Cuban ms
surrection. The Cuban Declaration Of In.
dependence has been published in nearly all
of QUE city papers, some OF which praise it
highly. The Ecenin0 Post calls il d" firm
and able document" If this instruction
were mere oulburst of popular Indignation,
caused by simple arbitrary and unpopular
act of the Spanish Government, should be
inclined to treat the matter lightly; but there
is no Disgusting the fact that the Cubans wish
to be cmancipacd from Spanish control ;
and that thousands and hundreds of thou
ready TO assist them, in any way and every
way, in their efforts to secure independence
Under these circumstances Cuba must
soon be Independent OF Spain; and howcv-
or much you, or /, or others may atlempt TO
frown down Intervention in her behalf, by
American citizens am willing 10 stake NV
now Xprcss-whch is, that Cuba will soon
have two Senators in Washington. She may
be beaten in this attempt; but that matters
not Natural causes will force her into the
Union, before many years.
Beside, these Americans who are opposed
TO the Annexation of Cuba are merely neg
dtre in their opposition; while those in favor
! OF It are poSdice, and dciice, in their efforts
| n hpnf L.
| commllal, you sec and think | generally
succeed pretty well, although, in looking o.
yer what have written, see that my state
ment, of what consider TO be the facts Of
the case, would be thought, by politicians,
indicative of my favoring the Cuban move
ment. The pleasure Of an intimate associa-
ton, for some months, with Martin Van Blu
rem, may have bad the effect Of making me
somewhat guarded in my expressions.
The Steamship Washington, from Eu-
rope, is now over due at this port; being in
her fifteenth day. Three other European
Steamers are also due here, between tosday
and August 4th viz the Niagara, the At
tdntic, and the UumJoiM. The Niagara is
now in her twelfth day.
There is quite difference between a
writer and Il door. Que would have thought
that De Tocqueville, who writes well on De.
moeracy, would have known enough 10 &C. let
well alone or, at least, until "wcll " could
be made BETTER" without risk of being
made worse" in the attempt. Yet NJ. De
| Tocquevle, in his official capacity of Chair.
man of the Committee on the Revision o.
the Constitution Of France, has reported in
| favor of thorough revision.
However, NJ Dc Tocqueyilc is to be pitt
led. His weakness is a national as well as
an individual one. The French are the best
theorists in the world; bul they are incapa.
BILE OF reducing to practice theii truly
! philosophical conceptions. They can even
take what is called an cminenty practical
view Of a subject but they can not as a ma.
ton, do practically. So it is with individ
uals OF the nation, especially those of the
educated classes. They act quickl, and en-.
ergetically but they are more sanguine than
nervous hence, they lack that intensity nee
essary to final and complete success.
The French never attain all they contend
for. Their leading temperament is sanguinc
and their predominant chronological deyel
opments (lIope anu ATpyobotiveness), thai
make them quick, hopeful, and courteous
rather than intense, firm, and persevering
drive them, also, when under reactionary in
fluences, TO apathy, despair, and cruelty
Hence niassacres-hence the vast number o
suicides, far exceeding that of any other civ
ilized naton-hence- but let US hope ioi
the best-the speedy return TO Monarchy, OF
worse despolism, .oreshadowed by the un-
wise report of Nj. De Tocqueyle. There
are few boys Of twenty years old, in prac
teal America, that would not see, at glance
il their attention were directed 10 the pres.
ent condition of affairs in France. that it i:
better for the French Republicans, at pres
ent, 10 " bear the ills they have, than fly t.
others that they know not of"-who woult
not see that, in dozen years the working
of II Republican Constitution would hay,
been tested aud triumphantly pointed out
and that true reforms could then be made
without danger but that noe, the only hop,
of Monarchy and Despoiism is, to slip
wedge into the cracks consequent upon dis
cusslon, and to steal and annhilale a few o
the disrupturcd fragments. use the wor,
dscusssor,' etymoloeically, which, as yo,
know, means, shaking 10 pieces"
a few days since, the maneled remains O
n young German we're found in the Elvsiar
Fields at Ilobokcn, whittier, it appears, h
had wandered tho previous night, for tn
purpose OF sclf-dcslruttion
During the investigation before the Core
ner, il was stated, that the unfortunate youn
man had been twice brought to penur
through frequeniine one of our most fash
ionable broadway Gambling Houses; hayn
lost, on the last occasion, over $4,000. La.
week, he was discharged, as convalescen
from one of our Hospitals; and being to
weak 10 work, even had he been able TO pre-
cure employment, and finding himself re
duced to the verge Of absolute starvation, h
applied personally, and subsequently ihroue
a legal friend, to the proprietor of The "llell
in which he had lost his money, for an allow
ance of SO per week, wherewith to kee
: body and soul together, until the arrival {
a remittance from Europe, which he expect
, ed, in about three etks. The hardene
pronigate, like another Charon, refused
t, and his wreiched victim, driven to despair
! sought refuge from starvation, in death.
Yours truly, o.
GES. WlLsoN.-It will be remembers