The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-04
Enxl..h View VI sns Cuban Question.

Ensli.h View VI Cuban Question.
The London Times OF August 10th contains long edi'
torial on the relations OF the United States and Cuba,
which we copy:
The accounts recently received through some OF The
American yapere with fateenee 10 an instruction IN The
island OF Cuba which is sad 10 have broken out early
ia the month Of july. require more authentic eonhma-
ton before they altogether credited Tor there state
ments Of the New York journals no, entirely disinier
ested and they are, moreover contradictory The state
oil Cuba is SO intimately connected with the late pIaca
attempts invade and revoullonze the island from
port in the United States, AMI, Indeed, with the grand
question OF slavery throughout the Union that all repre-
senations on this subject are Hinged win the y -
ings OF our American contemporaries. "A ieVoiuuon
Cuba If il should turn out that these disturbances are
not eheciuay repressed BY The mhaty poWe' :, ~.
government, is not merely qaesSnon viii sneedy
poant colony and the Crown OF Slain-it WIN speuls
be fouad 10 Be mixed up with American sympa'hizeis'
ard Identified with the predatory Liberalism OF ne SCUM,
ern Satas. and II would inevitably give rse TO political
considerations Of The utmost importance between several
of the maritime powers. We regret to say, however
Ina, we cannot lscredt the statements published BY
some Of the New York papers to the existence OF dis
turbances OF serious nature IN the island, indicating the
existence OF extensive league or conspiracy among the
white population against the authority OF The mother
country and zoe hare TO btiisr6 that accounts
haze been received from the consular agents OF the prlno
pal European povers IN Cuba phih hare eIced some
allies of The Queen Of Span.
The island OF Cuba differs essentially from all other
European settlements possessions in the West Indies,
by the TACT that II contains numerous native population
OF Spanish descent but far closely connected with
those nsuar and American interests OF the country they
inhab than with the traditions and administration OF
Spain The Habaneos are, in fact, people OF Ameri-
can Spaniards, having strongly marked character OF
their Ownmbued TO certain extent with the republican
principles current on the aeighborng conlnen-connect
ed by The closest commercial ties with the traders OF The
United S,aes-idented with the southern States by the
existence Of slavery-and prone 70 view win increasing
the once famous council Of the Indies, now commonly
represented at Havana by the last needy soldier sent out
10 make his fortune by favor of revolution at Madrid.
stIhus the OF their allegiance the throne
Isabella hangs lightly enough upon them, and the cry
which may be raised with effect in Cuba is not so much
that OF annexation as OF Independence But, as IN the
OF Texas such Independence would be The ina.ihe
prelude to annexaon and IN ceasing to be Spanish the
island becomes American On the other hand The plant
OF Cuba still indebted to spain for the existence
and maintenance Of well appointed and efficient army,
which absolutely required at all times TO keep the black
lie and property throughout the island from the perod
cal horrors OF negro rebellion.
"A country which the slave trade has been carried
10 an enormous extent till within very recent pc
Rod stands in this respect in very different condition
from the southern States OF America, where The whole
slave population born in servi,ade and is
This state OF things renders the occurrence OF dis
turbaQces in Cuba matter OF most critical Importance;
for, if strife arise between the government and lis white
subjects in the island the blacks hardly fail 10 lake
advantage OF whatever weakens the dominant race and
may require extraordinary encouragement from their
liberated counymen in the adjacent islands TO give
most formidable character TO such a conflict
Even if il be supposed that The authors OF The present
rising have definite immediate object but TO sever
the connection OF the island from Span-whch may
Justly be charged with many and faults IN the gov
eminent OF such dependencyit is not The less certain
that, the Spanish dominion in Cuba be terminated
the social condition of the island will depend The
dion to which the biack>popualion may be reduced and
It's political Incorporation would become an object OF m
tense desire 10 large portion OF the American people
The loose and aborve expeditions made within the last
few years. disavowed though feeby repressed by The fed
era government, indications OF the direction easily
to be given in the United States TO that territorial amb
ton which has already absorbed Texas and invaded
Mexico; and the occurrence OF such an event AS Cuban
struggle for independence would Immediately become the
war-cry OF party in the United States Il we are TO
witness the return OF The democratic party 10 power
is not improbable at the next presidential election, it is
easy to foresee TO what purposes such cry may be
urned Tor, although we aequ the present cabinet at
Washington oil designs inconsistent with It's public en-
gagements TO friendly powers, il IL not less certain that
the annexation OF Cuba has been long tavorab enter
tanned and perseverDgy watched by large and aspiring
class of American politicians.
at is evident tha, such charge in the condition OF
tina, island would powerfully affect the commercial and
could only be effected by violation OF all the rights OF
Spain II would identify the colony in which save
labor is carried 10 It's utmost extent with the slave
markets and slave owners OF the southern States OF
the Union, and il would assign 10 the rising naval
power OF the United States the most important military
station in the West Indian seas Once in possession of
Cuba, as the principal seat OF its power in that ocean,
the government OF the United States would encounter
comparatively few obstacles in the acquisition o. other
islands, such Porto Rico and ST Domingo, until we
ourselves might be compelled 10 defend, under The most
adverse circumstances, possessions which have belong
ed for a couple of centuries TO the BRUSH CTown,
and in which, for the first time, negro population
has been raised 10 the level OF Tree peasantry IL
will never we trust be in the power oil any conqueror
10 restore in those islands the oppression and inhu
manity of slaveholdDg slave. importing govern
ment, which we have swept, at immense SACRIFICES,
from The British soil But il cannot be denied that the
extension of the United States government TO any
ton of the West indies is identified with the maintenance
of slavery and the extension OF slaveholdng interests,
and thai slavery and freedom hardly subsst perma
pently in adjacent territories, side by side.
40 This il may be added that in with France
and the other allies OF Spain interested IN prevent
ing any occurrence which may contract her pecunay
sources and lessen her available strength. Cuba and
the philppines the last remains OF her magnificent
colonial empire They both OF them highly produc.
tive dependencies they both deserve ADLER and
dsiperesed administration. But the transfer OF those
islands 10 any other maritime power would only aug
ment the weakness OF State by rendering the aggres
sons OF another successful against any such pro-
,ecs the gore, ~msnt Of Uis country, ia conjunction nth
that of Frame and Of SPAN herself 1, bound 10 make
early and feotai stand and, from the wisdom which
The cabinet Washington has sometimes evinced IN
avoiding the blind and perous impulse oil popular feel
ing for annexation we hope that IT may not be wholly
disincIined with other governments IN endeav
orng preserve the permanent union OF Cuba with the
Crown OF Spain
SLAVERY IN 1916 While the subec, OF slavery
manding The attention of people in every section OF The
Union, may not be unlnteestng TO give few facts IN
with It's existence in 1919 From an authentic
appears that slavery, a, the period when the dit
al theiro