The New York herald., 1851-09-12

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escaped-the issue of the acquisition of the island
The hostility of the whig party to all further as
QUESTIONS Of foreign territory On the south side Of
the Union, Is notorious; the universal popularity
| of any question Of xaton in that quarter, is
| pretty well established The administration kno "
all this. Florida, Louisiana, Texas, California,
| Utah, and New Mexico, are matters of history.
| They have Suspected, too, that fortnight 10
Lopez, or a less time, would be tantamount TO the
| overthrow of the Spanish rat-.rap; and that the
| next question would be, shall annex the islaad
Of Cuba to the United States. a q Texasl Now,
we learn, the cabinet are particularly gratied il
the escape from this fatal question, in the exSec
| miDation OF the party of Lopez ia time to deter
Teinforcements from the United S.ates--so that
| the project OF Cubas liberation may ne con.
| sdered as npped in the bud. and effectively sup
pressed. The most dreaded of all questions was the
question of the annexaton Of Cuba the waig party
would certsny oppose It, in the teeth Of inevitable
defeat. The expedition Of Lopez, then involved the
administration, the whg party, and the fifty mil
lions year Of the spos, exclusive of the pckings
and stealipgs. All these were at stake--al were
involved Now, with tas DEAN of Lopez, peace
will be restored, Spain will remain in the qlet pos
session Of her darling island, the question Of annex
ation will not como up, aud se shall have a fair
| chance and equal footing for the Presidential
struggle, and all the pap, and roast beet, and plum
| padding OF the Sub Treasury.
| But the question is not escaped We may plead
that the administration has executed the lawS-i,
| may be urged that annexation Is dangerous pas
| time, from our late experience-that we are not
ready-thPt Cuba is not rioe-tha' it may lead to
foreign war and domestic disse nsions-that 1t will
cost 100 much to buy, and that to take it would bo
fat burglary" We can't escape the question:
| The tone of the Union, and OF the democratic
press generally Indicate too plainly to DO misunder
stood, that the Cuba question: for the anpaiga Of
'52, vii be made the test question by the Nationa
| Democratic Convention-t That they will enter tue
| field upon the question--that the democrats will
come in, and that the wings will 20 out, upon that
| question The blood of the botchered Americans
| at Havana will be charged upon this admiaistra-
ton, as resulting fron their pleasure excursions to
| the summer watering places, and toe consequent
neglect ct their official dutes ard apon the Presi
DENTS prcclam nation, and his international policy With
| Spaia He will be ovcrwhelmed-the whig party
win be superseded; ard this cabinet will owe their
in pending defeat to policy without sufficient deci
s.on courage or emphasis, one way or the other.
The question Of the acquison Of Cuba will be lnado
by the democrats rcm their nece :ites, as well rs
the temptations, per So to do it, question OF the
| campaign, and it will sweep the field.
WASHINGTON, Sept. I. 1851.
| DR.. Gardner aud tie Msaicaa Claims The Cabinet
-Haiting for hr. Utbstg-Ihe Cuba Prisoners
-Rrmors a. a Nuc TrrQty-.Vo Go-Locxl In
propements Of tie Federal city.
| DR. Gardiner, the holder Of the net proceeds Of
| that splendid San Luis Potosi exicaa claim, it
appears, has not yet returned from London. He is
still exrs cted to report himself with the arrival Of
| every steamer. But whether he does or does not
whether the claim is good or bad-it may be pretty
safely assumed that the money, airing been paid
out it will stand, SO much to the credit account of
the Treasury for some time yet Congress will un-
ques'ionably cause an inquiry to be made into the
whole business, for may be turned to good account
| in the Presidential election.
In the meantime, we understand Mr.. c.. w.
Slacum Slocum, of this place, goes to Mexico to
make a special and particular inspection into the
facts and the history of the Gardiner claim on tho
spot where the mixes located, upon the suspen-
| sion Of which the claim is founded. And if Mr..
Slocum's report is not satisfactory, Congress will
sebd down another missioner or two; for we are
assured that the democrats, having gained such i'm
merse advantages from the Galphin claim, will
make the most they possibly can Of these Mexican
| indemniiies.
The administration is lying upon its oars. Some
little acts Of executive character, in regard to
the Cuba difficulties, have transpircd-such the
| concentrating Of the home squadron a sort Of
coas. guard Of Cu6a--and the despatch Of Com.
| Parker with certain demands upon the Captain
| General, respecting the firing at the Fal,on, and
| the execution OF the fifty American prisoners at
| Havana. The President has also caused special
instructions 10 be given TO all federal officers at
New Orleans, and other points, in relation to the Gil
busteroeshe is said to ave discharged the collec-
tor at New Orleans, for having suffered the Pam.
| pero to 60 out of port without clearance: AMI
that, we believe, is about all that .he aiministra-
| tion has done in he premises.
With the return Of Mr.. Webster we shall expect
something more to be done. There will bs some
| thing Ieqpired between him and the Spanish Minis
ter in the way Of diplomats balancing of accounts
and rumor already is speculating upon the pro,
poets of treaty, no: for the acquisition Of Cuba by
% 9Ts ,'5 b. es ss q ss
to be seriously thought of, however much it mi sht
advance the great object Of peace between our
country and foreign nations. Manifest destiny
looks TO q copsummation entirely dferen Mt; and
Mr.. Webster will be wse perhaps, to his own SAL
yltiop. IL he corsults in all further negotiations
with the SPANS Minister, the popular sentiment Of
the United States, rs well as the law of 1918, and
the duties of neutrality Still we expect very little
| of Mr. Webster. Powerful as be is when in action =
emphatic, ard decisive and strong-he requires to
be started AID here there is nobody to start him.
| The local Improvements going on in the federal
city, far exceed any thing Of the kind at any pre-
yious congressional recess. The appropriations
were liberal, as the work going forward at the
Capitol, the Patent Office, the canal and the extern
sve public grounds, will testify; while the national
monument and the Smithsonian Institution have
given employment TO a large number OF workmen.
| ben, the erection Of some four hundred private
buildings, this reason, some of them splendid and
costly edifces, will be small contrib ution to the
continuing prosperity OF the federal city. 10 few
years, at Lis rate, Washington will be, by all
odds, ;Le handsomest city on the continent.
wAsurSoros, Sept. 9, 1851.
Tie HyaaFS Celebrated Democratic Correspondence =
The Tasi;nst9n Leaders on a Ncr Tack.
Since the publication Of that exceedingly valua-
bic democratic correspondence in the Nac York
EuaH, laying down the outlines Of a scheme for
tie nomination Of Gen Houston for the Presidency
on free soil PLATFORM; and since the mercess crit
csms Of the whig press Of this underhanded move
me n. to balk the national democratic convention
We have reason to believe that the democratic lea
eIs here have resolved upon new tack.
Although neither the name Of Gen Armstrong
Of Major Donaldson pears in the list Of letters
in the Hrob, there Is no doubt that both Of then
would be well satisfied with Cen. sam Houston, a'
tic democratic nominee. But We have reason, also
to believe that neither Of them we're ia the secret
Of Mr.. Donaldson, MIR. Greer and company, for tht
nomination Of "Old Sam," as a Southern mai