Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-11-12
THE IOWA CAPITAL REPORTER.
Prorered sale Of Cuba to England.

The Pacific which sailed from Liverpool on
the 18th inst, brings rumor that Murillo, the
President of the Spanish Council, had proposed
to his colleagues to sell the Island of Cuba and
Puerto Rico to England, for the sum of one
hundred and fifty millions of dollars. He as
serted that this sum represented the capital of
the revenue which Spain received from these
Islands. The correspondent of the Cologne
Gazette, states that the Minister of War and the
Chief of Marine pretended to consider this pro-
posal as a joke on the part of the President of
the Council; but when they understood that NJ.
Bravo Murillo really thought of submitting his
plan to the Cortes, they expressed their indig
nation and left the Council. NJ Bravo Murillo
however, proceeds to detail his plans to the
other ministers. He said the great object lie
had in view, was to obtain money and credit !;
that Cuba would. sooner or later, be conquered
by the United States; and that, if such an event
were to take place, Spain would lose the Island
receive no ind"mnificaton, and that she would
besides have to bear the burden of heavy and
expensive war. 1t needs scarcely be said says
the London Times, that this news wants CON
firmaton.-Chicago Tribune.
From the Providence (R. l. Post, Oct 81
The best thing the wing party can 90, un
der the present circumstances, is to 60 into
bankruptcy. There is no aw Of the federal
government under whicljt can wind u1r
ing is given nothing fs'fe4dued ,a5d L.
a firm has neither property, nor credit, hof
good looks, it should not be expected to do
business Such is the present condition of the
the wing party; and since it can do nothing for
itself, we suggest that it should not be obliged
to play for the sole amusement of its enemies.
1t is under no legal or moral obligation to re-
ceive the kicks and thumps of others while it
cannot kick and thump in return.
1t is true, probably, that the old concern
would like to go once more into the field OF
business; but this can only arise from desire
to crafty two or three gentleman who, like the
little girl that wanted to be married, are deter
mined to "see the folly of it" for themselves,
without profting by the experience Of others
| General Scott is one of these gentleman; hut
since suffering complete oyerturn in Pennsyl-
vania and another in Ohio. we presume he
would sell out his chances for a tritle. As for
Webster and Fillmore it seems actual cruelty
that they should drive their party into death
struggle to decide upon their comparative mer-
it's; and since nothing else in regard to them
can be decided upon before the next presidcn-
tial election has gone by, We advise that they
make up their minds to the worst, and with a
game Of fox and geese decide who shall stand
first on the list in 1856, provided they are both
alive, and the party is in condition to make a
show of fight with either.
If the wing party goes into bankruptcy, as
We recommend we would have it distinctly un-
derstood that we claim no part of what little it
may have to divide If it owes the country
anything on broken promises. the country will
be very glad to forgive the debt, if it will not
come into the market again, 1t may divide
what little of stock it may have on hand amongst
ITS stockholders, and thus possibly keep the
members of the family in condition to pass
the winter without freezing their fingers. The
planks in it's platform should be distributed
very carefully. The abolitionlsts should have
one, the modern free soilers, or "free demo-
Gratis with Van Buren, at their head, should
have another, the Spanish minister another, and
this will leave one, or part of one, for the Uni
onists with Mr. Webster or Mr. Fillmore (Which
ever wins at the game Of fox and geese, or pc
ker, if they understand that better) as their
leader. When the assets have been thus dis
posed Of, mast of the leaders can retire on the
pickings of the last three years. and the follow
ers can live on the "two dollars day and roast
beef which whiggery, promised them. if they