The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-09

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the United States, and indefinitely to renew theil
attacks upon that magnificent colony, till it will be
matched from Spain. The federal government,
We know, denounees these criminal attempts against
the possessions Of friendly nation; they disspprovs
and condemn them. But, evidently, they are
powerless to prevent them, for they have not in
corrupted the military preparations made openly at
the attention merted by the ofnotorious pirates
Ci'izens of the nted States who throw themselves,
aTm ; N hand, upon Spanish possession, while the
selves, in European opinion, Che same reprobation
as 1 y excited * pirs.ea throughout the whole civil
lzed world They have net even, FOR pretext, IN
inteior insurrection attracting them. .rhs island
OF Cuba is prosperous under the Spanish Dag il
has tho consciousness of that truth, and is loyal
bach movements as those OF Puerto Principe DO not
some men who c0nfound insubor dination and revolt
with revolution for liberty The authors and the
acconplices OF those repeated invasions are TN
the enterprise itself mast be atudied With care. II
is not IN fact, purely and sim ply an act of great
robbery; no dosbt something Of that, but we end
Of the drema by which is dispia ,ed the d.stiny Of
slavery in the New World where that w.etchsd in
sdtution has sought its last refuge If the attack
was successful that would be, precisely in this view,
| an event which should rescund everywhere. and
have great importance.
Slavery existed in the United States-tiIl lately
in half Of the states. In one OF the houses Of
Copgress-the Senate--the number of Senator's we're
the same for the free and the elave States. Two
years ago. the llustrioas Mr. Clay proposed uea-
snles .hich rcFalsed one day, were adopted on the
virtually, at least, entirely changed the respective
| positions Of the two sections Tho numeri sal ma
jority will belong, hencetorth in bots houses to
che states which DO not admit slavery; and il viii
become more and more strong, because nothing is
now opposed to the progress Cf the superior power
IN the hands of The population without slaves. to
see that several States which ore ranked under
the banner OF slavery, will change thei- opinions,
and for some Of them the conversion is not Gar from
hand. Such is the small State Of Delaware, such
kentucky, Tennessee, and even Virginia. Slavery
Will disappear, because, in these States il IL to-day
the interest OF the proprietors Of the so-the cv
ture would be better IN them, and would give bet
ter profits with free labor than it aow do viii
slaves AT some future time, for the same reason,
the Southern States, neighhors Of the scrmer, will
desire, they listen to their moot material ioerest
get rid OF slavery and their slaves, sold by the
owners before the eRfranchiseu ent, will 20 10 in
crease the black population of the States rearsr the
trsYP Pics 49,, did no. ~.
South, amongst whom it is easy 70 cite some names
distinguished by their intellect, and who were ac-
tuated by true patriotism By it their projects vera
years past. Losing territory Ia the Nogth, they
seek TO extend their influence in the South I. was
this that ave birth TO Texas. They failed !, their
boyond Se aim and Is
cess Will turn against slavery Yielding to an IN
iuly ambition, they have too much extended ths
frontiers by conquest it viii be naces.ary TO form,
IN that large territory three or four differ M Saes,
and in that dismemberng, mere f-.. than slave
states will be formed by the will OF the citizens
themselves. In Cuba, on the contrary, slavery
has better chances The island q Cuba is no. IKE
Iexas-a country where slavery is to bs IN planted.
1t is country with slaves, and the Island is rich
and populous eEorsh, and couid be divided inme-
d.ately, With Porto Rice into three States, WATCH
| would bring an immense support to the southern |
pbeianx IN Congress.
The island of Cuba thus becomes the battlefield |
Lok.- ~. l. =
II the sdventurcrs of the United States take pos
session Gift, the eave-y party viii have FOR tim,
reIsifed its losses. 1t viii take again courage in
| North America, in the United States, Southern
America and Brazil where 1t is shaken by Ia, active
steps Of the British miniAtry. II, tAe contrary,
the co,idofttol Of tie South dedahive.y uasuo-
eesstui in Cuba, il vii! be the signal Of new c1es
tons in favor 0. the liberty OF the negroes
The struggle between slavery and Ebsry is a.
ready very animated in the United States. The
religious sentiment, when i. is displayed, is the
moss powerful Of all motiges, the promoter OF tie
greatest changes, and It Us naturally inte-fe.es Ia
tavcr Of the blacks in Christian countries religion
does not consent TO rivet the irons Of the negroes
On their side, the slave owners struggle VITA ies-
| perste energy. TIE legislatures OF .hs Southern
states show, oy their absolute character profound
serse OF weakness in rega TO the laws 0! hun aaity.
his proves that the legislator Is melted by the
idea ;hat the society in the South Is los. II slavery
IL put ia question aLa consequently il Is cessary
70 render slavery indes;rucuS.e, in putting tn.
| negro beyond human nature.
M de Teeeuevile, who has treat. the slavery
question in superior manner IL his beautiful book
on the Democracy in the United States" insists
upon that feature OF the legislation in tie southern
states Of the Union. The aneients, says he knew
only lions and death to maintain s.ayery the Ams-
rieans Of the South have found Intellectual gra-an.
tees for the duration of their power. They have,
II can thus express myself, spirtuali-ed despotsn
and violence. 'The aDcients cAai:Ci The b9dy Of
the slave, but they LEFT the freedom Of his spirit,
and Permitted him to get enlightensa IA that
they were consistent with themaeIyss. There was,
A IN CaVa F-ngn ma ior- 20
another the slave could become a free man, and
equal bis master. The Americans CT the South,
VINO 90 not believe that the negroes can ever be
similar to them, bave denied the tight, under severe
penalties, to teach them &c read and to write VII
ling not to raise them to their level they keep them
as near as possible similar to lie beast"
But the Southern states are epclc se1 in an iron
siicle, IN which they vainly t,y 20 End an issue
Their mifortune is that upon the whole surface Of
the Union, in the North as well az in tas South.
the whites have put IN infinite distance betresn
| them ard the bl icks. Certainly II Is no. the
entire Union which Low has slaves, but al one sme
they existed in the old Statcs-in the North well
az the South. In the North, the prsivdic against
the blacks has survived the abolition Of slavery, and
tie emigrants Of the North who have founded aev
States in the West, have carried that prejudice
with them. Thus, in the United States, where tas
eodice Of the master does not exit, there Is that
Of the race. The legislator in the North, nspring
himse!f with the beat sentiments OF religion and
philosophy, wanted to rank the negro as citizen.
Useless attempt Custom has barred the road to the
law. IL / another observation Of grea. truth, OF
M de Tocque Tile, that the prsucice q race is ys,
stronger ia The States which dbolishcd rave-y,tiia
in those which have preserved it. The Christian
sentiment is that they do not want to have slaves,
and that tlayeiy Il secsted bat there its power Is
stoppeG-tbe di.a,ce between beth races has be-
come n oro diGsut to jump over, from tn. moment
where the rgro, In reading the Law, though. hs |
could croe it In the North, Law permits whites |
and blsoss 70 contract legitimate alianees; pubic
o,inied would declare iDafrouse white married q
| abyck woman, and such q marriage is never ssen
bamost al the rcrlhern States, the law comedies
20 blscas and cccrtd mea the electoral privilege.
ifthey pressnted The mselvcs In order 20 vote they
wop.u Ius The risk OF life. Oppressed, the negro
has the right to complain, but he finds white rssn
ot'y, tmonest his judges Ills son Ia excluded from
hcschcol where the son Of TIE white il ;nstructsi
ne Is me- separate from the white in hospital:
be isic hidden IN the theatres to cit down pon Ara
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