The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-05
CITY OF WASHINGTON.



ssou !. shs A2airs " CubA.
ur readers will be prepared to appreciate the force of
h argument set up by the Republic for this administra
lion in outlawing the brave but misguided men who
ii. victims to Spanish fury in the late massacre at Ha-
v,us when they ponder upon the manifestations of for
.xn policy founded upon that outlswry The following
are some Of the observations OF the Spanish papers on
the subject
Tho ministerial organ, the Ordsw n,irpates, con-
for,ntv with previous information the subject that
il intended 70 adopta very energetic course OF action
wards the United States with respect this subject both
IA regards enlisments allowed to go there, and the
insults offered TO the spanish consul al New Orleans IL
SAYS the latter subjects
sIf the invaders OF Cuba have been oxtermnatcd with
vnor the III conduct OF the jewellers of New Orleans shall
be equally There 10 much patriotism in
blood Of the Spanish peopethere Is much in
,honuhts of the advisers OF their ueenhere much
right in all that circumstances prsscrboio
10 expect a moral victory, in whatever reclaim
undertaken, that may be worthy of the material
victory obtained by tho army and the faithful islanders
There 10 not u single humiliation In our history of twelve
centuries shall there be In the history OF the nine
eenth century Let the ambitious traickers OF North
America thus understand it,"
In the same spirit the Epocha boastfuy remarks:
eli said tina, General Concha is very angry with the
capton Of the fifty Americans shot Havana sending
them there all he would have had them pu, to death at
tho moment OF their capture"
Let the ambitious TRAyTicKERs of North America un.
dsYsand tt. Spainwhose history for five centuries has
been dtgraced by inquisitions, praces, and MURDERS
that have brought her down from the position of the
highest grandeur in the rank Of nations to that OF the
weakest and most contemplate the continent Of
Europe-feela authorized and permitted point the finger
Of sc0rn 1t the land Of Washington because there pub
lie document issued by President Fillmore denouncing
pirates citizens of the United States whose sympathes led
them embark expedition to aid Cuban patriots in
breaking the chains Of Spanish desposm Doubtless the
Spanish archives contain document like thar OF Presi
dent Fimores proclamation. Even government OF p.
rates would take care to that its public archives did
not record against itself the fault Of decreeng death to its
citizens before trial, and before the common sense of
mankind could have opportunity Of turning their mis-
deeds the profit OF the humanity which seeks TO gov.
ern the world by law.
Let the ambitious tro6fekers of North Ameriea under.
stand II. General Concha angry that the cap,os
Of our citizens brought them TO Havana. As faithful
servant OF her royal Majesty the Queen of Spain, ii
would have been more agreeable to him 10 have put
these unfortunate men. who were flying without arms
and who could make defence, death at ne moment
Of their capture.
Now let US suppose that Commodore Plat, who was
sent 10 arrest these same unfortunate men. had been
more lucky and caught them before General Concha
did: What could the Commodore have done with them,
According the proclamation, they were beyond the
pale Of law. matter TO what extremity they might be
reduced and il useless bring them back to the
United States. for. according to the logic Of the Republic
il idle claim the protection of laws for those who
openly defy and violate them They had been the island
Of Cuba. and had of course done the very thing which it
the object OF the Commodore prevent their doing
There could have been no American law, no American
courts. no American juries to condemn these men, and
to justify the ascrpton of crime them which had been
made by the proclamation. Commodore Plau therefore,
acting in good faith TO the proclamation. il he had been
fortunate 10 arrest these men, could have found no
tribunals but those OF the terrible Concha 10 infic the
justice demanded by Spain and told by the official
newspapers Ut Madrid that this worthy agent OF her
Majesty would have been very angry because they had
not been put to instant death without troubling him about
them Such things trials under treaties or under the
laws OF nations not to be thought of for the gov
eminent OF the United States had already asceraned and
settled the fact that these out OF the law, and
not to be relieved matter 10 what extremity they might
be reduced
But leaving the sangunsry demonstrations OF the
Spanish papers this subject, lei 90 those OF the
British cabinet The London times is at no difhculty
in arriving at the conclusion expressed by the National In
tsAgssesr hatthe annexation OF Cuba would be terri
BILE calamity to the United States The only difference
in the sentiments OF these two commanding public Jour-
nas TO- that the British organ % we'll satisfied OF the
truth spoken by the National Inisgencr and feels 40
deeply concerned for the welfare OF the United States as
plainly 10 declare that the British government, will not
allow such calamity 10 happen TO the United States II
thus speaks on this point
" The annexation OF Cuba the United States would
BE-, strictly speaking. Of conqussthe conquest OF
different people and distinct territory, wholly dissimia
from the incorporation of such contiguous regions
,hose Of Texas California and introducing Union
element entirely variance with the Anglo5axon in
situations that pervsds it. The occupation Of grca,
maritime position, and the internal we'll external do
fence of such territory with such population, would
quirs naval and military Embellishments, with their CON
oomisant expenses OF which the federal has
yet no experience and II slavery thus be indaA
ney prolonged, could only be by the interpretation
military FORCE supplied in part least by ee soil States
Questions Of this natsrs would give rice to the violent
and rsconc differences bstween States po
ica parties in tho States, followed perhaps by struggles
scaresly less disastrous their internal prosperity and
their general trade than the foreign hostes which
70 much apprshended The probability IL, that should
suffer In the next degree the United them selves
from any such oonvuison, and therefore strongly
n@sssed in preventing IT, But II those mpediments did
not arise, and the seizure OF Csba by the United States
wsrs sHscuay accomplished, that Occurrences would at
once afford precedent for fresh ageressions and the means
Of conducting them For all hesA reasons We adhere to
the opinion that the maintenance OF peace itself aud the
common interests Of the United Ssles and OF Europe do
impeave reqare that this species Of popular excitecu