Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-11-27

Admitting that these imports have increased twenty
six millions of dollars since 1874 and estimating the
average rate of duties under the existing tariff at 20
cent which the Secretary Of the Treasury informs
is correct within small fraction the revenue from
imports would amount to Sc 900; but from this
must be deducted that portion of it which arises from
productions of the United States imported into Cuba
The total value Of these during the year ending the both
june 1885, according to the books of custom house.
was 966. Estimating for their increased value at
the in Cuba in consequence Of freight and
other charges it would approximate the truth to state
that oneh Of the imports into Cuba consists Of Amer
productions Then IN order to show what revenue
would derive from imports into Cuba we must deduct
one-ffth from S6500,000, and the balance remaining
SIS, 100000, would be the amount.
1t may be remarked, however that acquisition Of
the island would doubtessy considerably increase the
annual military and naval expenditures Of the United
States But these calculations all refer to Cuba in its
present condition We're il possession of the United
States its population and industry and consequently its
exports would rapidly increase and produce proportion
ally increased imports Indeed tits highly probable that
during the very first year the duties would amount to
not less than Sc 600, 900.
in regard to the quantity Of public lands still remain
in Cuba the Department does not possess accurate
information From oil that have learned, IT is believ-
ed that the Of Spain has already granted by far the
greater portion Of the whole territory of the island to in
dividuals We need not therefore, calculate upon derv
ing much from this Upon the whole the
President would not hesitate to spuate for the payment
Of in convenient instalments, for cession OF the
The apprehensions which existed for many years after
the origin of this Government that the extension Of our
federal system would endanger the Union to have
passed away Experience has proved that this system Of
conederated republics under which the Federal Govern
ment has charge Of interests to the whole whilst
local watch the Of the respec
tive States capable of almost indefinite extension with
increasing strength This however, is always subject to
the qualification that the Of the population must be
Of race must have been educated in the school
Of civil and religious liberty With this the
more we increase the number Of confederated States the
greater viii be the strength and security of the Union be-
cause the dependant for their mutual interests will
the several parts be upon the WHOLE and the whole upon
the several parts 1t is true that of the 29 white
inhabitants which Cuba contaned in 1884, very large
proportion is Of the Spanish STILL many Of citi
have settled on the island and some Of them
large holders of property. Under our Government It
would speedily be dsntriednzed as Louisiana has been
Within the boundaries of such federal system alone
trade exempt from duties and absolutely free be enjoy
cd With the possession OF Cuba should have through
out the Union free trade more extended scale than