The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-09

power. Wings end democrats, from Adams to Poll,
NJ have coincidsd IN considering Cuba IN essential
complement to Our territory, both in . commercial
and in military point of view.
This unanimity sneng men who could agree on no
other point Is fact pregnant with instruction II
all the statesmen of the United States during the
last twenty five years. have unhesitatngly declared
that tho transfer Of Cuba to Great Britain or Franco
could not be tolerated, and that its incorpora.
ton into the Union was eminently desirable,
we may fairly conclude that such is the
deliberate sense of the nation The people Of the
United States are not likely to abandon an objest
which they have been steadily pursuing during one
third Of the period of their national existence.
We may also undoubtedly infer from the same
fact, that any interference on the part Of Great
Britain or Franco with our designs on Cuba would
be immediately folio we'd by declaration of war from
Washington. This Great Britain and France well
know. They cannot doubt for an instant that the
FIRST symptom Of intention their part to debar
from the possession Of the island would be the sig
nal for the most desperate in which this country
has ever been engaged Would either France or
England renounce the blessings Of peace upon such
prete1t? Is there British statesman so bold as
TO plunge the country into the horrors Of protract
cd war, to double the national expenditure, and
double the taxes under which the poorer classes are
already ground to the earth, for the chance of
checking our commercial and national progress 1t
would need o terrible provocation TO goad England
into war at the present day. After years upon
yearsof suffering, caused by the insane ambition of
Mr. Pitt and other loving ministers people are
now beginning, only beginning, to experience slight
a 1ayia All If hur hans A faw
been repealtd bread is cheap, trade is aourishing
ard the people are comparatively happy Let war
be declared, and what will be the picture Fresh
taxes, dear bread, diminution otrade, anxiety per-
vading every face, alarm spreading from the seapors
to the most inland village, the press gang and the
recruiting sergeant. And yet there men in their
sane senses who believe that Great Britain would
Voluntarily exchange the former for the latter,
Eerely for the sake of injuIing q nation in whose
prosperity she is directly interested, and without
the slightest prospect Of actual benefit to herself
Nor is it less ridiculous to anticipate any intser-
encs on the part of France. Louis Napoleon is
hardly 20 secure his throne that he could afford
to send his troops Thousands of miles from France,
while the clamor of civil connections is yet ringing
in his ears, and the Faubourg Saint Antoine still
teens with unconquersd republicans. A campaign
against q tough Arab may be an excellent and
economical pastims, ard may serve equally well to
discipline the troops and occupy the attention Of the
people But war with the United States is . very
different matter, and could not be undertaken with
out solid guarantee of stability at home, and An
svelfowing treasury, both Of which arc wanting to
France 1T the present moment. The Emperor win
have enough to do for many year in consolidating
49,. Sbynn ~~l al Ill GrJ
occupation in keeping the Paris mob quiet.
If, then, it be the unalterable resolve Of the United
States to wage an uncompromising war against any
foreign nation which might venture to intruds upon
our relations with Qua; Great Britain and
France, whose rulers cannot, dare not, 60 to war
with US such pretext, in full possession Of
these, our ssntiments-snd We cannot understand
how any doubt can be entertained on either head
we run no risk in asserting that We need approhend
serious obstacle from abroad to the reaz alton Of
the splendid design which has glittered before the
ancy OF our greatest statesmen.
On the contrary, rs we endeavored to show in
recent article, calm practical view Of the question
shows that France and Fog and must really wiih US
success in the undertaking Even without abiding
to the Indirect benefit which British merchants
Cuba, coasequen. upon our occupation Of the
island, the argument that any sum of money
which We might pay for it would be chiefly up.
prcpriated to the payment of the Spanish bond
holders, whose claims Spain little better
than waste paper, is one which could not fail to be
appreciated by Englishmen. 1t would be to the
free traders nero question of profit or loss. They
would lose nothing by our taking Cuba, and devsl-
oping its resources while they would gain the whole
or very nearly the whole stated value Of the bonds
An Englishman is peculiarly sensitive to arguments
of this nature. Again, both Great Britain and
France have learnt, that 70 long as the Spanish
thorties of Cubs wink at the slave trade British
or French squadron can put it down. In fact, it
never thriving or 50 profitable as At the pre-
sent moment, when . squadron of British steamers
tAcircle Cuba. A reliable correspondent sets down
the import of negroes into the island during the
year at nearly 1000 souls /; and vessels are con-
.antly being fitted out to engage in the lucrative
trs c in spite Of all the efforts Of the British crui-
sers. No Englishmsn of doubt that tho
only feasible mode Of preventing it is transferring
the island into our hands IT, therefore, the Eve ma
tions are sincere in their aesire to put down the
slave trade, they will not hinder tho only possible
arrangement by which that end can be attained To
cur thinking, these two notives-cupidisy on the
one hand, and philanthropy on the other-will have
no slight influence on the temper of Great Britain
and France.
But q short time will elapse-a short time in
the history Of nations-we feel convinced, before
Cuba becomes ours, by and with the consent
and approval of Great Britain and France Time
will be the successful diplomatist in this question.
The Queen of the Antilles must come to US without
the aid Of the flibusters or > war. 1t must como
to us peaceably and honorably. 1t will do 80.
We have information from Hayti that French naval
'4uadron had entered the bay CT SANTANA, on the
northeastern coast Of tho island Of Hsyti, and within
the limits Of the Dominican repu ,ic. with q view,
as it appears, Of taking possession, If the United
81 ates shsll consent To the aama