The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-02

WASHINGTON, Nov. 80, 1852.
The Policy ofths Gou1nmem Relative to Cuba.
1t L. considered here that the letter Of Lieutenant
Davenport to his censignees was, in itself, ILL., timed
as the government Of Cuba is known to regard that
house Drake & Coz with special kindness. It's
business is Of colossal extent-greater, perhaps,
then any two houses in the United States combined
and which would be materially disturbed, II moi
annihilated, by . revolution. Certainly, the an
nexation of tho island to the United States wsuld
open the door to . competition, both In regard to
enterprise and capital, that would deprive many Of
the large commercial establishments ct Havana Of
present and peculiar advantages. moments re-
Election should have convinced Captain Davenport,
that Whatever he wrote to Drake & Co. would be
made known to the government Of the island, and
that, if it could lash itself into such fury at the
real or imputed conduct, 1T home, ola purser of
of the steamers it would the mo greedily seize, Is
pretext for excluding the ship the Sc nj official
defiance of the commander 1t is the policy of the
adninistration-and perhaps the wisest one-to
position Of AFFAIRS to Spain, and rather to brave the
indgn alton of the fnbusteros, Lone Stars, and all
other classes, who would make war at once upon her
Catholic Majesty, than embarrass the incoming id.
ministrat alton with Q European quarrel, 80 long as
they can do so without comprom hitting the national
honor. Meanwhile, the Creoles believe that the
United States are acting the friends and allies Of
Spain, in securing to her the possession of the
island whilst the ''proud Castan" fatters himself
that the 'sgrim visaged front" assumed By the Cap
tain General has frightened the 'imbecuS govern
ment," (vNs Diario de Ia Marina, on fifty
occasions,) of the Yankees into quiet sub
mission But, amidst all this the s'manifest desti-
ny" of that garden Of the New World is being
worked out. / am no fAibsIsfro, rs you kno ";
neither have l any belief in the practicability Of
concentrating . force, with proper arms and pro-
visions, that resist the troops Of SpainI mean
illegal force; aud, more especially in these times
Of steam and lightning, when the movements of the
suspected can DO 80 rapidly communicated from
point to point Nevertheless, from personal
knowledge of the oppressive exactions-nsy, extor
tion,-upon tho natives Of that island, in q shape
which never meets the public eye, the most promi
mont Of which arises from the corupions Of the tri
bunals amounting almost to the open sale of their
decisions should fervently rejoice ut the emancipa
ton Of the natives of the island, by severng their
connection with Spain. Yet / am not for annexa-
ton Make republic (Which you must do in order
to its admission into the Union) of Cuba, and you
would witness scene Of riot, and almost anarchy,
there that it is frightful to contemplate But our
countrymen generally do not think No, for it is
Q popular error, and equally erroneous enthusi-
asm, with eur countrymen to cite the brilliant OK
ample of the United States evidence of the
efficacy Of republican form Of government in secur.
Let them advert to the actual retrograde movements
Of Mexico, if not Of all South America, under q
nominal (or it is nothing more) republicanism, and
Judge for themselves what would be the conse-
quenoes Of an attempt to make . representative
government for Cuba. In tho arts, science, ltera-
ture, and in philosophy, what nation is moro ad.
vanced than France; and yet it is now admitted
that republication there is mere abstraction-an
ideal impracticsbility.
Moro Of this in future letter. AMIGO