New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-12
ENGLAND.
The United states and Cuba

ness ana sv seized 10 implicate possible. tne
s,icsn Government in these Gu pable designs. CPi
,ha ,eurn OF the American prisoners, WHO Us" -
Ine Sr which they had not deserved from the
cle,nepey Of the Sovereign whose ooisinlOIs W!
wsntoDly invaded, these adTenturers were Isce.su
,vitI entiuasn in the cities OF the south a.
Re csnse OF Cuban independence and their presence
and harnucues served 10 stimulate the passions az
tber laKleys enterprise had oignsted. secret socN
was formed under the title OF the Lone St, ".oI
was the ensign Lopez, and this association
10 have Us rarnfcstions in all parts OF me Union we
can scarcely credit the statements winch nave oeen
transmitted TO Us Of the power and extsn o. tnN
bnation butit Is extremely dscre1 taoie 20 tne AMI
icnn people that such body should have DeeA iornSd
at I'll for the deliberate purpose OF pluhdernS
State and there Is no set OF aggression "hc suo an
example would not Justly. Under these circumstances
IL was certain that repetition OF the aftept on OuOs
would be made and in the meantime all means were
EMPLOYED to dsaecton In the Island ana 20 engage
the United States a. nation, IN the undertaking. In
fact conspiracy TO promote these ooscs hss recently
been discovered Of the Havana
The Spsnth Government has OF cour-e, been reused
by this pspsble danger toprepsre as best can LOT inc
defense OF its possesions and the present uoveinor
Cuba has thought proper to resort 10 the strongest re-
pressiye meAns which could be employed. Numerous
aIretts have taken place, the connections ana
OF Lopez and his gang have been closely watched ana
the external communications OF the island witn ioregn
port have been more than once closed Dy t1e foh.e
and military authorities OF Spain In the di7chargeo VI
This duty az the Governor of Cuba doubt conceived
/, 10 be- il asserted by the American aat rsnat even
search wsf made on board the Cornela, an American
vessel which led to the sezure oil some cor
respondence duplicating persons OF RANK IN inc sanli
and soon sftorward, the passagesteaIncr CfecehOuy
wss warned oil altogether, and not allowed 70 elmer
goods or passengers because she had on board as Pdrsr
M Smith VINO had taken some pst IN these treason
able schemes. This occurrence has knded airesh the
madness of the American people, rather II has been
laid hold Of by the interruptions conspraor VINO mad
already etskedtheir lives this enterprise ana the CON
sequence amount Of excitement which may drive
3D.
NJ any rate concur with the Presidential election TO
pledge the Administration TO further acts Of vio
lence. At such moment especially, canlldate pro
fessing moderation this subject viii nave mite
chsrfce Of obtaining the suirages OF the American
people. 4o,.a
and ndiscTeet his part TO run the ri-A OF CON
yerng this affair into national quarrel: but NJ lar a.
we are acquainted with the particular there - )ng
in the principle which be acted which can De AZ
tackled legal grounds IL is tie unquesonaDle right
Of every sovereign power prohibit 10 it, term
tory aliens rather all access 20 the territories OF
foreign State is the result OF permission granted oy
that Sinte which may any time be withheld or WITH
drawn II l. proper however that notice OF this PROM
biton should be duly gwen by the refusal OF passports
or some such means We cannot wonder that the span
ish Governor Of Cuba, who receives public Information
by every mail from the United states OF meetings ana
associations formed for the express purpose OF Wrestling
the island intruated 10 his from the Crown OF
Spain should look with great vigilance and suspicion
on al the persons who arrive from that quarter and
! should endeavor 20 intercept reasonable CORES
pondence II he Suppose that, NJ moment when
| an Instruction impending in Ireland, American
vessels should arrive in the ports of that Country strong
" suspected of design 10 open communications wtn
the disehec,ed end having on board men VINO had al
ready been Obliged TO fly the country; It cannot be
don,ed tbs, the Lord nan of Ireland would he
justified In sending back such wees ss TO this place they
came from for his first duty Is to preserve me tran
GUILTY. OF the Queens domnions But, such AN set
were resored 10, 1t could never be admitted hh thc
offending party entitled TO take advantage OF ne own
wrong and 10 resent ms a nstious insult what Is NJ
I thfpa leOtffn ina
nothing the existing treaties between Spain and the
United States 10 limit this right BY the TN article Ut
the Treaty of 1895 stipulated that 1.-THE subjects
and vessels of the two States should be subject to no
embargo detention the part OF each other either
for sny military expedition any other private or
public motive !" but this clause does not extend 10 3
refusal of suspected vessel In the case OF
the Cornela, il seems that the ship wac boarded by
the Cuban authorities in their own waters just after
che had weighed anchor for New York Two persons
were taken out OF her, the one Creole nuned Giznan
who was conveying letters from the island 20 New
York, and the other runaway engineer. These per
detained, and the vesfel proceeded on her
voyage This step may have been harsh and impruden
but il cannot be termed Illegal outrage. foreign
merchant bag docs not shelter vefsc from search for
perfons suspected Of yiolation Of the laws a. onS
The is in the OF another country The vessel
In subject all the regulations Of police as long a. che
remains there. Suppose, for instance, runaway
slave take refuge IN British Shp IN the port Of
New Orleans would be 10 outrage 20 the Brush has
nthe American authorities searched the ship and de
tanned the fugitive The question however, will not be
disposed Of by the rules OF international law The
passions of the people and the political interests OF the
two States touched; and even these incidents
bring collision, which the present temper Of
the United States will not suffer TO be permanently
hverted.
Powerful a. the American people unquestonsbly
in tie defense Of al that belongs themselves, no
nnop has in these days the strength or the means TO
riot IN the world and Crafty us own lusts AMI
prices the expense Of others This rash and danger.
Gus WILL If adopted, bring them into collision
with other States beside Spain and they would
/ 4 ..lat,.
the popular violence and injustice which have dictated
thee sggressions The conquest of Cuba will not easily
be effected by mere band OF freebooter It indeed,
another Lopez expedition allowed 20 quit the
shores Of the United States But lear that the
Government will be gradually led on TO do II did
ia the of Texas, Whist every OF honesty
demns. Let them not suppose, however. that slch
measures are 70 be taken with IMMUNITY because Spain
is no longer the power she once Spain has s;ll
the means Of destroying the trade Of America with
the Mediterranean, and Of INJECTING tremendous
losses upon 1t by means of letters of msroue all
over the world. Except Cuba and Porto Rico, she
has new no western colonies, and no important
trade for America 10 Gssa Moreover upon q que ston
OF this magnitude and importance TO I'll the maritime
Sistes Spain does stand alone We 90 not pretend
TO be acquainted with the views OF own GOyeruuen,
upon this Inject though is evident that the acquisition
Of the Havana by the naval power OF the United Ssies
would be change which no British Minister could view
with Indifference But the course which France may
pursue still more obvious. Louis Napoleon hss every
Involvement TO defend the interests OF Spain and 70
strengthen the relations between his own Government
and that Of Madrid Nothing would better suit him than
an opportunity of displaying and augmenrng the naval
power OF FsDce by espousing the Of spain Egnst
such an antagonist FOR such expedition would hattcr
the country and occupy the pablo mind with no serious
max 10 any French interest However this may be the
hrm and collective resolution Of the maritime Powers of
Europe 10 oppose the aggressive policy of the Untei
States, when extends even beyond the North Amercsn
continent 10 Cuba and 10 the Sandwich lsand. Is the
safeguard OF peace which mig otherwise be sacrScsd
TO the oucry OF an indignation meeting and the rs,b
ness Of the American democracy could hardly commit
greater act Of folly than 70 provoke such contest with
out being assured OF the oountensnce OF the neu
tralny. Of any of the Powers
The Fatal Duel Near Windsor.
The examination before the Magistrates vss
resumed on the 2Ith oct and terminated BY the con-