Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-11-06
FROM HAVANA.

| gence from Havana to the 9th ultimo We have
had later news by the Black Warrior, telegraphed
from New Orleans, but we have fuller details by
the Prometheus, which are of interest
Ii is pretty plain that nothing authentic is known
of the result of Mr.. CoNKLINs interviews with Gov
enor CANEDo. One letter-writer says that the
Captain General expressed himself DESTROYS of an
amicable arrangement of the subjects of irritation
without reference to the Government of Spain and
professed willingness to make every concession in
his power consistent with his honor to restore har-
mony." But IN the preceding sentences of his let
ter he speaks of the engrossng anxiety to know the
result OF the interview and says that cit is inferred
that nothing definite was concluded upon" between
them, because the Captain General and Commodore
Newton were subsequently in communication
1t seems probable, however, that the Captain &c
neral will willingly make any concession to the Uni
ted States which he deems consistent with his
honor" for the sake Of restoring harmony There
is no great risk in entering that, remembering
the relation of the two countries and the good faith
which the United States Government has evinced
through all the Cuban difficulties, not to meet
this Government in this spirit would augur badly
for the common sense of Don Canedo
From the tone of the Diario de Ii Marina. the
Government organ in Cuba, we nevertheless infer
that the Captain General justifes the course he has
pursued and rests that justification upon the terms
and conditions OF treaties and recognised writers on
international law, including Wheaton, Story Kent,
and Webster, high American authorities
The real state. of feeling on the Island is the
topic OF a letter in the New York Times The wri-
ter says:
81 have conversed with two intelligent American gen.
temen to-day both long resident Cuba both large pro-
pretors and of extensive acquaintance with men and the
world by travel and active pursuits. One represented
the Creole population universally discontented and
disposed to complain of the Americans for being nder
ent to their suerngs and not willing to raise hand for
relief The other said that the notions Of discomfort
all fiction and humbug that he knew no one on IN
island who desired change
Another gentleman with whom have had more con-
yersaton, and who is Spaniard mot Creole) well ad-
vanced in life familiar with almost every civilized coun
try and especially with England France and the United
States besides his native country colonies differs
from both of my American acquaintances He thinks a
very widespread feeling of something quite nearly allied
TO envy towards the United States has grown up
the most intelligent classes of the Creoes and that they
would gladly avail themselves of any chance TO assim
late their condition TO that Of the people so far in adj
Of them Yet he thinks Cuba the reest and most
enentygoyerned country in the world except the Uni
TED States. The taxes are not onerous improvements
encouraged and the of the population content
ed There is such thing liberal principle or any
political principle, among them. They do not look or
beyond their present Of subsistence
Without education ambition, and earning easy
subsistence without care by the ghtest exerton why
should they trouble themselves about the perplerites Of
\ politics In fact most Of them have heard or
thought Of the subject There is class Of considerable
numbers and all the while increasing being the proprie
tors Of estates who from mproydence other causes
have become involved in debt the Cataans (who con-
stue the moneyed class of the island who ripe and
camorous for revolution in the hope that some happy
change will wipe out their mortgages and leave them
possession of unincumbered estates But the patriotism
Of such men, it is founded principle but springs
from the absence Of all integrity will be dissipated by
the first fash of gunpowder. In fact one has any
thing fear from them those who place any reliance
upon their invitations and promises"
This is view of the actual condition of things
in Cuba, which has more the appearance of calm
statement than is to be found in most of the CORE
spondence from that island which finds its way to
the American press.
A correspondent Of Savannah paper says that
there is scarcely any excitement in Havana in re-
gard to the Crescent City affair. The authorities
and people honestly believe that Purser Smith was
the medium of communication between the revo-
lutionists in the island and in this country and no
one seems to question the right TO exclude the
Crescent City for that reason.-N T. Com AdU.
PRESIDENTIAL ELEcTIoNs.-The following table