Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-12-09
John Bull" uneasy.

a.H- Ohm Dull uneasy.
Not only does Mr.. ''John Bull manifest
remarkable state of disquieiude in relation t,
Cuba, but the ambition of the old gentleman il
aroused and English cupidity sharpened at thu
unparalleled success of Jonathan's whale fish
cry. The success of the American whale fish
cry in Behring's Straits, and the fact just as
certaincd from the board of trade, that Eng
land is dependent on the United Ststes for the
greatest proportion of oil she consumes, the
amount of importation having increased from
600 tons in le4S, to 354l tons in 1851, has ex-
cited the attention Of the shipping interest oil
England. The British whale fishery is in a
sinking condition and the information that / n
two years the American whalers have hshed up
more than eight millions of dollars with three
hundred vessels, and appear likely in their ex-
porations to find passage in the Arctic Ocean
northward around the eastern continent, is
rather humiliating to British pride. The Eng
1ish papers express the fear that Jonathan is
about to rob Mr.. Bull of his enterprise as well
as his glory. But it is too late. The Ameri-
Gan whale fishery is beyond competition. No
country in the world can approach it-for it
stands unapproachable, signal instance of the
success of American enterprise.
But there is opportunity for Britain to ex-
pend large amount of paper balls upon Cuba.
Let the case turn as it may, we believe John
Bull will never resort to leaden balls in this
business. Already, there appears to be a dis
position to fix all the responsibility for the loss
of Cuba to Spain upon Napoleon Third
Manifestly, England does not want to be I'M
derstood as bound to take care of Spain. But,
actuated by jealousy of American advance
ment, John Bull must talk and rave; and JON.
athan will probably consent to let the old
equity gentleman have ii out in that way, while
he quietly takes the prize. The sentiment in
Europe is, that Cuba must inevitably come I'M
der the control of the United States. An in
telligent correspondent of the Boston Post,
writing from London, under date of Nov. 18th,
furnishes some interesting facts in relation to
European opinions respecting the destiny of
Cuba. We copy as follows:
The successive diatri5es which have an
peared in the Times, 10 regard TO the inien-
tons of the cilzens oil the United States to-
wards Cuba, have called OUT some able arli-
cles upon the subject from the pen of dis
tnguished American. That the island of
Cuba will sooner or larer become a compo-
nent part of The United States, is generaAy
felt throughout Europe; when and how, no
one can tell, though the moment and man.
ner oil transformation are of serious import
TO all who desire, and all who deprecale it.
Whenever this change shall arrive, II will not
be IN obedience TO the mere accident of war
or diplomacy ; these may. indeed, hasten or
retard it, but TO law that relgned para
mount and supreme, long before The name
OF Anglo Saxon was invented, and has ever
since been The moving cause IN sublugating
the hosts of India in annihaIing the tribes
OF South America, and will continue 10 be,
rs it is now, Ilae rule of action in roofing out
the remnants of degenerate race, from The
southern portion OF that hemisphere This
law, embodied in the parable of The talents
md as true in Our day, as it was eighteen
centuries ago, teaches, by examples without
number, that rich, but neglected soil, like 9th
er treasures entrusted 10 Improbable servants,
shall be taken aIcay, and giren to others less
.fdithleSS than themselves. Cuba might lie
made to bring forth hundred fold, and it
does not produce sixty; and even of this
sixty fold no inconsiderable part is wasted
in conIravenlion of another divine precL pit,
that the workman is worthy OF his hire, ;
and ought not 10 he even partially defraud-
ed OF the fruits of his toll. For is it not
fraud, in return for lis annual tribute 10
Spain, 10 have foreign garrison to feed
clothe and pay; Il foreign fleet TO support,
nnd foreigc governor who left his home
with scarcely a coin in his pocket, to pam
per OH island produce, until he has amassed
u fortune worthy of a king?
When the fruit is ripe il will fall of itself
The change will be what it ought to be
from comparative weakness to positive
strength-from IarIial cultivation to COM
plete NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cradle existence
TO American life. By the development of
new powers of production and of increased
capacities Of consumption, the change will
be of immediate service 10 the whole COM
mercial world. BY the establishment OF our
own laws, rendering il Impossible 10 contin>
ue the African importation of slaves, now
encouraged in Cuba by officers Of IlIe high
est rank, il would be ofincaIculable service
TO humanity, even for the sake Of the poor
negro himself, sill untitled for better state
than that he now occupies, though the prop
erty OF the white man Id his slave would of
course lie protected, the change would be
beneficial, notwithstanding Uncle Tom, his
cabin and the good dame Stowe to boot
Cuba, therefore, ,rM and ought get to be ours,
and regenerated by the ordeal through which
she will pass, she will repay the fullest usury
for girs Of nature which nowhere are sur.
passed.