Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-12-18
Great Britain.
Important Speech Of Lord PGImerstOn, relative
to Cuba and the Slave Irade-the debate on
the Ersheyu QUESTION


the Fishery Question.
In the Imperial Parliament, the only events of
Importance that have transpired have been speech
from Lord Palmerston, on the 18th inst, relative
to Cuba, and the reply made by Mr. D'lsraeli to
motion of Mr. Sydney Herbert's to have all the
official correspondence relative to the Fishery
question laid before the house.
SPEECH ON CUBA AND THE SLAVE TRADE.
Lord Palmerston regretted that, in that portion
of the Queens speech relative to the intended
measures of government with regard to the slave
trade, there was significant omission of any men
ton of any cooperation on the part of the Span
ish government, with view to putting end to
the slave trade in Cuba. Hear, hear. l am
afraid that that omission is but too significant,
sidering that we have seen lately in the newspa
pers accounts of the landing of several cargoes of
slaves on the coast of Cuba. Hear, hear. 1t
of Spain, that such an infraction of the treaties
should continue. am afraid there are influences
at Madrid and that there are pecuniary interests
in Cuba hear, hear, that tend to induce the
government of Spain to forget its treaty obliga
tons, and omit to perform its duties with regard
to this important matter, exposing itself, as it has
already done, to the mputation-whether we'll or
i'll founded it is not for me to say-that it is par
ty to this policy, with view to the retention of
Cuba,-to encourage the increase of the black
population, believing that in proportion as the
blacks increase, the fears of the whites may in
crease Also and that thus the increase of the slave
population may tend to make the white popula-
ton cling more closely to the mother country
Hear, hear. hope that no such motive ami
mates the government of Spain; but my object in
rising now Is to state to her majesty's government
that | wish, after this motion is disposed Of to
move for return, to which there can be no OBJ
lection, of the number of negro slaves landed in
Brazil and Cuba respectively from the date in 49,
81 at which the last returns were made, to the
latest period in 1852 at which information can be
gained. Hear, hear. l imagine the govern
ment can have no objection to that return, which
will show what attention the government of those
places have paid to this subject. Hear.
The Fisheries.
In the House of Commons on the 18th, Mr..
Macgregor wished to make few remarks on the
passage in the speech relating to the misunder-
standing between this country and the United
States on the North American fisheries. He said
not word against what the government was now
doing; but he adverted to it as a question of the
greatest Importance, one that might have involved
the peace and tranquility of the two countries,
have interrupted their commerce, and have cut off
our supply of cotton His views on this question
corresponded with those of Mr.. Pitt, expressed
Immediately after the peace of 1888, in the first
Presidency of Washington-that the commercial
and marine intercourse between every part of the
British dominions and the United States ought to
be placed on the footing of cOasting trade. When
he looked at the progress of the great Anglo Amer
lean Republic, he found that, 90 years ago, the
whole British population in America was confined
to narrow strip along the coast of the Atlantic,
and did not altogether amount to l, 800, 900 The
whole of this country was now ruled and governed
by people speaking the English language, and,
though there were two governments in America,
there was really but one people, and the policy
that ought to be pursued in regard to the whole
navigation between this country and the United
States was one that would place as nearly as
possible on the footing of a coaSting trade. Du-
ring the foreign administration of this country by
the noble Lord (Palmerston) and the Earl of Alb
erdeen, amicable relations were kept up between
the two countries, and the latter made those con-
cessons with regard to the fisheries that were just
and proper. When the questions respecting New
Brunswick and Oregon were settled, there did not
remain between the two countries a single question
in dispute except this unfortunate of the fish
cries The manufacturing and commercial peo-
pie of this county were anxously looking forward
to its settlement and now that negotiations were
going on, be trusted that it would be adjusted on
the principle of free and uninterrupted intercourse
on both sides with respect to the fisheries. He
was well acquainted with the people of the United
States, and knowing their wishes on this point, he
hoped the government would not lose sight of the
matter. Hear, hear.
Mr. S. Herbert wished to know from the Gov
eminent whether they expected early settle
ment Of the fishery dispute between this country
and the United States, and at what period they
would lay on the table the correspondence relating
to the question.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that ii
would be impossible, in the present state of the ne
gotiations, to lay any papers the table. He
could only repeat this subject, that this gov
eminent and the government of the United States,
had entered into the negotiation in the most friend
ly spirit and he thought the result would prove
very satisfactory, and lead to increased commercial
intercourse between the two countries. Hear.