Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-10-09
The Affairs or Cuba.

The Affairs OF Cuba.
| That the conduct Of the Cuban authorities ID
such as will be signally rebuked by our Govern
ment is certain. That Cuba win yet come into
our Union by the will of her people and the as.
sent of Spain, we think probable.
President Fillmore has full and clear under
standing of this whole subject, and when the
hour arrives as we are well assured, is prepared
to act.
The people of this country should now be ex-
ceedingly circumspect The good our Govern
ment may otherwise be capable of effecting, may
be frustrated by the indiscretions of portion of
our people.
The New York Tribune, ever well informed,
and not jealous of the privileges of the blacks,
gives expression to the following timely and ju-
dicious remarks:
eve have reason to believe that the organiza-
ton which contemplates the liberation of Cuba
by means chiefly of military aid from this coun-
try, is in a much more forward state than is gen
orally supposed. Enlistments have taken place
in most, if not all of the large towns from New
York to Cincinnati and st. Louis in the West
and to Charleston and New Orleans in the South
Moving with secrecy, and guarding the features
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this conspiracy promises itself to avoid the err
rors and failure Of its predecessors. With all
needful funds it is supplied from Cuba itself, and
from the contributions of sympathisers here. At
the same time, the leaders mean to hazard moth
ing by hasty and immature action, unless unex-
pected circumstances should expedite the crisis
Meanwhile, new activity and hope will be
given to the scheme by the absurd and mistaken
course of the Captain General Of Cuba toward
tLn. 49, r..a-
The former vessel was arrested and searched in
the harbor of Havana on the charge of having
passenger on board without passport. The man
was sought for and not found; but in his stead
another, who was provided with passport, was
seized, dragged from the protection Of the Amer
lean flag, and cast into prison. More than this,
the letter-bag of the ship was broken open and
ransacked, and those letters which the police
suspected of evil were taken from it. As matters
now stand, this is intolerabe. A more decided
outrage could not be committed upon our flag;
and we wait impatently for further explanations
from the other party.
ssThe case of the Crescent City is less fagrantly
insulting but none the less calculated to produce
indignation. 1t seems this ship employs Mr..
Smith as purser, and that the Captain General
had taken dislike to Mr.. Smith for having re-
ported some trihing piece OF news to the papers
in this city, and required his dismissal. Captain
Porter, of the steamer, and his owners, refused
to comply with the requirement. Hereupon the
Captain-Ge forbids the Crescent City to come
into the harbor, and, when she appears, orders
her off, and will not allow either passengers or
mails to be landed. Accordingly, Capt. Porter
is compelled to take them to sNew Orleans, at
great loss and inconvenience to them, as well as
to himself.
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To the people whe are engaged in this affair
we desire to put single question We desire to
know whether they wish to see that island, the
Domingo, another black republic or empire at
our very doors And let them be sure that such
will be the event as soon as the government sees
it cannot hold its ground Better a black race in
possession Of the island than the Yankees is the idea
of every Spaniard. 1t is certain, then that they
will emancipate the slaves that the latter will
commit excuses in their new independence, but
that having obtained it, no power on earth can
again reconquer them. Such was the fact in
Hayti, though the best troops of France and Eng
land made the attempt. The blacks triumphantly
repealed them, and so we doubt not they would
do with similar invaders in Cuba We cannot
think that those at the South and Southwest who
are promoting the scheme can cherish any great
1 zeal for enterprise which can scarcely fail to
have such result as this. We say nothing Of
the personal dangers of such an undertaking.
| Let our Southern friends who are engaged in this
enterprise pause before it is too late
al never knew a real soldier who was not a
frank hearted, honest fellow and think the ex-
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