Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-11-30

KmC AD44Om Times ON tM1 OMAotU /
States and CubR.
The London Times Of the a8,h uli.. has
o very long aud angry editorial respecting
The Cfescen. City and Cornelia affairs, The
Times lays down The lew as if |. were the
umpire between The nations Of the world.
and finally, with exceeding absurditv, in.
vokes The aid Of Louis Napoleon against the
United States in case OF war with Spain,
besides undertaking 10 foreshadow The por-
.ep,ous alli,ude OF the British Ministry on
The question, with hint that Il would not
look on passively. Blu, The Times. as the
New York Commercial suggests, Is either
ignorant. or pretends TO be ignoran,. Of the
fact, that mos. Of the influential America n
journals. and The government Of the United
States, have faithfully upheld The laws and
rights OF nations ia those instances, and tina,
no disposition has been manifested a, Wash.
ington, or by any considerable portion Of The
American people, TO violate good faith or
carry aggressions into Cuba. The Times
gives The United Sla,es the following gra,u
i,ous counsel, which only be,rays the igno.
rance Of that journal with respect 10 the
government. and people Of this republic
SAYS The Times
Powerlulas The American people uques.
,ionahy are in ,he defence OF all ,ha. be-
longs 10 themselves, no nation has in these
days The strength or the means TO run rio,
in the world, and crafty It's own lusts and
caprices al Iheexpense Of others, This rash
and dangerous course will, If adopted, bring
1 them into collision with otEer States besides
Spa;d, and they would en,er into such con.
,ss. degraded in the eyes Of The world by the
popular violence and Injustice which have
dictated these aggressions.
The conquest Of Cuba will not easily be
effected BY mere bard of freebooiers, if.
indeed, another Lopez expedition were al.
lowed 10 quit the shores Of the United States.
Blu. we fear that the American Government,
will be gradually led on 10 do, as i, did in
the case Of Texas, what every man Of hon.
es,y condemns. LIE. them moi suppose,
however, that such measures are 10 be taken
with impuni,y, because Spain is no onge,
the power she once was. Spain has still the
means Of destroying the trade Of Amercu
with the Mediterranean. and Of inficiing ire.
mendous losses upon il by means Of letters
Of marque all over the world. Except Cubu
and Por,o Rico, she has now no western
colonies. and no imporlan. ,rade for America
10 assail.
Moreover, upon question Of this magni
lude and importance to all the maritime
States Spain does no. sand nlone. We d.
not pretend 10 be acquainted with the views
} Of our own government upon this subjec.
though j, is evident .ha. the acquisition o
Havana by the naval power Of The Unite,
States would be change which no Bri,ist
Minister would view with Indifference. Blu
. The course which France may pursue is sill
moro obvious.
Louis Napoleon has every inducemen, q
defend the interests of Spain, and to strength
en- the relations be,wsen his own Govern
mens and Tia, Of Madrid, Nothing woul,
better sui, MIN than an opportunity OF dis
playing and augmrn,ing the naval power %
, France, by espousing The cause Of Srail
agains! such an antagonist; for such an ex
pedinon would Aa,.er lhe country and occu
. py the public mind, with no serious risk
any French interest.
1 However this may be, the firm and col
!. leclve resolution of ,he maritime powers G
! Europe TO oppose the aggressive policy d
the United States, when |, extends eve
q beyond the North American con,inen, ,
}. Cuba and 10 the Sandwich Islands, is III
safeguard Of peace, which nigh, o,herwis
be sacrificed TO The outcry Of an "indgnt
;. ZION meeting" and the rashnpss. OF III
r, American democracy could hardly commi,
k greater &C. Of folly Than to provoke con.e'
wilhou. being assured Of the countenanc
" or even Of The neutrality Of any OF The pow
10 ers.
x These mu,.erings and .hrea.enings of II
S. Times will naturally attract some a,,enliu
is in this country the Times being SO unive
.. sally looked upon as a kind OF au,horilati,
ar exponen. Of British public opinion. if n
u. British Government, policy--The New Yol
Express poin.edly remarks ,hereupon:
IN We don'i know wha, the British Cover
10 men, nigh, or might no. do, in the premi
es; but there is one thing ,he Times oug
10 10 know; nothing is calculated so much
er encourage The Lone Stars in this country
this menance Of opposition from Louis N
poleon. There are some people here wi
wouldnt mind getting into difficulty VI
ng Spain only Tor seeing how The Nephew
TX his Uncle" was going TO Interfere.
IN The Times should understand Thai Il
IL people Of this country are no. frigh.en
no with the Napoleon bug.a.boo. as the Engli
rd people often are--and Try 10 frighier the
with war from that quarter, will have /,
ne effec. only 10 excite desire on the parl
d. filibus,erism here. 10 invite rather than ave
it. We dom. say .ha, spiri, Of this XII
d. is very commendable ons--we say i. {
Ve lists.
The Times, however, ID proverbial
n. shrewd and for seeingi and who knows, ali
Il all. thu, iris no, trying TO ge. Johnny G.
10, peau and Brother Jonathan,( old lrien
in once, but lauerly, little enraeed,) by ,
nd ears. so ,ha. John Bull may look on, enj
Ih the sport, and gather lhe pro6.si
hn .t..s..