New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-24

80, NJ her commerce aud for the advsncem'nt
sOrt,c,ures tie Uai.ed States wol fee' great
cs,.rce IN an oren rupture with her Il ta5 time pc
To- me m eht claim RON az the sam, nsutra'Ny N
.sr With Spain as she lad Observed ID our t'e coh'e
~ Isngus &c might do good and as tdnk, could
.ns No hyrrn And whatever m sat be our secret r5o
tor-tbnt under no circumstances couh we h1o"
r.s. IN come under the control o. EnAanf-5lh u
;sbt BE- as well fer to keep this re oution 10 our
CT INV interviews hereafter with the Minister SHAH
venture to present this view OF the sugect ?. 90
NV we should greatly prefer the purchase o. Cooa "
any Interference 70 prevent its falling into the
England .,.-. h.d n,
interview with Sehor Pidal, VINO had become No'''''
of Foreign Affairs, follows: .,. sh,
al was explicit in my oinIiii. .et ,ybicb
more e. ndid In his reply repeated ns y -.
,he IJad aies felt In the Dfesent AMI l0-ui'
Of Cuba and the belief at the Pre.denI ma E ~ ~
existing State OF thing might render IL 20 IT,
Majesty TO enter into ngostG e Snrvsez OF tie nature
81 nv cor,pnicstion % him, an Of my auuorty ta
~ v;hed to nress the matter further az thh tne ne
should like TO hear whether s,e. or far its secprtv
y. sra;r srd in the event Of difficulty with England
h.,har ersin could rely for AID from the Onte1 states
answered that { was e rst ~ % gu cm sa
irh nod ip part induced the President 10 give me the
necsI au hoiy he bad dOne At presents that as nis Ex
Cheney would sec open rupture between spain and
rngIand-the allies Of the United Ststesngnt greatly
anSsrros, her as 10 the part which she a neutral
might find IL necessary to take; that while selfpre erva
ron and the interest other might prevent her
from reanin passive in the event Of any pressing dan
cor abe would greatly prefer direct purchase OF Cuba
70 involving herself In with England that &C
count $50
,he present state OF thing he did anticipate any
ting of the kind that it but candid in him TO say
he could not hold out prospect at present OF ces
sou that possibly time nIgit bring It about. Cuba
was reported 10 them as beng secure but there was no
telling how long might reInaI so. lie was pleased TO
receive my communications h1uld treat US entirely
confidential and il anything h 3ud occur to produce
different state Of things, he should not fail to inform me
of IT,
On Nov II Saunders writes:
have had no encouragement to the subject In
regard Cuba; far hive been able TO collect the
opinion Of the public, it Is against cession, anu DO
NOT think the present Ministry could or would venture
on such step; both Pdal and Mon against it, and
karvaez sSys nothing.
On Dec. Ia, he gives all account OF another
trial at the Minister:
Ash considered this favorable opportunity 10 renew
the subject remarked the Minister he must excuse
for again calling his attention 20 the matter OF the
ccsson OF Cuba; that did
not now design 10 make any proposition, as had re-
ccived instructions but my object was simple
iDqui " TO enable learn and TO state whether any
terms. however liberal would induce Her Majesty 10
IKE the cession.
He answered, he fully appreciated my motives az he
had cen the statement in the papers and could answer
most positively "that it was more than any Minister
dare 20 entertain such proposition; that he believed
such 10 be the feeling Of the country that sooner than
see the island transferred TO Any P0D0 they would pre-
fer seeing it sunk in the ocean" replied was happy
10 hud he understood my motives and after hs positive
and candd avowal certainly should not again renew
the subject unless should be specially invited TO do 80
Such is the history of Mr. Folks failure
to purchase and annex Cuba. 1t deserves to
be thoroughly studied and understood by the
people of every part Of the country, We spali
have occasion to recur to the matter here
after.