Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-11-24
From the Correspondence of the Char. Courier.
WAsuTyGroy, Nov. II.


The tone of most of the newspapers, in re-
gard to the Cuban question, is very moderate
and guarded. Bat, it is generally considered,
also, that in regard TO the case of the Cornea
and the Crescent City, the Cuban authorities
took q harsh and irritating course, although they
might have acted within The bounds of strict
legal rights. The questions which have thus
been made are not vet settled, and the position
taken by this Administration in regard to them
is lis vet unknown. The delay is occasioned by
the fact that the subject is nlatter Of ncgolia.
ton with the Home Government.
The Spanish Government will do well to nd
Just the matter in 4 manner rs little emt,arrass-
ING to our commerce or irritating to the Ameri-
can people, as possible. lfthry insist upon the
exclusion of merchant vessels frnm their ports.
as well as persons suspected OF designs hostile
to the Government of lie I.!an:l, j! will create
much ill-frcling on the part of our people, and
promote the views of that class of persons, not
now numerous, in the United States, who my
be Intent on revo!uionizing Cuba.
The language of the London Times on this
subject appears 10 have irritatcd our press very
much Tlsc Times assHtncS that the tibusters
are in the asecndency here, and that we arc about
to invade, rerolutionize, and annex Cuba aud
it threatens us, thcrcupon, with the combined
resistance Of England, Spain and France.
Ii is far from being true that the Lone Star
order embraces large portion Of the commnnl-
tp. New York is the head quarters Of the order,
and, in New Orleans, it may be also well organ.
lied But, with The exception of 4 comparative
ly small Trrd not very influential body OF men,
in the large cities, there are!a few fburstcrs in
the United States 1t WAS easy 10 see, however,
in New York, and other Northern cities lately, y
tendency towards the assumption of Il stronger
tone on this subject. A spirit of national aver
sian and of commercial interest, were both
aroused against the Cuban authorities by the en-
clusion of the Crescent City, and her mail and
passcncers from the port Of Havana The
Spsnish Government cannot take and hold the
position, and exercise the right thus assumed,
without giving offence to American pride, and ir-
rtating the popular feeling.
November -.
The decision of Judge Payne, in The case of
the Virginia Slaves, involve new. and important
considerations; and at u time when the public
mind was more cXcitabIc than at present, 1t
might create much irritation on the part OF The
South But, on the contrary, there i, prevalent
ut least disposition to scan Judge payne's ar
gumcnt, and the result isa general reputation
of his opinion. Upon review 10y the Court Of
Appeals, it is more than probab!c that the
opinion will br reversed.
The ownrrS of these slaves, eight in number,
young and DID, were Mr.. and Mrs. Lennon ;
and they, it seems, accompanied by the slaves,
were removing from Georgia to Texas, and.
from convenience or necessity. proceeded TO
New York in vessel, where the slaves We're to
be tr,,lsshippcd for Texas. The slaves were in
the port of New York, en- route from one slave
State to another Judge Payne, setting aside
tire Opinions given in the Illinois and Indian
cases, which recognized right of transit of
slave property, from one slave State to another,
through II free State Oh the priuci pic of amtr
between States of the Union, decides that
slaves are not property and if brought, for any
purpose, within the Jurisdiction Of New York,
are. therefore, free.
The Government of the United States has
held very different d"ctrinc on this rub;cct III
regard to cases arising between powers alien 10
each other In the Aliistr,d case, the slaves
were brought into our Jurisdiction as pirates,
and they were set free, and sent 10 Liberia. The
Spanish Government made demand for rcmu-
ncration TO their owners who were Spanish sub.
jccts, and this Government recognized the JUS.
tice of their claim for Indemnity, and called
upon Congress repeatedly for an appropriation
TO pay the same. A bill TO pay tho amount
passed the Senate ut the last session. in The
Creole and other cases, vessels conveying slaves
from one Southern port to another, were driven
by stress Of weather. or by other causes, into
ports Of the Bahamas and other islands. and the
slaves were then made free by The local auihorl-
ties. 1t will be rccoIlectef how strongly Mr..
Calhoun urged The right Of the owncrs TO in-
dcmnity in these cases. Mr.. Webster, who
had preceded Mr. Upshur and Mr.. Calhoun, rs
Secretary of State in the Tyler Cabinet, had
also urged the rights of the skrrc-owne.s i'll
these cases Every consideration Of amHy,
due from Que stale to another of this Umion,
would tend to the reversal Of Judge Payncs
dcri,iuu