The daily union., 1852-11-03
from Inc BeIIAst Imt.l JourhAI'
Cuba and the Whigs.

The Kennebec Journal OF last week has one OF those
pulling articles wherewih the whig presses wont TO
frghien old and children, these interesting
remes OF humanity airghted by the breaking out Of
the rash the latter specimen. The subecmailer OF
our Kennebec neghbors doorous exhotaton is the
dition OF Cuba. and the RECKLESS and nconsderate'
character OF the democratic party He ifembles for fear
that this richest island OF The GLOBE the key the Gulf OF
Mexico and one OF the most important commercial depots
OF the wod may be released from Spanish bondage and
come to enjoy the blessings guaranteed TO American cit
zens!
We know very well that the wings endeavoring TO
make hugbear out OF this matter OF Cuban annexation.
But Of those who dodge issue day and
accept Il another And nov, upon the eve OF preslden-
g election, are free 10 say that according 10 our belief
the insults which have been proered 10 US BY the Span
sh Cuban government are ever to be redessed II will be
through democratic Administrations and such redress
points 10 the dsenhrament oil the Cubans, whose lnde
pendence must come before annexation.
One OF the objections OF The Journal 10 the prospective
incorporation oi Cuba into The Union is that u would be
the addition OF another slave State In the first place. II
is 10 be remembered that this would not be TO give the
balance OF power" the slave representation 10 Con
gress Again, this balance itself is sliding balance and
moreover an invention Of Mr.. Calhoun. We OF the
North one would think, now that free States are 80
fast being added TO the Union should not contend for
il. And let i be remembered that almost all the men
and presses Of the North firm in their opposition 10
the extension OF slavery into Territory now free. If we
sustain ths doctrine, and claim that we have the constl
tulional right 10 enforce H. does this cut oil from
valuable acquisition because II has always been slave
territory Ii is poor rule that will not work both
ways Let consider the matter in the light OF the
broadest humanity All the cost and labor OF the Eng
sh government has failed 10 suppress the African slave
trade The largest importaons OF slaves are into Cuba
The acquisition of that island, then, would remove al
most entirely oil the worst features oil slavery, one
| unknown in country. But this is not all. The
millions OF native whites in infinitely worse
condition than the blacks. That mawkish and
senseess philanthropy which, in its fear OF the possible
acquisition of Cuba, would deny liberty 10 its white
population, and peTpeiuae the hoTors OF the "mdde
passage" as pictured by Wilbelfofce.
Besides the objection that Cuba is slave territory, the
Journal goes into The old cry about the dangers TO be
prehepded from expansion OF territory. And here il
INDUCES in OF the most remarkable reflections on
the nature OF government that ever pu IN type
In the first place, these acquisitions are adding vast
amount 10 the power and patronage OF the national ex
ecuve y and in the second place. these distant States
loosely attached TO the Union, may become dissatisfied
and separate from the republic" Now, these two prop
osltious consume each other Our government cannot
be destroyed By Capitalization OF power a Washington
and also by expansion OF territory The two things
cannot co exist, The is exactly the opposite OF h'
other. Expansion Is the very remedy against centrai
zaon, and II s this very thing that makes govern
| ment strong. We say that every Safe added TO ou
Union has been like stone laid upon the arch
giving more OF 6rmness and sodiiy TO the base.
Thus we have no fears that the acquisition OF Cub
would endanger the republic Still less do we object 10
on the Of humanity Oar position then is exactly
here let government deal with Cuba exactly
would with any Other power II the comfy Of nation
and the stpulaons OF treaties are outraged, lei redres
be had lite not for 10 be tender towards Spain
TO submit to her insults because she is weak and fool
. hardy.
The Havana correspondent OF the New York Tribune
paper which Is violent against all Cuban movements
the editor Of which hss such large schemes Of philanthropy
that 80 small an affair ss the liberty OF some millions