New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-24
>u vonu nAuy TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER a. 1852

would certainly become the duty o! this Government to
use al proper means TO prevent any a our volunteer
regiments IN Mexico from violating the neutfsity
Of the country by joining in the proposed ci7a war OF
the Cutsns against Spain Since the date OF my dispatch
to him. this duiyhas been performed
The Secretary OF War by com uand Of the President
on the day following June 100 addressed an order 20
Commanding General in Mexico and also TO the o.
fcer having charge of the embarkaOn OF our troops at
Vera Cruz, (of which transmit you copy) direetini
each OF them 10 all proper measures to counterfeit
sny such plsn ii should be on foot and nsructing
them TO give orders thai the transports on which tas
troops may embark proceed directly 70 the Uni'el
States and in event 10 touch at any place IN CaoS
The Consul in bis dispatch 70 me- also stated ths II me
revolution is attempted aud succeeds in late apph'
caton would be made TO the United States Tor annsAa
ton but he did TO think that II would oe sue
cessful aud probably would not be undertaken without
the aid Of American troops To this portion OF tnc as
rstch repl;ed-knowing the ardent desire OF the Gu
bans TO De annexed 10 our Union-shat thoughtn
would not be difficult 10 predict that an unsuccessful
rising would delay if Il should not defeat me snnexa
ton OF the island to the United States AMI assured
him that the aid of volunteer troops could not be OBJ
tanned.
Thus you win perceive with what scrupulous lelty
we have performed the duties Of neutrality and friend
ship toward Spain 1t Is anxious hope that rising
may not be ATTEMPTED in Cuba but if this should unsor
tunaiey occur the Government the United States Will
have performed their whole duty toward tr'eniy
Power.
Should the Government, Of Spain feel disposed to part
with the island Of Cuba the question what should we
ofer Tor it would then srse, In deciding ta qaesron
1t would be important TO ascertain, lst w nat net ne
venue Yields the present moment TO the Royal Urea
su1y after deuctng all the expenditure incurred on Us
account and. 2d. What net revenue would t yied 20
the Government Of the United States in lis present con-
dtioni III,
The frst inquiry have no means OF answering with
accuracy McCuoch, in his Gazetteer states taattne
whole revenues Cf the island at an average oil the h'e
vesrs ending with 1897 amounted to Sc,945,5el per
YEAR" and Is stated in Hunts Merchants Magazneio Tor
October ls45, that the revenue for the year 1914
amounted TO $40 49O252 e7l5. since 1914 we nave no
Information on the subject IN the Department upon
which reliance can be placed. Mr.. Cslderon informs
me that the Spanish treasury at Madrid have never re
cevcd from Cuba in any one year sum exceeding
100000 In to an inquiry. how the remainder
OF he revenue was expended. he stated that II was APP
urot rated TO delay he expense OF its Colonial Gov
eminent and to pay and support the troops and ain.
tain the vessels Of war necessary TOR ts defense anu
security. -,
twill occur to you that if Spain should ccde Cuba to
tie United aies, she would once relieve hersehfrom
great part. if not the whole, OF thus civil mnery ana
naval expenditure. In this view OF the SUBJECT II
would seem that the sum OF $4,000 600 would be an
ample pecunary indemnity to spain for the loss OF the
islsnd
What net revenue would il yield to the Govern
uent Of the United States at the present momentl
In estimating the amount of this revenue we must
manly rely upon two sources-duties on imports anu
the proceeds ot the public lands.
OF the average revenue of 60 9i5 5S for the FIVE years
ending with 1887, McCuloch states that the maritime
duties formed 81 per cent the internal taxes, IN per
the eCciceiastlCal ~ per Ceht
personal deductions Oh per cent the miscellaneous
revenues 2e per cent and the casual revenues 1874
per cent Now il T. manifest that II Cuba were in pos
session Of the United States, the people would be re-
heyed from the greater part not tae whole OF these
contributions. with the exception Of the maritime dl
ties Besides, considerable proportion of these mari
time duties levied upon exports which the Constu
non OF the United States would forbid
But the important inquiry tins branch of the sub
iect If, what amount Of dunes could we collect IN the
sland aud this must depend upon the amount Of the
imports.
Til we can ascertain for many years up tin 1914 in
elusive from the tables publ he'd annually by the In
tendcnte Of the island. The following tabular sitenen
extracted from Hunts Magazine, is doubtless correct
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