Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05

merchants and traders Of the island the proper exponent
OF tne wishes Of that people, here among you You vii
establish with them the ties of and the ties
marriage You will educate their children YOU vii
send them abroad proseytes of your institutions
viii teach them the value Of the baot-box, Of trial
jury Of habeas corpus in fact you will hold up to then
image by which they can contrast their own potica
condition, and then, and then only, win you begin
mex Cuba.
TIE repeal Of those laws will have this effect Blu
whether you repeal them or not as have already said
the ov rrung necessity" Of which Mr. Everett speaks
will the moment the peace of the country shall be
disturbed B., strife with any maritime nation Then viii
be the period when the annexation Of Cuba will become
political necessity and no power earth win be able
keep out Of the hands of the American Government
Why the people OF the great West win paddle there in
Let prepare ourselves in time. Discard at
once the idea Of purchase. II be purchased and
have yet to hear anything which supports the most
distant probability that have got money enough in
treasury to purchase it, if il were purchasable.
The honorable Senator from New York threw out an
ntimation that Cuba expense to the Spanish
Government the colonies Of England and France had
formerly been to those countries In my Judgment he
mistaken in that Separate and apart from the pride Of
Spain which she has in the possession of this island 1t is
her safety maritime nation. 1t is her school for
in the colonial trade, and is the only she
has to build up merchant marine The exchange Of
products between Cuba and Europe now amounts to
So, 000, 900 year. and this priceless trade we have
thrown away Cuba gets all her -four most Of her
features of cotton and her oils, and vast amount Of
the products Of Spain from Spain Spain takes hers in
return The province Of Catalonia alone would raise
opposition based upon pecunary interest which would
defeat any attempt to sell the island OF Cuba.
do not wish to detain the Senate throw out these
matters suggestions which must arise in the mind Of
every rejecting Senator to what will be the inevitable
political necessities and results Of repeating the restrc
tive laws to which have alluded upon commerce
with Cuba We have assumed position in this ques-
ton which no other nation on earth has assumed Why
we have practically said to Spain Although we have
this hnnndess weah shall nnt share in you shall
not become purchasers of products unless you will
permit us to carry goods into your colonies
terms All the other manufacturing interest, all the
other agricultural interests Of Europe have invited
| to come and purchaser and the consequence is as /
showed the other day. that while exported the year
before last but 900 worth of American products and
manufactures in Spanish bottoms Great Britain exported
/ "a, 10000 worth in the same time
1t is said to be the advantage of the shipping interest
OF this country to keep things precisely MS they
it is only the apparent interest Of that class of
citizens; and if this bill is opposed in Congress-
the opposition win from that small shipping interest
which engrosses the carrying between the United
States and CUBA few vessels in Massachusetts, few
in New York, and few in Charleston 1t is but rs q
drop in the bucket in comparison to the vast agricultural
and manufacturing interest of the country, and
parison with the political consequences to which have
alluded. But, if examine this subject properly,
shall find that the shipping interest will be bene-
fitted by the repeal of these restrictive laws is well
known to me- as it is to every person who has given at
enon to the question: that Spain not prepared to
pete in the carrying trade with American vessels within
thirty and third per In the first place. she
has not got the vessels the seamen and she behind
shall be repealed only the small vessels of Cuba
will engage in the trade; they have which
pete with vessels of larger class. Them when the
question comes be discussed, as am told it will be-
the other sidc shall be prepared to show that it is
just much to the advantage Of the shipping interest Of
the country to for the repeal of these measures as
] 1T is for the agricultural interest.
Mr. GWIN know that there are a number of Sena-
tors who desire to address the Senate upon this question
before they vote upon it. know that they claim it
privilege and right and therefore to postpone
the further consideration of these resolutions until the
4th OF March next and will give you my reason for It,
We shall then have Executive session. and this being
particularly Senatorial subject not requiring any joint
legislative action then have it before The
subject is peculiarly appropriate Executive session.
and there is scarcely member of the Senate here who
does desire to be heard before he gives his vote
it. We have only about thirty days of legislation left to
Of this session. and have yet passed of the
appropriation bills and there other questions of
mentous Importance to the country before the Senate for
consideration. feel, therefore, that it is my duty to
to lay this bill upon the table, to postpone 1t I'M
til the 4th of March next and upon that question must
ask for the yeas and nays
Mr. HALE. 1t seems to me that it hardly courteous
in the honorable Senator from California make such
Mr. GwIN. Well, have made no speech upon it.
Mr. HALE. did not say that you had. But the hon.
orabe Senator moved to postpone the further consdera
ton Of this subject until the 4th March next when
win have got rid of considerable number OF gentlemen
who feel interested in this question. Now, exceed
ngy sorry that have been unfortunate to intro
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question. not ambitious for much Of display,
but it has been the result of my motion amend That
motion which introduced q simple motion to amend,
the amendment looking to Canada. / prepared, so
far the Of the country concerned notwith
standing what the honorable Senator from Florida (Nr
MALLORY has said show that the Importance Of Canada
compared to Cuba, is four to And when that
honorable Senator speaks of the outlet and Of the valley Of
the Mississippi, will say to him that half of the COM
of the valley of the Mississippi finds its way
New York by the way of the lakes; and is but little
while ago that account in the papers Of some
-four that sold in the Boston market that had been
raised in Virginia and brought to that market by the way
Of the Northern lakes and down the Vermont Central
railroad just think Of Virginia -four finding it's way to
the Boston market by that route told also that the
barrels made Of Virginia timber and the -four raised
and manufactured there Now, this is country Of
much mportance-Canada-I hope that will have 0
vote upon my amendment The honorable Senator from
Michigan r CAss certainly did not introduce his
luton for the purpose of making speech. Nor did
introduce my amendment for that purpose That honor
able Senator and myself practical men, both Of US,
desire to have votes instead Of speeches upon the
propositions which have submitted TO the Senate
Mr. CASS. We do not want any more speeches.
MIR HALE. No, / do not / will agree to have no.
thing more said upon this question although have o
great many things to say upon this subject Now, the
honorable Senator from California wants TO get upon
locomotive at and ride west and am perfectly will
ling that he should do Laughter will not detain
him. will forego the satisfaction that 1t would be to
myself and to the Senate to have make speech upon
this question: aughte for the purpose Of having vote
upon it. And the question: be il remembered is not upon
the resolution but simply the motion OF the honora