Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-01-28
MIR. SOuLE,S SPEECH.

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On Tuesday last Mr.. Soule delivered his long
pected Grafton on the Monroe doctrine and the
airs of Cuba The abstract of this pro-
Ietiou which we find in the Washington
pers, is so meagre and unsatisfactory, that
forbear to transfer it to our columns
he speech will appear at full length ipa day or
TO- when we may reproduce such parts of it as
bssess special interest.
Mr.. Soue expresses his dissent from the views
Mr.. Mason, in regard to the meaning of the
onroe declaration. He assails the present admi- |
stration with great bitterness for everything it |
rs done in tho management of our Cuban rea- |
ons, except its refusal to enter into the trpartte
eaty proposed by England and France. But |
ven whilst approving this act, he denounces Mr..
verett's letter first, because it disclains any
esire 90 che part of the United States to acquire
cuba at this time; secondly, because it did not
ebuke what Mr. Soule regards threat the
Iart of England and France. and thirdly, because
exhibited "a buccaneering spirit." The Sc
ator from Louisiana is certainly entitled to the
redit of having made marvellous discovery
His Democratic friends throughout the Union, |
who have been scarcely less emphatic than the
Whigs in their laudations of Mr.. Everett's des-
PATCH will be asounded to learn that after all it
was highly Objectionable document, and that in
declaring their approval of it they unwittingly
lent their sanction to piratical doctrines. Mr..
Soule should have ayailed himself of an earlier
opportunity to give the Democracy their cue.-
He claims to be .sfast man. bnt in this instance
he has permitted his old fogy friends to get the
start of him, and to give wrong direction to De-
mocratic opinion. We leavei it to the public to
determine with what degree of grace and. pro-
priety the charge of 'buccaneering'' comes from
the avowed champion of tue Cuban fllibusters
against such men Fillmore and Everett.
A considerable portion of Mr.. Soules speech
appears to have been devoted to review of the
Lopez expedition and Crescent City affairs,
though he does not seem to have thrown any new
light on these hackned topics. We leave the
honorable Senator to discuss these questions and
that of the Monroe doctrine with his Democatic
frienas, hIessrs. Cass and Mason. When we
hear gentleman occupying Gen. Cass' position
inth Democratic party, openly declaring hi
appreciation of Mr.. Fillmore's conduct and ano
Their gentleman like Mr.. Mason, virtually ackn now
lodging its justice and propriefy, Wings may
we'll be excused from wasting more words on tn.
matter We are content to leave Mr.. Soule ant
his fllibustering friends to argue the question
with their old fogy compatriots.
In respect to the acquisition of Cuba we con
fess our inability to understand clearly Mr.. Sou
les position. He denounces Mr. Everett fol
saying that the United States did not desire the
acquisition of Cuba at this time. and AYERS thai
we do desire it. He warns Mr.. Mason and
other Senators who speak of waiting until the
fruit is ripe, that if they delay to pluck it they
may hereafter fad it rotten. But what is Mr.
Soules plan for making this acquisition! What
would he have US do in order to secure this fruit
before it falls into decay! He does not propose
the purchase Of Cuba. but characteristics that as
an obsolete idea. He says:
He was against purchasing Cuba. Whoever
knew anything of Castilian pride must be aware
that the Spanish government can never be brought
20 sell G.
1t seems strange to speak of purchasing it when
Spain says she is unwilling to sell ir. Indeed
of her ministers have said they would rath-
er that beautiful possession sunk into the bot
tom of the ocean than fall into the hands of any
other power. Ifany exigencies of the Home
government should render a sale advisable, the
wrong mode to accomplish it is to publish it to
the world 1t would be humiIiating also to the
suffering Cubans. who though unfortunate, have
their pride and ambition; he would not offend
them The idea of purchasing Cuba is there
fore obsolete one. and must be abandoned.-
From the surrounding circumstances he thought
its purchase would be attended with equal dam
gers taking 1t.
Mr. Soule thus wholly rejects the scheme of
obtaining Cuba by purchase. What then is the inn
port of his warning against the danger of allow
ing this fruit to rpen too longl II his language
has any significance it must point either to an
open declaration of war against Spain for the pos
session of the island, or to the encouragement of
flbustering expeditions with the view of attain
the Hon. Senator'S remarks will OK plain his views
more fully this point.
The New York papers announce the death,
IN that city of DR.. Juuius Smith, whose recent
endeavors to introduce the cultivation of tea into
South Carolina has attracted much notice. The
Journal of Commerce says:
The injuries received by him 10 the assault of
which he the victim year two ago, on
his tea plantation in South Carolina have resulted
fatally at last, proved by post norton.
in the course of which it discovered that the
deceased had sustained fracture of the SKULL
The great public enterprises to which DR.. Smith
devoted considerable portion of his life were
the establishment of Trans Atlantic Steam Nayi-
cation and the Naturalization of the Tea Plant in
the United States.
DIR. S. was born in Plymouth Conn.,, the
ID October 1885, graduated at Yale College in
1902. was a cIassmate and law student at Itch
field. with the late Hon. john G. Calhoun, under
the Instructions of the celebrated jurist. Judge
Reeve
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