The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-08
The English Policy In Cuba-A Hat 20 sh
Administration IA Washington.
TO THE EDITOR or THE UNION.

TO THE kDIrOB OF THE UNION.
Nxw YORK. July 6, 1858.
SIR-You have noticed in two late issues Of your
valuable paper the current rumon Of designs enter
tanned by the British government fog the Afrcan
cation OF Cuba, and thu introduction therein under
standingly with Spain, Of the system Of apprentice
ship as applied to those Africans hereafter to be i'm
ported. In the anticipation Of such contingency,
you and other public writers have examined the
question under one Of its phases and through the
light Of American interests.
Will you permit q native Of Cuba perhaps now
menaced with her deathblow, to call your attention
TO that question: and to present it under an
pect which places in close communion the interests
of Cuba and the United States, as well as those Of
humanity and civilization?
You are cognizant Of the treaty existing between
Spain and England for the suppression Of the slave
trade. 1t is biateral contract in virtue Of which
the former engaged TO prohibit the African slave
trade in her domnions and the latter to give her in
consideration therefor E4OO 900 sterling. England
has scrupulousy fulfilled herpart of the engagement
Not SPAIN who has broken to the scandal of the
world during the lapse of one third OF century. All
the moral stimuli and the repressve Of cruisers
against the refractory party, being exhausted,
/
in Parlsment that the government is resolved to act
by itself and solely to rely upon its own efforts for the
| eradication Of the slave trade
The treaty, as ! regard it, no longer exists as
favoring Spain, and those rights only accrue there
from for the redress Of the injured party, which
suit from the infraction Of compact Great Britain
doubtless intends to enforce them. But howl That
is her secret Shall it be by any tried expedients?
The experience Of thirtythree years stands against
them and an impending future leaves her no choice
OF time. The contrvance will be novel efhcatious
and irresistible. All probabilities justify the fear
that Great Britain will in the course OF q month dis
charge upon Cuba stranger to her sympathes, and
act Of sefinterest under the garb justice the
parricidal blow which she dealt on her own West
India islands postponng their social existence and
her own good TO the sanction Of principle In her
Judgement she has the right, she undoubtedly has
ample power, to effect it. You say that with our
knowledge OF British diplomacy and the spirit Of az
gresssion which has marked the career of that
government, we may be excused for listening to
rimors which are in consonance with her past con-
duct" On the other hand you may rest assured
| that the official the obvious proofs OF her
| designs will be seen through their execution
Assuming that contingency, you add, " that tho
adoption Of policy either by Great Britain Span
designed to in Ouba, upon larger scale, and
in aggravated form, the horrors and sufcrngs OF
Hayt must rouse and unite against it, as a single
man, the masses OF the population Of all sections OF
the United States. In such crisis II IL shall ever ar
rive there is as litte'doubt that government will
| fully respond to the spirit OF the people" May
ak Of you is this oil that you think proper to dor Is
nothing to be done until the day when the horrors
1 and the sufferings Of Hayti shall be renewed Will
Won anticipate with impsssibty the st. Blrthocmy
Of half million of white civilized mens VIII it not
be too late when yon do go TO their relief How long
would 1t take the English TO consuInrnate their run
AIDED by leeions numbering 100000 Africans What
time would he required for yon to carry thitber an
imposing army? What will that army dol Shall
il superintend the funerals Of 500 900 corpsesi Snail
il conquer field covered with the slain, and hunt up
the savage assassins who will sing upon it the tr
umphant hymn Of aboitionism1 Shall it go merely
e. take possession Of territory which you need de-
serted II Is true bot more fertile from having been
Inundated with torrents Of human blood And
will the American confedemcy, the natural
ggis OF Cuba, consider itselt FREQ from re-
sponsbili;y before God and man, wbea allowing,