The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-04

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This is most imposlssi admission u eonesdss. =
the trs Place thai the proposition VI Tia ifssflis es
venlion was proposition not q, 20 y msds los ths
proposition was plainly r,edies1sd uroa "a .ssussd
equality Of interests in The three powers Ia tbs sssee~
place. BY this same adRssion, his lofdshp eoaesess hs
fitness OF thatvery lias Of argument IN Mr kseers s'
ter TO which be Directing. because that lac q ssa.
men was adopted 10 show. and did show oosssssssys
in the view both OF public lao sed rsse rsisss. sssa
there was nothing like equality Of Interest ia the case 90
between the three powers. and that therefore. ihs pro
| posed joint convention totally nadmiss'hi~.
But We maintain that in the third place. this same al
mission OF his lordshp upssis his whole despatch. AMI
the whole claim of his government stated IN hs' DE-.
spaich His ordshp does nci deny the superior snes~s
OF the United States in the question "A compared ssss
with his own state ment OF the nteres, Of Great buias
! and France Then upon what grounds can those sso
powers having only that MINOR interest IA The question.
assume to dictate and control in the question Upon what
pretext does Great Britain no, denying the paramount
interest OF the United States in CupAn revolution as
prescribe 10 the government OF The United States
the policy which, in that event. il shall adopt Again
upon this admission. how Great Britain ahfn IN Tue
words OF the despatch, her centre liberty" in the prem
ses and tina, she is Stree to act" n the matter upon any
occasion either singy conjony. las to her may seem
fit" We affirm that by British adm ssion, Great Britain
has no such entire liberty and freedom of action al her
discretion in the premises Upon every principle, and by
every rule Of public right, her liberty Of action 10 con-
trained and ccumscribed aud hedged in By the undis
pued paramount ntercs, Of the United States
And now we go further. We aver that this admission
lha, the United States have, against England and
France Interest, in the question, considering
the facts OF which that interest arises renders newt
able the inference that against those two powers the
interest OF the United States is ghtfuy controlling aud
exclusive In other words maintain that il, accord
ing to British admission. the facts Of the give the
United States paramount interest in the Cuban question
as against all the European powers save Spain alone,
then the conclusion is irresistible that those came facts
bring the Cuban question as between Spain and the Uni
ed States fairly within the scope Of the Monroe doctrine
and render any interference in II by Great Britain and
France altogether inadmissibe.
Before coming the general argument this point,
let US illustrate little. Does the British government ad-
nit the right OF Spain France interfere any CUES
ton which may between Great Britain and the United
States 10 the possession or transfer OF Jamaica
Lord John Russell knows that eminent British states
men hold tina, it is not best FOR England longer to
hold Jamaica colony. II is no violent PUP.
posion therefore, TO suppose that contingencies might
ARISE in which Great Britain would think fit to cede
Jamaica or recognise lis Independence. In such an
event, would England admit tina, France Spain had
right 10 in,erere' Bl, the right OF those two powers
TO interfere Jamaica question between England and
the United States is just well founded The right OF
British French interference in Cuban question be.
, tween Spain and the United States. Again should
4 Canada question arise between Great Britain and
the United States, would Great Britain adni, the
n
British judgment, monsrons thing for the Enper-
Nicholas TO proclaim that he and his trusiy brother
Of Austria had such interest," in Canada ,ha, they
could not forego" il; and that in OF Canadian
declaration OF independence himself and his imperial
brother really settle beforehand only the Que.
lion Of American nterpos,ion. but in Tact, the whole
line OF policy which both the United States and Great
Britain should adopt Would Russia help such pr.,en-
sion any, in British eyes, by going into come pery
special pleading in respect to the of dis
ianees9 We suppose that in such even, Lord John
Russell would very probably, and very politely, tell the
Gar to mind his business Yet who fails 10 see
tba, such Russian interference would be just as eg
mate the interference OF Great Britain and France in
I the question OF Cuba
These illustrations suffice 10 show that this Brlish
pre,enson OF an interest in The Cuban question which
'neT MOI Without sell con
radc,ions and embarrassments even in this
Into the other have not yet followed At and we now
return 10 consider III. facts which, giving an unds
puted paramount interest in Cuba, give Us ALSO % We
claim, interest sgainst France and England right
fully controlling and exclusive. Cuba lying coniisuou,
! TO sesbosrd at it's most important, point q, III,
mouth OF the Gull OF 1exico, commands The main path
way OF our coumeIse. IL independent or admitted into
our Union, ii would bs in It's commercial relations Of
importance 10 us than TO all the OF the world
Its government, is wreched military dssSotsm almost
within sight oil republican shore It's people forc
bly, KEEP, down by the bayonel while, in our view the
people the only legitimate OF political power
BY our statutes the African slave trade 10 piracy. The
government OF Cuba. Great Britain being the witness
in spite OF solemn treaties, on and so long as il
exss will probably continue TO carry on the African
slave trade under our eyes. The social system of hall
The States OF Union is such leads them to look with
apprehension. challenging the sympathy Of our Who'll.
country. upon the evil influence and example of neigh
boring ser,ie instruction. The question OF iremen
dous serve instruction 10 Cuba hangs avowedy upon
n doubtful continuance OF croachng subrni sson BY the
people TO an odious tyranny, which the first show OF
beion resistance threatens the negroes against
them Add 10 this the well grounded apprehension that
ia Esrope policy in regard TO Cuba s being prose