The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-07-02
The London Times on the Cuban ouestio,

The London Times, Of May 90, holds some
strong and significant language with respect
to Spain and Cuba, and their connection with
the slave trade. Complaining of SPANS breach
Of faith In the matter, it says:
A vessel Of 400 tons the other dry man.
aged, in spite of the British cruisers, to land
100 slaves in Cuba in open day, and with
the cognizancc of nil the Spanish authorities.
They were only the remains Of n larger cargo,
for 200 had persisted in III attempt to libcr.
ate themselves.
These poor creatures wcrc not even cap
tivcs in war they were not purchased from
native princes, or flying from misery at home ;
but they had been invited on ~shipboard, on
p~retence of some fcstivity, made drunk, and
carried to sea in the night Our Consul-Gen-
eral at Havana, hearing of the importation,
made every effort to rescue them, and did ac-
tually recover 800; but more he could not do,
as 1t appears the laws Of Cuba do not permit
the estate Of a planter to be entered in quest
of newly imported negroes purchased as slaves.
The negro, once sold and hurried away from
the mart, or open beach, where tho sale is
held, and safe over the limits Of q plantation,
is beyond the reach Of laws or mortal sympa-
thy. Such is the so-callcd "law" of Cuba,
and at thism moment we know, the Queen OF
Spain knows, and all the world knows, that
1900 FREQ Africans were the other day ire
panned by Spanish subjects on shipboard, that
two hundred Of them were murdered, and
that eight hundred Of them arc now undergo
ing slavery in Cuba, in spite Of treaties, and
in spite of our own costly efforts to prevent
these barbaritics.
Now, should such incidents be repeated, the
British public will certainly make up its mind
to incur no expense i'll securing 10 ihor Gatho-
tic Majesty the possession of an island of
which she and her officers make this abomina-
bic use They will not pay u large fleet to
prevent Spanish slavcrs from landing their
live cargo In Cuba, and another large fleet to
prevent Cuba from falling into tho hands of n
1 rather moro civilized fscc. Should Cuba be-
come one of the United States il will doubt.
Z less retain its slave institutions, but the honor
of the whole Union will bc pledged to pre-.
vent further importation. Humanity will gain
ut least that by the change. We may think
the act Of annexation unwarrantcd aud rama.
cious, but we shall nevertheless regard Il MS
one Of those transitions Of territory to civil.
iscd from scintciviliAed powers which are so
frequent az 10 scom the natural and inevitable
order Of things, The British public does not
know much shou. the law of nations. bu, II
dees pretend 10 some acquaintance with the
laws OF natural least, SO FAR as To insist
that no ono man shall tc the chaitlo Of anotb-
er, II they can prevent IL should n question,
therefore. srisc as 10 the possession Of Cubs,
amt The other claimants. otherwise equal. should
duicr IN this. that one would stop The imporsa
ttea of slaves and the other would nos. the
british people win ho apt TO side with the less
tafbaroas II the two, II would u nc inccn,
siderable induc,mrnt 10 such a conclusion ,ha,
we should thereby save the expense of i've
costly ornaments the one employed 10 rrs
vent tbs ineiSstaison cf negroes inso Cuba. the
ec'het TO save thss island from AN American
Invasion.
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