Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-01-22

From the Charleston Courier.1
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.

The chief feature Of HE 'ay j.. the commu~
niralion,t to Tire Senate of the correspondence
concerning the offer by Great Great Britain and
France, of u convention renVuncIng >tvegally,
all intention to obtain posses>ion OF the Island
of Cuba. The principal paper in The cor es-
pot,dence is Mr.. Everet''s letter of December
last, /" The British and French ministers. derli-
ming the offe! OIL The purt of the President, and
giving his reasons for the same. These ,ea-
SOUS are man .fo!d, striking, and entirely salts.
factory TO the American mind, as they must be
TO enlightened and II, prejudiced men abroad.
Mr.. Everett says 1.-THE Pr. sident considers the
CONDITION Of Cuba aS essentially an American
question:" and he shows culclusiveIy that it
must be so. While "lie President does not
rovet The acquisition Of Cuba from the United
States" and ''has thrown the whole force of his
constitutional power against al illegal attacks
on the l>land,' he deem, il inexpedirut to di-a-
be the United S ates-tren if such u convtn-
ton couid be ratified by the Senate-fiom MAX
ing an acquisition which might take place with
out any disturbance Of existing foreign rela-
tons and in the natural order Of things.
Mr.. Everett shows, too, that under certain
contingencies, the p">>e>>Ion of Cuba might
be- almost essential to onr safety, as we'll a.
rtrritorialIy and commercially, al extremely va.
liable pns>es>ion.
Mr.. Evtrei,'s view of the territorial deyei-
npenent OF the United States is mastery. and
lie shows tha, the imperative law Of our nation
al growth and progress, is not TO be resisted by
any treaties. Great Britain may not herself.
he says, twenty years hence, wish Spain 10 re-
tain Cuba.
Mr.. Everett puts very strongly the fact, that
all cur acquisiiions have tended to benefit the
world, and shows that even Spain, while she
cannol expect I" retain dominion over Cuba,
ought not 10 desire it, for it is a burden upon
her treasury 10 al amount, equal to Tue cost of
our army aud navy establishment, and she
would derive more benefit from free commerce.
with Cuba, than she does from its possession
Mr.. Everett says tina. in the judgement vi
the President, it would be us easy to stop the
flow of the gulf stream, Us to attempt by aeon
pact like this, to fix The fortunes of Cuba, now
md for hereafter. But, still, he says, 't"r do
n,estir REASONS, on which. in Il communication
of this kind. i, might not BE- proper 10 dwell. The
President thinks that the IilcnI poratinn nf tie.
island into the Union at the pre>en. time. al
though effected with the CONSULT of Sl,Hrr.
would he ii l,aza dou> measure AID te wonlG
CuifShltI ~ 'ti HlAiS''IIb ny i'itti fAtSp ii IL JUS
war with Spain, (>tiould AN event so greatly 10
be deprecated take = "ce,) as Il disgrace 10 tn.
ci,i Izatlon ut the age"
The whole tone and character of the cor e..
pondrncc on the part Of this Government l.
highly and general Y approved. The Z i, SOM
objection to the sentence jn>t.gtvet: for ,lle.,
are many, who, with Senator Mason. OF Vtryr-
nia. tie Chairman OF the Commnt,ce m F"tcI4
A ~ j.. -,-;l, AS, 49,. ! -
ed III consequence of the im,nrdial. acquisitions
of Cuba. The same sentiment, expressed II.
both Houses, will bc re.ecltocd in PORTIONS u.
the press.
WASHINGroS. Jan. :.
Deep regret is felt at lie disaster which l,a>
b"tailcn the President e Get and his family. l.
il miraculous that General picrr.'s iltc was p t.
served. lie i, Il man Of keen >euSlb.lItics. si"!
II is not 10 br supposed that he can easily t..
recover from such an atfi elton.
The letter of Mr.. Everett Is IN The hands OF
every "@e. No State paper ever met with Il
more iav"rah e reception. 1t is now considered
as surprising 10 those who have rtu,! this pa
per, that The Governments Of FRANCE and Ens-
land should have offered to the United Stale
>ur a ore sided treaty. rs would bInd the Uni
ted States never to make an acquisition. which,
unlmpostanl TO Europe, may be essential to ous
safety.
At the sam time, there is nothing in this
of the views of this Government which
at all conflicts with the views expressed by Mr.
CaInorn, Shortly befo e his death, on the sub
j,c. of Cuba. tn Mr. Venable. and BY him de-
tailed 10 the ii"n-e in his speech. The Gov.
of France and England will do We
to need Mr.. Ev-rel,'s suggestion uf the exr.di
''ncy of exrrt'ng their Influence with Spain to
alter HE form of the government Of Cuba ST.
As ia pc init casual difficulties arising between
Us aud The Cuban officials to be settled here. on
IN Cuba, without the delay Of Il resort 10 tl,.
Government al Madrid. This change might pre-.
vrnl a degree OF irritation that under worse cir
rum>tance>, would lead to war.
This subject is 10 come mp in The Senate on
"Wednesday next for discussion on the reference.
the documents. and several Senators, incIu
ding Mr.. S,uie and Mr.. Butler, are expected to
speak uponl
To morrow promises to be a mild and de-
Ugh flu day for The grand national fete, upon the
Of the inauguration of the Jackson |
Statue. The military and naval display wi be
vers brilliant, aud mi immense throng will wit.
ness. after The Grafton of Senator Douglass, the
unvelllng Of the self poised statue. 1t will be
triumphant moment for the modest and self
Taught artist, MIR. Mills. The statue ALREADY
its erectior on the new principles adop-
led by Mr.. Mills, having been completely sue
President Fillmore will leave this city on the
of March. for an excursion TO the South rs
lar as New ORLEANS, and return ty way Of the
Mississippi and Ohio.