Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-27

'enting you @ il Is TO The nearest part u States
nJ van consider This as sho" ing lna we Sanhct nave
-, i,,,,.l in the island than ynu nave NOW II Jamai'
.eaa, M ,, relation 10 Great Britain, which States
IN I near The Gull of Mexico bear 10 inc rest OF the Anne.
r,n iInuu your reply TO my argument would DC good
n b ,i,.ct reverse is the Jamaica is distant
nInnv rnnse entire population, (oi winch NOT more than
nnc.trr. il European orsn) does o eAIeeu lnat OF ah
Es ry of tho second class. II is, as perceive from
m, snrrrh az Tho 4h August, burden on the imperial
rensu,y II must its present Stale saho hg on the sl
Of The COLONIES which las appears from io recent
.,,t an thr colonial poicy OF your admhlsaton) are re-
| ,ii hr NOR. thau one active and influential party in
ENGLAND as membranes Of which sc ouen 20 get rid II
no could d., 50 with credit How different IN al respects.
ne .ou'u W h Sales living on the gulf Of Mexico! In
,xreut of scacoas the amount OF Ya'uhoc poaucs iu
njshcI 10 The worlds commerce, IN .e eou VI H'cls
which prnr,tac The hear, Of Inc continent uy ae most
;,i, 49, ,hcv are an integral portion OF the Union
They ate numerically all but sH , p =, I've very "
Iuslraon made Of by you s'tsAnG{ NJ c.nh VI
confuting the doctrine that inc eo''0 = 80 " '''a'"'
| ~ American question: -, b., o,be, a,,o, 80,
mcns Besides those adie'i IN my n cxcenon " Inc
first; but as those arguments, WIN 'e % = '"s coli
mrncd upon hnvc mol been met by you deem II uhneces.
sary enlarge upon The tpc. ,,,, onsider ,h, 49,,
But thouh The United States certainty e"su.t at they
n" . n,s,s in the condition Of Cuba, to which Great
Britain and France cannot pfcenl y - ;,i ef III my
letter any other Amer'ran nJ France h,w' I've
collection assumed tnat Great britain anu ,t nave no
,,,cl in The maintenance of the present Stdtu quo and
rhar The United States alone have tsht ~ % ia Tue
,,,ry Our doctrine it, that We nave ah absolutely
;,,cs in m. s,hct but that VIC have far deep
I and more immediate interest Than France OF can
possibly lay claim glance al me map Une "ouu 'hS
wnud sa sfy every impartial nina OF 'nls ~. 80 ,,
In order 10 establish for France and England an equal in
,erest with The United States IN the coh.u " ,h you
say Great Britain is in possession .! s coIo
~ Trinidad which I'm the last century WAS 4 eo'ohy OF
Soain France was in possession al the OF
This injury of Louisiana By voluntary cesso " Pm.
s 1.t Spain was compelled by France 10 Geoe noau
c.i R,i,a;n nv The treaty OF Amiens H. while This
cessiun was in agitation as II was lor so'ne INV. M oh
ted S4tes and any other neutral power " I'I %iS any
oher) had cxeed themselves 10 defeat H. anu u .nsc.
yuu and France 10 bind yourselves by perpetual Gopac
never 10 acquire il, the interference, app cnnno, WV
bs.p req, rdeJ az worse gratuitOus cannot see
h @ have moi as good right obtain we can, from
Sn.; hc voluntary cesson OF Cuba as you haa 10 accept
The compulsory cession of Trnidad "e Is, Gy po''oh
and strength the Cuba OF the SOUTHEASTERN i.n'ies.
France WIS as YOU say the beginning OF "'s sen4yi
in possession Of Lou:siana BY me Vo'uh,a? 80 AZ" ~
Spain This possession, however, !no:u a. snI, i;
,c oIac. ill seven months after France h' so i'u,'
AR 10 The United States for eighty millions on n aa
lasted only from 30ih Of November 10 me 1n pe'e
ncr 1909 The object Of France IN ACQUIRING
- rec,l,iisi, self in The interior oil ms county IN op
cl need not say "a ncnacirg 10 your Norm American
rs to Enled STATES Is possible you can
mink such possession OF Louis 20! Snch PURPOSE
,,pnJ on the mart al France for interfering with
our relations with Cuba? May she, En ,enn 49,
without consulting obtan from opain W iooo sss i
e half ,hc bababr poriinn at North America cessloh
yich threw her for fifteen hunde ed miles on our western
frontier and only shut US out from lhc rac!c o chi
hnd her 10 close Mississippi and is 40 very unreadon
AMI, in ss 10 decline her invitation 10 hhu ouse'SGf o' an
lime moi accept the cesaion OF on slahu WIG" Hes WV.
H. thirty five leagues 1T COAST Does sG even utss
| l.tT rio
f Ecr ,wrnv days po.sess!on of Louisiana In lsO3 Z
What can be Than that @hhs9sr lsht acc'"eu 10 ef
from that three weeks posressinnr (whch gas mere cee
uonal affair give orm II the transfer OF Tue province ~
The United States have passed 10 US by mat ans,1
followed by or actual possession and occupation of nan
| century! ,, 4, ro, an,
forward ~ REASON for entering into The Proposed compact
the attacks .vhic had been made on The i'ann - uoa ny
i,~rss banis Of advenucrrs from .e I'M" ,h I
with The design Of taxing possession Oh 'a
oad 10 ,s easo,l- yuu add" Mir Everett replies IN these
terms rhc President is convinced thai Inc conclusion Of
such treaty instead Of putting stop 10 ticse a"css PU
,e.duss would Give new and powerful impulse 10 hti,
and This argument you call not only uniounded ou diSqu
citing"
l The late President in dsavowng and dlsc0uf6Slng Inc
uess enterprises referred you reproachiy pronounce
my remark Just cited melancholy arc"a Tor le che "
free State :" and 10 intimate, Without expressly
saving So that implies The part OF The aGpr OF lh
United Slatce an nscnsbiy 10 the value OF the eeIna
laws OF right and wrong OF iface ana au ~ on
IN our ucgnhOr which ought 10 guide every CiTisah nation
You uIs,, take occasinn to The same remark
10 impress upon people Of the United States the u!iN
If ,,sr rule. for the al international Relations
,brb far centuries have hrrn known 10 Europe by the
name of the law al nations. Among the commentators 90
that law you connael some oil lhe nosl usums
American citizens have earned an envabIr repution a"'
II il difficult suppose The United States would sci Inc e.
ample of abrngatng it's most sacred PROVISIONS
.uplIua. Europe or America WI! ilhh .ne u"
tended force ;his nitgaled by the diplomatic f.
ssrrauu cuntanrd in the last Two lines Lei Us 'sH ru
anlre for q moment it II il well drscreeh.
cite hc rpobarion of every civilized State were dlscoun
enaucc v the President in Constitutional ana es
way. The utmost Vigilance was al an ''htI o"p'fea' w.
on,nni,v for lin. a,ycururrs themselves without fleet 10
His ,r il matter neither for wundcr nor rtproach lIr
rrry of the United States but little less than Inc "iot
ur Europe; while their population Is not quie e4na ~ a
If in. JIo,ed Kingdom ard their standing military force
small, nd scattered an immensely extensive frontier
Our government like that I" Ensand Is one =" law: anu
there is great similarity between Tie laws OF The Two
countries which prohibit military expeditions against e
possessions of friendly powers In TACT your Foreign en-.
sent Of l949 was admitted oy mr Canhihe ~ nave
ren founded in part our neutrality law oi inc preceding
year or the two believe our laws are The more stringent
hut is difficult to enforce them 10 BON c"nh-
These exeditjoos got up in United States bya panish
general and supposed indicate awess disposition On m
part ul the amcrcan people, conpsen very s'a'i ;o
( urrsuns some OF whom Foreigners enjoying Inc
same rpcum Of uc,iDn in The United States That refugees
frum every part the continent enjoy IN England Inc
reoach which is cast upon u.s. Tor hese eAPeuohs 49,
at this moment east upon England by the continental pow
crs Events which have occurred in London. since your
dispatch written. sl,knely illustrate the difficulty and
he risk under constitutional governments oil preventing
abuses Of that hospitality, which ii is The privilege and
boast OF such governments 10 extend 10 all who seek H.
There is doubt widely prevalent in this country irel
my that The irule If Cuba Justly diadiected 10 the gov
oi Spain. recent impartial French traveller NJ
Amprrr, confirms this impression. All The ordinary poitl-
r.h,~ rrJny,i denied TO the people
ui that island The government is, IN principle The worst
fnrn o Lsrnlisa VIZ absolute authority delegated to
military vicrrny, and supported by army from aboad.
speak ni The oil the government, nn not OF the in
dividuus by whom il il administered Tor have formed a
very favorable uinnn oI tie personal character OF the pre-
sent OF one or two oil his predecessors
OF the bad faith disregard of treaties with which
this bad government ia administered your committees
the slave trade have spoken plainly enough at the late
sion of parliament. Such being The state OF things IN Cuba
il does not very extraordinary or reproacnl
that throughout the United States, handful Of misguided
young should be found, ready Join party Of foreign
head e: by Spanish Genera who able persuade
them, you view i, "by armed Invasion Ia the
nbcct Ia revolt and The tranquil 10 disturbance but
they were led To believe tn aid Impressed people in their
s,rugg for eGum There is Ia doubt that
al Ibis moment, persons foreigners well
natives in England WHO entertain these feelings and opn
IONS Ia the United States; and Great Britain lay u
distance nI hundred aud miles from Cuba instead
Of thirty five bundled you might mol with all your reprcs
Svc imcr lind easy 10 prevent small steamer disguised
rs trading vessel from slipping oil from uuip0rt in the
nieht, unlawful enterprise The expedition Gene
raj F0rrJJs in 1881 AZ far lrgaity is concerned
parallel of that Of General Lopez II fitted in The
Thames, without interruption I'LL the last nomrnt, and
hnng ir fell u"ie The grasp of the police its members
succeeded in escaping u Spain where for time they
found shelter Gibraltar II 3 declared in the last number
of Quarterly Review be noturous that associations
have been formed London for the subvcson Of
with which England at peace; that arms have been pur
chased aud loans proposed; that Central Committees issue
orders from England and that Messrs Mazzn and Kossuh
have established nn preside boards of regency the
St,irs midi onhfn he