The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-11

as in them lies. the present and the future NunArt ~
the island Of Cuba. Great Britain has oniued no oppor
nifty Of msnssiins. Ia ,eKard Cubs, her respect Tor ~
sovereign rights OF Spain. asa a" asiaio,d.ss. ia -
gard 10 the present and the future political position Of 49,
important colony"
This is plain enough, and accounts for all the in,r,
to the passage this continent which have s.al
notice from ii@e 10 time pass over quietly ooly
marking that il shows that Cuba is 10 be killed somsbox
thai the United States may have control of the a
sige the continent either BY Tehuan,epec or Pa,
ANA.
But cannot pass what the British goyernm.,,
says about the "ineresis OF Spain" Although il NAV
shock aeighbor. cannot concede thai there il M
smallest SINCERITY ia her professions for Spanish inter,
esls." We coneeds 10 Mr. Crsmpton every cour,e,, "a
which gentleman bias right; bu, il is highly dssis
Bile that he, il not neghbors Of the I.isa.xsny
should understand what he himself says He wro,. ).
follows $1,000.
"It Ia highly desirable. Tor tho reasons which hs
given above. that the question OF the future position Of
Cuba should be definitely determined and il /. desiuL
that this determination should permanent pru
iraiity Of the island"
We confess we eel carious TO know how The ''perma
neat neutrality" OF island like Cuba could be assured
without conflicting with the rights OF Spain With
great respect for learned friends the permanent neu
tralty of Spanish island be assured without a.
surfing the neutrality OF Spain herself The writing Of
that note by MI. Champion is an offence axsins, Ii.
majesty OF Spain; and how Mr.. Champion can prou.
to neutraze Cuba. except under joint pro,sctoras Of
all the maritime powers. which we will object, We
cannot easily tell.
Mr. Champion then gives his reassns as foIlow.:y
You are. doubt aware that British and French ,ut
iects, well as the French COVE are on differ n,
counts credisoIs 81 Spain for large money. Tn.
expense Of keeping mp armed orcs Ia island Of Co.,
ba. OF 70 600 men, heavy and obsructs thu
OF Spain in the efforts which they make 10 fua ,heir pn
MARY engagements BY psftsg As sssfe Of e,m,
hs"os ~heh 70 me cause n tho~ ar'nimsfs shou in
crease TO Spain tho means OF meeting those engagement
This consideration IL, doubt appcsbl. more rcn
lary to Spain 10 England, and France Bat ,her A.
others which apply more generally 10 thu commercial in
terests OF all naons, and especially rci,l in
terests of the United States, which great tAas o
any other ~atoa CHba. One oil these
that In the present Stale OF things, canno, rsasou.
expect Spain to take any measure toward lowering h.,
tariff at Havana-l tariff. the high of which are
subject OF complaint in the United States and this cir
has unfrequenty been put forwas I'd ,,,D
for unaurhorx ID uxgressons against the Span,D
sutboes in the island But IT, by the guarantee Of ou
possession which the proposed declaration of the ee,
maritime powers would confer, Spasn skoNfi bs ensLl.d
bly, be induced relieve foreign comerc there from III.
charges which now press upon and OF foreign CON-
merce, as have already observed the INTEL Sta have
by far the largest SHARE" $500
Two or three things are hire worthy Of being NOTED
One that, by British authority il seems that We have The
ages, interest in the commerce of Cuba ,ha, whilst We
unexpectedly have the largest interest," We allow third
party TO step 10 and dictate the terms OF our trade and
again. that the object Of all hs negotiation is only 10 get
rid OF the "heavy' and "pecunisry engagements, on
the other side
But 1t will be asked. how is this tutraIi, TO be e.
fected for Cuba There is bat one possibility for thai
object. Cuba mus, become an independent negro na
honaliiy like Hayti; OF fall under protectorae, Ike
Mosquito or il mus, be a negro colony OF England, Liz
Jamaica. The only question OF fact debated be,we,
the I~tsuigenu and oursef is TO the British man
ner OF accomplishing that end 1t denies that Grea. B
tain would renew "the Save trade" Mr. Ttrrone calls
Ethiopian immigration - The East ILdia Company call
il the 'Coolie trade !" Queen Christina eas il eLouy
imports; and General Csnedo calls il "lextmate ecu
ation" |, matters no, 10 what name the British gov.
eminent may apply to this new scheme We repudas
as unworthy OF belief any deep interest which the PHI
anihropc British government may pretend 10 have in ID.
human race. That government has never ceased 10 car
ry slave trade and is imbecility lies in the Tact
that endeavoed TO make the Coolies OF India seryau
to lis liberated negroes This trade has been carried on
for years here 10 nothing in the Middle Passage to con-
pare with Its horrors II is The apprentice sysem One
these poor creatures slowed on board the hat:bes an
buuoned do wr, and within the lalt two years A. nam
four hundred human beings have thas been d, soysl
in British ships in pursuit Of ".bsiy When landeds
slaves OF the negro, their natural manheod rebels DE-.
pairing. wild. and desolsts. they roam over the ecun
needless, puposeIess, in crine-and this Is one sOt
OF civilization destined for Cuba gan R047
Weawsiteyen,s. Tae B. itch g,v~nmsn, may act w.
hind Spain but government isnrt publioS II ~
formerly proposed By the government to envropu
round with Indians. Thomas Jefferson hid hsnd "a
breaking up that scheme and now this /. bu, snolbs
scheme TO environ roand with negroes. and 10 male
Cuba as neutral as H,yii. and % free Jamsc, And
this is to be done 70 tain The friendly relation. eIa
ing between Great Britain I'd the United Sta,es and
avoid "futurs contingencies"
"Position or the UAion,
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