New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-19
O,l,ans DeLa dissents entirely from the


"a. x,x-O,leans DeIa dissents entirely from tine
lion confidently expressed in these Columns mot
-, in Cuba ia doomed, and that the acqui'ion
-, .snd by the United States will rather nA''en .
..,d the inevitable contamination Let Us co"'iu'i
,..t The Delta has to offer; .... r
qzs Tribune that the early s c,r
- Il; Cuba /, inevitable in any event OF the li'
bs'sS~ n yemAips colony Of Spain, OeComes @"u u1o
vSs,t State or portion OF the Cn'VeU o'aeoo' " P
80 cr otherwise We concur IN tne nIo' ~
ee.x fuba continues now or asses into the naiIs ~
U.s. ~, rover emancipation will certainly occur anu
n,esent influences, at no distant ptrod foGr oP.n'
ws 10 defend herndependence, yeids quieuy 10 lne
p2 .on Of Great Britain, who IS advancing WIN g4Ht
that great goal Of her ambition the reduction OF
alsyel with Jamaica her own once oeauul
C hr now mere Aims house for free NegrSes-snl
~ exclusion Of her grearva the nleo 1'e3 b 'o
inhs addition 10 Der territory and wealth Cuod, nav
vsed m be renunerative 70 SPAN, the latter power
nsenees no difficulty in bending to BIS british POhcy'
10 fs, we agree with The Iribane but mere we ~
We hold that the only safety for CUBA IN her IN.
,@sdence or ACQUISITION by the United States IL VIII
sdIr he disputed that without Slavery, CUBA must soon
~ ~ The sste Of st Domingo and instead OF eAPoru
- millions she wosld in few years, consume an tnAI
mNpy aead There is no out Of the mad house VINO
-: n assion this proposition. 81 Domingo was qu'e a0
~ and f.vorsby situated as Cuba sac useo 70 1e en
mou,Iy rich Vast amounts Of c3nee sugar SnH oS 10
ne e,norted from St. Domingo when IN the hsnqs OF ing
"a. since the blight Of Abolition fell on ner her exist
sncs has almost become shadowy ana i9o1ious ho"'
a. can Cuba be saved from this deplOraOie itle
MOI stress Il laid the raw head ana OiOOdy bones
~ ,hs order Of the Spanish Government In case oil
seroluop 10 emancipate the slaves DuI eHanc %
fact-sD act II cannot be ELECTED Dy inele Va
procamson Ifthe spanish authorizes nSu ~. ,o P;S
III force 10 effect this object its mere paper ORDERS WIN
80 ,be consent of the people would fa OF H. AS certain
Jssrucfon Of the Spanish as well as OF Creoie power,
ouA be the effect of such measure we presume II "Ouu
tdlv he resorted TO- in the last extremity men
X h. Zoo late The Cubans would then be the rulers
u 6aco Of the island, they are de JuTe tney Wouu
srs,one noon such decree. II would be nulily nan
on ~ layes are not 70 be emancpated by pr0cama-
tan which none of them read or understand lhey
h he stirred ND 10 instruction but the Spaniards would
suer As much from that event as the CreOes lndeed tue
nsgroes have greater sympathy and attachment Tor the
C,eoes than the Spanards Besides the free cOored pop
os take SIDE with the Creoes against the slaves
the revolution and independence Of Cuba would give the
of the island the Creoles the slave aud land
owners 1t would thus save Il from the ruinouS conse-
oaepces Of the British intermeddliDg ianatlclsm.
aAs 10 the effect Of annexation To the United states we
have no such apprehensions The Tribune expresses
Ne believe that the white population OF CUBA would 10
esse more rapidly than the slaves The high price and
gndemand for slaves in the South west aud the profit
sbsres of cotton culture will long operate as powerful
cbels upon the emigration Of negroes to Cuba while the
ssnges which the Island presents for manu- tctarng
pcuary in the production Of cigars Of which the annual
value now fifteen millions, for fruit growing MINING &c
vic attract thither large emigration OF white labor Cu0a
nrexed 10 the United States would be- in no more danger
falling into the hands of the negroes, than LOUISIANA or
q the whites.
Remarks.
We will thank The Delia not 10 credit The Tri5aR
With any apprehension" that Slavery will be over
thsvn in Cuba or elsewhere. Our anticiPattOnS OF
such result are MT a. all lugubrious apPreaensive
quite the CONTRARY We believe Slavery is doomed,
IN Cuba and everywhere else but we do not intend to
slt among les mourners even though the freed bend
men should perform less labor than was logged out of
them while enslaved, and should devote more time to
growing food and providing comforts for their Own chill
dreD, and so produce less Sugar, Coffee and Indigo
for the consumption of other people
tn, Delta intimates that, in defiance of a Spanish
Royal Decree berating the slaves in Cuba, their sla'
very would be- perpetuated by the Creoes aud enforced
BY the United States But we hold this question not
Of Force but of Law, and that Spanish decree OF
emancipation, promulgated while Spain was still the
recognized legal sovereign over Cuba, would have
validity which our Federal Courts must respect.
Cuban slave sues for his freedom and pleads the Span
hh decree Of emancipation his title how shall our
Courts rule it nulty We cannot see.
At all events it is right that the South and the Gu
bans should distinctly understand that the question Of
Cuban Annexation necessarily opens up the whole sub
Jet Of Slavery, and necessitates new and fearful ag
ntion The South will not allow Cuba to come into
he Union as Free State; then how can the North
consent TO her admission Slave State, especially if
the legal sovereignty of the island shall haveprevousy
decreed the freedom of her slaves She cannot be d.
rded into Free and Slave State she cannot come
htO the Union either Slave or Free without arOusng
iiearfal. periOus commotOn. Then why not let her
Acne
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