The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-30
CITY OF WASHINGTON SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 30 1853

hold The mails from his ships and through The dismissal
from lher command oil officers allowed HIM from The
United States navy
Spain and against our clizens Such had been its at
ilude in the deplorabe affair of the Lopez expaiiion
When approached by Commodore Parker, aud when
asked why had The Ataez victims been executed with
Out being allowed trial within the guarantees stipulated
IN our treaty with Spain Capais General Concha am
swers that 1t IS because "he considered them pirates
ney having been so denounced in the proclamation OF
The President OF The United States And when Consul
owen makes solemn appeal 10 his clemency, the un-
bending proconsul rebukes him by the remark that she
doing what he must know to be against the wishes of
his government"
But told that the conduct OF the captain. gen.
eal 10 the matter OF The Crescent City, has been made
The subject OF serious remonstrance Madrid" Has
IT., indeed We may easily anticipate what The answer
OF the Spanish cabinet will be. Will they not ray, We
claim The benelt OF those principles OF the public law
der which, according 10 your own admission, stand
sheetedi There be no departure from the comfy
OF nallons imputed to long remain thus pro-
lecled by your own avowals! And here as in The
OF the Lopez followers will be told, You have alb
solved us--eease 10 complain
And now, recurring again to the csmmendalions which
senator's have SO avishy bestowed upon the Presidents
course, will ask leave TO know ii those CONNIE ndaons
be meant as an endorsement oil the Presidents procana
uonoi the Havana bulcheres under ,-of the govern
mens iorheaTance uader the insults offered to flag
ol Galanos edictof the Secretary of States letter to
Mr. Law, asd OF the Psssdsaes lss,ss 70 ha1A Max-
well
but lhouBh senators are unwilling TO wrest Cuba from
Spain IN any manner that might be construed into vio
laon OF the high pledges repeatedly made to the contra
ry, yel they will not have the President 10 rePndate lis
acquisition on account OF any scuple he may entertain
as 10 lis expedency And here senators find themselves
again at points with him They are for purchasing at
any lime and Tor any price; the President is against pur
chasing al present His unwillingness, senators will
rec, not absolute He finds difficulties in his way
.'Were island omparatively destitute OF inha ants
occupied by kindred The President should regard
most desirable acquisitions but. under existing cir
cumstances he should look It's incorporation INTO the
Union as very hazardous measure.
And he is opposed to acquiring 1t at present. with
the free assent OF SPAN. His very able and shrewd Sec
retay OF Stale goes somewhat further and urges domestic
initiating against lis acquisition at present Is
there. then, TO be time when, sHch existing
longer, il may become desirable 10 acquire it? For it is
admitted that lis acquisition might in certain contin-
gencie be almost essential 10 our safety Let southern
senators especially ponder upon this, and ask them
selves what are those domestic which exist
now and may not exist hereafter Are we 10 wait
until Lord Palmerstons views with respect to the pol
icy which should prevail in the Spanish councils
cerning Caba be realized! Shall wait .'that meas
ures be adopted for contenting the people OF Cuba
with view to secure the connexlon between that island
and the Spanish CrowA must be evident that if the
negro population of Cuba rendered free, that fact
would create mos, powerful element of resistance to any
scheme Tor annexng Cuba TO The United States where sla
very exists I" Do southern senators understand that
in the opinion Of Mr. Fillmore, and of his Secretary OF
State, Cuba is bound to be eventually ours And hear
they not the porlenious warning sent forth through the
Heraldo OF Madrid, which proclams that it is well tor
all TO know, whether native foreign, that the island OF
Cuba can only be Spanish or African" adding that
shou the day when the Spanards should be found
TO abandon her, they will do so by BEoUEATHING THEIR
SWAY TO THE BLACRs?'
Are senators sincere in their professions Do they
mean seriously 10 purchase Cuba They give up then,
the settled policy OF the past and belle the repeated
severvaons made by Americas statesmen. that her only
wish was that Spain should retain It's possession. We
play into the hands of those British writer's who de-.
nounce our dupiciy 10 the world, and maintain that
while seemed TO suspect the intentions of foreign
powers against Cuba. we had all along an eye on making
il ours. +
Ii is not an uncommon occurrence that we taunied,
and unsparng taunted, with the charge of hypocray,
and with being addicted to uncomfortable grasping pro-
penstes. And we are called by ugly names, indeed
and hardly suppress a smile when meeting with
the vulgar abuse with which often assaled by
the British press have already alluded TO the vast sys
TEN oil buccaneerng by England in East India,
and by France in Agiers. They both welcome to
find fau with us account OF the pretended hibusile
ing tendencies exhibited by our people II such enden
ces do actually exist, have from whom 10 claim The
Inheritance hold in my hands most curious and in
teresng scheme OF bucc aneerDg bearing no eaer date
than May l4lh 1899, originally deposited in the archives
OF England, and the original OF which, under circum-
stances which it is unnecessary should state, has found
its way to this contneat IL is worth perusing, and
hope shall not be deemed intrusive while imparting 1t
10 the Senate. Here IL is:
A PROPOSAL TO take III. Island of Cuba with very little
Eapenco to England by Force raisd in the American
If the Crown Of England could become posses'd Of the
Island OF Cuba, that Key OF all Amerci man OF know-
edge denye but that Great Brain in that must
become possess OF the whole Trade Of the Spanish Empire
and II the simple privilege of trading with those
People, upon very high Terms, is become OF the
greatest Prizes contended for by all the Powers in Europe
England will neglect any opportunity which is Of
ied OF acquiring such possession must inaiby Sc
that whole invaluable trade It's Subjects alone, epe
cally since Great Britain is in fair way OF oosng all
the Trade She has hitherto had with those parts lis
pod therefore, to take Cuba without putting England TO
any Material Erpence, trouble, in following manner,
For person Of conduct and expcrisnce be Commits
mnand
ton take Cuba, &cd That such person is so
all Expedition, America, and the time another
pro per person should be Commsion'd America,
with Instructions, begin the Northern Colony,
proceed from Province another and apply 70
several for each of them, according to their
Respective Capsoiys, to furnish their Quoia OF proper
transports with months provisions In each tor as many
men they will severay carry and that each Province,
according the number OF Transports they sevealy ur
nish, shall sufficient number OF men fi them,
pleately af'd with ammunition, Scd Ihat then mbcr OF
thus rais'd and arm shall consist of 10000 aud
the same time yt spcb persons are commissioned and sent
vii be necessary to tend Instructions OF the same
Import tho several Governors in America TO Issue orders
and their best assistence 10 fit with all Erped
ion, such Transports. Ned, and men equipd
That when each Province has urnish'd their Quota o
Transports aud Men, according their abys these shai
nedatey repair 10 place appointed, which be a
South Carona and from thence proceed under the com
mand and direction ot the be Commission om
hence They NAV " IL shall appear adyisabe) in hei
passsge make f,tnt 70 take ~. Augustine and hapni