Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-09-24

OF December, lsoS. The object OF France in acquiring
Louisiana 10 reestabish herself in the interior Of thi
country an objectl need not sAy menaeing to you
North American possessions the United States Is i
possible you think such possession Of Louisiana To-
such purpose a sufficient ground the part Of France
for interfering with relations with Cuba' May she
European power without consulting Us obtain from SPAR
in lsOo cession of half the habable portion Of Norti
America-a cession which threw her for hecn handreC
miles on western frontier and not only shut ou
from the Pacific but enabled her close the Mississippi
and il unreasonable in decline her invita-
ton TO bind ourselves for all time accept the cesor
OF island which lies within thirty five leagues of
COAST Does she derive her right thus control
relations with Cubn in $50 from her twenty days posses
sion OF Louisiana in lSo3s What Can be clearer thar
that whatever right accrued to her from that threS
weeks possession (which a ceremonial affair to
give form to the transfer of the province TO the United
States must have passed by that transfer foowe
by actual possession and oceupatonor hafs century
You observe that Lord Msmesbury aud N. Turgot put
forward for entering into the proposed compact
the attacks which had been made the iland OF Cubs
by awleSs hands OF adventures from tho United States
and with the avowcd design of taking possession OF that
Isand" and to this reason, you add,-"Mr Everett,
replies in these terms;" 'Thc President Is convinced
that the conclusion OF such treaty. instead Of putting
stop TO these aSless proceedings, would give and
powerful impulse to them, and this argument you call
mot only uniounded but disquieting."
Alter acknowledging rather codly Think the con-
duct of the late President in disavowng and dscoursgng
the awlcss enterprises referred to- reproachuy pro-
nounce my remark just cited "a melancholy avowal for
the chief of fece State and YOU seem 10 intimate,
without expressly saying so that it implies on the part Of
the People OF the I'm TED States, iusensbiy ito the
value Of the eternal laws of right and wrong peace and
friendship, and of duty neighbor which ought
guide every Christian Nation. You also take occasion,
IN reference to the remark impress upon the
pie OF the United States "the utility OF those rules for the
observance Of International relation which for centuries
have been known to Europe by the Of the law OF
nations Among the Commentators on that law (you
tnue) Of the distinguished American citizens
have earned enyiable reputation and il il difficult to
suppose the United States would set the example Of s5ro
gazing its most sacred provisions
suppose no one in Europe America will think tho
intended force Of this rebuke mitgAted by the
&c reservation contained in the lines Let then
enquire for a moment If it is well deserved.
The expeditions which YOU allude as calculated TO
excite the depreciation Of every civilized state,
dscouutenanced by the President in every Constitutional
snd legal way. The vigilance all
ployed, hut unhsppy for the adventures themselves,
without effect In this there neither for wonder
eproach The territory Of the L. States but little
less than the whole Of Europe while their population is
quite equal to that Of the Cued Kingdom aud their stand
ing military force small and scattered immensely
extensive frontier Our government like that Of England
Is OF law; and there great similarity between the
laws of the two countries which prohibit military eIped
lions against the possessions of friendly powers In
your Foreign enlistment OF sl9 admitted BY Mr.
Canning have been founded in part our neutrality
law OF the preceding year OF the two believe laws
the stringent but It Is what difficult TO
force them in both countries.
These expeditions got up in the United States by
Spanish general and supposed 70 indicate avess dispo-
"a
very small NUMBER of persons OF whom for.
eguers enjoying the freedom Of action in the United
State that refugees from every part Of the continent
JOY in England The rcproach which is cast upnn
u, Tor these expeditions il, this moment upon
England by the continental powers Events which have
occurred in London siuce your dispatch was written
sirkingy illustrate the difficulty and the risk under
suiutoual governments, oipreventng abuses Of that hos
pial:y which it the pryiiegeand boast such govern.
ments extend all Who seek IT,
There no doubt widely prevalent in this country
anltn flHF FkaV Of
;he government OF Spain. \ recent impartial French
traveller ". Amperc, confirms this impression All tue
ordinary political rights eroved in free countries de-
MED to the people OF that island The government j. in
principle, the form of despotism viz absolute au.
thoty del, gated to military yiceroy, rn1 supported bY
army FROM sbruad speak Of the nature Of the gov
eminent, and not Of the individuals by whom i. admin.
iserel for have formed very favorable opinion Of the
personal character Of tue present captain general OF
one two Of his predecessors OF the bad faith and the
utter Of treaties with which this bad govern
uent - administered your committees the slave trade
have spoken plainly enough the late session Of par
lament. Such being the state Of thing, in Cuba it
does not seem TO me very extraordinary, reproach
iu, that, throughout the United States, handful Of
misguided young should be found ready 20 ioin
a party Of foreigners. headed by Spanish General
who was able TO persuade them, yol view it,
by armed invasion excite the obedeat TO revolt aud
the raq. to d!siuF ance but, they led be-
eye - aid oppressed people in their struggles free
dom There u no reason 20 doubt that there are this
moment a. many persons foreigners well natives in
England, who entertain these feelings and Unions a. in
tue United states aud Il Great Britain lay at distance
Of one hundred aud miles Cuba instead of thir
ty-hVe hundred you might not with all your repre.sve
force mud easy to prevent small steamer disguised
trading vessel fro slipping ell from an Ourport in the
hlgn. on an unaHiu enterprise. The expedition Of Gen
eraIorreos In 1881, ~ far iegaly IS concerned IS
the parallel Of that OF General Lopez IL was fitted out
IN the Thames without interruption TIL ths lac. moment
and tnoushit then fell under the grasp Of the police
its memb,s succeeded in escaping Spain where for
some time they found shelter Gibraltar IL j., declared
In the last number Of the Quarterly ReycE to be- motto
nous that associations have formed at London for
the suovrf-on odynases with which England Is at peace
that arms have been purchased aud loans propocd that
Central Committees issue orders from England and that
hessr- Aazhni and kossuih have established aud pre-
side over boards OF regency for tie Roman States and
Hungary and for the promotion Of revolution IN every
part Of tue ~OHi.' have before me lit. y rporting
70 be taken from PruS-sn police Gazette Of fifteen a
soci1tOns Oi Continental refugees ORGANIZED in London
and nOT in action for the above mentioned purposes
when these things cOn- Tered tn fact that in the
course OF four i've BILE and abor
tive efforts have been made from the United States
though deeply 10 be amencd and stetly to be- condemn
Ell As violation Of municipal and international law IL
does not appear 70 me $50 shocking it seem. 10 be
thought bt you u does not in NV Judgment firn,h sny
ground Tor lr fcpro2chss which 10 has drawn upon the
government aUd people Of tho Sor does the remark In
ny letter Of the ht Of scsDber thlt disposition to en-
gfSe in sucn rntsrpt'r would be increased rather than
"Hin'Iei1 by our accession the prO1oseI Convention
-tfiAr me l- "a melancholy avOwal Won pronounce
D. Oh tie part 81 the President. You forget the ca.-
from which such aiyen urets 100 al c0ur,-,. are Al
whys 'ir.the yourg the r.rklr.s the ui.inf,riprI
hat Other effect could T." expected he produced On
this par; ~ the population hy being toll it their ow n
government 10 dsr gard Of the mos, obtfous purl i'm
interest, a. well 81 O the most cherished norc, t.di-
tons, hal catered into compact with two forsi, my
err n guarantee ths p,lpc'uy 1t the sy.,cr under
winch Cuba n"H -nii-ls Dos r0t Lid lIDrien the
English Ni1-ir. 81 Nilri make very similar sygs,I
90 Do, Letter r. hc h Of Nay lat adJr Dtl Sgna
ish Minister o Foreign ATirrs when Do, s.,s-"l can.
n"i concu ]. without expressing ny deep ra-rpi ti,t
ie COURSE OF spain ' -urh prYIY-.a general su
alton q" i.r 'pIUyn Of the EugI-h public on, II which
vii mos, r''.ay icsult state q lcsrs iIi,t no ga
er'm'f Ca" r.0i5oIor oyppsc. T.
The idea Stat convention Ike th,, propo..I va. a .
measure naturally called Tor u consequence otbase I,
les expeditions seems 10 rect upon A. entire rsro cen
upn oil Tie present state Of the law 10 the intel States
sud of our treaty relations Ei'h Spain Our ir,s,. iH
that government aud the laws Of the United Stats ErtiI
all such 'n'tfr'.' Tile nlri'c cDr.rr,pu a.uI have
added nothing o. their Hul.rf .lae-- 1--we bad b.,r de-
+flH' 20 multiplying Of spi.s. f sHt we'll have COIN
litHtH, ill' 'r 1r's q" av,ry small 1t rash yau
men, citizen. ardmr-igrc- Should bs rut rirs.fl ytn
~ hc leading power. 81 Europe a. the main r,acr shv
We Should He eSirrtci 90 enter rto sitlrgo roii,ct
9Th 'hn- pp0cr' binlrg ourselves never t,iu,Ec iu.