The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-21
The Cuban Question-ExtraOrdfnar Ru
BRITISH INTERFERENCE-THE APPRENTICESHIP sYs.



TEN, ETC.
From the Washington Union Oct. 20
The rumors which have prevailed for time TO
the interference of Great Brit in the slavery ques lion
in Cuba revived with circums of corroboraton
so strong that there is but little left for doubt
thsir truth 1t has been about twelve years if our
memory is not at fault since Sir Robert Peel justified the
proposition to indemnify the of slaves Jamaica
Tor their emancipation upon the ground that the
OF abolshDg slavery in that island would exert an inu
ence upon this continent and that twenty millions of
pounds sterling would be well spent for such an object
That policy believe has been steadily pursued by
the British government ard actually consumma
ted is about being in the scheme OF in
Producing apprentices from Africa into Cuba with the
consent OF Span and under the protection of British ships
OF war to be worked for ten years slaves with the
ther agreement that slavery shall to exist in the
island at the end of fifty years, We have reason to be-
eve from our private advices from Havana that wealthy
Spaniards in Cuba negotiating for the sale Of
African apprentices at fixed prices in anticipation of i'm
portatons for which arrangements have been made with
the government of Madrid and sanctioned and
by the British government In that spirit Of open spoken
freedom which ought to be the ruling Of
an American press, deem it duty to call tue atn
ton Of the American people to the Information derived
from these significant facts. 1t becomes 10 survey
them with calrnnes and dete. e..unation. We would not
indulge passionate denunciaton but we would speak
as would have government to act, with prompt.
ness, frmness, and energy
As question of humanity, the practical execution of
the scheme of Africanizing Cuba is revolving to human
nature 1t has but to be looked at in this point of view
to see in it revival, in its most hideous FORM of the
slave trade Let it be remembered that the condition of
the apprentice for the ten of his serudc is TO be
stripped of those features in the slavery of the United
well as of duty to the owner The apprentice
is TO be sold into bondage for ten years and that
period is to be subjected to such stem of labor and
treatment will prove most profitable to the exactons of
unfeeng avarce Ten years of such bondage will be in
initely than lifetime of three years and
ten of the slavery which exists in Southern States
Ten years will become the limit of physical capaby in
the apprentices and if he survives this limit with life it
will only be his lot to take his freedom with no capacity
to enjoy il. On the question of humanity the
tment of the civilized world ought to rise up and de-
nounce it too shockingly barbarous to be tolerated.
IN 10 AnfU tn lnnku Tho In
tended and its probable bearing upon national inte
rests and in this point Of view it presents question of
autht nticated historical facts justified in attribu
ting to Great Britain now the same motive which Sir
in Jamaica-the motive of exerng an influence on the
institutions OF the Uoited States. II that motive suf
fcenty strong in regard to Jamaica to induce dstin
guished British statesman to advocate expenditure
of twenty millions of pounds, how much more potent
may we not suppose the nducement to be as to the At
ricanzaton Of Cuba! But the question is not confined
in its range to the probable influence which nation of
free negroes may exert upon the institutions Of the South
srn ysws Ky the the aG Of
OF our invoked by the most obvious prin
ciples of self preservation.
Bearing In mind that this movement originates with,
least all OF its hopes of to the counses
and the interference of Great Britain cannot avoid
the conclusion that it is to be executed under the
guarantees of the British navy it must be made eec
tua by continued British proecorate the island of
Cuba The effect is the transfer of Cuba from Spain to
Great Brtain-makng it substantially British instead
of Spanish province colony. Ia this aspect of the
case the decided action of is demanded
by that universally approved American sentiment which
prepared to resist at all hazards any attempt of any Eu
roean power to interfere with the affairs of this continent
Upon all these grounds the intelligence from Cuba indicates
the approach Of crisis which must settle the destiny Of
the island We have every in the past Of
the President and his cabinet that they will discharge their
duty with frmness and courage; whilst have equal
guarantee that their action will be the result of the most
deliberate and patriotic convictions In view of crisis
momentous, the heart of the patriot President must
swell with emotions of national pride to know tha5 with
the exception OF few contemplate fanitcs, he will be
backed and sustained to the s extremity in his deter
mnation TO follow the dictates o humanity, to guard the
constitutional rights of all the States to preserve the in
tegry Of the Federal uniou and to resist the
of British monarchy, by the united voice and energies of
people who jealous oil their honor who informed
of their rights and who ready to stake life liberty,
and property the preservation of both BY all the
sideratons of interest of honor Of blood have ap
peaed to Great Britain to desst from her mad inter-
ference in domestic concerns bat appeal has
been in vain, and shall be compelled to throw
selves back upon rights and government gaided
by hensman who snows neither fear nor dishonor
must stand by these rights leave the consequences
to oyerrung Providence.