New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-01-15

by garrison of twenty FIVE thirty thousand troops
powerful naval free and annual expenditure for both
arms Of the serve ofat least twelve millions of dollars
Cuba this moment 70 spain than the rntre
and military establishments cf The United States
e1st the Federal Government So far from being really
injured By the oss of his island there doubt that
it PEACEFULLY Transferred to tll United States
prosper eommsrcs btwsen Cuba and Spain resulting
from aneirut association and common language and
tss-s. uld b. far productive than the bst
rived system Of colonial tszation Such notorol sly
ben the Great Britain of the estab Ut Of
the inieppnapoe If United Stats The decline Of
Spain frfn th- position which she held in the time Of
Charles the fifth is eoesai with the foundation Of her
e'A ual systrm while within twenty FIVE years, and
Dee the 1s Of most of colonies she has entered
e9ur'e of rapid Improvement unknown since the abdi
cation Of that Emperor
will tei ailn4 to an evil Of the drst msgnitude--I
t. Africa ave trade in the suppression Of which
Kngisnd Ill take lively intsrest--an evil which
stili foU 81 sproaeh upon the civilization Of Chris
tendam uates the barbarism Of Africa but for
Nhieh l. red there is no hope Of complete re-
msiy v Cubs remains Spanish colony.
bat ver nay be thought OF these last suggestions,
y y YONG a impossible for any wb0 reflects upon
TN sysn' sarcti az in this note mistake the law Of
American Towth and proxress ri think can uti-
Ea'"y az sd y convention like that proposed In
the Judgment Of the President II would Sc as easy to
lhrow 1sm firm Cape Florida to Cuba in the hope Of
stopping the hv Of the Gulf stream az Z, attsmpt by
co1pact like this ax the fortunes of Cubs now and
frr hereafter Or as expressed a tie French text If
the ntion fr the present for the fnturp fpor
le present CONNIE pour nfr that H. for aIi cn1nne
time The history II thepastof the recent past-aords
asurtrr that twenty years hsnce England Francs
will even ish that Spain hould retain Cuba and CEN
the pages vheh record ths position will like the record
Of family Tapact between France ard spain have
iut-rst but for lie aufiIuary.
Rvu ao~ The President dou6t that both Franc
and EHEa~d would prefer any change in the condition
Cli 70 that which Is most to be apprehended. viz
internal c0uvuon which should renew the horrors am
tue fate of San Domingo.
VIII intimate hns objection to the proposed conven
ton. Lord As,mshury and " de Turg6t put forward a
the for entering into such compact the attack
which have lately been made the Tssari Of Cubs b,
wiess bands OF adventureTs from the United Slater
U a dgziir "a nf tba
anl The President Is convinced Of the conclusion o
such treaty instead of putting stop TO these iwiess
p-1raUdinE= would give and powerful impulse t
them Z. would strike DEATH blow To the conssrvatiy
ptcy hih=rto3 pursued in this cnuntrJ toward Cahs
admiui'tgstion Il this Government however ng
t public confidence ia other peets, could stand da
u0dsT the 0iium Of having stipulated With the gra ros
e. u Europe that in no sItnre time under cbcge
circumstance by aEaic lhe arr4ngr meut with Spair
hv Il lawful war-shnuld that calamity unfortu
natsy oeeur-hy consent Of the inhshitants OF IN
i-la nj should they like the possesions Of spain on II
American continent succed in rsndernc Themselves il
dependent in fine. BY Overriding necessity Of sel
preservation should the Unsed States ever maze the az
qu.si Jon Of Cuba.
For these reasons which the President has thought
advisable. considering the importance Of the subject
dirrct unfold at length be feels constrsIpe
to decline re- pectfuiy the invitation of England an
psTsuaded that these friendly will not attribui
this refusal any insensbty his paE to the advar
the utmost harmony between the great martin
States subject OF sucn imp tanee As little vi
spaia draw an7 uufavorsbe inference from this refuss
the rather the emphatic disclaimer Of any desigl
against Cuba the part of this Government Contained
present s rd. all the assurance which the Pr
s1ent constitutonay to any useful purpose. g
. Of practical cancuTfeuc. with England and France
the wish disturb the possession Of that Island
Spain
: ny distingn shed eonsiieration
Tsgn.ar EDWARD EsEAErT.