Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-03-01
Mr.. Everett's Letter In England
Comments OF the Press there.

Comments OF the Press there.
The London journals publish. in ex
tense, Hon. Edward Evereu's letter tc
Messrs. Champion and Sar,igcs, declin.
ing to accep, the profered Tri partl'e
treaty. in order to guarantee Cuba to
Spain. The comments below will be
read with interest.
From the Times OF 22i.
The elaborate and circumstantial dis
patch, in which Mr.. Everett jus,ifes the
refusal Of his government 10 concur in
the proposals Of France and England,
is, perhaps, the very best defence tina,
could have been made for the policy in
question. 1t confcsses, with unusual
candor, the ulterior expectations Of the
American people. refers to what is tenn.
ed the destiny Of the Union in temper.
ate Language, and dissccts the probable
results Of the convention, suggested with
wha, VIC must admit 10 be considerable lie
success. /. would be absurd TO deny
that BY the proposed renuncia,ion the sa.
cri6ce Of the United States would be
greater and more sensible than that Of
the other contracting powers. AS it can
be affirmed with perfect sincerity that
neither Great Bri ain or France desires,
rhas ever desired, the possession Of Gu
ba; and as this possession, even if oh.
tanned, mus, certainly be far less pro.
ductivc to either Of those States than to
the States Of the Union. it follows, Of
course, that, the two European govern.
ments would have lost nothing by the
execution Of the convention, whereas
the American government would have
whatever prospects it might
entertain. We are quite prepared, al.
so, to acknowledge that, considering the
position Of Cuba, at the mouth Of that
gulf which receives the mighty rivers Of
the United States, and the probable dc.
velopment Of SO young and so power.
full nation, the acquisition Of the Is.
land at some time or other might not un.
enter into the visions Of Ameri.
can statesmen.
Il fAmcric ans had never said either less
or more than Mr.. Everett now says for
them-if they had confined their own
viewsto the ordinary chances of the fu.
ture, and iorhorne to ascribe views Of q
different complexion to others, the pro.
posals ofthe tripartite convention could
hardly have been divested of imper,i.
nence. But we learn from their own di.
plomatic publications that the Govern.
men. Of Washington has for some time
past been engaged in impressing upon
Spanish Ministers the aggressive inten.
tons Of other States, and especially ol
this country. respecting the Island Of Gu.
ba, and in justifying, by these allcga.
tons, its own officious and importunate
proceedings. AT the same time the popu
lar feeling fthe Union has been so re
solu,ely bent upon a forcible anticipa.
ton ofits "des,iny" in this particular
that the Supreme Governmen, had some
difficulty in preventing, on the part o
its own citizens, an explosion Of those
very designs which it was impu,ins te
others. Under these circumstances there
fore, the Governments Of France ant
England were manifestly warranted il
taking the American Government at it,
word, in disclaiming for themselves al
the pre,ensions ascfibed TO them, and il
asking for such disclaimer in return a
would set at rest forever a question
which the Americans themselves hat
been exclusively concerned in raising
MIR. Everctt's refusal, though justifabl
in our opinion. as piece Of nationa
policy, must nevertheless be conclusiv
evidence Of the truth Of the case, an,
convince the world Of the real views Q
the several parties concerned.
The dispatch Of the American Minis
ter, however, entered at considefabl
length, and not without certain degre
Of eloquencc, into an historical exposi
ton Of American policy, and of tho rela
tions successively assumed by tho ex
panding Union towards its own neigh
bors and the States Of the Europea
continent. But. while this temperate an
plausible statement was lying before tn
Senate, Gen. Cass was commune atin
his own views Of the "dsstinies Of A
msrics," and OF the policy which in hi
opinion the Government Of the Unio
| was entitled to pursue and enforce. Til