Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-06-29
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The London Times thus reads warn
ine lesson to Spain. for her eonuivanc
in the. slave, trade, one great source OF
the wealth other officials. The language
of the Times cannot be,mistaken. Unless
Spaif, reforms, she is clearly notified that
Great Britain will not complain of Cuba's
annexation TO the q. States. The London
Times says:
There are so many difficulties to be en-
countered that really it seems by the
force of weakness only that Cuba survives
to this day in its antique character as a.
huge slave enterport. In the first place,
Spain is under treaty net to allow the
slave trades or the Introduction of slaves
into Cuba and. though treaties are
waste paper n.s.Spain-if there is such a
thing as waste paper in a country where
there are neither books nor newspapers
nor letter writing--yet certain British
cruisers sail or steam with a'copy of the
treaty on board: and give no end oftrou--
BILE to Her Most Catholic Majesty's slave
catchers. -r- s S2@e-'
Only within the present year We have
captured sixof these gentryreturning home.
that is, to Cuba, with cargoes of slaves !;
and the importation is not half what it was
twenty years ago. Then we keep an Am
bassador at Madrid and Consul General
at Havana. always agitating about slaves,
and keeping up sort of perpetual tUn-
Gle TOMS Cabin close to the ears of Her
Most Catholic Majesty and the Captain
General of Cuba But Spain could
easy laugh at all this talk, as easy
as She could laugh at her creditors, but
for one awkward circumstance. which
gives an adYentious gravity to our remon-
slight, there lies certain Power not so
much given Intervention as we are; but
quite as sharp at annexation. The United
States are open-mouthed to swallow their
beautiful neighbor. +
But this is rather warm work for Spain,
which knows full we'll the result of trial
of the strength with the lords of Florida
and Texas. 1t knows that nothing what
ever prevents Cuba from being absorbed
in the States to morrow except the public
opinion of mankind, chiefly as represented
by England and other naval Powers. 1t
is forced to weigh the consequences of
policy which may forfeit this protec-
ton. -
We have not heard much lately of the
Lone Star order, as the future conquerors
of Cuba call themselves, but the incident
lately mentioned i'll our commercial lntelll-
gence, and commented on in the Lords on
Monday night, leaves little doubt in our
minds that we shall soon hear of
it again. A vessel of 400 tons the other
day managed in spite of the British cruis-
ers, to land 100 slaves in Cuba, in open
and with the cognizance of all the Spanish
authorities. They were only the remains
OF larger cargo. for goo had persisted in
the attempt to liberate themselves
Now, should such incidents be repeated,
the British public will certainly make up
its mind to incur no expense in securing
Her Most Catholic Majesty the possession
of an island of which she and her officers
make this abominable use They will not
pay large feet to prevent Spanish sla-
vers from landing their live cargoes in Gu
ba from falling into the hands of a more
civilized race. Should Cuba become one
of the United States i: will doubtless retain
its slave institutions, but the honor of the
whole Union will be pledged 20 prevent
further importation. Humanity will
gain at least that by the change. We
may think the act of annexation unwar
ranted and rapacious; but we shall never
theless regard it as one ofthose transitions
of territory to civilized from semi-civilized
Powers, which are so frequent as to seem
the natural and inevitable order of
things.