Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-22


Ksos ever laid down the Law that England cared for
hng 80 much as Cuba and that she should have It.
gntlemen would prove in very long speeches, that an
hnd which locked the Gulf of Mexico could not be al
ed by TIE Southern States TO pass into British hands,
fdadeh IN the most amiabe and persuasive way, would
fad that II would be much better for England give
at once, because really their gentlemen would aud
90 TO war; rather than allow Cuba to be British and
ZEN there would be all sorts of horrid work In
ent the traveller might look from another and
TX whether they were in earnest. In vain to
tem 1t was all mistake. In vain he might try to show
em how the British people have that passion for
tritorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT which is natural to younger
4uons, and that they just much occupied with
toecs Of annexng of Jupters satellites of
airing Cuba 1t did not signify taking-the looks Of
Americans ever showed they knew better and if their
&est did not he should have known of native poll
Is before going to learn theirs have been very
ovokng to the Engshman, but thus the matter always
}ded. .
AT last the story out and the mystery is revealed
bth parties were right: the Englshman unqestiona
right In his convictions and assurances but the
had these gentlemen and ladies reason for what they
hted and said. For even-and- twenty years deluson
rs existed which has for the first time been
bed as to be met with denial and dsproof On the 4th
February last the House Of Representatives WASH
gon called for the publication of documents explanatory
the policy of the United States towards Spainin
Ard to Cuba; and some letters have been published
hch make us rub eyes and look again. to be of
that is before eyes. The is like that of viii
bge quarrel, where deal of secret talk goes on
mong neighbors, and there is world Of wisdom and of
delity in friendship, and of magnanimty thrown away
br want Of people looking another in the face and
laying what they thinking The Spanish Ambassa-
in London fancied in 1927 that had fri
late to revoutonze and obtain Cuba and fancied that
BE Duke of Wellington had told him So He told his
Government Of and his Government or some
the American President told the Spanish Government how
much more moderate his people were than the English
and begged him to rely the Americans to preserve
Cuba to Spaa and 80 the talk went on Tor twenty years.
without the English knowing any thing about it, except
from the sly faces and nsnuations Of travellers friends
at Washington s. lately 1910, Mr. Forsyth instruct
ed Mr. Vail to Spain that in case of any attempt
from whatever quarter TO wrest from her this portion OF
her territory she nay securely rely upon the military and
naval resources Of the United States to aid her in pre-
serving and recovering it,.
is rather awkward that during all this time the Eng
h traveller meeting with other American acquain
tances who brought aliases and asked him to look
how Cuba locked the Gulf of Mexico and say whether it
was not in the nature Of thngs-whether it not
clearly the design If Providence that Cuba should become
United States terry sooner or later 1t is rather awk-
ward that lately 1848, the American Government
tried to frghten the Spanish Ministry with suggestions
that perhaps England take possession of Cuba to
pay the disappointed holders Of Spanish bonds in
yenge the treatment Sir HENRY BULwRR had received
ut Madrid and that they offered to relieve Spain from
all anxiety about Cuba by purchasing the island for
100 600, 900 of dollars The Spanish Minister'S reply
has long been deeply impressed the minds OF Amer
cans and of all who take an interest in American politics.
The reply WAS that it than any Minister could
dare do to entertain such proposition and that
than the island transferred to any foreign Power,
Spain would prefer see il sunk in the sea.
This reply presently Known to the aboitonsts in
the United States and they made any secret oft
The time has come when thu whole world should hear it.
and consider what it means Mr.. BUCHANAN, the Secre7
tary Washington, who managed this business recon-
mended that the American Minister at Madrid should
avoid writing much possible because written doc
noht ne here
in the acquisition of the Island" But enough has
out to put all the watch in Of renewed at
tempt to purchase Cuba. The Spanish Sovereign now
knows what think and where look for both the danger
and the defence Of Cuba And shall be awake after
having this correspondents; and the whole Of Eu-
rope and we hope America, win be awake too
The last mail brings evidence that the President at
Washington lie doing his duty Such documents as these,
strangely published by desire of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes may suspicious Of American de-
claraon about Cuba but ii certainly appears to at
present as President FLMoRE in earnest explicit
and determined in his opposition TO the schemes concoc
| ed in New York to provoke with the Spanish
thorties in Cuba His letters Mr. private
letter orignallyon the subject OF Mr.. LAW proposes
expedition to Cuba does honor to the writer and will Civ
confidence to the adherents of the right throughout tn
States 1t is no business of ours what Mr.. LAW want
whether to sell muskets, steamboats,, any thin,
dse-and why he persists in keeping Purser SMITH OF
board his vessel All that we have any with
that provocative contemplated, and tina
the President prohibits them. Mr. LAW must do what h
likes with his own but he is not allowed peril the homo
Of his country and to usup that function Of the Contra
| Government which consists in making and peace
The mail bags removed from his vessel; Purser
SMITH can CO. if he peases but it isfo be on board
merchant vessel which has fair warning that she must
bear any fate she provoke For the sake Of Amer-
residents Hayanafor the sake of national honor
for the sake Of the best part Of the American nation
1 for the sake of common honesty, this is right, 81
Ii now remains to be seen what Spain viii do Presi-
dent FILINoREs term of Office expires on the 4th of
March No one say whether his would be
like him in this or any other respect for really nobody
knows. Some presumption may arise from his having
gone into the Mexican and distinguished himself
there but this is all The interval before his accession
Is short Will Spain employ it in efforts to govern Cuba
we'll to stop her slave trade, to investigate complaints
and remedy the causes them make her clear
and fair before the world Europe and the best part of
America are quite clear about the rights Of Spain
Cuba and about the absence Of all right in the United
States to touch that possession III any sincere beginning
Of reform Of abuses and renovation Of management
in Cuba is made before the new President invite
a new policy bad policy may be interdcted by the
opinion of the civilized world, unaduterated by per-
pexity or msgying If Cuba were well governed, the
world would exercise the seepless vigilance which the
Americans few years ago professed and would punish
any aggression simple buccaneerng If Cuba be hence
forth administered the task and peril Of Spain will be
heavy for Spanish Governments have treated her creditors
UNANIMOUSLY and now treat the people Of that natono coup
dAat The Cortes are not to sit again till the lst Of
March and meantime the Executive have plenty to do
home But If Cuba is to be retained without struggle
now is the time to redress her grievances now, Will,
there is an American President still able to forbid en-
croachment upon her soil, and interference with hei
| allegiance.
ENGLAND.--THE NEW cABINET--PoLIcY OF TIKI
INCOMING ADMINISTRATION.
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FROM THE LONDON TIMES or DECEMBER "a