The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-09-24
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RUSSELL, whichl appears In the Boston Post
of the aIst inst Lord John Russell on tke
18th of February last sent q despatch to Mr
Champion upon the subject of Cuba. which
appeared in the papers, and this being in
reality, though not in form, areply to a letter
from Mr. Everett of Dec 1852, to Lord john
Russell upon the same subject, the former ex-
presses his regret that the despatch was not
sent before his retirement from the Depart
ment OF State. He therefore writes the letter
IN question to Lord John in reply to that de-
patch as private citizen, and from sense
of duty.
Inc proposition had been made to the Uni
TED states to enter into trinartite conven-
ton with France and England not to acquire
possession of Cuba, and Mr.. Everett, as Sec
retary of State, replied that no such proposi-
ton could be entertained by our government.
In his reply, which wss Of considerable
length, and going into detail Of the mutual
interests and relations between this country
and Cuba, he claimed that the condition
and destiny Of that Island must be considered
as mainly an American question. Lord John
Russell despatch intimates that the object of
Mr.. Ererett's arguments is to procure the
admission of doctrine that the United
States have an interest in Cuba, to which
Great Britain and France cannot pretend
And further to meet ground taken in Mr.
Everetts first letter, claiming our superior
right from the proximity of Cuba to our
coasts, states that since that Island is nearer
to Jamaica, (which belongs to England) than
to our coasts, the interest of Great Britain in
Cuba is as great or greater than that of the
United States.
Mr.. Everett replies in substance, that Ja-
maica bears an entirely different relation to
Great Britain from that which our States on
and near the Gulf of Mexico bear to the
Union. Jamaica is distant colony. with
small population, and a perpetual burden
upon the English treasury, while our States
on and near the Gulf are integral and popu
lous parts of great nation, furnishing the
richest productions for commerce and manu-
factures.
According to Lord Grey's recent work, Ja-
maiea stands high on the list of those colonies
which ought immediately to be abandoned as
membranes. On the contrary. our South
ern States upon the Gull, abound in wealth
and all the elements of power, and form nu-
merically nearly sixth part of the Union. II
would seem then that the very illustration used
in the despatch proved ''that the question Of
the condition of Cuba is mainly an American
one.' The L. S. do not claim an exclusive in
terest in Cuba, but they do claim far deeper
and more Immediate interest than France or
England can possibly lay claim to. This
sound American doctrine is further insisted
upon by Mr.. Everett In reply to the state
ment which the despatch makes in order TO
establish an equal interest for France and
England with the U. States in the condition
ofCuba, that Great Britain is in possession by
treaty of the Island of Trinidad which in ths
last century was a colony of Spain, France
possession of Louisiana by voluntary cessien
of Spain' Mr.. Everett answers:
alt is true that Spain was compelled by France
TO cede Trinidad to Great Britain by the treaty of
Auiens Ii while this cession was in agitation--as
il was for some tirne-the United States and any
other neutral power (n there was any other) had
exerted themselves to defeat it, and had invited you
and France TO bind yourselves by aperpetual COM
pact never acquire it, the interference, appre-
hend would have been regarded worse than
rratutous | cannot see why we have not as good
right to obtain, if we can from spain, the volun-
tary cession of Cuba you had TO accept the
pulsory cession of Trinidad, which is by position
and strength the Cuba of the southeastern Antilles -
As to the possession OF Louisiana, by France, he
says:
This possession, however, (nominal at best,) did
nottake place until seven months after France had
sold Louisiana ts the United States for eighty mil
mons OF francs and it lasted only from the 3Dth Of
November to the Goth of December. 1903. The OBJ
lcct OF France In acquiring Louisiana was to rees
tanhsn herself in the interior of this country;
oplect need not say nenacing to your North
American possessions TO the United States Is it
possible you can think such possession of Louis
lana tor such purpose sufficient ground on the
PaIt u aiee tor interfering with our relations
consulting us, obtain from Spain in 1900 cession
OF half the habitable portion of Norfl, Iperiea-s
eesson which threw her for fifteen hundred miles
on our wes'eln lfon'ler, and not only shut us out
from the Pacific but enabled her TO close ,l,e Ais
sissppi-and IL il so very unreasonable in IA n,
decline her invitation 10 bind ourselves far oil time
not to accept the eession of an island which lies
within thirtyhye leagues of our coast IIoas shs.
even derive her right thus TO control our relations
with Cuba in 1853 from her twenty days
Of Louisiana in 1903 What can be clearcr ,j,,
that whatever right accrued to her from tIsf fbras
weeks possession, (Which a mere cere,non;.I
afai. 10 give form to the transfer Of the province,
to the United stafes1 must have passed TO us hy
flat transfer followed by actual possession ami
occupation for halt eenturyt"
After commenting upon the complaints
made in the despatch, of the Cuban expedi-
tion and the dietatorial attempt to impress
upon the people of the United States
the utility of those rules for the obser-
vance of international relations, which have
for centuries been known to Europe by the
name OF the law of nations he proceeds to
show that the utmost vigilance was used by
the United States to prevent the attempted
invasion, but says at the same time that their
want Of success is neither matter Of wonder
nor reproach when we have but a small and
scattered military force, territory nearly as
large as all Europe, and an immensely cxten.
size coast and irentier, Hs. sssssss;
These expeditions. 20, ap In the uniioi States By
2 spanish general are supposed 10 indicate law
less disposition on the part oi the american people,
comprised a very ANAL nunihcs Of persons, some
Of whom were foreigners, enjoying the same free-
dom OF action in the United States that refugees
from every part of che continent enjoy Ia England.
The same reproaeh which Is eat upon az for these