The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-01-12

Nv I'm IL III iopiy " 'ho PropOsitlon U
the part France and England that tn
United States join them in convcntio
for the present and for hereafter" t
oppose the acquisition Of Cuba by an
power from: Spain, has been published
We make the following extracts
If the present balance of power il
Europe should be broken up; if Spai
should be unable to maintain the islam,
in her possession, and France and Eng
land should be engaged in death struc
gle with each Other, Cuba might then b,
the prize of the victor. Till these event
take place, the President does not SC,
how Cuba can belong to any European
power but Spain. The United States
on the other hand, would, by the propos
cd convention, disable themselves from
making an acquisition which might take
place without any disturbance Of the OK
listing foreign relations and in the nat
ural order OF things. The island Of Cuba
lies at our door II commands the ap.
proach of the Gulf of Mexico. which
washes the shores of five of our States.
1t bars the entrance of that great river
which drains the North American Con-
tincnt, and with its tributaries forms the
largest system Of internal water com
munication in the world. 1t keeps watch
at the doorway Of our intercourse with
California by the Isthmus route.
If an island like Cuba. bclonpinp tn
the Spanish crown, guarded the entrance
of the Thames and the Seine. and the
United States should propose conven-
ton like this to France and England.
those powers would assurcdly feel that
the disability assumed by ourselves was
far less serious than that which we asked
of them.
The opinions of American statesmen
at different times and under vary ing cir.
cumstances, having differed as to the dc.
STABILITY of the acquisition of Cuba BY
the United States. Tcrritorially and
commercially, it would in other hands
be an extensively valuable possession
Under certain contingencies, it might be
almost essential to our safety. Still.
for domestic reasons. on whichin q com.
munication of this kind it might not be
proper to dwell, the President thinks
the incorporation of the island into the
Union at the present time, although eff.
fectcd with the consent Of Spain. would
be hazardous measure and he would
consider its acquisition by force, except
in just war with SPAIN should an event
so greatly to be deprecated take place.
AS disgrace to the civilization of the
age. The President has given ample
proof of the sincerity with which he has
thrown the whole force of his constitu.
tional power against all illegal attacks
on the island. 1t would have been per.
fcctly easy for him, without any seeming
neglect of duty. to allow projects of
formidable character to gather strength
by connivance
No amount Of obloquy at homc--no |
caused by the ndiscre.
tions Of the ColonialGovernment of Cuba
have moved him from the path of duty
in this respect
After rccounting, in brief terms, the
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- I'' 'ei,''o''a' advancement
uur"g the last ha'' century, Mr. EVER
ETT proceeds to say
Every addition of territory la. given
homes to European destitutes and oar.
lens to European wants From every
part of the United Kingdom, from
France, from Switzerland and Germany.
from the EXTREMIST north Of Eurono ~
march of emigration has been taLen nm
such as the world has never seen before
into the United States grown IN the,r
prescnt extent. In the manner dosor;h
ed hut litt,e less than half Milo -
the population of the old world Is animal
IL pourinr into these United states 10
he immediately incornor,tcd INTO an IN
du.tr;ops and nrosncr,us commnn;,r -
the bosom of which thew find nol;;;cai
and religions liberty social nnsit;on am
ployment. and bread II is n fact which
would dcfv bclief wore !, mo, ,ho 800,
of official iuuuirv that tho e,n;cr,n,s 10
the United States from Ireland aIons
besides having sub,isted themselves b,vc
sent hack ia their kindred for III. I,,,
three Years ncarlv a. ooo 400 ,nnr.nr
thus doublinr in tIrcc vcors tho NM
chase of money of Louisiana
such is the territorial dcvclonme,t IF
the limited states Ia il nossihis Tho,
Eurone can eoptcmnlote II w;,b an mn
friendly eyo9 What ronid h.ra H.
her condition in those try;na vosrs h.,
for the outlet wc have f1rn;shSd FAR bor
starring millions Z Snain ma,nt;mo
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