The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-29
Cuban Authorization.
10 the Editor of the Union.

10 the Edito, of the Union
Some OF our papers. South well North, refuse
believe in the danger which hangs imminent over
CutaI refer to its .4tanis alton the sure, eventual
result Of the proposed new system OF iega1sed import
alton Of negroes from Africa "oppreneS," 10 become
tree alter term oil eight or ten years,
Some refuse TO believe that England would thus sane
ton the slave trade 10 another form Some uea, il as
an American tibusierng" bug bear. Others pooh pooh
il away as Havana street gossip. The London Times,
too vastly at as creation Of the credulous Yam
kee imagination
matter OF mere Creole gossp-NO dream OF the Yankee
imagination Your correspondents from Havana
aud Madrid you have already stated have given you
advices the subject suhcen 10 anthortZe your belief
know that deep and serious alarm exists among The
planters in Cuba. whose means OF information are de-
rived from The nklinss from saadd and from the pre-
imnary Indications apparent to ther own observation at
Havana Their cry OF danger and for help is ALREADY
loud and urgent, They believe In il, and their belief is
la better fact of evidence the side than Mr.
CT ampons disbelief or the London IImess rdicule
The other.
And let tell you another fact, and pretty pregnant
one will be manifest 10 all who acquainted with
the stale OF things IN Cuba The very eslsiabe secre-
ary OF the British consulate al Havana, Mr. W. Sidney
Smith, recently In this city gave repeated assurances TO
various persons that at last the slave trade TO be
stopped earnest in me island Il was even published
under his authority in the Herald Heretofore the pre-
tended efforts of the authorities to stop II had been
sham, every body understood. But now The English
pressure had become stringent that bona fde orders
bad been issued, and the trade might be considered
Substantially at end Such were Mr. Smiths emphatic
declarations. This was an important statement from
such quarter, and made with patriotic pride nat.
ural enough on The part OF Mr.. Smith.
Assuming this 10 be uue tand after all their expert
ence Havana, the satisfaction OF the British consulate
proof enough that pont) this fact alone goes far 10
subs,antlae what the Cubans themselves believe,
and what some OF our papers, with an increduty they
may have regret too late, treat hunbug because
is as yet kept yelled behind the secrecy OF British aud
Spanish anti American diplomacy.
| The Spanish authorities 10 Cuba never would had
almost said never could the inaux of slaves whout
utseneoss prou,on Of some substitute supply Of The ns2ro
labor needed The isioad The truth s they stepping
year alter year, sort OF readmll round OF necessity,
which almost compes them 10 allow. year alter year, the
continuance OF the slave rade in spite OF its pra,ical
character, and in spite OF the English treaty This per-
sonal paiaon OF the conduct OF all The COVER
in justice be confessed The established system
both political and Industrial, to blame than the in
dvIdnal who may happen TO come out TO the island with
the unlimited power and unlimited responsibility of a
captain general Such established systems cannot easily
be changed by individuals Even the virtuous Valdes
allowed The ade though he abhorred it. and refused
touch dollar OF The customary Tee for the connv
White immigrant labor the home government will no,
permit. because they know II would result in indie.
pendence The negroes its sword OF Dsmoces he Id
suspended by hair be beads of the Cubans
The long habit OF the trade the mode of keeping
up supply has created such dependence that sup
ply thai governor daes to venture it's
One elect oil the system Is TO exclude 10 very large
extent, the natural growth of the slaves means OF
keeping up the supply OF labor Planters find il cheaper
TO buy strong and healthy men fresh from Africa rather
than make proper and adequate for rearing the
young There estates on which theic may be said 10
be women al all-lhat is, none beyond minimum
number Tor culinary and domestic service. A large
proportion OF the estates have very inadequate PRO.
portion OF women The number s comparatively small
on which the sexes are at all naturally poporoned in
numbers As general truth the slaves Cuba are also
greatly worked The planters are eager for large
crops and speedy fortunes and, as general rule press
bard upen their laborng force. Eighteen and even
twenty hours day work. al particular seasons is com.
moR enough There are OF course. many humane plant,
ers but the practice OF The large number whose system
is 10 work down the slaves and buy fresh ones from
Africa, tends to gencraze the practice OF cpsr. looyk
which may be said 10 be uHversa They endure il won.
deriay for years, but in the end break down suddeny
they iai, TOO an easy prey TO epidemcs very large
proportion OF them are estimated 10 last than
eight or ten years Slavery Cuba, under the slave
trade system, ~ thus very different thing IRON the
futon as exists IN our sosthefn States II plain
comparatively few children grow up under such a
SYSTEM even where there women who might produce
and rear them And thus does cone 10 pass that year
alter year the pressure OF the need such almost
compel every present to him
very co9ent ndueemeuto permit The continued mpora-
non II he did not do the industrial production OF the
stand must Immediately hrgn TO fall behindnsDd Every
ming, then, would 40 wrong. No money aioai--gen.
era hoabe-public Observation-Disclosures OF the sup.
plies drawn IRON all the manifold varieties OF taxation,
lar and ioueduced incomes to the thousands of iunc-
honafies, great and smaldenquency in the ex pec,ed
rcmi,ances to the home government, to Queen Christina
10 the ministers. and other powerful court patrons al
adrd-such The immediate consequences OF tue stop
page OF thai supply Of labor which annually kept ~
by the siave-fade The first thing done by the Spanish
ngruo slave trading influence al Havana on The al
nval OF new captain genetai, sio sound HIN rspecpg
his intentions about he introduction oi negroes explain
ing TO him s absolute Necessity to the continued pros
peny OF the island, and aso of his admin
lstfauon OF the government. tie, moreover generally
brings With him from Madd full appreciation of the
question ~ lis Spanish puIn OF view. The metropolitan
policy OF keeping ep the introduction OF Africans
means OF maintaining the reign oil The C,eoles,
sspef added 10 The motives already referred perfectly
understood Dy evefy Spanish iutcionsry ~ The island,
bgh and low The captain general, therefore, il
rarely found unreasonable this vial question: il
regarded by the Spanish ,nuence and he accommodates