New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-03
success thanin Cuba The prejudice against color is

weak there If indeed il exists at all The number Of
free negroes is already very large and their condition
not unfayorsble. Emancipation. instead Of beng
tipdered or forbidden as BY slave laws is the right
Of the slave 80 soon as be find means TO pay for
himself at price fixed in the last resort where the
parties esrnot agree by public tribunal; be has also
The right to purchase his freedom partially and to de-
duct from the time devoted to the service of his mas
ter the due proportion for the share Of himself OF
which he himself thus becomes the proprietor. In
this way the Spanish law and the habits of the people
e,peejsv in the large towns favor the natural desire
of the slave to become his OVID master though the
field labor is everywhere very severe, and in remote
plantations the law is dsregarded Freedom might be
introduced without shocking the feelings, or rousing
that anmosity Of race which we so often meet with IN
the United States end accordingly with much more
sanguine hope Of present benefit to the community
Our readers do not need to be told that there is
powerful party in the United States which would re-
ceve no piece Of intelligence with such genuine rage
a. the announcement that the end OF the English Gov
eminent had been reached and that negro slavery had
ceased TO exist in Cuba At the head Of this party we
nav place the present Administration. or at least the
most active of its members This is the party of Pro
eress and Democracy par eIeeaeres, and II they
dared they would GO 10 war TO reduce 10 slavery
again the euaneipated bondmen OF the island Caleb
Cushing might lead our armies in such crusade, with
sslendid chance win glory after his favOre Roman
model coming hOmc'victOriOus with train OF slaves
lis own sanguinary bravery had conquered The great
object Of this party in their talk about tropical annex
alton and territorial grandeur is 10 get slavetates
in the Union Else, why should they eonfne their
eloouence to Cuba and Mexico never saying word
about apnexng British America which is more neees-
ssTy to round out country, and IN every respect
more fit to join our political system
IN addition to those slayedrving democrats who
would seize Cuba in order 10 prevent the Introduction
Of liberty among its working masses, there are some
patient souls who believe the mission OF the Repub-
lie is TO absorb the entire Continent and who fear that
if we do not at grab the whole. we shall fail OF
our destiny. Let such geese be consoed with the re-
Election that the w0T was not made in day. There
are two sorts of annexation the is OF the Cushing
order, and consists in violence, war and national
robbery the other is natural peaceful and per-
msnent, resulting from the attraction that great
free wealthy and powerful nation necessa-
rily exeIts on smaller neiehboring nations. OF
the former kind, history records many instances all
full of crime and followed by disaster. Ofthe latter
We have yet to see any genuine example, but We may
be assured that they will not be wanting if we faithfully
pursue the path of honor and industry at home Let
the United States develop the power she already has
within herself and there is nothing fear regards
her external growth and influence Such policy, too
would be aided, not hindered, by wise system OF
emancipation in Cuba. such trust that Of the
British Government will prove, should it be carried
into execution.