Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-11-02
.ERnglands-Cub.a.

The Washington Union, Of the 25th instant
has received evidence from Havana, which places
the matter beyond doubt, that the Apprentice
system is to be established in the Island of Cuba
under the protection and sanction Of Spain, France
and England; ard the slave trade revived to sup
ply an increased number of slaves for ten years
servtude each. The result, and evident design
OF the scheme is to A fricanize the Island of Gu
ba and in the end to produce nation of negroes, ,a
/ most within sight of our Southern States. 1t is
blow aimed at the United States by some of the
monarchies of Europe, as mean and cruel towards
the African race, it is nsolent and hostile to-
wards our country. The Mexican Gnlf is nearly
half surrounded by our territory, and its islands
are to be covered by negro population, to pre-
vent our acquiring them; incite and favor slave
instructions in Southern States; and to trans
fer to this continent large portion of the Afri-
! can race, to be the troublesome neighborS of the
Great Republic. 1t is casting defiance at the re-
announcement of the Monroe doctrine by our
President; and it is probably designed as the be-
ginning of that struggle between our free govern
nent and the despotic governments of the old
world, which has long been predicted. England
shows her appreciation of strength for that
struggle, by calling to her aid France as we'll as
| Spain, before she strikes the first blow.
Should this scheme be allowed to succeed, the
next step will be to Africanize Mexico, through
the same slave trade agency. That cruel and
infamous traffic, that has been condemned an in
ished by the whole civilized world for near hall
a century, is to be revived under the auspices OF
England, and protected by her navy, under the
lying pretence of future and far distant emanci-
pation;-so distant, that all the victims who may
be kidnapped and enslaved for the next thirty
years, will be dead before the entire emancipation
occurs. And during that time the white popula-
ton of the Island would be driven out by the pre-
ponderance Of the African race.
Thus Spain will punish her dsaffected Cuban
subjects; and thus England build up an African
, than a British colony, giving England the com
nand OF the Mexican Gull.
. The CnIon says that it has doubt the whole
scheme will be openly avowed, and its execution
, commenced, as soon as English and French fleets
shall have been properly stationed around the Is
land, and elsewhere, to insure safety and success
in the work. ,.
1t is opposed to the interests and wishes Of the
people on the Island, of course; and an insurec.
ton is to be provided against
= Should these things prove true, as now under
stood, the energy and frmness of our government
must soon be put to the test And we have nc
( doubt it will prove equal to the crisis.
The New York Herald says:-''Although the
public prints not allowed to publish accounts
Of the actual conditions of affairs on the Island
revolutionary documents sspread all unseen
and operate unspent'' throughout its length ant
+ breadth We present translations of several 0
these manifestoes this morning, which indicate
that Cuba is shortly, perhaps, destined to exper
ience revuIson and ,he recent efforts of Grea
Britain and France to establish the apprentice
ship system ,willundoubtedly accelerate the catas
g trophe. Our Havana correspondent states tina
the slave traders making preparations to i'm
port negroes in greater number than ever befor
thought Of"