The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-02-05

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A. q domestic question, il 10 no At sub;ec
Tor comment in acommunic iea 10 a fors;o
minister. As n question Of public law
here never was an extension OF territor,
more naturally or justi6sbly made. Il pro
duced disturbed relation with the Govern
1.ent Ct Mexico; war cnsucd, and in il
rcsults other extensive territories were. 70
large pecuniary compensation IN the par
Of the United States, added to tho Union"
The etfects Of this progress OF continual
expansion, arc then depicted with graphic
sloquehce. concluding with the statement
Of the interesting fact
=" Which would defy belief, were Il not The
result Of official inquiry. that the immi
grants to the United States, from Ireland
alone, besides having subsisted themselves
have sent back to their pdred, Tor the three
last ysar,, nearly five millions Of dollars an.
oually-thus doubling. in three years, the
purchase money Of Louisiana"
The present condition of Spanish nos.
sessions, is thus depicted by the Hon. Mr..
Everett;
"Spain. meantime, has retained Of her
extensive dominions In this hemisphere, but
tho two islands Of Cuba and Porto Rico.
: t.sgHrta gmiaih' with III. fortunes o.
hn ancient s.Y and o. gallant people, with
WHOM .He iDfe1 Sais. hs,u ,'or aaIr-
tanned the moat iriendi, ..'ah1us, NoUli. r
no other reason existed, make it osr oul,
to leave her in tho undisturbed possession
of this little remnant Of her mighty trans.
lantic empire. The President desires to do
So no word or deed Of his will ever aucs.
ton her title to shake her possession.
But can il be expected to last long
Can il resist this mighty current. in the
fortunes of the worldi l. it desirable that
it should do sol Can il be for tho interest
Of Spain TO cling TO r possession that can
only be maintained by n garrison oftwenty
five or thirty thousand troops. a powerful.
naval force, and an annual expenditure for
both arms Of the service. of at least twelve
millions Of dollars Cuba a! this moment
costs more to Spain than the cu,irs naval
and military establishments Of tho United
States cost the Federal Government. So
lar from being really injured by the loss Of
this island, there 10 no doubt that were il
peacefully transferred to the United States.
. prosperous commerce between Cuba and
Spain. resulting from ancient associations
and common language and tastes, would be
Ear more productive than tbs best contrived
system Of colonial taxation. Such notor.
ously ha. been the result to Great Britain Of
the establishment OF the independence Of
the United States. The decline Of Spain
from the position which she held in the time
Of Charles the Fifth, 10 coeval with the
foundation OF her colonial system; while
within twenty years. and since the loss Of
most OF her colonies. she has entered upon
course Of rapid improvement. which has
been unknown since the abdica alton Of that
Emperor
Allusion 10 then made to the necessity Of
more efficient measures. to suppress the
slave trade on the Island, but for which
it IL TO be feared. there is no hope ola COM
ple,c remedy. while Caba remains n Span.
ish Colony"
Quite an important acknowledgement,
that,
Mr.. Everett concludes his letter with the
following strongly expressed reference to
the future:
"In the judgment Of the President, Il
wouldbe 40 easy to throw a dam from Cape
florida to Cuba. in the hope OF stopping
the flow of the Gulf stream. as to attempt
by compac, like this to fix the fortunes of
Cuba, now, and for hereafter; or. Ms e1.
pressed in the French text ofthe convention.
! Tor the present as for tho future. tpo"r le
present, CONNIE pom farenir,) tina, is for all
future time The hi tory of the past-of
the recent affords no assurance that
twenty years hence, France or England
will even wish that Spain should retain
Cuba, and n century hence, Judging OF what
will be from what has been. the pages that
record this proposition will. like record Of
tho family compact between hnnce and
Spain, have no interest," but fer tho anti
quarry.
Even now the President cannot doub.
that both France and England. would pro-.
fer any change in the condition OF Cuba to
that which Is mos. to be 'apprehsndrd. viz
An internal convnlsion, which should rcne~
the horrors and the fats Of San Domingo
Tn the whole, the letter Of Mr. Everett,
is creditabl.. spirited and very able docu-
ment. from that Department, which we
have had tho satisfaction Of approving and
commanding. --De'ta.