The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-10-25
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The Design of England to AfricaIfze
Cuba is CertaiE--tllc Facts.
WAsUISGTOy. Oct. II. lS:


Information has been received here that IN
the mouth Of June last, Lord IIowdon, the Brit
iSh minister in Spain, succeeded in negotiating q
treaty with the Spanish Government giving the
right TO England to land men from her cruisers
on the coast of Cuba, and search the plantations
to which it might be suspected that slaves were
carried. This is importal!t to us. England
has thus acquired.a tooiholl in Cuba. The
right to land troops, and the right Of search,
will soon be followed by occupation, to less OF
greater extent, as circumstances may make nee
essary for her purposes. -...
1t is also true that Lord Howdcn had been ur-
ging on the Spanish Government another project.
lie had offered that the English cruisers should
be entirely withdrawn, and that any number of
slaves might be brought to Cuba, provided that
the Government would make them emancipa-
dors and set them free at the end of ten years,
the present term is but five ycars,) and then
agree ttcabo!isl slavery in the Island, at the end
OF fifty years. and put it under British protection.
At the last accounts, Spain had not yet assent
cd to these propositions. But there can be no
doubt that they will be urged upon her in snch
manner, assisted, probably, by other powers
who are inimcal to us and our institutions, that
she will Je obliged to yield
The effect Of this plan would be, to fill Cuba
with negro population, which at the end Of
fifty years would he free, and would get entire
possession Of the Island without hardly strug-
gle with the largely outnumbered whites.
Although this information is undoubted, yet
by the very lust arrival from Cuba, on October
lst., but a few days ago, letter was written
from Havana, by gentleman of high character,
to friend in this country, which has just been
received, and entirely confirms the above state
memts.
This letter of October 1<t, states that the
British Consul at Havana, Mr. Crawford, was
procuring from eminent persons there, letters
recommending and approbatory of the plan of
Lord Howden, no doubt, for the purpose ofsend-
ing them to England, to fortify her in her propo-
sitons to the Spanish Government. 1t also
states that the English cruisers had all left the
Island, and that many slaves were landing. The
steamer from Spain had just arrived, bringing
the news Of the appointment of a new Captain
ready been made, and it was creating much ey=
citement.
The above facts show conclusively, what has
long been suspected, an European determination
to prevent us from getting Cuba, if Spain could
not as it is certain she caunot, retain 1t tor any
length of time. The first evidence of this hos
tity of the Governments Of Europe, headed by
Eng gland, was seen in the proposed Triparite
treaty to guarantee Cuba to Spain, and its con-
summation is found in the facts as now known.-
Nothing of foreign action can be so important,
and touch US so deeply as this, and we may
soon expect most decided action on the part OF
our Government. The interests OF the South
particularly are in jeopardy, and the public opin-
ion Of the whole country, and indeed OF all
Christendom, cannot fail to hell to defeat so at
rocious Il scheme. Is. E.