The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser. (Woodville, Miss.) 1853-18??, 1853-05-17
Soylle's Mission.

Great Speculation now exists in many
quarters relative to what Mr.. Soule may in
tend doing-the powers with which he Is
clothed. and the result Of his ministerial visit
to Spain. la CEroniea a Spanish paper pub
Hshed in New York in the language of a
contemporary. raves like a lunatic over this
appointment" and declares that Spain will
not act With selfrespect if she recognizes the
credentials Of the new representatives OF the
United States. This will do pretty well to
talk of, but in our opinion would not do quite
so well for Spain to put in practice. We sup
pose there is no reasonable doubt but that Mr..
Soule's Mission has for part ofits object direct
reference to this very matter, and the signs Of
the times would indicate that this is not with
out reason, whenever and wherever Spaniards
speak Of Cuba and the possibility of the Uni
ted States obtaining possession of 1.-THE fact
becomes more and more apparent that the
death agony Of the now t%oo-long maintained
ownership of Spain is fast coming on-that
the struggle for life and Supremacy a little
while longer-though desperate, will be brief
and our destiny" will decide that from Moro
Castle too, the flag Of the free must wave.
The manner of this transfer as yet appeareth
not, and in reality matters not. An Ameri-
can could scarcely occupy a position more
likely to prove satisfactory even to vaulting
ambition than that of Mr.. Soule-to him and
his course the eyes of the civilized world are
gradually turning, and it may be, nor is it
much of a stretch Of imagination-that under
Providence he holds in his hands the issues
of peace or war among the nations Of the
Earth-of life and death to thousands-in
fact of the nationality and character of a
"whole peculiar people" Speaking of what
his course may be the Richmond (Va,) En-
yuirer continues as follows:
But if it is a desire to purchase Cuba that
constitutes the objectionable sin against Span
ish pride, then nothing ought to be more
soothing to the feelings Of that nation than
to send Mr.. Soule to them, for no man has
more decidedly or openly condemned the poll
cy of buying that island. In his speech de-
livered in the Senate, ON the 25th of January
he said: 81 am against purchasing Cuba.
The idea must be abandoned. 1t is obsolete"
He thought it would wound the pride Of
Spain to buy, and that of the Cubans, to be
sold. The leading idea of the speech is, that
Cuba, before hong, will become independent
and ready for annexation to this country.
Under certain circumstances, 49, he
thought we should be justified in Selling the
island. Abiding to the interference of Eng
land and France, and the threatened emancipa-
ton of the slaves in Cuba in the event Of an
instruction by the people, he said, "Let moi
Spain think that she can protect her posses
sions by anwortky devices. When that time
shall come, neither the surges Of the sea, MOI
her cannon, nor her garotes, nor the edicts o
her G~alianos, will save Cuba from our mighty
grasp"
Perhaps, after all, the Spaniards in New
York dislike Mr.. Soule, no because she expect
ed to offer a bride to their nation, but becaus
he had opposed that policy, and expressed tn
belief that Cuba would become ours in tn
natural course Of events, without money an
without price," There is no doubt since tn
publication of Lord Palmestone's singula
letters, hat England is straining every nerv
5 to induce Spain to emancipate the slaves
Cuba, and as a little doubt that whatever il
strections have been given to Mr.. Soule in +
, lation to thas island, are in strict aecordanC
: with the fair and honorable views expresse
9 in the inaugural address.
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