Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-06-16

1t Is not often thai we get an argument for
the annexation of Ohba to the United States
from British authority. But we have it now,
strange though it fappears, from a source no
less influential THAI the London Times The
following article lately appeared in that paper ;
| and we ask our readers to note the argument
for annexation in he concluding paragraph
1t is unanswerakle ard affords complete
ground for the gEvitatiOa; of the Island Gem
clear into the Unspn in 81 months =
There are so many dif3Eulties 10 be encoun-
tered that really it seems by the force of
weakness only that Cutm survives 10 this day
in its antique character fs huge slave entire
pot. In the first place, Epan is under trea-
ty not to allow the slae trade, or the intro
ducton of slaves intoEuba; and, though
treaties are waste papetSn Spain-f there is
such thing as waste paper in country
where there are neithe& books, nor newspa-
pers, nor letter writinL&yet certain British
cruisers sail or steam vii copy Of the trea-
ty on board, and give 10 end of trouble 10
her most catholic majeSB's slave-catchers.
Only within the presAlt year we have cap
tured SIX OF these geniR returning home
that is, TO Cuba-with M,rgoes of slaves and
the importation is NOT IN II what ii was twen-
~ years ago. Then w*keep an ambassador
at Madrid and conseK general at Havana,
always aglating abouE slaves, and keeping
up sort OF perpetuals Uncle Toms Cabin
close to the ears Of her host catholic majesty
and the captain geDsrtl* of Cuba. But Spain
could easily laugh at Ml this talk, as easily
as she laughs at her %editors, but for one
awkward circumstance which gives an ad-
ventitious gravity 10 Dur remonsrances.-
Hard by Cuba, almost #ithn sight, there lies
a certain power not q@te so given TO inter>
vention as we are, busAuite as sharp at an
nexation. The UniWd States are open
mouthed to swallow heir beautiful neigh
Dor. -
But this is rather wRrm work for Spain,
which knows full welAhe result of trial of
strength with the lords Nom Florida and Tex.
as. Ii knows that r4thing whatever pre-
vents Cuba from being5hbsorbed in the States
tomorrow except the public opinion Of man
kind, chiefly as represented by England and
the other great naval sewers. Ii is forced 10
weigh the consequences of policy which
may forfeit this professor.
vessel of four hgbdred tons, The other
day, managed, in spite8 f the British cruisers,
to land 100 slaves al Cuba, in open day,
and with the cogniZafke OF all the Spanish
authorities. They weiS only the remains of
large cargo, for 200 I'D persisted in the al.
tempt 10 liberate themselves.
Now, should such 9cdents be repeated,
the British public ,citz certainly make up its
mind 10 incur no erpenSk in securing TO her most
catholic majesty the cohesion Of an island of
iUhich she and her Offices make this a6ominabLe
use. They will not pd large feet to pre-
vent Spanish slavers fom landing their live
cargoes in Cuba, and bother large fleet to pre-
Ucnt Cuba from falling BIO the hands of a more
ciUih2ed race. Should Cuba become one of
the United States, it " II doubtless retain its
slave institutions. but he honor of the whole
Union will be pledged 10 prevent a further
importation. HumanB will gain at least
that by annexation uHwarranted and rapa-
cious, but we shall n4ertheless regard it as
one of those transitions Of territory to civil
lied from semi-civiliz4d powers, which are
so frequent as 10 seemahe natural and inev-
table order of things.