The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-25

hears H., What feasible prosot to BE- fa:hsred Q.
tns long GIG hted politicians Of Englsndl The hold
We should have over these apprentices and their
masters, tho means Of recovering them out Of the
and tbs security for the total abolition Of slavery half
century hence when every sta tesman living in Eog
sgravs.these considerations which hardly occur
TO the rapid Americas mind 1t that in order to
to originate trsmsndoas aggrsyatou Of its hor
rors The apprenticeship which soud not manage
in our own coionies and which obliged fore
cio'e, we are tetry again n colony not under
laws Of which know ony that they bad and un-
der te conduct q the most mscess and unscupulous
slave masters in shc world new sxperIsent requirey
that al the conditions shoua be much possible
under our contol. This is hardly expert
psntcssp is an i'm possible .uiguity, which must soon
resolve it, elf into either slavery freedom. Yet there
are politicians, and even Statesman, at Washington who
think II possible that should reovoduce old asurd
ty under Ee most der pe,ate cond lions and
ourselves with tried and exploded MEASURE in thu hope
that European Stats whsh has lory lost the sentiment
OF honor will Eeep its word when all dead and goao
If these American statesmen would only just amues,
not their sober but their mag in its very
idsst mood by devslng attempt to carry out the
scheme they could hardly fail to iasgh ut their own
simplicity IN believing IT, The apprentices once land
ca and merged In the llave populotion of Cuba,
who isto be able ten years hence to distinguish the
man whose lease Of his letters and stripes the point
OF expiring from the fortunate posfessor tf inaisn-
able freeholdS There American judges indeed who
might be ableto tell by the color Of the skin or some
olher recondte token how deep ths bondage had
into the soul, and whether hope st survived in the
bruised and emaciated orm but to the unprac eye
of British Consu and captains one branded
walled toothless and mutlated niggsr would be much
the same - another and it would be impossible
the evidence would be adduced to prove that
every man brought inc question was native Of that
happy SOIL One difference, 1t s true might be admitted
The negro who evidently had but short lease of his life
might be presented to the remains Of the eu years.
apprentice We might all the hearty and strong st
working under the lash the hairs OF perpetual slavery
while the consumptive and crippled resigned to
charge with lists and indentures denoting that they
had come to Cuba ten years before, under the pro-
tecticn OF British cruisers So would British honor
and Spanish economy bs at once satisfied. The
effect of such system the condition OF its subjects
prospect of the emancipation of Cuba in the year
1908 Where AND whose will Cuba itself be at that time
no man can tell 1t may be Anericsn it may be black
repubc it may be nest of pirates and scourge of
society in ardy retrbuon of the blood that has long
trickled unavenged its soil Fifty years hence who
shall say Spain itself may ii remains what it
is it will not keep its word for that it does
where its interest is the other way If Span is learn
political morality in the interval that can only be by
changes in other respects wholly beyond baed ami
ciIatons But if We cannot rely either Spain 1t is
or on Spsin II may be, what becomes Of underak
in his would invest dollar in tina chan,e of
" unreliable State fulfilling its pro misses at dis
tant and Understandable an era
But the Americans ore grave on the subject. Their in
diRnaon is reused at this of ritish intersr
WHAT To resist forced importation Of Arrcans-just
the thing which every American capitalist interested
in Cuba would above all things dssires The President
and his Cabinet are prepared to meet this invasion of the
American continent in which it ap 1ears Cuba is stu
ated with frmness and courage;o and we are sursd
in An ercsn phrase that their action will be the result
Of the most deliberate and patriotic convictions Nay,
more General Psrcs has been abused good deal of late
and wanted turn; 20 now, we are told,
In v.w of crisis the heart of the patriot
Presidens must swell with emotions national rrde
know that with the exception OF few contemplate fauatcs
he will be backed sustained to the last extremity
determination to follow the dictate, Of humanity guard
the constitutional rights Of all the States the
tgrt Of the Federal Union aud to re the ssons of
people who jealous OF their honor who ofored
their rigets ADD who are ready 70 stake life liberty and
property On the preservation Of both.
There must stop We fairly brsatAless wi the
iy of the much injured Americans have carried u.s. We
cannot FAR the appeal overrulpg Providence
whi5h WINS up this burst of holy indignation. Bat
when the noble beast has lashed his tail to wearness
venture to ask what it is all about? About scheme
which the writer hm self n'imaes would probably cost
be mmense addition to the neg, at work in Cubs
and the only compensation of which would be PROMISE
to be filed in remote and imp9netrabe futurity.
Softly, Brother Jonathan. Plausibilty has its p;opr
eties, if not its duties Have method even in your
madness. Show for these furious
Do rot WELD the lash with ,u, shadow
of cause The next time the heart of the President
the soul of his cabinet the bile of its journalists and the
fingers ends of the community at large excited to this
terrible degree let be for something credible possible
and honor of being Americans, yet nation,
know the value OF money and can measure the pracca
bty of schemes We don't attempt the Atlantic
in punch bowl much less is 1t likely that shoul ever
trust negro apprentices to Cuban planters eriancpa
ton to Spanish horor II not as good wise AZ
might be- we yet know what are about, which couli
hardly be said OF If had entertained for
moment such project rs that which has thrown tne
President the cabinet the press and the people Of the
United States into frenzy of virtuous indignation.