The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-15
The Conservatism and tlae EflnfbUs-
Gerisrn or President Pierce.


Everybody thought, while reading Mr..
Pierce's ambiguous inaugural, that his ad-
ministration, Of which he had so much to
say. would immediately give its attention
to securing some of that territory, the an
Enexation 81 which was spoken Of as yerynec-
essary to well being Of our country. Fur
ther. all persons nndcrlloo that he meant
Cuba when he spoke Of those acquisitions.
We wish some one who Is aware Of the plans
of the Administration would let The cat out
of the bag and inform the country what's to
be resorted to in order that Cuba may be an
nexed to our Union.
There ere two ways Of acquiring foreign
territorY lit may be stolen Or II may be
purchased. Which Of these ways Mr.
Pierce favors, income can tell from the in
augural. Spain having positively refused
tolsell Cuba, it is clear that the project for
its purchase should be Abandoned. lit is
to be stolen, or to speak more automatically,
ii il is.to be conquered and taken as Gin
demnity for the past and security for the fu-
ture, = Whenis that beautiful process to be
begun? Will not some ardent and devoted
and whole souled Fillibustep please to 90 to
Cuba and contrive to get himself garroted,
and TINS afford our sternly patriotic admin
istraticn the desired opportunity ofresenting
such an outrage? Or may be the Captain
General viii be good enoughand accommo-
dating enough to authorize some outrage
on some Of urvessels and thus facilitate the
operations Of the Pierce Cabinet IN the line
Of territorial acquisition.
The inaugural's conservatism and fllibus-
terism on this subject just about make bal
ance. Cuba must be annexed, says Mr..
Pierce, and the great heart of fillibusterism
swelled with lis proudest emotions and ex-
claimed chats good But with the next
breath Mr.. Pierce announced that nothing
should be done that would not stand the
scrutiny of the world and thereuponfllibus-
terism dropped its head like -fogged
chicken and uttered great sigh over its
blighted hopes.
Now whether the declartion in favor of
getting Cuba is to have more effect on pub
lie sentiment that the declaration in favor
of national right and honor is not very clear
Il seems to US scales against each other, just
about produce balance They Offset each
other beautifully. If those portions Of the
AAACSSstS,C COAlu pOSSlUly dCtktCu tlGulcclNOS
from the other portions, and have real
old fashioned battle, the result would be
that, like the renowned Irish cats, they
would infallibly destroy each other. They
seem to possess the same amount of stength
and are equally resolute. Mutual des.ruc-
ton would of course grow out of their strug
gle.
II Cuba is so desirable and if she is rs a
matter OF State necessity 10 come into our
Union. we do MOI see Why there should be
any delays. The impatient hearts of the
inibusters will certainly take fresif they
are required to wait month after month on
the tedious movements of what will then
seem to them to be very uncertain Admin
istration. If the President doesn't COM
mence operations, we have no doubt the fl
libusters will. They think that the most
foolish thing in the world is to delay seiz-
ing glittering prize that lies within your
reach. There lies the superb Queen of
The Antilles" in ali her tropical warmth and
beauty inviting us, like another! Cleoaptra.to
come and take possession Of her. Shall a GO
head julius Cesar turn al Indifferent ear
to her request, and sneak off likesa conser-
yatiye Jospeh from such an opportunity.
Louisville journal