New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-02
pILING Up THE AGONY.

The London Nesrs has letter IRON tiaVaha corfcs-
pondent countenancng the current rumors concerning
the new system of apprenticeshrr, which. IS gene
rau understood win be adopted for Cuba and show
ing that such Apprenticeship in Cuba would be sub
stantally Slavery of cruel sort-aIl which The UnioH
eagerly copies, and improves as follows:
Hinder these revelations is it surprising that we have
attached so much consequence to the information which
we have received from Americans on the spot Can our
enders be surprised the efforts which have made
% rouse up the whole Soutb-to stimulate indeed the
whole courtry-by frankly and feaTlessly stating these
nortentous repor We have appealed TO the good sense
Of Creu Britain We respectfully deelafs IN the presence
~ ber oentlsrrhn, Minister in Washington, that the
United States will never permit such system to be fa'-
tened upon an island which borders as It were upon tae
Southern States. We would frankly tell nm tna we WIN
resist the attempt by all the means winch ii0'uen0N nus
placed IN our hands.
"Or is it surprising that should demand an uneluyo
cal disclaimer of such purpose the part Of his Court
Is surprising that expect from her repre- Sentative
categorical 10 the questions - your Government
about to change her policy respecting Cuba Do they
mean to withdraw their cruisers from the islandl Do
they intend TO reduce their number or relax their vgl
lance Do they propose 10 permit the vessels when are
LOADED with African cargo to enter the ports Of Cuba
because il cOnsits OF fictitious apprentices and not OF
'tmlar slaves Il Great Britain abou: to change her
policy because Of this miserable determination VIII
not her cOnniyance amount to concurrence I
Will The Union permit the American People dis
tincty to know vhat is hatit so vehemently dePre
Gates Sach system" may be very horrid, and we
may be as indignant as Tie Union, if we can only be
permitted TO know what the system is. II Spain is
really about to extend and aggrayate the horrors OF
Slavery in Cuba with Great Britain urging her on and
backing her up that surely syery bad and deservesshe
seyerest reprehenson though really it would puzzle
US to say why those who perpeually arguing that
Slavery is Of Divine appointment, is the natural and
most favorable condition of the Negro race, &c &c.,
are so fierce in their opposition" But does any one
believe that The Union & Co. thus exercised in
mind al the prospect of Slavery obtaining wider
grasp, frmer hold of Cuba Does any one fail to
see that is not the extension of Slavery bat the pros
pect of Emancipation in Cuba that so excites The
Jnion9 Both Cuba and Brazil have been importing
cargo after cargo of slaves for twenty or thirty years
past with hardly the aintest whisper of rebuke from
those in whose interest TIE Union now speaks Cuba
is importing STILL in violation of the Laws of Nations
and the pledged faith of Spain but The Union does not
play Hector on that account.
No: the system which the United States will
never permit to be fastened on island which bOr-
ders as it were, on the Southern States is clearly not
that Of Eternal Bondage. If only that were threat
ened, The Union would indulge in no such cavorting
1t would roar you gently as any sucking dove 1t
is the prevalence in Cuba of Freedom, not Slavery,
that Tie Union deprecates.
Now we don't believe one word of the alleged secret
treaty between Spain and Great Britain, whereby the
latter is TO cOnniye at the temporary introduction OF
black Apprentices into Cuba condition that Slavery
is to be abolished there at the close Of specified term
But suppose they have made such an arrangement
what are we to do about it To prevent the introduce
ton of the Apprentices That might be justified,
Though We can hardly how unless on the broadcast
ground Of Intervention in the concerns of every
body But such interference on our par. would not
break the Treaty between the contracting parties nor
impair the obligation resting Spain to emancipste at
the end of the designated term. Well suppose she
dos emancipate accordingly p what are we to
do about it Massachusetts, and New-York'
New-Jersey and Pennsylvania, saw fit TO eman-
cipae their slaves many years ago. while Cuba, Janai-
ca aud other British and Spanish Colonies, lying near
our coast and maintaining with an active and cor
dial intercourse were all slayeholdDg. Did they IN
dertske TO interfere with and arrest this action
Would we have allowed them to do sOl What Ameri-
can would listen patiently to a remonstrance from
Foreign Power against of our States lberating her
slaves whenever she seV fit and if we would not
stand such interference from others how can we Prac-
tice it ourselves!
VIII The Union be good enough to state just what
presumptiye or possible acts of Great Britain and
Spain respecting Slavery in Cuba are 70 resist by
force Are we to fight only against further ensaye-
nent or against Emancipation or against both