New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-09-24
BRITYsH DESIGNS on CUB.a.


BRITISH DESIGNS on CUB.a.
The language of the English journals and the
new declarations of Ministerial policy with re-
gard to the Island of Cuba, have portentous
meaning that may call for consideration and
perhaps for future action on the part of our
Government England is the creditor of Spain
for heavy cash transactions and for large con-
templated indemnities for the expense she has
been put to in guarding the possessions Of that
imbecile power from the grasping hand of Fill
busterism, and the press and her Ministers
already begin TO clamor for payment.
England we know, from her past action, would
like above all things to place Cuba in like
category with the other West India Islands, by
delivering that fair possession to the rule Of
tree negrodom, and thus to make it anothe,
link in the chain Of her West India possessions,
by which to cucumber the commerce Of tn
United States Protesting to be the greatest
philanthropist. she is the negroes greatest enc
my. Holding out to the world that she is the
| friend to law and order and the first guardian
Of human rights. she is the greatest Filibuster
and robber of modern times. She has as little
care that Spain should retain her West India
dominions as she had respect for the rights Of
the Eastern nations, Of whose territories she
h.s dssnoi,ea than and under tbese c;rcnm-
-
Stances "ouiu no' nesi'a'e " seiAe upon ouoa
whenever pretext should offer. Under this
state of facts it becomes our Government to be
on the alert and to prevent the evil consequences
that may result from her insiduous designs
FROM the tone OF the so-caiieo liberal press
Of that country, we may infer that SO soon at
England has become extricated from her East.
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| concentrate her meets upon the Single opJect o.
the acquisition4of Cuba. Having the leisure
she will not want the will Through the means
Of the press she has been already getting up az
anti slavery agitation, and when public opinion
has taken the wished-for course, her armaments
will be ready to back it.
In confirmation of the above views we quote
from the London Sun of August 23:
sswe might certainly take possession OF
Cuba, in the language Of Count Nesselrode, as
material guarantee ior the iulhlment OF yio-
oh.a;v Observation-Disclosures o H. ~. anu .
put 70. The aeet reviewed last week would
make short work of thai; and now that every
resource Of diplomacy has been tried in behalf
q . ocnIessed rign1, u Is hard 70 see what IN
grosr;,,c that member ~ the snan;sh a o,S,s
6y which all this violation Of treaties is perpe.
.trated We should be merely Selling the viola
~ OF international rights nagronfe dehcfo,
nv ~ 'aaas rom iar.ner injury uil
down h;s yillanies The sIave trade has ra rar
been in so manageable form as it now is One
treaty breaking nation furnishes the single mar
aet'. anolner treaty preakIng nation FURNISHES
;nst,, a,nanah ,s f.. tha, aoas rs;.S,s ~
ness, That faithlessness costs I'd an immens,
| annual sum, and we have the full power to pu
the whole thing DOWN
The plan of operations is here distinctly lait
down. There is no mincing of matters in thi
extract but the Sun speaks right out, like th.
mouth, piece of bold Buccanier. and rives tn.
-.osors ,vhv vb.. i ,,r,,,os,, .ha,,Ia p -.
~, s ~ - p'opose 'noa'. 10 uone
Nor ~ tns9e iack q preoedent 1or tne poid stand
here takeE Russia has already done the same
thing, and why may not England follow the
Imperial example! The Russian Bear laid his
paw on the Danubian provinces, and held them
in pledge for an alleged violation of treaties.
The agents Of Spain in Cuba have violated, and
and are still violating, the treaties relative to
the slave trade, and England has an equal right
to occupy with her fleets the ports of Cuba, and
to hold her hands from further injury. Once
in possession ~ the Island, it would take some
thing more than remonstrance from "The
Powers" to induce her to evacuate it.
See how arrogantly the United States is
spoken of in connection with Spain as " a treaty
breaking nation"! England may yet learn tii
she has forgotten old lessons) that we can break
heads as we'll as treaties, however contemptu.
o1pay her Ministers may think Of our declara-
tons Of foreign policy
The Sun, which is known to be. at times, the
reflection Of ministerial opinions, speaks thus
"Of course, Gen. Pierce youid bl,1sfer- and
some nearer home would demand explanations
sney could De honesty and satisfactorily given.
not ,saa .noth.r ward 10 ~ oa span wouio
would be trified with no longer. After the Rns.
sian affair we really do require some evidence
that our fleets are not kept for mere idle pomp
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ters knows that the expressed sentiments of the
leading London press are the sentiments of the
Government; and booking to this fact, there is
matter in the foregoing extracts that's call for