The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-24


the ssverest measures; ard that in suspending the
law Of lel6-which prohibits the persecution Of
slaves recently imoorts6, after having become the
fixed property Of the purchaser-he had determined
to follow such slaves wherever they might be found.
and set them at liberty" the Spanish Minister add
ing thai he hoped that this mode Of proceeding
won'd be considered q, an indication OF the will Of
OF Spain TO full the compromises she had contract
ed. The orator Lord Clarendon thought that this
communication might possibly be considered as
simple pr, nise OF something which might or might
nos be fulfilled. and added that be had lately re-
ceived the In diligence that the Cipttin-General
kuew that some negroes had been landed on the
island, and that 6hdicg them on the estate OF tue
purchaser. he had there captured one hundred OF
them and given them their liberty. Therefore, be
thought that although they Che English) might be
little disposed to place implicit confidence IN this
amendment, yet they should, by all means, admit
tnat The Captaia Geceral appeared disposed to a,t
more honoraby with restrect to the government oil
ErglsIc, and more 10 harmony with his own honor
With regard to the e,nanc p1dos, he informed
them that the Governor Of Madrid had decided loon
settling this question, long IN Ter discussion, aud
that they should DC liberated az the Of the
dliieTens perioos accorded TO tnem In ine, 1t ap.
peared from official document which he-Lord
ClarDdon-bad received two or three days previous
iy that there was an increasing desire on the part Of
Sran TO listen to the complaints Of England, or,
other words. il the expression be permitted. desire
10 consult the exigencles of Der own reputa lion and
that ~ o proof OF this, the Minister of Foreign AZ
fairs had received from the Royal Council y recon.
should he invested with more ample privileges so
10 be able with efficacy TO confront the ev-the first
recommendation OF such nature that had ever ema-
mated fr,m that council And the noble Lord con-
clu0ed by saying that whatever may be the merit
OF this inform alton. the English governments ought
to confne itself rr ncpsly to its own efforts and
that consequently, he had given and wond continue
10 fve, through the chief of the admiralty, instruc
tons to the commandments OF the station which were
to be followed to the letter. Very well and oppor.
timely SAID he who makes himself lntemptiblc
deserves TO be so despised.
Nobody will find fault with these aporyphal. state
Men.s, nasmUch as we ourselves have jist seen
that without previous law, government order, or
warning, and while, trusting in the endurance, or
rather in the connivance OF the Governor in the slave
trade they clear the estates ofthe Shareholders taking
away the slaves recently ntr oduced and imprisoniny
several persons, among whom, strange to say, we
find the wealthy peninsular planter, D. Julian Zu-
lucia. What kihd of government is this! There are
no laws, TO system, no guaranty Of personal safety;
each Captain General has new code, and the social
ship, always floating between so variable and con-
trary winds drifts from rock to rock from danger to
danger, at the mercy OF Providence, hoping in her
tribulaton and anxiety that the skifu hand Of some
expert pilot should get possession Of the abandoned
helm, and guide the prov to the region OF the polar
star whose brilliancy, 10 the profound darkness of
the heavens, appears to be the finger Of God, wh;h
points to each spot as the only refuge that remains
for MS in the bois;erous times in which we run.
What naticn s ours that with go much aut acity, vo
ates the most solemn international treaties
raging and protecting its subjects in the preparation
Of crime the most dissra;eful as though, trusting
In the superiority OF her power, she feared nothing;
aLd when accused and threatened, humbles herself
to the lowest grade, rends and tram pies the laws
she has mace, and to the end that she may please
the aggr!eved nation, and appease the Indignation
and the dlsdalDful contempt with which she Is so
justly locked upon, takes the lead in che persecution
of the very crime which she herself has instgated
as the foundation of her colonial policy? What con
duct SO degrading! Who will not be ashamed to-
I do pf
change this dish0norable patIonimc for that OF
North American, whi n is but another name for q
free and supreme man, but even for that of the Turk
since We are witnesses Of the noble and bold atti-
tude which the Sultan takes in opposing With energy
ard honor the insolent attempts OF the modern
Atila, the giant TERRIER of Europe and Asia.
The naughty Spain, then, has determined, humbly
ond at oil hazards to comply in the entire cess sion
Of the trade, and in the berating the en,a,cpados,
and even the slaves, believing that England, so ap-
peased. would not withdraw her protection whilst
The latter, at the same te is occupied in redoubiing
her exertOns to effect the Authorization of Cuba
distrustfn of each oft repeated and usory promise
and fearful lest the manifest destiny be cou um.
mated. The deed is irremedable, and already are
Se experiencing its reality. In the first place. and
snopd who will be the rash fool to purchase them?
But without our bcins prApsred for this meas sure,
through Che perfidy Of the governments, what means
renreia for us ~ replace the hands -
be able to keep up our large and small cultivation,
and to support our commerce and industry the island
being almost destitute OF white population! VIII
immigration OF these be protected! We do not ex-
pect such thing and without either the one or the
other what will be the future Of our industry The
Chinese, will be answered. But take care, lest in
avoiding one Danger, we fall into another and
greater. Leaving out Of view the detestable vices
with which tue children of the Celestial Empire are
plagued, ought to note that they are not savage
Africans on whom we lay the brand which they de-
read ard write, and who although 10 the midst of
dee raoaton, feel the noble pride o. literature and
il is not possible they would suffer to he governed
and worked as we govern and work the slaves.
Of their prostitution Of character, but of their
resistance TO the LASH and to the despotc authority
of their leaders and Of the soicism with which they
infct or suffer DEATH 1t they do his in such small
language, and are Lot related to the hetero
gene Gus inhabitants what will they not do,
good Coo when they are counted by thou
sends, and when, having formed relations with
women, they become aware that they are children
born to perpetual slavery, and that they have no
chance to emancipate them by the trilng reward of
their abor? Remember that the revots of the slaves
have not until nov been the effect Of sim ole comb.
nations to liberae themselves, but Of acts of despe
ration, in which they destroy every thing that OPP
poses their progiess but that soon they become dis
concerted, and at the merry OF the white men, who
pursue capture ard subGue them anew, because they
want the cultivated intelligence to form q plan Of
operation well con aived TO the enc that they might
eject their object; but The moment they have those
who can enlighten and direct them, their outbreaks
will become more frequent and formidable, God
knows to what extent and the ruin of the island will
be the result of the rash experiment Of introducing
civilized men to labor, substituting them for the
savage African.
But we will not become wearisome by speaking
longer ON this point, The cessation of the slave
traffic is not the greatest danger that threatens Cuba
another more terrible il that which clouds her Gear
sky. Crafty, active England, who never stands in
her own light when an opportunity is offered of
gaining Der ends, convinced thai Cuba must soon
become q part Of the North American Union and
that NOBODY can prevent it, because it is the
wish Of the two people and the manifest destiny
OF Young America, hasteDs to obtain, before the
realization Of this al important event. the liberty OF
all tie slaves and emGnc podos, to silence the
cries Of her Wstcrn islands, by balancing the cost
of work in oil the Antilles, which could not be done
after the inevitable annexation. And England, tax.
ing advantage Of tie conflict in which Spain finds
herself with her colonies and the American sympl
fl,i1ere iuet nf lfr pc1l<ue.a humiliation and