The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-11-08
Spirit of the Press.

4ese6rday's Enquirer presents fresh eri5ercs
that the scheme for tae Afficaniza.ion of Cuba is
reailly by the publication OF extracts from Gocu
| Eienf recently received from London ty tho Nes
York Times. Tho documentin in question is from the
pen Q! Don Mariana Torrcnte, Spanish gentle
nian OF ability and reputation, known as the IN.
tdor OF several works on Science and Political
Economy, and formerly member of the Spanish
Parliament, who has speuts months in England
Tor the purpose mainly of euisting the British Gcy
eFninent Ia the proposed scheme The plan is thus
seen to be Spanish in its orgn but nothing is said
In Torrente's memoir of that portion of the ,,,an
which contempates the emancipation @, sll the
slaves on the Island at the end of fifty years: and
taIs silence, as well as the character of the
tion ltsaif, indicates that it comes from Great g,
taln,-probably as an amendment, on her part. TO
the schemes originally proposed. The project Pre-
mises ere long to engrosspublic attention on beth
sides of the Atlantic.
The Whig publishes two letters; one from Atter.
ney General Gushing to gentleman in Massachu-
set's' ito which we have heretofore referred AID
the oher from Secretary Marcy to the great gaihe-
ring of New York Free Soil Democrats. The
Whis opines that the two gentlemen are playing
double game; that General Csshing's object ia To
play his cards now for the post in the Cabinet the
President first intended for hin-that he looks for
ward to blow UP in the Cabinet shortly, and by
gammoning the Southern Democracy, hopesto be
elevated, In that event, to the Premiership. Pre-
rnier harcy, in the meantime Is dealing his hand
IN another quarter, with the hope Of holding on to
his post, and of saving the Coalition Cabinet from
the impending ruin"
The Whis likewise contains other political edit,-
rials
The Neil advises the Democratic papers in Wes-
torn Virginia, (Which It alleges complain loudly of
the distribution OF government Offices in this Stata1
to keep quie they ought to consider it says, what
"hard road 70 travel" the President has .sDificul
ties environ him on all sides Rebellion shows il
self in every portion of the ranks The Chancellor
OF the Exchequer is in hot water Caleb is agita.
ted on the subject of Free Soilism in Massachusetts
Things are all at sizes and seyens We invoke
quiet Letthe West be satisfied with having done
It's duty-and instead of growing. let it be duly
grateful that any portion of the State has been re.
menbered, considering how near she came getting
the go by altogether"
We also notice retrospective editorial on the
late FAR, which has given an impetus agriculture
that must DO fetthroushout the remotest regions Of
the State, and whose revivifying influences shaII
terminate in the richest and most benefcent frui.
ton.
The Bulletin has a leader on the Africanzation
question, containing some very historical remini-
SCIENCES showing that English statesmen have for
the last twenty-five or thirty years, and perhaps
longer, watched with the most intense uneasiness
and Jealousy, the extension of American jurisdic
ton along the shores of the Gulf OF Mexico, and
the growth of American power and influence in the
waters OF that great inland sea.