The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-06

thinks would answer the and have to
instruct to submit this project to the Of
the United States for Its favorable consider alton
panyng the proposals with such observations and srru
ments q yeu may consider best suited to conciae the
good win Of this govern ment and induce them to re-
ceeve with favor the arrangement thus submitted to
them You will read this despatch to the United States
ssorstsy o. State and lssys ts copy Of il Nth bin
DRAFT OF CoNvENTIoN.
Her Majesty, the Queen Of the United Kingdom OF
Great Britain and Ireland the Prince President OF the
French Republic, snd the United States Of Amerioa,
having judged expedsnt with view strengthen the
friendly rslaons which happily subss them to
set forth and fx BY convention their views and istsn
lions with regard to the Island of Cuba have a.
their respective for this purpose that s
to say Majesty Queen Of the United Kingdom OF
Great Britain and Ireland 10 30 the Prince Prss;dsst
Of the French republic &C., Co. and the PIedent Of the
United States Of America &c. &c. 60 who, after bsv-
ing communicated to each other their respective full
powers found In good and due form have agreed upon
and concluded the following articles
Article THE high contracting parties hereby
veraly and collectively dsclaim forever
hereafter all intention to obtain possession Of the Island
o. Ouos ana they respectively bind themselves to dis
countenance all such attempts to that effect the part
OF any pewer or individual whatever The high contract
ing parties declare severaly snd collectively that they
will not obtain or maintain for themeeves for any
OF themselves any exclusive control the said island
or ssAume or exercise any dominion ever the same.
Artcie THE present convention shall be ratified
and the ratification shall be exchanged at -
as possible within months from the date hereof In
witness whereof the respective ple.ipotsnt4ss have
arms. Done at Washington, the - day Of -, in
the year of our Lord, 1852
COUNT
The undersigned has the honor to ackn0wlsdge
the receipt Of M, de sartges note Of the 2Sd inst
sGse,nsf rao wn tns o'Py OF ths Instructions from
A DE- ssrt.s lsnoA Of IorsYH
ut There is no doubt that M. dc furgot has justly
described the course Of policy which has influenced the
go' OF the United states heretofore in regard
the Island Of Cuba. 1t has been stated and often re
peated to the government Of spain by this government
under various administrations not only that the United
States have design upon Cuba themselves but that II
Spain should refrain from q voluntary oession of the
20 any osnea hs nigh rely upon
assst her In the defence and of that
Al the same time &c has always been declared to Spain
that the government Of the United States could
expected to acquiesce In ae cesSion of Cuba to Eu
ropesn power The undersigned is happy in being able
to say that the present executive of the States
entirely approves Of this past policy of government
and fully concurs in the general enmens expressed by
entertained by the government of Great Britain Tho
President will take de sartiges' communication into
consideration and give his best Reflections But the
NJ de Sartiges and through him his government, that
tho policy Of the United has uniformly been to
other States and TO keep itself free from ebl
cations except such affect directly the interest the
United States themselves. This sentiment has been
strongly felt and uniformly entertained In the councils
OF this government from its earliest history How far
therefore it be to make this of Cuba
an exception and especially how lar any motive may
be found for entering into any treaty stpulations
change Of official declarations with the Of
France Great Britain in the existing state OF things
upon the subject of Cuba questions which the un
dersigned has already iLtimated will be maturely
sideIsd The undersigned avsils hT.e Of this oppor
tuny 70 renew 10 d. de Sartges the assurance OF his
''fn ''N'NF'''''A '''sisa DANIEL WEBSTER.
WASHINGTON, April 20, 1852.
Nh EVERETT 10 THE COUNT DE sARrroEs
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WAsHINGToN Dec. l, 1852, !
sn-You we'll acquainted with the melancholy cir
cumstances which have hitherto prev reply the
note which you addressed to predecessor the sh
accompanying It, with similar communication from the
English minister, and the project Of Q convention be-
tween the three powers relative to Cuba, have been
among the first subjects to which my attention has been
called by the Presdent The substantial portion Of the
proposed convention b expressed in single article in
by .evcraiy and eectualy ds,ain now and hereafter
all intention to obtain possession Of the island Cuba
and they respectively bind themselves to dcountenancs
sl attempts to that effect the part OF any
power or individuals whatever The high contracting
parties declare severaly and collectively that they will
rot obtain or maintain for themselves for any OF
Themselves any exclusive control the said island
nor assume nor exercise dominion the same"
The President has given the most serious attention to
this PROPOSAL to the notes OF the French and British
ministers accompanying it. and to the instructions of H.
Turgot and the Earl of bury transmitted with
the project Of the ysnop and he dire
known to the view which he takes Of this important
and delicate subject The President fully concurs with
authorized the declaration referred to by de Turgot
and Lord Malmesbury that the United States syd not
1nuller0nce
session of other European government than Spain
not however because should be dissatisfied with any
natural increase Of territory and the part Of
France or England France has within twenty yea
qured vast domain the northern coast Of Africa with
fair prospect Of indefinite extension England within
half q century, has added very extensively her empire
These acquisitions have created uneasiness the
part of United States In like manner the United
States have within the :perod greatly increased
their territory The largest addition that Lous
ana, which was purchased from France These
sions Of territory have probably caused uneasness to
~ EVrrr hoya haar lrn,,
about by the operation of national without
any disturbance of the international relations Of the prn
epa States They have been folio by great increase
OF mutually beneficial commercial intercourse between
the United Sta :es and Europe But the would be
dere in reference to the transfer OF Cuba from spain
to any other European power. That event could not
take place without serious arrangement of the inter-
national system exiting and it would indicate de
signs in reference to this hemisphere which could not but
awaken alarm in the United states We should view it
in some what the light in which France and Eng
land would view the acq uisitop Of some important
island in the Mediterranean by the United States with
this difference 1t Is true that the attempt of the United
States to establish themselves Europe would be no
vey while the appearance of European power this
part Of the world Is familiar fact But this difference
in the two is merely historical and would not d.
be caused by any great demonstration of European
power direction in America. NJ de Turgo states
that France could with Indifference the possess
sion Of Cuba by but spain and explicitly de-
clares that she has wish VI appropriang
the island to herself and the English Minister makes he
same ayowa the part OF his government. NJ de rur
got and Lord do the Of the United
States than jusoe in remarkpg that they have
often pronounced themselves substantially in the
The President does coyet the acquisition of
Cuba for the United Staesat the time he considers
the condition Of Cuba as mainly American question.
The proposed convention proceeds different prnoi-
pe-t assumes that the United States has other
GREATER interest In the question than France England
whereas 1t is necessary ouiy to cast eye the
map TO how remote the relations OF Europe and
how intimate those of the United States with this Island
The President doing fun justice to the friendly ,prt in
which bis concurrence Is invited by France and Eng
land and not in.ensite to the advantages Of good
derstapding between the three powers In reference
Cuba feels himself, nevertheless. unable to become q
panty to the proposed compact for the following
soDsIt IL, In the first place, in bis judgment clear,
as far as the respect due from the Executive to
ordinate branch Of the government viii permit him to
anticipate its decision that such convention would
be viewed with favor by the Senate Its certain resc