The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-28


Hon NIKE WALSH We are sra.ided 10 see. from the
New York papers, that this gentleman has far recov
cred from his late injury as to be able 10 be out
British Intervention In Cuba
Before proceed finish what have to say about
the status gss which Lord John Russell informs il is
the purpose OF centre Liberty resuming" Great Britain to
maintain 10 Cuba ii will be useful TO TO Of the
leading features OF the diplomatic correspondence which
terminated with the extraordinary sentence which
commented yesterday The frat sentence Of that cor
respondence is extraordinary The last The Earl Of
Mamesbury writes Dir. Champion the s,h Of April,
1852, and begins thus
sThe attacks which have lately been made the sland
of Cuba by awess bands OF adventures from the United
Saies the avowed design OF taking OF that
island have engaged the attention OF her Majesty
govenmentihe especially thsy are most aaxiOas
that the friendly relations existing between Nsexi b
ain and The United States should not be endangered -
they might he By q re petition Of such attacks"
To plain, unsophs,ica,ed mind this sentence would
naturally suggest questions like these: Why should
the attacks of 'lawless bands OF sdveniurers from
the United States" on the island of caba engage
s,he serious attention OF her Najesy's government r
s il any busness of hers TO project Cuba from such
attacks. How could the I" friendly relations" be-
tween Great Britain and the Uaised States be iegi-
maely endangered "by repetition Of such attacks
upon Cuba' Is Cuba dependency or province Of
Grea, Briainl These questions not answered b.
Earl Malmesbury; but. that her Maestys government,
might seem to be wholly dsin,erested he proceeds say
The British government can have hesitation
plctIy declaring that they have wish nienoa TO
appropriate Cuba to themselves" The unsophis
caed mind naturally repeats the question; Why then
~u.fa norh tha
Cuban assss But. without deigning to give any more
satisfactory reason. The Earl proposes to maintain the
stuus quo in Cuba by"a tripartile arrangement to be
agreed to by France. England. and the United States
The draugh, OF this "rpartiie arrangement" was pre-
pared in London, forwarded TO Mr. Crampton NJ Wash
ins,on and by him submitted 10 Mr.. Webster, Secretary
OF State on the 23i Of April 1852 The ss; Of the rro
posed arrangement is contained in single article, fol-
lows:
"The gh contracting psr'e, hereby. scveraly and col
ovey d.csi. both and for hereafter. all intention
10 obtain possession Of the island Of Cnba and they
,pectvey bind themselves dscountenance a. attempt
effect the part Of any power or individuals what
The high contracting parties declare. severaly and col
lec,yey that they will obtain maintain for Them
selves or for any of themselves any exclusive
tro over the said island exercise do
mi Mon the same
This is the whole OF The celebrated trparle arrange
men,' proposed to our government by England and
France which rejected. matter OF course. and
which Great Britain leas, knew would BE- rejected
well before as after the fact But accordance with her
wonderful diplomatic tact, necessary to submit
this most disnieresed proposition, that its rejection might
furnish some pre,ex for resorng 10 the plan which
now being developed in The introduction Of apprentices
into Cuba with the Ultimate abolition OF slavery the
contamination OF the plan
The letter OF Mr. Everett Secretary OF State. announc-
ing the rejection OF the "npartte arfanGement" was
iust such State paper TO be expected from tia,
distinguished statesman II pressed hone the ofc'ous-
ness Of Grea, Britain msddlos with the question when
she had no interest it. with much power that Lord
John Russe in his reply written in February, 1885, was
constrained 10 invent for the ocious n,srvea
ton OF his government Wequoe what be says. and EN-
phasze thai portion which ought 10 engage the serious
attention" OF the American people. He says:
Bat il IL intended the Of the United States,
Il, Great Britain and France have iosses
in the msincn.ncc OF the saiss gso in Cuba and
,ha the United States have alone right voice in iha,
alter her Majess government ., once refuse 10 admit
such claim. Her MsIesys possessions In the West In
dies Alone cifhoss i~ssg On iAs fmsovfaaes to hxec
s~d ohsr fre~dy States rHx raxsEHr pisrRsurioS or
rowER, give her Majesty an INTEREST ~ i0's 9aes"o"
which she Cannot roRKoo"
Under the absurd subsrfuge OF being so'c'lous about
her possessions in the Yves, Indies, his Lordshp sig
niHcany ntmaes that Great Britain has an interest IN
maintaining the proper distribution OF power on this con-
tnen,. which she cannot forsgor This is but repe-
tiou of the animation OF the Earl OF Malmesbuy in his
latter Of April s,h 1884, when he said that her Massys
government could w,tA nd,fsvsses ths and =
Cuba in me psurs,on Of s~y pswr cA~sor 6S'
Spss." srst.
The letter OF Lord John Russell of February 2is'
1883 was delivered to Mr. Marcy by Mr.. Champion on
The 18th of Apr. 1884, at which time the negotiation
closed. and the termination Of which Mr. Champion com
mun;ca,ed to the Earl Of Clarendon IN a despatch. ia
which he reports himself 70 have said to Mr. Marcy
" that We, fthe French and Enssh ambasssaoss.l fos
our mart considered the discussion OF the sabsc cossd
nv the communication which We had lus, made" Here
- have one Of thoss famous diplomatic exploits fol
which entire. liberty -resumInG" Crest Britain has Won
an undyng notorissy. She succeeded just A. she sx
pscied and now she s free to act either sngy or IN
eerjancsion with other powers. TO her may seem III
She hss the record made up her liking. without CARING
ha, il il also made up 10 liking, and she goes for
ward 10 execute her scheme OF maintaining the present
distribution Of power" this continent BY maintaining
the siat~ quo in Cuba