Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-29
THE CUBAN SUBJECT.

The article in the Union of Friday relating to
certain alleged movements of England in regard to
Cuba has been received with differing degrees OF
crcdence by the public press far as its voice has
reached US, and with no less diversity of opinion
touching the course which it calls for the part OF
our Government. Letters from this city to the
New York papers concur with us in ascribng to the
article in the Union official authority. We sub
join some brief notices of the subject which we
find in various papers.
Letter to the PHILADELPHIA american:
81 learn tonight that important order to carry
into effect the British scheme of Cuban apprenticeship
and emancipation, has been in the hands of CapainGe
neral Canedo for time but, fearing that would
produce disastrous excitement he took the responsible
ty Of Withholding it, except from few wealthy planters
IN whom lac cvlnmunicated 1t conhdentally. There is
shadow of doubt that these for the
AfEic.aization os Cuba sTs thersa6 ee~pletcd and
the planters In the secret condeaty expect annie
supply Of apprentices em Africa, by British vessels
before next spring.
Letter to the Neao York Times:
I notice despatch to the effect that the State De-
partment has information relative to the British
scheme of Afrcanizng Cuba OF which you had exclu-
hestatngy that the Department had information sub
stantialy confirming my despatch few days will
surely prove"
Letter to the Richmond Enquirer:
Information has been received here that Lord How
den, the English Minister in Spain, had succeeded in
making treaty with the Spanish Government giving
the British cruisers the coast of Cuba the right to
land troops and search the plantations to which it
n;obtb }hotc Tha fact
that England has thus gained foohold in Cuba is of
vast Importance to The right of search will be
followed by occupation to less greater extent, cir
and her purposes may require 1t is also
stated that Lord Howden was pressing another treaty
upon the Spanish Government He had offered to with
draw the English cruisers altogether from the coast of
Cuba, and to permit many slaves might be to be
landed provided that the Government would make them
eancpqdo,, and set them free after the period of ten
years service he present term is five years. and at the
end Of fifty years abolish slavery and put the island
der British protection"
Letter to the Journal Of Commerce
The Administration has certainly given credit and
currency to the which have occasionally reached
us of intrigue between the Governments of Grea
Britain and Spain for the gradual Authorization Of Cuba
through the of the introduction into that island of
the apprenticeship system These to this
country pretty thick at tme both from Spain and
Cuba, but there is official information the subject
in the State Department. The Union doubt speaks
the organ of the Administration in its late article
this subject"
From an article in the New York Eveaing Post
we extract the following to indicate Its opinion of
the affair:
"An old story has just been resuscitated for newpur
pose The Washington Union has 6sen charged with
t1,f
Freeso party ana the other day it pretty well de-
,nonsrated in Washington weekly paper, to agree Will
the Abolitionsts in principle 1t has presume to get
rid of this mpuation returned the agitation Of the
slavery question: and attempts to inspire its readers with
horror at an alleged arrangement between England and
Spain, which it calls
"a scheme of introducing apprentices from Africa into
Cuba with the consent of Spain, and under the protec-
ton Of British shps-ofwar to be worked for ten years
apprentices with the further agreement that slavery
shall to exist in Cuba at the end of fifty years
"The Union repeats its expectation that the Government
of the United States will interfere in this matter and
adds
"In view Of crisis so momentous, the heart Of the
patriot President swell with emotions Of national
pride know that with the exception Of few contemp-
tible fanatics he will be backed and sustained to the
last extremity in his determination TO follow the dictates
of humanity guard the constitutional rights Of all the
States to preserve the integrity of the Federal Union
and resist the aggrcssons Of British monarchy by the
united voice and energies of people who are jealous OF
their honor who informed Of their rights and who are
ready to stake life, liberty and property on the preser
vation Of both"
"0n this have only to remark that Spain has the
right to emancpate her slaves the State Of New
York had any other State in the Union If the
Administration-whch we will do them the justice to say
we by no means expect imaginc-should attempt by
violence threats to prevent it, they will open the ag
taton Of the slavery question in a way which every mem
Der Of it viii regret to the last hour Of his lfe All hc
contentious Of the moment all the violence Of previous
controversy the question, will be- compared to thai
new dispute, but as zephyrs to tempest.
But we regard the whole affair hoax The Lnior
may have invented it. it may be silly story from
Cuba, where they know little Of what is doing ir
Madrid as they know here. The same story was ono,
told by the Union il believed to be fasehood and
soon forgotten 1t is revived upon other ground
than pretended rumor, the improbabty Of which car
easily be shown 1t is evidently got up to serve tenn
porary purpose and tho present version Of this humbue
viii probably be as forgotten as the former
The Nc,o York Courier discredts the story alto
gether We make the following extracts from it on
the subject
"The Washington Union that there is little
room for doubt that Great Britain is about interfere
directly in the question Of slavery in Cuba the ostensble
object Of the interference being Of the abolition
involuntary servitude Great Britain proposes accord
ing the Jnon that at the end Of fifty years slavery
shall cease exist in Cuba and in consideration Of the
c,o;x 4hn nooroag a,