The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-12-10
CrBl HER DrsTiI7.


asss,isn has fer long tme been reToif'0g
ia the minds Of our people. ard haa en-
gagged the attention of our s'aiesmen a..
well a. that Of the iffra'i Of tho world
And the inquiry j, noi only made because
Cuba j. possessed bg comparatively weak
soi Goth, nation that aould be likely 20
lose her 30 the even, af war; batit - made
from tie fact. that The future destiny Of
Cuba must snd vii have ~ eii"ctupo the
American continent. and upon The world
Thu. Influence which ,he late Of Cuba is
10 exercise. viii be either for the vel
fare aud prosperity OF the AmerIean people.
or the gripping OF that authority and power
which circumstances and events have indie
Gated that her people viii one day Posses'
No wonder then. that the inquiry has 50
often been made, and Is ,,ill being repeated
The interest. Of our Government, both 70
liiical and commercial. are lsopardiled. aud
1t nothing strange that our people should
watch Nth vigilance the workings OF a Tate
which i. 20 affect their prosperity. aud
cripple their future pfogress
The Island Of Cuba. s'rs'ai az i i,
right 30 the very gateway or outlet Of be
Mississippi trade, !. necessarily oil the fist
Importance to the United States al the
State. iha, ito On the Mississippi. or the
State. that arc washed by il. tributaries do
their principal trading at New Oieaas
This point IA the commercial drpo, OF -
least one tLild 81 the States OF the Amen.
can | Union. aud all our export. mast necss.
sanly 20 ont hy W. 1T Cuba 30 lpeg
As the relation. between Us and tie Island
arc OF friendly character, Il vii all do
very well. and we sill experience no incon
ysnience from not pa.sesHng IT, But havr
we any security that it viii always be- ~
hnbted and controlled by friendly power :
Have We Any assurance that toe Island "Iii
never be- controlled by a power hostile 10
Our countryi None ia the world. On ihe
contrary, we have every indication, that 1t
will be opposed to our interests, irom The
fact Tia, England unless We preTcnt her,
will obtain the l-laud Britain hasheen on
enemy ever since we had an existence II
not openly, she has at leas, been 80 At
heart The chagriu and disappointment
that she felt a. n nation, when her hon was
driven from orr continent, aud bearded iu
ais dem IN 1916, arc -tll gnawlng At TER
heart siriug-. aud II she could Obtain 'ni
feient foot.holi near ps that would atIord
her ample rendezyou. for troops, mad storing
ammunition aud provisions, who knows
what she might attempt W ho would ss}
that she would not endeayor to wage an
other seven years wa, 90 uHa that wound
differ from this only Ly being bloodIer and
more destructive The paet history Of
England wl teach US to regard her with a
(ealiog Of distus'. and to impede when We
can, the extension Of her power. At any
rate. Vhen tia, power Is coming under
oui noses, as Caba would be. 10 Der pos.
session
The de,II1o IA the Spanish Government
for many wears past lead, Us to conclude
that she cannot long retain possession Of
the Island Mexico hurst the letters Of
Spanish ;alo, aud declared aud maintained
her Independence. The possessions Of
Spain in the South american states. have
one by one slipped from under her yoke,
and thus her authority ha, been gradually
declining for number OF years The mex,
Weld will soon be made Cuba will follow
in the wake of her other possessions. She
csnno, be held. and governed under as
weak power IS that of Spain . and the
change will DO effected, whether adyants,
geou.lv to the United States or moi, depends
entirely upon her own caertions
Oar people see the necessity Of possass'
ing Cuba, and We look forward to the tim. as
being not FAR distant, when Cuba will have
her nsme enrolled under our hag. as nee,
independent and sovereign state. We
have better right to Cuba than any power
on earth Her proximity TO our shores, iden
,iies her with the interests Of America.
Our motives. perhaps arc selfish. Well
suppose they arc; 90 are England's. We
are - willing to pay for the acquisition IS
any nation. and AS able IS any other to do
ieud it. Besides tho condition Of the pc,
pie Of Cuba would be infinitely preferable
under our government than England
And whether the island - obtained hv u.
now, It matters lIlla Il will eventually be
ours. Our aims arc pure our purposes
honest our course upright; and oar cause
the cause Of sll msnk nd ~ liberty and
equality Oar example is having is effect;
and in few more yeafs our power will be
without limit
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