Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-11-16
An important Official Article.
THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA.

elected, it will be seen, by the paper in
Blackwood's Magazine, entitled "Cuban
Politics and Cuban Perils, " TO which we re-
Gently alluded. The most significant por-
tion Of the official pronunciamiento Is the fol-
lowing, which we iialicise:
"H president Pierce) came into pOuer
reSolUed honorably TO acquire that island and
he believes this duty TO be binding upon him
still, no matter urhethsr the question as con-
sidered in as relation 10 humanity, 10 COM
n,erce, or 10 freedom"
The closing paragraph is also significant
Of something:
A good deal ofsurprise has been express
ed at the recent change of tone in more than
one of the British journals on the subject Of
Cuba. The well.informed and powerful
writer who corresponds from Madrid for
Blackuood'S Magazine, has published in the
last number Of that monthly an able letter on
the subject of "Cuban politics and Cuban
perils," in which certain propositions are
stated that occur to us as full of sound sense
and peculiar significance. Other journals
have since spoken in similar strain. The
cause of this new state Of things in the Brit
ish press cannot excite surprise, after lit
tie reflection. Var IS q most costly iurury,
as both England and France have once more
experienced since the opening Of the was
ting and fatal conflict with Russia. Waged
against despot like Nicholas, who seems
resolved to fight tothe last gasp, it is, indeed,
full Of horrors; but the Allies have the great
consolation of knowing that little disadvan-
! tage will flow from it to their commerce and
| to their manufactures, and to their home gov
ernments. A war with the United States,
however, whether taking place before the
close Of the campaigne against the Car, or
after enormous expenditures Of blood and
treasure have diminished their proud armies
TO mere skeletons Of regiments, and greatly
depleted their revenues, would be attended
with still more appalling Consequences
The present constant and vital intercourse
between this republic and the two great pow.
: ers Of Europe would in such an event be ter.
minated amid scenes Of inconceivable bank.
ruptcy and carnage; and to all these disaster.
to human life and human interests would b.
added the almost certain perils of domestic
revolution to England and France. AnC
for what would such risk be run? We le
the able correspondent of Biacbuood answc
this question in the bold and powerful para
graphs which we copy from his letter fron
Madrid, dated l4th of Sept. last.
These extrrcts recall attention 10 the un
laltering purpose of President Pierce in re
gard TO Cuba. He came into power resolv
ed honoraby TO acquire that island, and h
believes this duty TO be binding upon hin
STILL no matter whether the question is con
sidered in its relations TO humanity, to com
merce, or TO freedom. While Spain adhere
:. to that island, and to The miserable pole,
which has disgraced her authority there,
will be impossible to suppress the actv
sympathy Of thousands in this country 70
those who suffer from despotism in sight c
= our shores. The same causes will contin
ue 10 annoy our merchants and our shipper
and thus Cuba will be no less q magazin
Of discomfort to Spam than a pretext 70
armed expeditions from the United State,
II is in view Of these circumstances, and otl
ers familiar 10 the world, that the President
while sternly enforcing our laws again.
those who contemplate illegal expedition
upon Cuba, has persevercd in every honor
= able expedient TO induce Spain TO come {
), terms on this issue. He has had doubl
C difficulty to meet. however, in taking th
h course. Pretended friends, and a blind OF
: position against him declare that his procli
r nation enforcing the neutrality laws VIZ
z. either insincere or intended to destroy III
hopes Of acquiring the island; one side d,
clarng that it was mere ruse TO aid III
- warrantable and unauthorized interference
) and the other, that it was intended to cru,
the cause entirely. Spain was told by II
! wing press that the proclamation was on
. ga tub 10 the whale" while the so-calt
> fllibusters were assured that the proclam
: ton was intended expressly to put an CT
&c to all efforts for Cuba. Whether these cha
. ges were false or true can be best ascertain
i ed by noting how eiiectually they contradi
each other. One Of the evidences of Il
= value of the counsels and course of Fran
IA lin Pierce may be seen in the effect tn
n have produced in the Old World We no
,v behold the ablest journals of Great Brita
/ treating the subject as reasonable propo'
er tion and weighing the merits of the case P
and con; while, at last, the threatened CO
tingency of European interference agar
ce the United States is partially dissipated
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