Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-31
BOLD AvOWALs.

BOLD Av0wALs
Not long since, we quoted several extracts
from Southern papers in the Slave Interest, In
sisting that now, when France and England are
likely to find full employment for their arms
and arts in the East is the time for putting
in operation vigorous measures for the acquisi-
ton Of Cuba. About the same time, Mr. But
Ter, Of South Carolina, in the course of speech
in tie Senate, said:
eff Russia shall be crushed as Power in
Europe, by the combination OF France and
England, the termination of that war will place
France and England in position to induce
them to interiors with American affairs They
will come out of that war, if they shall crush
Russia, with triumphant armies accustomed to
war and victory, without bread, without clothes,
and it will be an easy decision for them to
Cry Havoc and let slip tho dogs of war
| upon our Southern islands, for call them ours
| Perhaps the blood around those islands. in the
sea-6ghts which will take place, will be the
language in which to write ito history"
sOur Southern islands"
The Richmond IVA Enquirer urges the ac-
QUESTION Of Cuba, snot from any oovetous mo-
tive,o or from sympathy with flibusterism "
.Our view of the policy Of this measure" it
says Gas of epery other, is determined by the
paramount and controlling consideration Of
Southern interests. 1t is because we regard
the acquisition Of Cuba as essential 10 the STA
biiity of the system Of Slavery and to the Just
dsfenaencq Of the South, that we consent to
forego our habitual repugnance to political
change, and to advocate measure OF such
vast, and, in some respects, uncertain conse-
quences."
Again:
aThe only possible way in which the South
can indemnify itself for its concessions to the
Anti Slavery fanaticism, is by the acquisition
of additional sIave territory. We must re.
enforce the poapers Of Slabery as an element of
political control, and this can only be done by
the annexation of Cuba. In no other direction
is there chance for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of
Slavery"
Again:
@The intrigues of Great Britain for the abo-
lition of Slavery IN that island are pursued with
q zeal and an energy which cannot fail Of sue
cess, unless the United States interfere 10 pre-
uent the contamination. The only effectual
mode by which this may be done, is by the
transfer of the island 10 the dominion Of the
| States
| Again:
"If we contemplate the possible alternative
of the disruption Of the Union, by the mad
spirit Of Abolition the necessity for the acquisition
Of Cuba as support 10 the South, becomes tvsn
more manifest and urgent With Cuba in the
possession Of an hostile interest, Southern Sla-
very would be exposed to an assault which II
could neither resist nor endure With Cuba as
member of great Southern Confederacy, Sla
pery might bid defiance to lis enemies"
These are bold avowals. The Enquirer
throws off all disguise, does not stoop to eva
sion, disdains ambiguous clap-trap appeals
about the Authorization. Of Cuba. II goes
| for Cuba, to prevent the abolition Of Slavery
| in that island, to strengthen the system in this
country, to secure to the South political con-
troll and its just ascendency, and to prepare it
for Dissolution Of the Union. No other mo-
tives are assigned not the slightest allusion is
made to the effects Of the measure upon the
general interests Of the country. They are
not worthy moments consideration. Cuba
is to be annexed, solely to give stability to Sla-
very, and supremacy to the Slave Interest
When il is considered that but q small mi
nority in the South is interested in this sys-
tenn Of Slavery, that there are fifteen mil
lions of frcemen in the North and West who
are unfriendly to it, that the prosperity and
power Of the Union, and the high position
the country holds in the great Family Of Ma
tions, depend mainly upon its freemen and
its free labor institutions, these audacious
avowals Of an intention to acquire Cuba,
for the single purpose of giving ascendeney TO
the Slave Interest must either be regarded rs
the rawlings Of madmen, or as indications Of
the utter contempt habitually entertained for
the masses Of the People, by the shareholders.
For, by whose money and arms is Cuba to be
acquired By the money and arms Of the
American People and for what purpose? To
subject them to the domineering aristocracy Of
slaveholdersl The Enquirer must believe
them fools or II is itself mad.
THr GApsDrS TRrArY.--A correspondent
Of the New York Herald, writing from Wash
ingson, March 25th, says:
"A call for the instructions and correspond
ence connected with this treaty, IL appears,
has resulted in the spreading before the Senate
list Of letters 30 extraordinarily rich and pc
culiAr, that IL was deemed judlcious 10 keep
them from the public printer for fear that a
stray copy or two might get 70 the New York
] Herald, through some mysterious spiritual