New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-02

tha, no has been even repnmanded for his conduct Tha.
Jmay moi he Misunderstood would here di.calm any
idea Of censuring the OF the principals the duel
Each Of them doubt thought that il could n)i be Jded
without the rsk of compromising his honor. Blu the
mari of Lord Howden there could be possible obligation
10 90 out with NJ de Tugot and he certainly would not
have done had he not felt assured in advance Of ap
probation of his Government have taken pans To-
nquire and learn that there be nowhere found par
allel While on the subject Of Lord Howden can
refrain from saying that his very emphatic denial adj
dressed 80 al old and valued friend OF NINE, r. H. jrbn
al Virginia of any interference past or present actual or
intended with the emancipation OF the slaves 10 Cuba
would have commanded from me- more implicit crehence'
if he had alluded the c;e OF LORD faiinsrslon OF the
Goth October ISL and sad that he had absianad from
acting on it, His rotcence respecting so important iaci
having direct connection win the sntgect On "hch ne
writing 10 Mr.. Corbn cannot wiuons eA'o'''G 'lai
y he ascnbed to madyerleAce or iorgeiiuhe ne Ieau
extracts from Lord HOwdcn etier 10 MY ,"FDh ShyiDg
he had qualified bis Lord'"P dIsclaher ~ inc huS'
possibe term recence the suDDTcSsD refl ne con-
tended n M if Lord owden wrote the rnh 10 NJ Coo
he had disobeyed the insir,c'iyh,n % ~ " t
matter not likely TO escape Lord faimer,t'h VINO "ouu
NOT tolcy,e inch conduct His letter 10 Mr.. Corbn pr
yate citizen was an anomalous proceeding ~ was pup,
Ished in England and had not been dsappoNeu ny L9rd
Clarendon. Silence wa pr 'uned 70 s1c di'' ~ 'oh
case and the whole proceed NJ was no ay"ldpe specimen
Of fair dealing by the Brtsh Cabinet. ne heh examined
how far the idea OF concerted plan ior lhc emancipation
Of the Cuban slaves -aned by the Island authorities
quoting largely from circular Of Gen Cancdo October
1883 In December last Canedo in rc'rng from Of
fee said to to the Cubans: Remain obeden; 20 the Su
premc Government and 70 the officers sends you and
for n moment forge that the very existence and the
posse Gen. Pezuela who succeeded Cen Canedo
always known to favor emancipation On the oath OF
December he promulgated decree, authorizing for two
wears the unlimited importation of appreniiced iaoorers
from Spain India, Yucaian and China. 1t contains
sixy-seyen articles prescribing minute regulations Tor me
system But idea Of their efficacy Tor the protection
Of the victims of this new slaveadc may be formed from
the second clause of the fifth article, whch deches tdt
than four persons per iul incinoing 'e crew
shall be shipped any ve--cl our limit ir passen-
gers was two every five tuns, and when the
present regulation, requiring fourteen square feet
deck for each passenger was substituted II was sup
posed 10 he fair equivalent for the old allowances W
all know that there vast deal OF suffering ana great
mortality on board of our cingran ss' WhJ,e voyages
are atogc her made in the temperate zone. "a' men,
will he he borrid fate Of these Cuban apprentices,
Transported within the tropics vessels allowed by law 10
carry ten the proporoacd number of passengers 10
which onr sips are limited With us ship of 900 tuns
which probably about The average size OF our Liverpool
packetsips can transpor 400 passengers The spanish
SLAYER permitted to stow. rather pack IN the same
space 600 apprentices. This would seem hardly credible,
vet here the decree in m and any VINO chooses toex
anime may find many Other 81 eXempylng almost
strongly the paerna care which is to be extended to
these favored objects Of English philanthropy Take for
instance article 81 The master will only be able 10 apply
the following punshmens: Inc stocks prison ana chains
from one 10 thirty days with without Prvation of
salary But subsequent articles expressly recognize the
right of the muster to niqt other punishment whenever
in his opinion the emergency requires summary action
have visited several plantations in Cuba where portion
of the aborers Chinese and know that they were
subjected to precisely the same labor and the same dsc
pine the negro slaves Cannot some OF our northern
aboonsts spare portion OF Their sympathy
for these low skinned sufferers Or is ebony
the ONLY shade Of complexion that can elicit II!
Why the horrd details OF the suiferngs of 800 or
coo Chinese nvcglod by English merchants ON board OF
English ships, under the precN OF conveying them to Cal
ifOrnia, and then sold bondage in the Chncha Islands
made the theme of eloquent defamation al the Tabernacle
or Faneui Hall by the Beechcs Jays, Phillips and other
orators of the abolition school Tn the 2Od of
January the Captainteneral addressed circulars To
his subordinate officers, asking their opinion as to
whether Africans were not the besi laboreTs ana
as to the expedlency OF importing African apprentices
He then referred to other circumstances Saves were
now allowed TO hire their own time al eiSht doDars per
month instead of fifteen heretofore thereby reducing
their vouc one-half Meanwhile the slave trade gong
ON with increased vgor The vigilance OF the English
cru ers has been much relaxed Tor some months past
az m iusty the belief that the British Government Is con
nying at the introduction OF slaves INTO CuDa' rs we
know there is disposition to promote the development
of the agricultural resources of ee Island to The detrnen
of their own colonies we draw inference from
course which would otherwise be mexlicdDe' She mas
., M , immersion of the slave trade, in 1917, wer
ont;tied TO their freedom, and over those SIM
The SUPPLEMENTAL treaty of le35, she has ciainu me guar
diansbip and the right of interference IL IL estimated 'a
much more than majority 0l all Inc siaNes III
the Island in this category Inc prce Oh present
immunity from interference must be future emancipation
This is probably the question, IN us he.n'-
snhere, ON which Lord Clarendon says that the
1olicv of the French and English, however antaso
i;,;c heretofore is now in entire harmony. lie canno
nave alluded any other subject than CnOa seV!a
years the countries acted IN concert IN teiI unc9ilc
With the Argentine Contdoracy until their maj ADJUST
ment and am not of any part OF tins hemisphere
with the exception of the United States where any occa
sion for concerted acton mas cAlSleu OF ca" VNi'
am the surface at least, there appears no disturbing
elements. it would puzzle the most ingenious
Sad 20 imagine where this side Ot the Atlantic, Their
in allos 9te 10 1s,ay their harmonious pocy except
toward NJ in Cuba is new fortunately not improbable
that they will find themselves sufficiently occupied nearer
home And here it may not pc inaPpopriatG 10 say now
much is TO be regretted that in the kusSol urA
the attention of the country has not been more 90
the ouestion as affecting own pohnedi hVtVs'o,%
between fine rude and vigorous barbarlsnl OF inc No
and the Gillette nationality OF the Mosleul' ma no %
for active sympathy scarcely even Tor an aDSirac' tVI
noo The prstuous and unwarranted declarations ol our
U;n;ster MIR Spence, III ms presentation 10 me i"'u'
alls for something more decided than reprmnnd lhhic
in the terms stated in the newspapers, with ever! appear
ance of authenticity, there Is 1nt enc nuns ,, m
many believe il will am not of the number specify
decided in favor of the Western allies OF the ioie LOUIS
Napoleon having and continuing 10 wlelu ucs'u.c PmC,
we may not only abandon all hope OF any earl! reacoh III
So of liberal principles in Europe, but may look to
rrohahlc collision for which are by no means pre-
pard II is true that we have made one short
f,an in tbe RIGHT direction. We have appropriated three
rons of dollars half dozen steam irlgates anu nave
Mad the good sense give large discretion as ohe mode
f construction to the able Secretary OF the Navy whchl
feel confident will produce instead OF the miserable aoor
lions under the old system ships not unworthy o4 our
Great naval reputation But England has now % or oo
war steamers aoa and France rs many more rea1y SO
soon a their services may be dispensed with Ill the Dac
Cd Rloc seas 10 illustrate shores the happy ac-
cord which Lord Clarendon Travelled out o the r"a 50 o
fnsvev to state existed between the two powers IN pom
hemisphere We have fortunately been torewarheG: II
will be our own fault If we be not fore-armed' ms
menace should at least have one sau'ar! M. ;,I
that of checking the disposition to scatter WIN
so much profuson the public treasure on every sue on
objects of than questionable justice or u'lhty we
seem be in the constant dread of financial ple'hora
and anxious to depee in every way, excepting III p'epa-
ratons for defense. With these, rs think, conclusive
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