Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-05-29
LYNCHBURG VIRGINIAN.
England and Cuba.

We make the following extracts from recent
letter of Havana correspondent of the Charles
ton Courier The conclusions of the writer ac-
cord with pregnant facts bearing upon this sub
sect, going to show that Great Britain Is secret
but powerful prompter of the incipient steps now
being taken in the registration Of the negroes of
Cuba, towards the ultimate Authorization of that
Island. 1t is policy however to which we would
fain believe England were not party. At the
bottom of tiff IN truth entertained. Turks the dead
lest hostility to the peace and quiet and political
stability of the United States. But such she
must know is not her interest. England now lives
upon the peaceful prosperity and the productions
of the slave labor of the United Statesand the OBJ
legations of humanity, If not sense of her own
immediate interests, would seem sufficient to in
duce her to pause in effort to blight Cuba with
the moral pestilenoe which her folly and not her
philanthropy has sprend over a neighboring
Island.
But in the conduct of England OF France in
this regard arises subject worthy of the profound
est consideration of the people of the u. States.
Emancpate the slaves of Cuba, and how--or in
what manner shall il be admitted Into the Union'
Should we shut our eyes to a consideration of the
consequences of such act to the harmony Of
our confederacy Manifest Destiny" we are
told is. fast bearing the beauteous Queen of the
Antilles to rest beneath the broad wings Of the
American Eagle. This may be so; but in how
far the contamination Of that event--bringipg
with it the blight of Authorization as a seething
brand of discord between the states of the
North and South--may be desirable, Is an enqni-
ry which, for the present, we content ourselves
only with submitting. The correspondent of the
Courier says:
Since the departure of the Isubei, the principal
subject of discussion has been the appreciation of
the Government of Spain of the conduct of the
Governor, in the affair of the Black UGrriOr.--
In relation to that business, the official journal
of this city contains the following am higuons re
marks, which, In my opinion, do not make il alb
solutely clear that the news we received from the
u. States, 60 the effect that the demand OF the l..
States had been acceded to, is incorrect. The Gde-
eta says:
sit is our duty TO deny the report mnlicionsly
circulated during the last few days, that the Gov
eminent at Madrid had ordered that the proprie-
tors of the Black Warrior should be- ind 'mniiied
for the detention of that vessel at Havana. On
the contrary, his Excelleney. the Captain Gener-
al, has received royal order, in which, at the
same time that il made known 90 him that
her Majesty trusts that his zeal for the service and
his watchfll prudence may bring the affair to
proper termination. she recommends, at all e
vents, the preservation OF the national dec0rum and
dignity from all stain"
The Didrio de Ia Marina in publishing the doc
ument, a translation of which, with the original
sent you in my last, containing denial from t'en.
PEzuELA, of any treaty existing between Spain
and England, 10 bring about the emancipation of
our slaves, gave no editorial remarks of npproba
ton. Yesterday, however, as il forced to say
something, it produced few comments, of which
give the following paragraph;
Spain has treaties in force with friendly nations,
and her duty viii assist her to comply strictly
with them. Spain occupies amidst the multitude
of sophsms that crossing each other and the
preposterous pretensions advanced, aposition as
noble as il is adequate to advance her interests.
The tendencies of the age, and the obligations of
humanity, have their rights, that may be easily
complied with.
BY all the acts of the Governor and the tone of
the different documents Published, il is apparent
that Great Britain is the grand prompter OF what
is now being effected in Cuba. The registration
of the negroes has undoubtedly been brought l.
bout by the British Government, and the idea of
putting the b ack population upon an equality
with the white as undoubtedly emanntes 'front.'.
Our planters are quite dismayed, ruin stares
them in the face, and their only hope is from the
wisdom and energy of the Government of the u.
States The registration OF the negroes will bring
in addition TO the revenue of about S3O0OOO, be-
sides nnumerable sums which will go into the
pockets of petty afhcos for certificates. Matters
never presented so dismal an aspect, and without
something is done TO coupteract the policy of
Gen. PEzuErA, Cuba win be ruined. Latter in
the day, everybody exclaims that this net Cd the
Governor Is the beginning of emancipation that
he is thus trying 10 gain even the negroes 10 the
Government party. aud am assured that he is
authorized by the home Government to give
freedom TO the negroes at any moment he may
think proper
To-day the regulations relative to oolinzatien
have been published, having been returned from
amendee. These are numerous that they
must tend to prevent what they were intended TO
promote, as they must discourage from their in
tricacy, any person from engaging immigrants.
and the latter, from Europe, cannot he expected
to come bound down by so many restrictions