Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-05-19
Cuba.-FiIibustcrInS.

We sincerely believe that the time is rapidly APP
preaching in which the much talked Of . Cuba ques-
ton must receive sOlutlon and such solution as
will be in accordance with the good and sound
appreciation of the interests of the whole country
which has generally marked the conduct of our gov
eminent, rather than with the cutlery of Northern
aboIitionists of the Greedy and Seward order. That
good sense must make apparent 10 all the dangerous
and annoying, not to say ruinous, effects which must
flow from the Authorization of Cuba, and its ulti-
mate reduction to q state slmlar-or at least closely
approxmating-to that in which we find st. Domin-
60 Were these effects to be confined simply to that
Island perhaps the necessity for action, upon our
part might be less apparent but TO expect that they
would or could be so confined would be deliberatey
to shut our eyes to the obvious facts and necessities
of the case arising from the proximity of the Island
to the great outlet of the slaveholdng States of the
Union--the mouth of the Mississippi River, we'll
as to many of the Atlantic ports of the Southern
Statcs-the decentralization which it must work among
our slave populationits tendencies 10 excite revots,
and in case of war, to form point de Gppu for the
organization of servile instructions, keeping al
ways subject that great danger threatened by the
British invasion of louisiana but hurled back by the
gallantry and promptitude of General Jackson and
his brave associates at New Orleans This affair, it
seems to us, is rapidly becoming question of self
preservation as well of national honor and in this
view suggests and imposes laws and considerations of
its own; for, although governments, like men, are
and ought TO be sovereign within their domin-
ions or houses, yet that sovereignty more JUS
ufy the production of state of things threatening
its neighbours peace and safety than the axiom that
every mans house is his castle will justify an indi.
vidual in making it receptacle of gunpowder in a
crowded neighborhood setting fire to it where it
must inevitably, or even may probably. commun-
cate that fire 10 its neighbors.
Under the auspices of Great Britain, Cuba is rap
idly tending TO the state to which have alluded
every act Of lis rulers points that way, and in every
such act the evidences of this foreign--Brtsh-in-
reference be Visiby detected to such interior
ence il is also evident that France, under existing
circumstances, is also party. 1t is the knowledge
of this state of thlngs-the certainty of it's accom-
pshment at no distant day, if unchecked, which
Coners Its graveSt and most practical character upon
this question-which brings it home as a present
issue which it is dangerous to delay, because such
delay may be fatal and perhaps give to ardy action
the same character with that Of man securing the
stable door after the horse has escaped. Cuba once
AfriCaniZed, would be worse than useless to us-fol
we can do without Cuba in any event, and would no
have it as black Republic or anything else of the
Klnd On any terms IL wouo De plague spot al ou
doors-a moral pest hOuse-a laboratory of evi
things, communicating, dangerous and unwholesome
To prevent this becomes high duty imposed upor
our government and our people by the dictates o
prudence and selfpreservaton, we'll as by all thu
considerations of national honor and regard for tn
general welfare of civilization. We repeat sin
cere belief that action cannot long be deferred no
the solution of this question indefinitely postponed
The circumstances of the case are developing them
selves too rapidly even 10 dream of this
But while these are our views in regard to Cuba
we must yet plead guilty TO holy horror of Filibus
terng, indeed, to any form of private and IRE
Sponsble warfare. The honor and the interests {