Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-10-24
RICHMOND WHIG

WHAT TIE CrBANs THINK OF ANNEXATION
The New York Courier and Enquirer Of the 18th inst
publishes the following interesting communication from
wealthy Cuban planter, expressive Of h views a. to the
'e""eh o. the Planters and substantial classes in
gard to annexation:
Dusty concerned about CUBA, have though, !, 6 and
se.sonabe to publish there few e which, in my opp-
'n, a,,r riPress tie will Of the Cubsn people.
III spain would actually Coba the repre.ep
la"on Hhch she has right to have and which a, all
tunes she has fully enjoyed in accordance With the
OF cur nation then would be ncned to believe tbs,
'ne wish oi the Cuban people would fulfilled and tb.,
all tue libustean attempts sepsrste the i.nd f,on,
the mother country would certainly have an end.
.1oi has been ever before province Of Spain equal
hsb's 10 all others. A. such che sent her
yves to the Cores OF 1872 and the honor of pre.
dent over these courts conferred upon one Of our
counrymen, Mr. A. d,es Fauregu, OF the city Of H.v.n.
whose representative be was.
I'm the year 1920 II con,idesed Of so much i'm
shee tt,t The American dsputis etoud concur to the
Cor'e that the Spanish authorised the Anne
rcsns st that time residing Ia the Peunsul. to .noo,
hety deputies 70 repres. the provnc,s of Amer;c.
IL useless TO Assert that deputies we're
oy the different ees Of the island they we're adj.
United to the Cores until the year 1928 when the eo.
vernmeBt ordered the royal statute to he promup.ed
ed part them
Its consequently undenis blv fact I.nd of
Cuba h, always been represented the Cores by
deputies chosen BY the Cuban people, until wears
out even had this never been the case sacred right
%
monarchy would account be sure and s,
FOR reasons that within my reach Cub. vas re.
fused her and the right to be by
me laws Of the Spanish nation, as she has been until
lately.
This being our condition, and we being condemned to
oe governed oy the absolute will OF the hired members of
the government should rather prefer TO accent pro
poston Tor the snseIaon to the United States bv means
oil purchase all at once than remain under the Spanish
government; with the condition, OF course that the right
OF property would be respected and no
in th, I;,.s.
We "ouh not only agree TO the purchase but would
even contribute with the incomes Of own property to
'oe OF the sum for which the Of Cuba
snouid De purchased with the understanding that nothing
else can be bought but tta which TO the
uen' ana not that which s owned by private individuals
mus It happens that those OF who consider the pur-
chsse OF the Island as somehr shameful degrading
err IN various ways since in this affair neither the ind-
rouais nor ther properties sre sold but should
tue be thus wise shameful and degradngt would
hotHth'abdIrg be the best policy permit in order
to insure tranquility peace, and probably good govern
ment LOUISIANA Flcrida California &C. have been sold
in Europe there Is not single country that has been
solo, conquered or ceded Should reject purchase
OF the island! Tns would indeed be ridiculous and
what seems certain Is that there is neither seller nor pu
chaser for the ssrd of Cuba
"lf an effort made on the part Of the American
people TO buy the island, with the condition Of the eman-
cpaon OF the slaves the immense msority of slvebod
es oi which IN Cuba nearly the whole white population
consists and even many OF the coored population would
make opposition to the purchase and would in fact pre
Ter to remain uader the Spanish or apy other
'hat would respect their properties No Cuban ever
made any laws to establish slavery neither has sny of US
Dad part in their captivity transportation from Africa
They buy them fo without them would not have been
,ossioe tor Us to establish plantations. We have
bought them under the guarantee of the laws and of the
Our slaves property and property
respected IN all civilized countries by ell people.
VI shs not not go into the investigation Of the reasons
which Eogsnd and other nations NAV have to desire
he emancipation of the slaves; but whatever these
sons lie they should and buy Us our negroes
carry them back TO their native country and give them
their liberty and not that they should ruin people who
are thousands OF miles from Europe and whose slaves
is notoousy known better off IN their state of slavery
than the working clssses Of Europe.
t the United States do wish, cannot purchase
Cuba, il they cannot discover any other way carry
ne1auon with effect, nothing would be ben, scsl
har to express IT, Our government would live at rest;
The eerrescence that long sga;ed the island would
and all kinds OF trades and busn, ss would take
again their normal The USited States order to
insure Tor no longer time the interests of the Island OF
Cuba should press forward is acquisition should in an
osteusble manner desist from their undertaking il they
DO not wish 10 see Cubs ruined