Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-06-03
PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.
NArcHrz, MAY IA, 1854.


on the "Eebraska BILL and am much pleased with the
position you have taken in regard to that mischevous
measure the passage Of which consider full of evil and
danger to the South. Its adoption win open the doors
and invite attacks upon oil similar compromises, and
when the Missouri goes by the board may expect the
original compromise the Constitution itself to be at
tackled. ndwhy not If one compromise be broken
up, another. There is not State in the Union
that cannot become free slave tomorrow if the citi
Gems will it. Why, then, repeal the Missouri compromise
think many Of the most intelligent and largest slave
owners opposed to Douglass bill while, sorry
to say, number mostly mixed up in way with poll
tics in favor of it, have been long satisfied that
the true policy for the South is to encourage much
possible the investment at the North of capital in cotton
manufactures Get the North to take onehaf the cotton
grown in the United States, instead of only about
fourth and then the North will have nearly large
interest in maintaining slavery the South Then will
one portion Of the Union be dependant another-"a
consummaon devouty to be wished for" calculated
to strengthen the bonds which hold US together
There is nothing Of interest here except that have
had an unusually cold April, which has retarded the
growth of all the crops and the excitement produced by
the contemplated expedition to Cuba believe such
enterprise is seriously contemplated and is about be
embarked in by distinguished and worthy in whose
fate cannot but sympathize, how much may
disapprove of such lawless expeditions.
BENTON, see, has made good speech against the
Nebraska abominaton HoUsToS also. The latter stands
true to his old friends the Indians
LOUISIANA, MAY Is, 1854
1 have read Mr.. sLrDELLs speech in the Senate on
his proposition open the door piracy and have but
soy that it has excited degree Of pain and mortfca
ton which did not look for from the Senator's
tecedents. When Mr.. SouIE was by the unaccountabe
conduct Of Wing, elected to the Senate, denounced
him and his reasons, among which prominent was
the preventing the election Of John Slidell.
Mr.. Sliders proposition is nothing else but at
tempt all restraint from the buccaneers that
infes ports that by their may be pro-
voked by which may get hold of much coveted pos
session Of Spain have doubt but that the burglars
of New Orleans would greatly rejoice at the repeal of oil
laws for the punishment Of crime, but scarcely think
there member of Legislature who would have the
hardihood to make such proposal. Certainly should
any feel tempted DIDO so he would deem it neces-
sary to present some decent the shameless
course Spain misgoverns Cuba. Well Turkey and Aus
tra do the same, and, if you WILL England even in the
Of Ireland but shall therefore interfere with these
nations and take possession of the Grecan Archipelago
Hungary, Ireland? 1t may be answered we do not
want these countries but we have an itching for Cuba
and Cuba we will have.
Mr. s. says that SPAIN at the nstgation of England
is about to emancpate the slaves and Africanze the
island hold all this to be equally absurd with the
ported English alliance with Texas that got up by
interested parties for the purpose of fastening
tion Idoubt not that England would be glad to see
Spain act fooshy she has in the matter of emanc
patton and further believe that Spa when she
believe that the island be lost to her. will be
guilty Of the arocous act of putting into the hands
Of the negroes, with advice to them they please
But to say that Span long she peaceaby pos
colony that yields her than all her
other dominons, will do things that shall destroy the
value Of that colony, faulty that Mr. S. himself would
be the first to derde in another man.
The question naturally comes up to yen and to
me- do we as Louisianans desire the possession Of Cuba
1t what the provision dealers of the West or the
shpowners Of the North may wish for but what the State
of Louisiana State may deem consistent with her
best interests. My opinion the subject is not
It long ago expressed to high officers Of
our Government neither Of whom hesitated to
knowledge that it in the main correct That opinion
and that the acquisition of Cuba would prove the
ruin of our State found this opinion the following
reasons Cuba has already land enough in cultivation
to produce when directed by American SKILL energy and
capital twenty millions Of tons Of sugar In addition to
this she has virgin SOIL only needing roads to bring it,
with people Of the least pretension to enterprise into
active working sufficient nearly to double this, all Of
which would be brought into productiveness il
our own with the whole American market free to it.
any supposes that the culture of sugar in State
could be sustained in the face Of this have only say
that he suppose any thing. We have very nearly il
not quite eighty millions invested in the sugar culture
My idea is that threeourths Of this would SO for the
State is concerned be annhated blow The planter
who is in debt would find his negroes and machinery sold
and dispatched to Cuba for him, and he who is ndepen
dent would go there in self-defence. What will become
of the other portion Of the capital 1t consists Of land
on which maintain there can be produced no other
but sugar under present auspices that will bear the
with Coco and the expense and risk of evees
regards the larger part of it, and the difficulty of
portaon for the remainder. But surprising that it will
be taken up by other cultivation, that in any
must be work of tme and in this case very long time
for unaccmated men. 1t is not unreasonable them to
suppose that this whole capital WILL for purposes of taxa
ton, be withdrawn from Louisiana. From WHENCE then,
to the for the support of State gov
ernment for the payment Of the interest debt
and the eventual redemption Of the principal? Perhaps
reputation may be recommended but you and ], my
dear sir too odfashioned to rob in that manner
in any other The only resort them is double taxation
on the cotton planter which will drive him without much
difficulty to Texas, to Arkansas, and Mississippi.
1t is needless to pursue this further, and have al
ready trespassed too far upon your time and patience
leave the matter with you satisfied that whatever
you take it win be manly one, and what your con-
science approves.
In giving the above letters, which were addressed