The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-08


incorgec.
There has rec ntly b.ea panic in the -four trade
at New Orleans, when the price OF lie arti &c fell
TO SC %.
Policy of Captain-t;cnerai Concha as Explain.
Ell by Himself.
We publish elsewhere v-Ial extracts from
the narr tive o. the Lop oxredtion which
General onch pub ished in the NJ litary Re
cieto at Madrid, after is return to Spain. At
the time he W ole, be had probAbly no prospect
OF resuming his gov rnuent, a.d tie statement
may therefore be regarded s a candid exposi-
tion Of tn olicy Wa cb, in his opinion, the
colonial rulers o the is and sheuld pursue.
Add 10 this that Don Jose de Ia Concha bears
a hi h character for honor and veracity, and
it will probably be admitted that his views are
entitled to careful consideration.
l. is to be regretted that 80 large portion
OF the fragments which have reached US is de-
voted to The Iarraive OF an expedition with
which we are only too familiar. There are
many points which man like General Concha
might have elucidated with profit to his own
countrymen and to as. His opinions on the
island: on the tariff now in force there; and on
the condition Of the slaves would be valuable
at any time and would possess peculiar in
!, terest at the present moment. We must how
ever be content with what we have, and en-
deavor to elicit therefrom some notion Of the
policy the new Captain General may be ex-
pected to pursue
Needless to remark that under his admins.
tration, The slaVe trade will be either wholly
suppressed or carried on under such restraints
as to render it proftless business. Indeed, this
reform will cost him less, now that the great
Spanish slave trader, Queen Christina, has
been banished from Spain, than it did during
the seventeen months of his former admins
tration. We may take it for granted that be-
fore many weeks elapse every trace of Canedo
and Pezuela and their infamous connivance
with the slave traders will have disappeared !:
and the British squadron will be enabled to
lend its aid to the sluggish fleet which is idling
It's time in the Baltic.
So far as personal liberty is concerned, &c.
neral Concha's narrative does not hold out any
very brilliant prospects to the creoles. He is
obviously thoroughly imbued with the old priu-
ciples of colonial government never seems to
think that the people Of Cuba desire to have
their say in matters which concern their in
terest alone and relies much more on the valor
of the Spanish soldiers than on the loyalty of
the people. True, he takes occasion to compli-
ment the latter on the frmness of their attitude
on the occasion of the Lopez expedition, and
declares emphatically that he has not the small
est doubt that the immense majority OF the
people are faithful to Spain but at the same
time, he did not allow this confidence to induce
him to relax the vigilance of his military ope-
rations. 1t was well enough to assure the people
OF Spain Of the affection of their cousins in
Cuba, whom they allowed no share in their own
government /: but when the enemy landed, the
bayonets Of the Spanish troops was after all
the surest resource. SO General Concha found
it; and from the extract we give, it will be
quite apparent that in the event of any similar
accidents recurring, be would again pursue
similar prudent course. Taken at the best the
colonial government Of Cuba, under the present
system, can be nothing but sort of imperial
despotism.
General Concha has very clear ideas about
foreign newspapers and their correspondents
He regards his right to prohibit the introduc-
ton ofjournals hostile to his government as
perfectly unquestionable; aud as he regrets
Mr.. Thrasher's pardon, we may infer that the
next seditious editor he finds will be dealt
with in such a way as to give Isabel no
trouble about his case. In short, his prin-
ciple is to relain the island in the ssotu quo
at all costs: and TO attain this aim, it is OBJ
vious that he would not scruple to trample
under foot all private interests. Honest him.
self he only means to fulfil what he conceives
to be his duty: the misfortune is that that is a
point on which men as honest as himself NAV
differ.
General Concha's notions about the United
States are not of much Importance ct present.
1t is thought that no more llibustering expedi-
tions like that of Lopez are to be feared by
Cuba. The excitement in reference to the
island is less now than it was; and the necessity
for its annexation only survives in the minds of
farseeing thoughtful men. Not even these can
discern, as yet, how the project is to be ac-
complshed. There is no chance Of q war
with Spain; especially while SO prudent q
governor as Concha holds the helm in Cuba.
The Spnniards viii not sell it. The old reac-
tionary cabinet Of San Luis refused to enter
tain any proposal of the kind; and the present
more liberal government is equally positive on
that score. Money will not tempt Spain to
part with the Queen of the Antilles.
Yet what rejecting mind does not look for
ward to its ultimate independence and annexa-
ton? Years may elapsc; and all sorts of
endeavors may end in failure; but that
Cuba must eventually be incorporated with
the United States all OF us who have thought
upon the subject are perfectly convinced