Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-06-02
Cuba.

What Turkey is 10 Europe, is Cuba to the United
States, viz sick man. whose possible sudden
demise may require from government prompt action
The threatened difficulties with the Cubans are appa
renty in a train Of settlement, far as the United
States concerned. The dIsavOwal by the govern
ment at Madrid Of the conduct of the Captain Gene
raj, in relation to the Black Warrior would be salts
factory far as that act goes But the constant
recurrence OF difficulties with that island suggests
what has indeed been demanded of Spain, that the
United States should treat upon Cuban matters d.
rectly with the ruler of Cuba, and not be compelled
after suffering outrage by his acts, to go 20 Madrid
only to be Informed that the outrageous conduct
planned of was not sanctioned there. The presence
IN Cuba OF Governor General, authorised to treat
upon Cuban matters with accredited agent of the
United States would greatly simplify the matter and
it would doubtless the Cuban ruler TO be inf
ntely more circumspect in his manners if he was
made Immediately responsible for his acts. Such
a proceeding would, doubtless, be great innovation
upon the ancient laws of Spain in regard to the In
dies but it is innovation that the circumstances
of the times require AS long Spain holds that
important island, Immediately in the track of
the commerce between the Pacific and Atlantic
oceans well as of Europe and America with the
growing independent governments that were former
ly Spanish dependents, the necessity of delegaing
sovereign authority to the island will become daily
more apparent.
1t has been from time strongly asserted that there
exists in Cuba organization which has sought, and
sui earnestly seeks, reQfeSS OF Inc grievances that
they have long borne and failing in that. separa-
ton from their oppressive government All the ex-
petitions that have been gotten up in the United
States have claimed to hold authority from Cubans
who, within the grasp of jealous government, work
neither openly efficiently, while the government
still tightens their bonds, openly Offering them
the alternative of differentiation submission. The
action Of old France towards st. Domingo the
former the massacre of portion of the whites, and
the flight of the remainder with the property they
could gather, was the result FOreseeing similar
| catastrophe, the Cubans would naturally seek to
have at hand some adequate force which should
coed the royal authority the moment that restraint
should be removed from the blacks. 1t becomes the
duty of the United States also, to foresee the ap-
preaching crisis in Cuba. &C. We have sick man on
our hands as we'll as the Gar, and we alone are
interested in the results of his sudden demise Ne,
gro instructions, although happily unknown in the
| United States, were frequent and deplorable up &c
the Emancipation Act in the British West Indies
They have frequently occurred in Cuba, and thai
government which has hitherto suppressed them, has
now openly threatened final one. This is not a
state of affairs in the face Of which the United States
| can, with common prudence, remain inert It's con
sequences may be in the highest degree important
this Union and large land and sea force, to occupy
! the island seems, in common prudence, to be neces
sarv. We pointed some time since to the mOvemen
! towards making Dominica the point dappui of Gu
ban regeneration, and events are now tending tina
way.
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