Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-03-25

The Black Warrior.
From the Picavnne.l

On another page, this morning, will be found
the report, in full, which was adopted at the
Mobile meeting on Thursday evening. in regard
to the outrage upon the Black Warrior. at
Havana. 1t was prepared, as we learn, by Chan
cellor Lesesne, chairman Of the committee by
which it was reported. 1t has been drawn up
evidently with great care, on consultation with
the owners of the ship, and with the aid of disin-
terested testimony from persons who were pre-.
sent in Havana during the occurrences, and
who are familiar with the local law and COM
mere al pratices there. 1t is, therefore,. as al-
thentlc an exposition rs is a'tainable Of the
American view of the question. As such it is
a valuable document: the more so, that the in
terest in the subject, which had been tempered
down by the reports ri= Charleston of ample
concessions p~rotiered by the Spanish authorities,
has been revived and increased by the Presi-
dents message, which was received yesterday
and published in our last evenings edition.
Our relations with Cnbf are evidently hurrving
to a crisis; and if this affair of the Black War
rior helps to put an end to incertitudes, and to
originate a distinct and bold policy it will prove
TO have been a fortunate event for the future of
both countries. If the condensation with Spain,
on our relations at large with her, is to com,
mence at this point-and it NAV as well here
~ ~ ~ -iootlC iSpOit llis Stbtlu
as a complete and admirable justification ofrhe
most energetic measures which our Govern
ment may decide to use in order to exact CON-
pIete indemnifcation for this wrong, and ample |
security against the possibility of repetition.
1t is evident, from the Presidents message, !
that the concessions of the Spaniards, hereto.
fore reported bv telegraph, have not been made,
or are not satisfactory to our Government
All that could possibly have been knowa at
Charleston, from Havana, must have been
known some days in Washington, to the Presi-
dent and Cabinet, before the message to Con- |
gress was decided on. The message is a step
which announces not only that a sufficient
atonement has not been offered, but that the
atonement which would be sufficient must be
accompanied by a permanent change of policy,
and permanent guarantees, in order to satisfy
the just demands of this country.
We fully understand to what such demands
must lead. We shall not Disguise our full
conviction that Spain cannot give such guaran-
tees as the just rights, the peace, security and
honor of the United States, need, and ought to
exact. She has too slight a hold upon the af-
~fections of the Cubans--she has too stern a
necessity for all the despotic and jealous rigors
Ivy which she harnesses the intercourse between
them and the people of the United States, to
relax any portion of her odious policy, or TO
the hatred with which she regards our
to them, and their desires of as
to US. When the President announ-
ces as a great grievance the propinquity to our
shores of a despotic authority, with a power
unlimited to annoy, injure and insult, but u,-
terly incapacitated to hear complaint or give
redress-when he suggests the anomaly that
may be inflicted on us across a mar.
row strait of a few hours sail, and no question
can be asked or answered, with regard to it,
a process of slow communication, ma
king twice the circuit Of the AtIantic--he
names the insuperable disability Of Spain to
1o'd peaceful relations permanently between
IN island, governed as Cuba is, and the United
!
The Picayune goes on TO say that the pub 8
ic mind has long waited in patience for some i
'ct by which Cuba would fall peaceabIy into t
'ur possession, but that in the face of ~reittera. e
ed wrongs, it is not prepared to wait much [
onger-intimates that some "bold movement }
It Washington would be unanimously APPROX. :
ID by the people-and proceeds to give a list
the outrages which have been committed in I
;uba upon our citizens within a few years past. :