The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-02

taken pains inquire, and learn that there
Lord Howden cannot refrain from saying that his
very emphatic denial, addressed to old and valued
friend OF mine f. b. Corbn, of Virginia, of any inter-
ference past or present actual or intended with tba
emancipation of the slaves in Cuba, would have com.
manded from me more implicit credence If he had al
uded to the letter of Lord Pamerson of the goth Octo
ber 1851 and said that he had from acting on
1t. His retcence respecting important fact having
direct connection with the subject which he was
writing Mr. Corbn, without excessive charity
be ascibed to inadverence forgetfulness He read
extracts from Lord Howdens letter to Mr. Corbn, say
ing he had qualified his lordshp's disclaimer by the
mldest possible terma reticence-the suppressio
He contended that If Lord Howden the truth to
Mr. Corbin he had dsobeyed the instructions of his gov
ernment-a matter not likely to escape Lord Palmer.
sion who would not tolerate such conduct His letter
TO Mr Sorbn, private citizen was anomalous pro-
ceeding II was published in England, and had not been
disspproyed by Lord Clarendon. Silence was pre-
sumed to give assent in such case, and the
Whole proceeding was no favorable specimen Of
fair dealing by the British Cabinet He then examined
how far the idea Of concerted plan the emancpa
liz OF the Cuban slaves was sustained by the island
authorities, quoting largely from circular by General
tado OF October 1853 In December last Gen. Canelo
in reiring from Office, said to the Cubans:s Remain
obedent To the supreme government and to the officers
it sends you and forget that the very
existence and the name of Cuba depends upon its
timing to be Spanish posse sson'' General Pezuela
who succeeded General Canedo, always known to
favor emancipation. On the oath Of December he pro-
mugated decree authorizing, for two years, tho
limited importation OF apprenced laborers from SPAIN
India, Yucatan, and China. It contains sixty seven
articles prescribing minute regulations for the system
inns Of this slave trade may be formed from the
second clause Of the fifth aftce which declares that no
than four persons per ton including the shall
lie SHIPPED any vessel Our limit for passen-
gers two to every five tons, and when the
present regulation requiring fourteen square feet deck
for each passenger substituted, it supposed
be fair equivalent for the old allowances We all know
that there is vast deal Of suffering and great mortality
board emigrant Ships whose voyages are alto
gether made in the temperate What then will be
the horid fate of these Cuban apprentices transported
within the tropics vessels allowed by law to carry
ftrnac fhn nhaen nf
ships limtedS With u.s. q ship Of 1000 TONS
which probably about the average size Of Liverpool
packet ships can transport 400 passengers The Spanish
SLAYER is permitted to stow rather pack in the
.space 600 apprentices This would hardly cred
BILE; yet here is the decree in full, and any who
chooses to examine it may find many other provisions
exemplifyng almost strongly the paernal which
is to be extended to these favored objects of English phi
lanthopy Take, for instance, article 81 The master
will only be able to apply the following punishments
Tie stocks prison and chains from to thirty days.
with without prvation of salary but subseq uent ar
tices expressly recognise the right of the
fict other punishment whenever in his opinion the
emerg gency requires summary action have visited se
were Chinese, and know that they subjected to
psecisey the same labor and the discipline the
litionsts spare . portion of their sympathy for
these yellow skinned sufferers? or Is ebony the
only shade of complexion that elicit tS Why
not the horrid details of tho suferngs of five or
six hundred Chinese inveigS1 by English merchants
on board Of English ships under the preext of carrying
them California and then sold to bondage in the Chin
cha lands made the theme of eloquent defamation at
the Tabernacle or Fancuil Hail. by the Beechers Jays
Phillips and other orators Of the abolition schoos On
the goth Of January the Captain General addressed cir
cuars to his subordinate officers asking their opinion
to whether Africans not the best aborers and
to the exIediency of importing African apprentices
He then referred TO other circumstances Slaves we're
now allowed to hire their time at eight dollars
month instead of feen as heretofore, thereby reiuc
ing their value half Meanwhile, the slave trade is
going with increased vgor. The vigilance of the
English cruisers has been much relaxed for some
months past to justify the belief that the British g.
vernment is connivng at the introduction of slaves into
Cuba. As we know there is no disposition to pro-
ces cf the Is'and to the detriment OF their own
colonies, we can draw inference from
which would otherwise be inexpcable She has
treaty for the suppression of the slave trade In 1877
entitled to their freedom and over those
the guardianship and the right of interference. 1t
estimated that much more than majority Of all the
present immunity from interference must be future
emancipation This Is probably the question, in this
hemisphere which Lord Clarendon says that the po.
Icy OF the French and English however antagonistic
heretofore is now in entire harmony. lie cannot have
alluded 10 other subject than Cuba years
the two countries acted in concert in their difficulties
with the Argentine Conederncy until their final adjust.
ment and not Of any part of this hemisphere
with the exception Of the United States where any
sion for concerted action has. existed can exist
and as on the surface at least there appears dis
turbng elements, it would puzzle the most ingenious
head TO imagine where this side Of the Atlantic their
loving allies TO display their harmonious policy,
cept towards in Cuba 1t is now, fortunately not i'm
probable that they will find themselves sufficiently
cuped home And here may not be
to how much is to be regretted that in the Russo
Turkish quarrel the attention of the country has not
been directed to the question in its aspects as af
fecting political interests, between the rude
and vigorous barbarism of the Cossack and the eete
nationality Of the Moslem, find for active SYM
pathy, scarcely for abstract preference The
grauitous and unwarranted declarations Of Minister
Mr. Spence, in his presentation to the Porte calls for
something more decided than reprimand. If made in
tie terms stated in the newspapers with every appear
ance Of authenticity, there is but fitting remedy
his immediate and unqualified recall Should the con-
test as many believe il WILL am not Of the number
be speedily decided in favor OF the Western allies of the
Porte Louis Napoleon having and continuing to WELD
despotc power we may not only abandon all hope of
early reaction in favor of liberal principles in Europe
but may look to probable collision, for which
by prepared. II ia true that we have lust made
short step in the right have appropriate
ed s3 600 000 for half dozen steam rgates and have
had the good sense to give large discretion t, the
mede OF construction TO the able Secretary of the Navy
which feel confident will produce instead of the mise
rable aoortons under the old system ships not unwor
thy Of our great naval reputation. But England has
fifty or sixty war steamers afoa and France many
more ready their services may be dispensed
with In the Baltic and Black Seas to illustrate
shores the happy accord which Lord Clarendon travelled
out Of the road Extensively 10 state existed between the
two Powers in both hemisp We have fortunately
been forewarned, it will be fault If be not
forearmed This should least have one salu-
ary effect that Of checking the disposition to scatter
with SO much profuson the public treasure every
side, on objects OF more than questionable justice
utility. We seem to be in constant dread of o financial
plethora and anxious to dplete in every way excepting
elusive evidences of the intentions Of Great Britain and
France-ntentions which, II realized, will soon after
the scenes of blood and horror from which every one
not blinded by fanaticsm must nsnctiveiy recoi con.
vert this fair island into second Hayt-what course
have we to pursues Shall remain passive spectator
until the fatal blew has been struck shall we at once
Put ourselves in an attituGo 10 repc and avert iR
counsel neither negotiation remonstrance on
this subject. We have the remedy in our
own hands. Is that indicated in the resolution which
Ihaye submitted. Arm the President with the simple
power to unfe'er the limbs Of our people and the gov
eminent w have occasion TO put forth the energy
OF the nation Individual enterprise and Iberalty win
at once furnish the and the material that will
allie the native population of Cuba ~ shake OF the yoke
of their Transatlantic tyrants. ! desire movement
the part of citizens until the Cubans shall have
put their shoulders to the wheel They have been
reproached for their pusllanmity but let II be
Understood that IT. by their efforts TO vndcate their
rights they show themselves worthy Of sympathics,
the of the federal government will not be inter
posed on tehaf Of their oppressors in less than six
months the flag of freedom, the clone star, would
wave over the whole island The Moro may, perhaps,
hold out somewhat longer One thing is certain that