Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-06

the Southern slave, and would gladly
strike the shackles off his limbs to-
morrow, l would not do it at the ex-
pense of single "star," or single
''stripe," to be plucked from that proud
banner that waves its protecting folds from
the shores of the Atlantic to the golden
streams of the Pacific. 1t is evident to
every reasoning mind, that the growing
power, strength and solidity of the Union,
have created deep rooted jealousy in the
minds of the European soverelgnties.
For years back, they have been blind to
the fact, that not squalid importation
of poverty that are flung upon these
shores, victims of their exterminating
policy, but have sown in the soil the
q crop of dragons teeth" that is destined
by-and-by to spring up, their sworn en-
emies in the shape of armed men.
The rapid spread of military organ
ization in all quarters of the Union just
now, affords sufficient solution to this
question, and their devoted allegiance to
their adopted home, is not doubted by
any, save by hirelings who are actually
plotting to undermine the institutions of
the country. Slavery is made stalking
horse to affect this object, but the real
STAKEHOLDER of America, the big giant of
of American slavery, is actually fed, and
petted, and nurtured in the Cotton Fac
tories of this country and Great Britain:
and the party that is dressed up, or par
tally apparelled in the produce of the
cotton looms of England, is nothing more
nor less than mock philanthropist,
when he encourages the manufacture
from the produce of slave labor. l have
always looked at the question in this
light, and as affording sufficient grounds
to silence all cavilers upon it. Whole
sale emancipation would set the slaves
of the South tomorrow upon the Threats
of that small fraction of our population
who compose the South. But your dis
organizers will be satisfied with nothing
but total disruption. However, there
is no blinking the question that Cuba,
and its acquisition, may be deemed the
eausa teterrin,a beHi in this whole ques.
ton; and there are indications seen now
in Congress that foreshadow approach
ing events. l argue this whole question
with dispassionate candor. The Next
can war led to the controversy upon this
Cuban matter then tine opening of the
Chin, Sc ports the settlement of Califor-
MIA, and our consequent geographical
facilities to control the Pacific trade
All these have created a deep-rooted jeal-
ousy against America among the Euro
pean Powers. Whether the war in the
East, which is not a war between the
reyolutionists and monarchists, but a
war of ambition and lust of power-is
protracted or not, the final settlement of
the Cuban question must soon be fixed !;
and whether the Government wi1ks at
the matter or not, the "busy note of
preparation" is silently and rapidly re-
sounding throughout the land. Manifest
destiny, or the I" Monroe doctrine" is or
is not nullity. l heard the discussions
on this Cuban difficulty last session in the
Senate, and the arguments of the different
Senators upon it. The crisis has arrived
when it has to be settled. Had we a
sudden peace in Europe Tomorrow, we
would, doubtless, see portion Of the
French and English fleets cruising in the
Gulf: and America has as good a right to
be stiff as they have to be stout. The
roll of the battle drum must find Its way
eventually across the Atlantic, from this
war. We must be prepared. The Sci
cure of an American ship would be suffi-
Gent to fan the flame; and when we see
ssla belle France toadying with power
that she accuses of being the murderer
of her greatest hero-when we see the
nspheX, Of his UNCLE pIay vi the the chic
less the Car will keep their hands full,
we shall have to confront them in theii
designs upon Cuba At all events, these
are all speculations for the present, but ]
am not drawing upon the ''erratic instinct
of prophecy" when say that under all
circumstances. the country's safe. Al
ready the distribution of new muskets
(detonators) has commenced; and there
are variety of indications that we ar,
preparing for the worse. VOLUNTEER.
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