The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-30

CUBA AND LoUsIANA-MR. THRAsHER's OpI-
MoNs.--We have received pamphlet entitled
"Cuba and Louisiana" addressed by John s.
Thrasher to Samuel J. Peters, in which the
writer argues that the annexation Of Cuba
would be no disadvantage to the sugar growers
of Louisiana Among other things, Mr. Thrash
er says
The first great result Of the establishment of free
government Cuba of its admission to this conede
racy would be the immediate cessation of the African
slave trade and the appreciation in value OF the slaves
there consequent upon the cutting on o. .n,s source
tending the admission Of Cuba to the Union would be the
equalization Of the value or slaves They could not re-
main at average value OF $500 there while they bore
that of 81 here and freedom of intercourse between
the two countries existed They would either advance
in value in Cuba, decline here As The numerical
preponderance great the side Of this country It
legitimate superstition that by far the greatest ehect
s os upon the mass N sna
Such an equalization in the value Of labor in this country
and In Cuba would contribute in great degree to an
equalization Of the cost of production of in each
increasing 1t in Cuba and diminishing it in Louisiana in
the exact proportion of its effect upon the value of labor
in Cuba would follow the admission of that island 10 the
benefits Of this confederacy, presume doubts
Of it's agricultural products thus removing another OF
the important constituents Of the product sugar
there The increase in the cost of production Of this
staple in Cuba would be far permanent and ell
cent protection to the sugar planter Of Louisiana than
the present fiscal impost upon sugar; while long
Cuba enabled produce at less louisiana
and the desire in the North to obtain cheap sugar
lists the danger to the sugar planting interest this
country viii not only remain, but may continue to in
We apprehend that very little difficulty viii
be experienced in the annexation of Cuba, even
in Louisiana, on account of the sugar question,
all other obstacles being removed. 1t will
be time enough to speak Of the sugar question
when the way is cleared for the purchase of the
island, or when the flibusteros and Creoes,
after having revolutionized it, and declared it
an independent republic, "a Ia Texas,) shall
apply for admission into the Union And
while we are waiting, in breathless expectation,
for the most terrible news from Madrid and for
war message from President Pierce to both
houses of Congress, it is perfectly idle to be
discussing the sugar question. When we are
threatened with wholesale explosion of char
coal, birthstone and saltpetre, we have no time
to spare upon the raw material of brown sugar.
Can Mr.. Thrasher answer, will there be a war
days, or shall we have war with Spain?
From his long residence in Cuba, and his init
mate knowledge Of the affairs of the island we
think Mr.. Thrasher ought to be qualified to an
swer US upon these points We have no faith
in the bloody manifestoes of the Washington
Union-ncne in the courage, or pluck or deci-
sion of the administration. They are frighten-
ing some of the old women with their noise and
buster, and threats Of war but they are as
harmless as the extracts we have given upon
brown sugar.