Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-05-20
LET us SEIZE CUBA.

The Cuba question was brought up in the United
States Senate, May the lst by Mr.. Slidel of Louis
lana, who offered resolution directing the com
mittee on Foreign Relations to inquire into the
expedioncy of authorizing the President ut any
time during the recess of Congress 20 suspend the
acts of Congress, preventing expeditions leaving
the United States against foreign counties, and
made thereon set speech, urging the repeal OF
the neutrality laws so as to enable the United
States to rob Cuba from the Spaniard.
II the slave power had not been mad ten TO one
II would have carried its main points, fer its
Northern allies were ready to help them. But il
became blinded by success, and in its wild grab
Tor Kansas aud Nebraska, 1oundered and fell.
1t IS up again, however, and neither needing the
graves lt has dug for Northern men, nor caring a
hg ior those who fill them, has avowed plan to
seize Cuba, as damnable as the Douglas fraud.
MIR. Shdoll, in q set speech tn the United States
Senate, sought to prove that Cuba would be made
JIee land, through the influence of Great Britain
ana France, and counting this fearful peril and
terrible iniquy both to the Island and the United
states, would arm the President, Franklin Pierce,
with the power to ward of that peril and arrest
iniquity The proposition will not shock the
country. 1t Is ready to hear anything from the
slave power, as no scheme of robbery can be too
hideous or revolving, provided it should extendand
strengthen that power.
Still 1t is not stranger If the people of any
land arm, and unite to strike off the eters of des-
potsnl, the ircemen of America shsut and shout,
as II they would rouse the world with their iubil-
ant Joy but when Spain proposes or when Great
Britain and France urge her to set free the slaves
OF Cuba, one half Of the Union denounce the act,
and madIy declare IL shall not be tolerated and the
other half stand stock stil rs If this yillainous
judgement was right. But there is no danger.
The will Of Him who rules all, is in that current
which began to run in the West Indies, half cen
tury ago in favor Of freedom and not all the com
Plnation OF the south, nor any scoundrcl cowardice
gi the North, can stop its flow on to full-tde.
Freedom will work out there as elsewhere, its own
law.
After SlidelPs speech, Mr. Seward asked for
time to examine into this question and Senator
Chase, man-fashion, said.
For myself, | do not hesitate to say that SO far
as any proper measures taken by the Spanish
Government either at Madrid or in Havana-
whether under the influence Of England or France.
or ircm independent considerations Of duty and
policy -nay tend to the emancipation Of the slaves
IN Cuba, those measures will command my SYM
pathy and my best wishes foi their happy and ben
eiciai issues to all parties. But | am far from
thinking that the disposition towards emancination
in cuba is confined to the Spanish Government in
either hemisphere, or to the Governments Of Eng
land and France.
Certain facts which have come to my knowledge
incline me to the opinion that the idea of enamel.
patton is seriously and tayorably entertained by
many enlightened Spaniards and Creoles in the
Island, and by at least some of the gentlemen who
constitute what is iamiarly known as the Cuban
Junto. To that idea and that purpose by whomso.
ever entertained, am decidedly favorable =
On the other hand, to all that part of the policy
Of the English and Spanish Governments, if there
be such policy, which tends to revive the African
slave trade, under any name or in any FORM
whether for the purpose Of supplying apprentices
to the island to be converted at some future period
either near or remote, into ffcemen or for any
other purpose take the same objections, and take
them as strongly as the Senator from Louisiana
do not wish to go into this subject now. / wish
however, to have an opportunity Of doing so, and
therefore move its postponement for a week"
The resolution was sent to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, there to sleep, or if called up to be
debated ON report.-Leader.