The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-07-07
CUBA.
FRoM THE N. Y. HERALD.

We publish, among other things, this
morning. touching our foreign affairs, n sug-
gestive article from the Richmond Enquirer
on the subject of the proposed commission
to Madrid to help Mr. Soule with his Cuban
negotiations. The Enquirer is flexible Or
gan of the Kitchen Cabinet at Washington,
upon most questions of any importance; but
upon the Cuba question it kicks in the traces,
and is impatient of delay. 1t thinks that Mr..
Soule should, if he can, bring the Cuban
controversy to q peaceful or warlike conclu-
sion, in reasonable time, and that he should
not be disturbed in the business.
To this end, the more quietly and modest
ly the negotiations are Conducted the less
will be the modification of the country and
the disgust and contempt of the filibusteros.
For the sake Of appearances we are opposed
to any extraordinary commission to Madrid,
in view of the. probable result of their visit
to the panctitious and pugnacous Court of
Isabella. IL something must be done for
Messrs. Cobb and Dallas, send them to Kan
sas or Nebraska. They are both good Union
men, and, as officials in the new Territories,
they may be exceedingly useful, in view of
the approaching colonization struggle be-
bWt6H uUOllliOulolo anu llIc oCCtSSiOUlStS.
The Enquirer expresses the opinion that
the public expectations concerning the threat
ened war message to Congress shall turn out
to be nothing but ian application to Congress
for an appropriation for the expense of a
commission to mediate between our energetic
minister and the obstinate and shutting
court of SPAIN" Just so; and we are be-
coming somewhat sceptical concerning this
war message. We were to have had it last
week, and it has been promised us this week,
without fail, but it is not forthcoming. The
Creoles of Cuba are said to be on the verge
of rebellion, the filibusteros are reported as
actively engaged in the organization Of an
other invading expedition, of five times the
strength of the last disastrous venture Of
Lopez; the stupid officials of Cuba, mean-
time are as exacting, iliberal and offensive
towards our citizens and our commerce as
ever; the island, as we are informed by the
Cabinet organ, is undergoing the process of
africanization, an experiment which the ad-
ministration has sworn shall never be carried
out, and yet the war message hangs fire.
The South are anxious for Cuba now, for
now, they believe, we are in the nick of time.
Soule has been ready at any moment to throw
down the glove, Congress are waiting for an
explosion, the Presidents trunpeterat WASH
ington has been sounding the alarm for five
or six weeks past. Wall street has at length
become little shaky upon the subject; but
still the war message does not come to light.
Why Is this? Is Marcy the stumbling
block to glorious war with. Spain, and with
England and France if they dare? Is Cush-
ing opposed to a brilliant campaign, by land
and sea! Is Davis no longer Southern
propagandst at the point of the bayonet p
Or, is Dobbin afraid of the weakness of the
home squadron! Peradventure Guthrie may
be disturbed in his financial estimates of a
war message; or the President himself may
have changed his mind, as Presidents some-
times do. Whatever may be the reasons, we
have ceased to entertain any alarm concern
ing war message-have no fears of war
with Spain in any event. and but little hope
of the acquisition of Cuba under "the pow
ers that be-" However much, therefore, the
public expectation may be disappointed, we
shall not in the least degree be surprised if
the threatened war message shall dwinde
down into "an application for an appropria-
ton" for an extraordinary diplomatic commits
sion to Madrid, or to something equally pa
cifc, inoffensive and useless.