The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-14
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THE SALE OF CUBA. -


From the Boston Post.
THE SALE OF CUBA.
MEssns EDroas Almost on the same day have
published in your paper in the New York Herald, and in
the New York Times precisely the same preamble and
Internationally a fair oneof the session of the
Spanish Cores where the only resolution unanimously
adopted was the following:
ave ask of the Cores that they be pleased TO declare
that they have heard with satisfaction the explanation
given by the government respecting the preservation Of
And what the Minister of Foreign Affairs had said in
answer to Don Lus Marstegui translate from the Span
ish organ at New York;
Luzuriaga-T shall be very brief The government can
only say ranquize the inhabitants OF our colonial pos
sessions that to sell the island OF Cuba would be to sell the
honor of the country ISgns of approbation With re-
gard the rest will tell the gentlemen deputies that the
government will sustain the rights of the country in rela-
ton with other countries BELTS dignity and selre
spect and acting thus will have the right to require of
all others respect for independence. Thus alone will
the maintain decorousy the independence OF
the nation prolonged applause
This is, them the answer which was sanctioned by the
Whatever may be its import and bearing upon the
Cuba question in the United States it important to I'M
derstand distinctly What approved But this is not
the especial end which induces to address you The
fact that the version published in the Post appears to have
been handed almost simultaneously to other papers would
in itself give the impression OF intention in the remark
and translation voluntarily prepared for the press yet
state other appearances that strike unfavoraby an inn
partial observer.
While Don Luis Mariategui is called influential per-
son. nothing said OF his being the son-naw of General
ODonne, the Minister of War. We remember of Mr.. Ma
rategni his unpopuarity contrased at Havana with the
reverence towards his deceased uncle his ngrattude
towards The widow of Mr. Knight lady of the highest
character in the State of Massachusetts, and his at
tempt to pass unopened through the New ork custom
house about three years ago valuable articles under
the character of bearer of dispatches of the Spanish gov
eminent.
The translator has also altered the words and effect of
the portion of the speech in which Mr. NJ Interrupted
while thanking the Emperor Napoleon for sending his adj
miral to resist attacks from ne United States
These are however slight deviations compared 10 the
single omission in noticing the remarkable feature of the
discussion especially TO an American public who justly
claims to be its Judge Of every incident and vile of
European policy on this continent
The Marquis de Albada the leader Of the republican
party positively announced bill for the abolition of slave
nv in Cnba Why should this be omitted ~ He declam-
ed against annexation party in the United States as
ing actnated by desire to extend the of slavery He
said that Spain should emancpate the slaves of Cuba
France and England had emancpated theirs before
and he complained contemptuousy of the democracy of
the United States, who did nothing he said for their
European brethren excepting occasional talk 1t did
surprise to this speech modified in the Span
sh organ the Cronca TO destroy mitigate the start
ling impression which II otherwise would make in Cuba
That periodical has perverted the primitive of the
speech that the Marquis de Albaida might appear
nouncing bill on the subject OF emancipation without
hope Of its coming to anything But that organ fur
nshes sufficient evidence Of two important circumstances
characerzing the session. The first is the generally
stood policy that the condition of labor must be changed
the island of Cuba that slavery must be done away
with There gentlemen il is true, members Of
the cabinet included who objected to the and OPP
portuny Of the proposition OF Albaida who called the at
tention of the Cortes to the alarm which indiscrec
broachng of The subject would create the island Of
Cuba; and il is worthy of remark that the important
person Of the very small number who took part in the de-
bate, Sgnor Orosaga while he acknowledged that there
cho did irish for the abolition of slareru
warned the Cortes against assocang the preservation Of
the island with the of emancipation But there
was who decidedly aud frankly opposed change
In the condition of labor invoked due regard to the
existing rights of the Cuban proprietors.
The other distinctive trait of this session, and Of
that followed is the now welldened policy Of the exclu
sion OF all political reforms for Cuba and the sending
out of 5000 to maintain tic strength ofthe army there
General Concha in his recent work the subject
enumerates the sole guarantees against the aabsobng
power of the capaingeneraviz The appeal to the
preme tribunal of Madrid the free press in SPAIN and the
moral responsibility Of the chief The sessions of the Cor
ties during the last month corroborate this policy and if
those who have read them arrive at different conclusion
would be but fair TO publish the Of their convic
TONS
Following little further this matter deeply interesting
to the American people, it may be remarked that while
unanimous vote declared the Cores be satisfied with
in which the Premier had expressed the determine
ton to uphold the dignity Of the nation in its foreign
aions the only deputy who asserted SO many words
that Cuba would be sold the Marquis Abada
and his agitated, desparng threatening proposition for
the abolition of slavery only proved the tenure
by which Spain holds that island He also far
say that the thought of sale of Cuba however great
the corruption which bad surrounded the court had
been entertained in Spain Now have recollecops
the contrary
First Among the rcende principles of the progressist
party now apparently in power that of colonies has
been counted and advocated in past years and known
that for the moment the purer followers Of the school
overrned and menaced by the reaction represented by
O'Donnel
Second The Bravo Murio cabinet submitted a consti-
tuition the Spanish Cor,e about three years ago. of
whose articles empowered the executive perform
acts preliminary the disposal of Spanish territory and
without the contemplated sale of Cuba il is impossible
see an object in that authorization.
Third The New York Cronico alluded the belief that
enanced the sale three years since and did take
pains to exonerate him from the mputation.
As 10 sensible motives for the sale the advantages of
coming out Of the dilemma which would result from the
following query need not be told
How IL the cheap government necessary enable Cuban
tropical production to undergo competition be obtained
having to support and navy of great magnitude
and TO protect Spanish shipping and producer To com
pcusae these obstacles will the trade Chinese Spanards
Africans imported TO paupersm originally OPP
posed by the Havana and corporations
spite OF its features far revolving than the cxagpera
ted pictures OF existing African slavery
The unavoidable necessity scvcring Cuba from her
tropos evinced in these remarks and established y nat
ustes the belief before that cxation the only
solution by which that island be kept the channel Of
progress and civilization. b.
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