The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-11
WASHINGTON CITY,
SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH IL, 1855.
OUR PRESENT AND FUTURE RELATIONS WITH

seems for the at least to have placed the peaceabe
acquisition that island by the United States bey ond all
sonable anticipation Apparently its destiny is TO remain,
now perpetual thorn in their sdesthe theatre Of the
ngues Of Great Britain eigned under the old preex Of
philanthropy and the piant instrument in the hands OF
the Ango-French alliance for embarrassing commerce
and depressing citizens and the convenient rendezvous
othe allied fleets the purpose ofntmdatng the United
States under petence Of protecting the rights of Spain
But this is not the worst Aetuated by that con-
scousness of weakness which generates perpetual sus
picion the authorities OF the island, and the agents
OF Spain in the United States, have established sys-
TEN of espionage among US as watchful and jealous
tina, of the police Of Paris and London Not yes
sci is fitted out at seaports hut is subject TO their
nquiston and If it chance that keg of powder an old
musket a rusty cuass detected going on board the
alarm is given the cry Of hbasters raised the civil au
hores invoked arrest the voyage and the President OF
the United States called TO enforce the neutrality laws
The whole nation agitaed by rumors Of plots and UNI
lawful combinations and preex given to the despot Of
Cuba for sacrifices of Spanish subjects and new out
rages and indgntes American citizens Not only this
through the fundamentally of the British and French
press all Europe rings with the atroeons disregard by the
people the United States OF the laws and rights of
TONS and the nexcusable negligence if not cooperation of
the promptly srrestng these premedi
tated ourages.
Thus the porenous phantom perpe:ually resusctated
and placed before the world thus the rpose of the people
of the United States increasingly disturbed by
having other foundation than the cowardly apprehen-
sions of conscious guilt and the deepad political schemes
of an insdious enemy Thus too, is commerce
barrassed citizens exposed vexatous Interruptions
in the pursuit of their lawful avocaons and the national
character assaled by every mo however idle and every
apprehension however destitute OF any foundation what
ever
No one conyersan with the of policy pursued by
Great Britain in relation Cuba under color of the broad
mantle of philanthropy, doubt for moment that her
object to that fertile island into another St Do
mngo or jamaica and thai she is in fair way of attain
ing that object She has established Of imperiam in
imperio in that island-a amxed commission" it is
called composed of recognised English agents and Spanish
subjects the latter of whom known to be the
tools of the former and this commission presdes the
interests Of the slave popuationhe important of all
Others to the Creole whites 1t is sufficiently notorious
that Cuba is now, though nonnaly colony Of Spain,
dependency of the AngloFrench alliance 1t is doubly
ensaved first by the despotsm of the mother country
by the arrogance Of its pretended protectors who
necessarily employed in undermining the great pillars
of its internal peace and prosperity under rreence of
esting the slave trade which they are fact endeavor
ing introduce in the disguise of coolies pconsthe
oppressive and aggravated form which slavery
assumed The good phianthropist, Las Casas doubt
believed he had achieved great triumph of humanity by
substituting the American Indians in place Of The African
negroes slaves and the great phianthropist John
by nvegng the poor Chinese into the tolls of cooleysm
and peonism. Neither the Chinese the South Amer
Indians black and consequently they do not
within the sphere Of British philanthropy.
But setting this aside, far penetrate the
dark region of the future do not hesitate to predict that
Cuba under its present and future influences will continue
be thorn in the side of the United States stick
deeper and deeper with the progress OF time 1t has lately
been bad neighbor and is likely TO become every day
worse The pride of Spain sustained the basis of
past glory and power which have long been lost
never return, another New World discovered
and bolstered up by crutch either side will in all
probability hereafter exhibit little else than the arrogance
of the slave when conscious he will be sustained by his
master We believe il will be impossible to live in peace
with such neighbor long it remains in its present
of vassaage The colonial authorities of that island
have il seems the power of nfcting injuries but
make PREPARATION and the government Of the United
States is compelled appeal distant tribunal whose
maxim is to do to-day what be pu, off till to-
morrow.
The well-known fact that Spain is indebted the Uni
ted States for the continuance of her dominion in Cuba
far from ncning her be either grateful just
has only made her arrogant and insensibe to
beality But for the neutrality laws of the
United States which far strict than those of
any other government Cuba would at this moment
have been at least independent If annexed this
confederation, had such been its desire The govern
ment Of the United States the great instrument that
arrested what in few months would have an inva
sion which other power in of Cuba could have
resisted The of the United States preserved
Cuba TO Spain and in doing consigned many of its
heroic though mistaken citizens the merces OF
Spanish justice which all know is equally prompt and u
sparng Whilst the conduct of Spain has entitled her to
special kindness part have submitted to her
repeated insults and wrongs and have voluntarily prescrv
ed statuebook laws which constitute practical
guarantee Of her Cuban property So far withdraw
ing this virtual protection which Spain enjoys through
neutrality laws, government has manifested constant
vigilance in preventing their nfraction which has pro-
voked the Of many OF its citizens All this is
lost upon Spanish pride, only nsgae it to
grosser wrongs and insults
The vigilance of President Pierce in watching and his
prompude in arresing every suspected attempt trans