Demoine courier., 1855-03-29
UNITED STATES AND SPAIN.

The correspondendsnce between Mar
cy and Soule on the Cuba difficulty, and
the full repor. of the Ostond Conference
by Buchanan, Mason and Seule, appears
in the N. Y. papers. The fret letter is
from Marcy TO Soule. July %, 1853,
and e%xpatia,es upon the superiority of
Cuba aud its importance to the United
States; deprecales interference Of Eng
land end France and instructs Soule
generally to try and obtaina modification
of these laws which press with severity
on our commercial intercourse with the
island.
Marcy to Buchanan. 1864. complains
of Great Britain keeping large fleets on
the Cuba coast to match US; announcing
the importation Of free Africans into Cuba
with the view Of making the island
worthless TO us when Spain con no long.
III hold it; ordering, if she finds tina,
England had any arrangements with
Spain detrimental to our interests, 10 try
10 induce her to abandon them.
Marcy to Soule, March IL, 1854,
calls for redress for the Black Warrior
outrage without delay he demands
$4,000 0 indemnify to her owners.
Marcy to Soule, April 3, 1855 fears a
project on foot 10 introduce a new system
of agricultural labor into Cuba, and Sou.
lie has full power delegated to him to
treat Cor the purchase of the island. II
no. disposedt to sell, no thinks for the guid
pro quo he would consen. to the indep.
endcnce Of the island.
Marcy to Soule, August Is, 1854,
suggests The conference between Buell..
anan, Mason and Soule, and under date
Of AK La Chappelle, we have the full
report Of the deliberations, signed BY the
three ministers.-They say that after a
full and universal interchange Of sen,im-
ent and views which resulted in & cordial
coincidence of opinion, they have ar.
rived at the conclusion and are thoroughly
convinced tina. an immediate and earnest
effort ought TO be made by The u. 8. 10
purchase Cuba, OF any price at Which il
could be obtainedsnot exceeding the sum
of ~$.( he Daily Times thinks
that 100000. 900 is%sintended to be in.
serted in the blank,) The report then
goes on to recommend open and frank
negotiation, believing that the interests
Of Spain are Of the U. 8. in the purchase
of Cuba and cannot anticipate a failure
unless POSSIBLY through the malign in.
iuence Of foreign powers who possess
no right whatever to interfere in the
matter. The report then states the va
rious reasons which were invariably addu.
ccd whenever the subject was under dis
question. They consider that the system
Of emigration and labor recently iu,rodus.
ed and the probability al any time OF
instruction renders Cuba an increasing
danger and a permanent cause Of anxiety
and alarm. Hence delay in the acqui.
si.ion OF the island they regard as exceed.
lingly dangerous to the United Staies.-
The impulses the trade would give to
commerce, sihe prosperity Spain must
realize from the investment of two thirds
of The purchase money in railroad enter.
prise etc., are pointed outas,i inducements
10 Spain TO sell the island which 10 now
an incumbrance to her. The report
tn en- points out the chances Of Spain los
ing Cuba without remuneration, from in
ternal revolution and external assistance
in the same and they consider if The Gu
bans were TO organize an instruction
agains, Spain, hat no human power
could prevent the people Of the United
States taking part in the support Of the
revolusionists. Considering what acts
will become necessary 10 case Spain
refuses TO sell, they decide that Cuba in
the possession Of Spain is , seriously
~eDdanger sour interests aud peace apd
even the existence Of our beloved Unioh.
Then by every law, human and divine
we shall be justified in wrestling j. from
Spain il we possess the power, and under
such circumstances we ought never 10
count the cost nor regard the odds which
Spain might enlist against us. They
consider we should be recEeant to our
duty TO permit Cuba 10 DO Aficanized
and become asecond St. Domingo and
fear events are tending towards such .
catastrophe.-The report concludes by
reference to the various outrages commit.
ted by the Cuban authorities, especially
the Black Warrior affair. which without
immediate redress would have justified a
resort TO the measure Of war, aud that
outrage is not only unanswered, but is
sanctioned BY the Spanish government
Such a course has been pursued in this
case they consider degrading to or
dignity as an independent nation, and
shall not be continued.