The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-05
startling News ON tho Cuba QuestIon--Mus-
terfng of n Large BIRTHS Squadron for the
West Indies.

the impoI tant fact that the old Caban imorog-
Ito has been very recently revived in most
belligerent shape between Mr.. Buchanan, our
Minister at London, and Lord Palmerston, the
British Premier. This information from Paris
We find substantially corroporated by the fol-
loving extract =:
From the nts (Ene.) Telegraph oct. 10
The Powerful, 81, Naptan Massey, i ordered la
maica and the CORVALLIS, &C. Captiin Wellesley reai-
PADDLE, Commander Crofton, 10 go Bermuda. u il
runiored that this movement Is in consequence Of the
american government having replied to some COMMAND,
subject OF Cuba in tone insulting 70 this country in the
highest possible degree The American goyesnmen. bids
the English government 70 beware what they are adout
tells them that England has It's hands full alrsldy and
that in defiance Of Engilnis interference with them
goes first for Lisbon before steering for Jamsca The
Powerful takes supernumare, io the Neptune and the
St. George three decsers at Lisbon aud also os the
squadron on the West lncia station. These two last
named ships that the Neapolitan business il set
tied are also expected go to the North America
lion 50 that force will be assembled that will be more
than sufficient to defend the honor Of England and the
interests of her colonies.
Nearly fortnight ago we published from the
London Tines Of October IL, the list Of the
aforesaid vessels Of war, and their destination
respectively but although the news at that
time attracted our curiosity, it did not excite
any particular attention on this side the At
lantic, from the harmless division Of the ships
between the Bermuda islands and jamaica
Now, we are entirely satisfed-from our spe-
cial letter from Paris, and from the corrobo-
rating extract from the Hants 1clsyroph-that
there is mischief in this thing. This
Hants Telegraph is published very near
the country seat of Lord Palmerston,
where, we presume, during the recess
of Parliament his lordship spends q consider
able portion of his leisure time. This circum.
stance gives a coloring of semi-oflicial autho-
rity to the specifications Of the journal in ques-
ton. In fact, assuming that the Hants Tsle-
graph is the home organ of Lord Palmerston,
and that he employs it occasionally as Presi-
dent Pierce uses the Concord Patriot (when it
is deemed most expcdient to give the democra-
cy a broad hint, in roundabout way, of some
important movement afoot) we may venture to
consider the above extract an official commu-
nication.
The case, then, becomes On affair of the high
est moment, for it involves issues and contin-
gencies which may entangle us, and this whole
Western hemisphere, in q war with the mari
time Powers of Europe. First, it appears that
this concentration, within striking distance of
the island of Cuba, of British squadron num-
bering in ALL probably not less than twenty
vessels of war; Ito say nothing of the French
West India squadron) "is in consequence of the
American government having replied to some
communication made to them by the British
| government, insulting to England in the high
est possible degree" Nor are we left altoge-
ther in the dark concerning this communica-
ton from the British Cabinet. 1t was doubt
less renewal in some shape, of the tripartite
overturcs to the administration of Mr. Fill
more, which Lord Palmerston may have con-
cluded would be acceptable at Washington by
Mr.. Picrce's, after the apparently indignant
rejection by Marcy OF the Cuban manifesto OF
his Ministers resulting from those solemn au-
thorized conferences at Ostcnd and Aiy-1a-
Chapelle.
In the rumored reply of "thc American gov
eminent" there is an air Of that genuine gran
eloquent patriotism which has characterized
all the diplomatic promises, circulars and in
structions Of our Pierce administration, so that
brief as is the report Of the Hants TELEGRAPH of
this answer Of our government, it bears the
| evidence upon its face of official authority
| The question then arises, what is Marcy driving
at in thus startling the whole country with his
warlikc re opening of the Cuban trouble,
when everybody had imagined it indefinitely
postponed, Or that the administration, like
Mieawbcr, had humbly resigned itself to wait
for something to turn up? Does Marcy, or
does Mr. Fierce, seek to embarrass England
and France upon the Cuba question, by way of
a diplomatic diversion to the advantageous
settlement Of the Danish Sound difficulty? We
think not. Or does our. Cabinet really be.
lieve that the golden opportunity has come
for cutting the Gordian knot Of the Cuban en-
'anglement with the sword? No The true
explanation, we apprchend lies in the neces-
sity to our Cabinet aspirants of q little active
war capital for the next Presidency.
| The manifest destiny of Cuba is sooner or
later, the annexation of the island to the
| United States. This at all events. is the gene
raj popular belief in all quarters of the Union
| Thus far, our Pierce administration has failed
in all its fine promises looking to this great
contamination. 1t has lost ground here as in
everything else, while meantime the Presiden-
tial election of 90 is coming so near as to re-
guirc some desperate eypedient to reco-
yer the lost confidence of the people,
Mr.. Pierce, unquestionably would con-
sent 10 accept another democratic nominations:
and, utterly hopeless as his case appears to be,
Marcy mselfaspres to the succession. Then,
again, Mr.. Buchanan, our Minister at London,
the especial champion of the Cuban annexa-
tionists, is. we dare Notwithstanding the
Ostcnd collapse quite ready to cooperate with
the Cabinet in any bold Cuban movement
which may strengthen his claims with the pro-
grcssivc democracy. In this view we are pre-
pared to believe that neither the alministra.
ton nor Mr.. Buchanan would hesitate to get
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