The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-08

houa, when Secretary Of State under President
Tyler, to strengthen as far as possible the Do
ninican republic against the black empire OF
Solouque, at the other end Of the island of
Hayti, under the belief that the destiny Of
slavery in our Southern States was largely in
volved in the ultimate issue between slavery
and emancipation in the West India Islands.
He believed that those islands must ultimately
become confederation of free black estab-
lishments or that, where emancipation and
African independence had been tried, they
must revert back to the old institution OF
African slavery. He understood the abolition
designs Of England, and foresaw that with
emancipation once established throughout the
other West Indies Cuba would soon follow in
the same channel. From this point it was easy
to foresee that more active and direct war
fare against slavery in our Southern States
would be the next proceeding, all with the
great object in view of breaking up this for
midable American Union and its fast ap-
preaching naval and commercial supremacy.
Hence the object of Mr.. Calhoun was to make
of Dominica q nucleus against the abolition
West India policy of England. The official
letters in these columns show how bravely this
policy was attempted and how pitifully it has
fallen through under the auspices of Messrs.
Pierce and Marcy.
We should not be surprised, with these dis
coveries before us, if we were next to be Off
cially informed of the formal consent of the
administration to the immediate Authorization
of Cuba, notwithstanding the terrible threats
of war, havoc and desolation which the cabi-
net organ at Washington has heretofore so re-
peatedly uttered as warnings to England and
France. Read this Dominican correspondence.
Thus closes another chapter of Pierce's inter-
probation of the Monroe doctrine.
The Insult to our Consul at Matanzas-Con-
cha and Marcy.
The return of Mr.. Consul Worrell from Matan-
zas-having demanded his passports because of
some disagreement with Captain General Con-
cha-brings up again the exciting questions Of
Consular jurisdiction and the rights of our
citizens in Cuba We have not received from
any we'll informed source the particulars Of
the quarrel between the two official gentlemen
and we see that the Havana correspondents
of the press generally are disposed to cast
slurs upon the conduct of the Consul. With
all due Difference to the judgments Of these
gentlemen-which Difference would have been
much greater had they told us more of the
particulars and less of their own opinions in
the matter-we are disposed to believe that
the Consul has acted under sense OF duty
towards his own country and the rights Of its
citizens, until we have some evidence to the
contrary. In this view of the case we unhesi-
tatingly conclude that Consul Worrell is en-
titled to far more support from the govern
ment than he is at all likely to receive from
the Marcy and Pierce administration that now
mismanages affairs at Washington.
The question is not new one, it being whe-
Their the American Consul or the Probate tri-
bunal OF Cuba shall administer upon the per-
sonal effects of an American citizen dying in
that island, and has been repeatedly urged
upon the government for settlement. We
have no space to-day to examine the question
as laid down in the treatises on international
law or existing treaties In support of the
view taken by DR.. Worrell, we will cite the
fact that Nathaniel Cross, Esq, while acting
Consul for the United States at the same place,
remained in prison there several months be-
cause he refused to give up the point to the
Spanish authorities, while the administration
was too busy with other matters to attend to
an imprisoned Consular agent. We believe
also that General Campbell for several years
Consul at Havana, and now in the same Office
in London, repeatedly and urgently requested
the government to instruct him on this point,
as one Of great Importance. But our govern
ment seems to have been too busy catching fill
busters during the late whig and present ad-
ministration, to take up the question, and so it
has remained in allegiance
We are informed that the Consul has gone to
Washington to see the Premier, confident that
Ne will be sustained by the author Of the Koszta
letter--the principles laid down in which have
been his gospel in the proceedings relating to
this matter. We fear he will find nothing but
dsappointment-that with the Secretary of
State preaching is one thing and practice
quite another, with which he has nothing to
do. Will Marcy dare to open the record Of our
consular intercourse with Cuba, even for few
years back only? We do not believe he will,
and therefore we will cite for his view and
that of the public few of the cases it pre-
sents
Mr.. Cross, acting Consul at Matanzas recog-
nized by our own and the Spanish government,
was arrested and thrown into prison for seve-
raj months for putting the consular seals upon
the effects of an American woman who died
there.
Mr.. Sewall, appointed Consul at St. Jago de
Cuba, was refused the archives, seal and flag
Of the consulate by British subject, with
whom they were deposited, and the Spanish
Governor sustained him in the refusal After
some months Of vain effort, Mr.. s. retired from
the conflict, and new Consul was appointed.