Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-22

49, N.T - O~''S'F-- y 't-0 N7''TS -
ABOARD THE FnLIBUsrER SCHOONER
Two PoLLIEs, off the Hole In the WALL"
near the middle Of March, l forget the
day Of the month, 1866.
DEAR GIsERAL: We are skuddin round here
and holdin on to the slack, waitin for more help
to come up, and you may depend on . Cuba's
got to take 1t. We don't never give up the ship.
A fast little clipper jest come along, going to
Baltimore, and the skipper said he'd take my de-
spatches to you in three days. And you can send
to me by the skipper your notions about things;
for he's only going to stop long enough to wood
up, and then he's coming right strait back to jnc
US. He made me promise to hold on and not take
Cuba till he come, for he was very arnest to be
in at the death.
That Cuba's fine country. We've been hav-
ing glimpse at it once in awhile with our spy.
glasses, through the Hole in the WALL" and
round the corners, and it's rally fine country;
'twould do your heart good to look at it. And
you shall have chance before long, for it's got to
| come. down; it's got to nuckle, and no mistake.
I've got my commission to 60 ahead from Mr.. Bu-
chanan and Mr.. Mason and Mr.. Souley. And tho
nub of the whole thing is, we've got to take Cuba,
II we have the power;" and know we have, "a
Sally Giles said to her sweetheart. Says Sally, says
she, you shan't kiss me unless you are stronger
than ], and know you be-"
Jest before We come out I see by the papers
that Louis Napoleon was notion Of goin to the
Crmea to see Sebastopol fall and so thought
may be you might like to come out here and sec
us take Cuba Now If you du, Jest say the word,
and tell me in your letter what day you viii DO
down on the pint Of Florday, and I'll bear up with
| the Two Pollies and take you of.
You must MT feel hurt because did MT come to
Washington to see you before starting on this
cruise; but the fact was had MT time. Our cours-
try was in so much danger it would mt do to wait
Our Congress in Ostend went over the whole ground
and examined it carefully, and come to the concu-
sion that it was neck or nothing with US. We must
have Cuba or our whole country would go to rack
and ruin, and 8 the Union can never enjoy repose
nor possess reliable security as long as Cuba is not
embraced within its boundaries"
sent you despatch last full about the duins of
our Congress at Ostend, where we took up the al.
fairs of England and France and Spain but finally
concluded we could MT make anything out of that
business yet, and should have to wait little long
er. Well, then them three S.'s--Souey, Sicklee,
and Sanders--said there was one thing we could
du: we could take hold Of that Cuba business and
finish it up brown. And, for fear that Louis Ma
poleon might have spies round us there at Ostend,
we concluded It was best to hitch little further
of. So we went over to Ax-le-Shapple and finish
cd up the business.
The upshot was, we concluded we would have
Cuba by hook or by crook and that Mr.. Souley
should 60 right back to Old Spain and tell the
Queen so. IL she'd mind to give il up Quietly
and make no fuss about it, he might promise TO give
her somethin pretty handsome in the way OF mo-
ney; we didn't care nothing about that, as we've
got plenty of money to home. If she refused and
told Mr.. Souley to mind his own business, and wo
shouldn't have Cuba no how, then we told him he
mustn't be mealy-mouthed, nor mince matters, but
pick quarrel the best way he could and clear
out
Well Mr.. Souley went back to Madrid with
stiff upper lip and began to try to dicker with tho
Va ku.f.
way:
SouLEY Oh, now think of 1t, there's that lit
tie Island of Cuba over there near our coast; we'd
like to have that little island, If it's all the to
you. / spose you've no objections 1t isn't the
least use in the world to you and it might be some
little account to us So If you say So wen jest
mark Cuba down on the map of the United States
SPOKESMAN. Not by jug full, Mr.. Souley.
Cuba is the most valuable patch Of ground we've
got. Can't spare II no how
SoULEY. oh, nonsense it's no income at all 10
you, and nothin but bill ofexpense. It's so near
to us we might look after and maybe make some
thin out oft; but it's no more to you than the
fifth wheel of coach. guess wen consider il
ours.
SPOKESMAN. guess you wont. I tell you we
cant spare Cuba no how. It's the pride Of tho
Spanish kingdom and the gem of the Queens
crown.
SoULEY. Well, but, my dear sir we would MT
mind paying you quite handsome sum for IL;
hundred millions, ifyou say so. We wont scrimp
about the price.
SPOKESMAN. There Is no price TO it. Garry
your hundred millions to some other market you
want to buy honor with IT, tell you the honor
of Old Spain has no price.
SouLEY-But my dear sir you don't consider
what wonderful deal Of help million would bo
TO you. You must remember you arc getting
good deal behindhand. You've no income hardly
and you are good deal in debt Only look at IL:
hundred millions will enable you TO pay off your
debts, and make internal improvements, and build
railroads aud telegraphs all over your country, 50
that you can spruce up and live comfortable and
get ahead In the world Say the word, and the
hundred millions is yours.
sroKrsxAs. Offer your hundred millions TO somc
beggar who wants t. The ancient and proud king
dom Of Spain is no beggar, sir. I'll thank you, sir,
not TO insult me-
SouLEY. don't intend any insult, sir; but III
be frank and plain with you The fact is we must
have that island II Is absolutely necessary for the
safety and welfare the United States. Our coun-
try cant get along withoct II.
SPOKESMAN. That's your look out, not mine
SoULEY. Well now, Mr., Spokesman, you know
your people out there in Cuba have for long time
been insulting our folks, searching their vessels,
and firing into their steamers, and sometimes kech
ing our people and shooting em or putting EN- In
dungeons. There's long account Of these things
that you must settle right up pint blank, or suffer
the consequences. There's three hundred thou
sand dollars you've got TO pay for stopping the
steamer Black Warrior and great many other
things as bad as that. These matters have got 10
be settled right up, or Cuba's got to stand in the
gap.
SPOKESMAN. Cant help that. If you've got any
accounts to settle wen leave Il TO third party to
say how we shall settle. We don't owe you a cent
for the Black Warrior. She broke our laws and
we fined her six thousand dollars and then we
give back the fine after all when we might kept
the vessel. And you are so ungrateful as not TO
thank us for it.
SoULEY l wont stan this foolery no longer.
Leave il out! No, we know how 70 settle our own
business best. Now, sir, you've got to settle all
our accounts right up, and fix things about Cuba
so we shant never have any more trouble, or else
give us up the island TO manage in our own way.
Now, Pm agoin to give you jest two weeks to think
Of this business and give me your answer, and IL