The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1855-02-23
MR STEPHENS oN cUBA

Aats SINCE e the House 81 Representatives nafs
footed for the repeal of tie neutrality hWs. Al
move has excited 20 little atsention. aud IS tia
arguments ior lis position are bte tied With The
ae and force that cEarac erie almost every
effort q the distinguished Georgian We copy tie
principal portion oi as remarks
Aftef denying tlat 81 vas, os IS Iof placing
money q The hands of tie administration Is accom-
lplish the acquision Of Cub Is procsedea
But ten Gle lslelIan. ID passing. as Iie has
alluded to Cnbas chat ana for tbe acquisition Of
that ISLAND believe It's acquisition would pFo.
mote the best inteFe d the island ana 81 It's
country ahd that L would promote tie interests
3og emo more than that 81 Georgia / an not
gov ped by sectional feelings oF interest 81 this
question. Its acquisition would advance both
countries and il wonId advance the interest 81 the
North quite As much # not more than tie South
g iaT Is is trade and commerce are concerned
But was not and am not,for putting 81 100000
or any other sum INTO the hands 81 this Admins
tration % buy i. have never believed that ii
vas their wish Or slicy to obtain Il Is several Of
the best friend of Cuba On this door very well
know. gave them this opinion long ago when
some Of them questioned is corfectns This
sequel WIN ahow whether ! vas right D. wrong.
"But air, y ] have been drawn into saving
thus much % this subject, Il may BE proper that
should say more I am not for this acquisition
upon any plan o. principles inconsistent with
the strictest national honor and national faith;
but am il favor Of arepeal Of those laws on
our statute book which make Ii pend ana pun
Iishable a crime Of high grade for an Ameri-
can citizen to take part IN any revolution that
may take place ID Cuba-.-any effort Of the peo-
pie there to throw OF Spanish domination and
oppression. 1.-THE people Of Cuba were per-
lh si
Ton, slA-Sd by g. St 81
am informed and belieye, tn, would not re-
main Z day, much less . month Or year, longer
under the heavy taxes. burdens, and exactions
Of that country which now claims their alleg-
lance only to Cypress and plumber them. And
| if they do thus desire to throw of the yoke Of
their Oppressors, Why should We punish Ameri-
can citizens for no reason but aiding them ii
their patriotic attempta why should We keep
the peace for Spain! When did she, BY her
conduct towards Us, put ns under such obIiga-
Itions! Was il when she held the mouth Of the
mississippi or Floridal VAST when she arn-
led the savages of the frontiers against our un-
defended peoples Was i when she nurtured
lin her bosom such enemies to our peace, such
wretChes as Ambrister and Arbuthnot, whom
!. General Jackson had to hang without Judge Or
ljuryl When, I say, did Spain, BY her comfy
land good neighborhood, put Us under an obliga-
ton to punish our citizens for aiding the native
lCubans notonly to rid themselves Of present
heavy and oneroos burdens and unjust impose
Itions, but to prevent that ultimate destiny which
French and English policy has concocted for
lthem2 n this matter may have . little more
lsympathy for my own race than the gentleman
has. Why should we hold while Spain skins!
II feel no disposition to stand by and see one 81
fairest Islands Of the world---the Queen Of the
Antilles -despoiled, rided, and plundered, and
then made ST. Domingo Of : Jamaica 81, any
more than would see stately ship, wen
reighted, pillaged BY pirates, scuttled. and then
sent drift to sink, without one hand to save.
This, 81. Il pretty much the condition Of Cuba.
! She Is now undergoing The pillaging process
.lhow soon she viii be scuttled and set adrift q
! sink, know not
Asir, III Webster IS early IS The delivery u
Panana speech iutinated very strongly that Il.
j policy of bis country never could or would i nov
I Cuba TO pass into other hands than those 81 SPAR
MI. Everett Id bis celebrated and most mastery
letter % The propose tEipartie treaty very clear
! Iy follows up The same views. And &c Clay 1
generally understood to have maintained until d,
day Of bis death that this country ough 10 90 1,
war rather than permit Cuba 70 "a into the hand
Of England. But Who air would not infinitely
! prefer Il see England hold It than to see Der pol
9 icy carried out d extirpating tie white race
there and filing tie island with Guinea negroe
and African savacesq II tie irst would justil.
national var tne Ter may ID ny opinion nor,
justiiyns ID brave printing such 81 our citizen
! Is see al 10 pre- it If they can. Il such
course Shout acquisition by TIE fEae choic
of tie per Cuba without consulting Spain
say bring i. 4 s matter il Whicl
0e governed much more by tie wizhe
he people q Cuba than tie interests .
pain.
s Mt Stevens closed ~ some references to slall.
lic showing Il his opinion Iai our conamarcla
Z manu- eluiinp interest IS ssoald ba great bena d
!. f fnba ne1e 4 paTl ol CHS country sn tkag th
]. Srnsilior 81 ia tf.can and ea66 ronnIoI'o