The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1855-02-24

Cuba from the United States. amounted
only n o20, 100. while the amount for the
same period from Europe was nearly %.
600 90.
Il 10 evident We have greatly affected our
commerce with Coha by our acts Of 1881
snd 1894. Let " repeal them once.
II 10 time to abandon this policy Mtsts'is-
ton. We should further exercise our di
plomacy with Spain to get s"sne moi'fics
ton NJ her restrictions. Let ~ sesk com
mercisl reciprocity with Cuba instead OF
annexation, The Ars,. ! believe, BY judi
cious conduct, we might astain; the second
We csnno. but nv force. BY the first We
will attain substantially al tho mooeyed
advantages Of annexation. aud escape its
political objections and dangers.
Tho whole Argument fof the annexation
Of Cuba, in . national point OF view, NAV
l,r summed up in tho four propositions
have been considering.
J. More territory.
2. More population.
, Military position.
4. More commerce.
The first three have M merit on the
contrary. are iull Of disadvantages The
las, has some merit, but 10 entirely out
weighed bv other adverse considerations.
| conclude. therefore. on national grounds,
that il Ia in.xp4dient to snnsx Cuba.
| pyopose now 10 consider the snns1a
ton Of Cuba ~ \ southern measure; t"r u
10 supported by many At the south o" this
ground and. unles. ! greatly deceive my.
sell, I hope to be able to show that il would
he. under existing circumstances, . most
perilous measure to the south.
How could the annexation Of Cuba b~n'
eft the SOUTH To answer this question
Understandings. | would refer to the case
OF Texas. How did the annexation OF
Texas benesi, the South for sdali. Il did
so greatly. The entire advantages to the
south from the annexation OF Texas, may be
co,nprehsosively stated in two propositions.
First, il furnished n wilderness where the
people OF the south could go aud improve
their eondl,ioo.. Second. Il furnished n
stable political community, reliable upon
the slavery issue Wonld Cuba talfl these
requsi,esi | think not; rlearf, nvt ~
first; because Cuba is an old settled coun,
try, settled before xny part Of the United
States 1t WAS discovered by the great
Columbus himself, and has been the inyor'
lite seat Of Spanish power for centuries II
is not only civilized. hat popul"us; tbs
population 10 vsriously estimated from one
million two hundred thousAnd 10 one million
five hundred thousand. ard that or MI area
the siss u the State. Of Tennessee. l"
order to rs1ns~. . grspeic ideA Of the *
tent and popsis,ion OF CdA<fue have only
10 Imagine Ten"essss will ssnge o'
a.,sn,sins vussieu innxitudlpAl Ssp.n easl
:. .i. H.. ~. IT, , E.s,
.snd = one million ~ hundred thosssSd
instead Of her present popolnticn Of one
u..lliss 49, hnn1esd thousand sese" hu"
dr.i and seventeen. The mere statement o.
the c.s. in this light. is sufficient 10 shaw
that eunigsants would q" on wild goose
chase il they wen, 10 Cuba expecting To
get lands for nothing. Our people would
stand a better chance to get such lands IN
Teur.ss.-. The lands IN Cuba must nee
.ssasil,, 10 y very great extent, be In tbs
bands OF private holders, and our people
moving to Cuta would have to buy lard,
nj The prices ii An old community. Cuba
, , ,,t :, A.. r
'"r'r'"'s' co"'' no, '"''' '"' ''1''''I ~
wilderness W ""''" ''"'".'" NV" '"'s" &
'"gf' 's."s A. "o"''"". ,H'e'
"""'u '""" ~ '.""'e p".s . -.
"'""y' o'' '" "'"e :. '. S''I, "
se" g"e'"'"e"' """"' ".
"'"' ,"'"'''s '"'' " on "''o"' Nv
NJ" '"f RAINING '"e'e ~ 1', Wv" -
OF people ~ "'""''" .'''es wa" INV ,"." !.
%" eAPS""''y o. 'e' s"se'""s"' "' :,
: inc Ans'" '~A"'' '..'' W. '".r ',, :" ~
We oe''"e """ ~'" ~ 49, I" '
a%VFs' =" eApe'''"e"' "", nm" ~
no" '"''" may We ~ " o'"'' So W.
ca" '' Nv, one ''''''" ~ W "a. III
'e"es o. '"e Ips"s" 's''' ~ , A." hn",
an" "n"e' no e"'"'"s'""'"'' ""'e 10y W.
.n'e 20 preserve "p"",,s"" '"'""'
~" SPANS" ""'.','"" 'N'r'" Wv"
p"P"i*"'os "e ~ "' '''"' '"'' ~" 60
a' '"e """'s :" wv. "''. "ss ..',. ~.
ny ~"'" OF history very '"p " '"e'' "
s""e c"'eF' M. '~e" W" "'''" ~, y,
AZ" ','"' o. "e. ".''''''' ~, w. :
! '''o'e ,Hee" w" .'s ~, WV" a,1" /"
""'t''a'' VII" ~"'." :" ""''' w ,.r%."
,"''"o'''"s ""s' ~. ; ' p' .rs.,
u my pee" -'"e WV. .,
nave away Nv" u".s' Wv s..." H. ....,,.
. P"'"'n ~ wy WV, - i. =.
a.Sf' "ey "Sss "'.u " ..;.,,-. ".,
lucy "sse ;' w." y" =, ~. 'n.",,,'ss, If s,s