The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-14

Oo08o ON the CuUsn s6oosu0n-kSA8oS aD0SS
From the Washington Union, March III
QUE PRESENT AND FUTURE RELATIONS WITH cunA.
sale Of Cuba would be the sale Spanish
10 presumed TO embody the general sentiment Of the
on-eems for the present at least to have placed the
beyond all reasonable anticipation. Apparently, its
destiny to remain IS now, perpetual thorn In their
shs o "a rse o. urest nm
plant instrument in the hands Of the Anglo French al
lance for embarrassing our commerce and Expressing
citizens and the convenient rendezvous Of the allied
fees for the purpose Of ntimidatng the United States
under pretepce Of protecting the rights Of Spain.
But this not the worst Actuaied by that conscious
of weakness which generates perpetual suspicion
the authorities Of the island and the agents OF Spain in
the United States, have established system of espio
roce of Paris and London Not vessel s dttei out at
seaports but is subject to their inquisiton and
it chance that leg OF powder, an old musket, or
rusty cutlsss, 10 detected going on board, the
alarm ia gwen the cry OF busters raised the civil
thores invoked to arrest the VOYAGE and the President
of the United States called to enforce the neutrality
laws The whole nation is agated by rumors Of plots
and unlawful combp atoms, and pretext given to the
despot of Cuba for new sacrifices OF Spanish Subjects
and new outrages and ipdigntes to American citizens.
Not only this but through the fundamentally Of the
British French press all Europe rings with the afro
cious egaId by the people VI the United States of the
Jaws and rights Of nations and the pexcusabe negli
gence, II not operation OF the government, in not
promptly arrestiDg these premeditated outragss
Thus the portentous phantom Is perpetualy resusci
lated and before the world thus the repose OF
The eope Of the United States Is sngy disturbed
by rumors having other foundation than the coward
" spprebensions Of conscious guilt and the deep laid
political schemes Of insidous enemy Thus, too, s
embarrassed our citzeus exposed to vex
cations and the national character assailed by every
rumor however idle, and every apprehension however
destitute OF any foundation whatever.
No conveIsant with the course Of policy pursued
by Great Britain in relation to Cubs under color OF the
broad mantle OF philanthropy, can doubt for moment
that her object to convert that fertile island into
other st Domingo jamaica and that she IL in fair
way aiming that object She has established sort
of imperiuDl in impero that islan-a sort OF mxed
commission is called, composed OF recognized Eng
lish agents and Spanish subjects the latter Of whom
known to be the mere tools OF the former and this
puaton-the most important Of all others to the creole
whites 1t is sufficiently notorious that Cuba ID nov,
though nomnay colony Of Spain dependency Of the
the despotsm Of the mother country and next by the
arrogance OF it's pretended projectors who ncessant
ly employed in undermining the great pillars of its in
ternal peace and prosperity under preence of arrest
ing the slave trade, whish they in TACT endeavor
ing to introduce in the disguise Of coolies poems
the most oppressive and aggravated form which slavery
assumed The good philanthropist Las (asas, no
doubt believed he had achieved great triumph Of hu
manly by substituting the American Indians in pace
Of the African negroes slaves and the great phan
thropist John Bull pretends to believe he will
psh similar feat by nveigling the poor Chinese into
the tolls OF and peonsm Neither the Chinese
nor the South American Indians black, and conse
queny they do not within the sphere of British
philan thropy.
But setting this asde far as we penetrate the
dark region Of the future do not hesitate TO predict
that Cuba, under its present AMI future influences, will
continue to be thorn the side Of the United States and
stick deeper and deeper with the progress OF time 1t
has lately been bad neighbor, and is likely to become
every day worse The pride q spain sustained alone
bee lost, and return another New
World discovered and bolstered up by crnsh either
side will in all probability hereafter exhibit little else
than the arrogance Of the slave when conscious he will
be sustained by his master. We believe it will be impos
sibe 10 live in peace with such neighbour long it
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authorities of that island have, seems, the power of
naictns INJURIES but Tone to make reparaon; and the
TO distant tribunal whose maxim is, never to do to-
day what can be put of till to- m orrow.
The well known fact that Spain is indebted to the
United States for the continuance OF her dominion in
Cuba far from inclning her to be grateful
just has only made her more arrogant and inssn
sible to reason hberality But for the neutrality
laws of the United States which are far more strict
than those OF any other government Cuba at this
moment have been at least independent II not annexed
o. the United States the great instru
ment that arrested what in few months would have
Cuba, could have resisted. The government OF the
United states preserved Cuba to Spain, and in doing
to tie tender mercies Of Spanish justice which all
Is equally prompt and unsparng. Whilst the conduct
OF Spain has entitled her to special Kindness
part, we have submitted to her repeated insults and
wrongs, and have voluntarily preserved our statute
book laws which constitute the practical guarantee of
her Cuban property. So far from Withdrawing this viz
tua protection which Spain enjoys through neutral
lty laws, our government has manifested constant
vigilance in preventing their infracton, which has pro-
this is lost upon Spanish PRIDE only to nst
gate it TO erosser wrongs and insults.
The vigilance Of President Pierce in watching, and his
prompttude IN arresting every suspected attempt to
tram Rress the neutrality laws, is sufficiently demon
strated by his whole of policy subject AMI
yet the foreign and the Anglo American press which is
it's gentle echo not quite satisfied Of his sincerity
Spain and the Cuban authorities at all contented
with these public and decisive acts which have hitherto
DAN fhn
Cuba Spain and the authorities Of her "brightest
jewef are not satisfied, and will be satisfied
grim phantom Of 6libusterism; and IN proportion to
their fears is their hatred Of the aud people
Of the United States There is therefore, every
believe that the future intercourse between Cuba and
the United States, long as II remains a colony of
Spain, will be little else than Of IN suits and
Injuries on the part OF the former and unavang efforts
10 obtain either reparaon or spology on that Of the
latter.
What then is to be done with such an imprac tcable
who under its present protectors cannot be mdatsd
into cessation or an atonement for insult and wrongsP
The obvious answer to this question Is that the pur
chase OF Cuba presents the only peaceful remedy which
would certainly place the relations of the two countries
on The sure basis OF enduring friendship. This Is the
proposed by the report Of the Osend
and approved by the administration. But we have
shown that for the present at least this is
garded as impracticable. Other remedies have been
suggested which address themselves TO the legislative de-
paItmept of the government. The repeal OF our neu-
traty laws proposed in Congress its close but
there were obvious reasons Why so grave proposition
could not tn be fictorily considered and acted
upon. That the repeal of our neutrality laws would
soon be followed by successful revolution in Cuba
admit IF little doubt That such revolution would be
efectuated without ultimately involving the United
States in a with Spain and probably with England
and France, can hardly be assumed by any Whilst
have fair prospect Of being compelled 10 resort
to measures for the redress of wrongs and in
suits already committed and persistently uuatoned for
by spain we are lot disposed to anticipate resort by
Congress 10 indirect mode of bringing about state
OF war in confirmation Of this remark we rely upon
certain earnest and significant passages the despatch
Of Mr.. Marcy, Of November 10, 1854 which indicate
clearly that continuance of present difficulties
with Spain is Inconsistent with continuance OF peace
full relations. Mr. Marcy says: 'While the island Of
Cuba remains dependency OF spain and the character
oil the rule over It Is not changed land change for the
better barely be an,cipated) annoyances to our
trade and d ,ulties between our citizens and the local
authorities will be of frequent occurrence and 1t Ia
scarcely reasonable to expect that peace thus
dered precarious wild long remain unbroken.n Agaip