Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-04-19

WutItlu II u lndl lue StSdl StitH5tlt VI lis
cause lies, that we have everything TO hope
from this proposed emancipation, and that we
have nothing to fear."i
The delivery OF this splendid passage, which
given with prOdgious force, ELECTED burst OF applause
so deafenng and enthusiastic thSt the effect alto
geiher sublime. The shouts and huzzas were thrice re-
newed and it was with difficulty the speaker e0uld pro
coed y CaiedoEia Mercury, March, 1929:
The conclusion Of the reverend DOCTORS speech
greeted with renewed Shouts and buIzas, the whole
audience standing and waving their hats In the air. This
lasted several minutes, and IL not without difficulty
that the umut Of admiration Was yed'-cdisd0Ha
Mercury, March, lese.
We always find sound democracy in the
Richmond Enquirer We recommend the
following article to the attentive perusal Of
our readers
SPAIN AND CUBA-There is so much invelv
ed in the purpose Of the Spanish government,
as avowed by Mr. Luzuriaga in the session Of
the Cortes of the sth of March, as relates to
the American Union, that we cannot refrain
from adverting again to the subject to-day
Mr. Monroe's opinion Of the destiny of Cuba,
was contained in the despatch Of Mr. Adams
to our representative at Madrid, from which
we quoted Yesterday. We now make an adj
ditional extract from that document
Its commanding position said Mr.
! Adams, with reference TO the Gulf Of Mex
leo. and tue West India seas lalluding tn Gu
ba 4 the character of the population its
situation midway between our Southern coast
and the Island of st. Domingo; tie safe and
capacious har5or Of tie HdUa,la, fronting a long
line of orr shores destitute Of the same ddrafa
age; the nature of its productions and its
wants, furnishing the supplies and needing the
returns Of a commerce immensely profitable
and mutually beneficial, give il an import
ance i'm the sum of our national interests with
| which that of no other foreign territory can
be compared, and little inferior TO that which
binds the different members of this Union to-
gether."
This was the estimate placed upon Cuba in
4 1928. Ii is presumed that despatch Of so
much importance was gravely considered in
full cabinet-as important dispatches ordna-
rily are-before il was forwarded to Its desti-
nation, and that, consequently, the opinions
and views expressed in il were not only en-
dorsed BY Mr.. Monroe and Mr.. Adams, but
fully sanctioned by Mr. Crawford, Mr.. Cal
houn, Mr.. Thompson, late a Justice Of the
Supreme Court, Mr.. Writ and Mr.. Mclean,
I at present a Justice of the Supreme Court
1t was at that time that the American Cont
i mental policy was decided upon. The coloni
cation of the Western hemisphere by Euro
pean powers was to be resisted, whatever the
peril.
1t is difficult TO discriminate between a
colony and protectorate, as concerns their
means of doing mischief to neighboring
nation. A colony is perhaps the most harm
less, since it is only sustained by the parent
country, while protectorate may have in its
support and interest more governments than
one. Mr.. Marcy in his original instructions
TO Mr.. Soule, employs the language of an en-
lightened statesman in this respect He says
! while the United States would resist, at
every hazard, the transference of Cuba to any
} European nation, they would exceedingly re-
greet to see Spain resorting to any power for
assistance to uphold her rule over it. Such
! dependence on foreign aid would in effect,
} invest the auxiliary with the character OF
protector, and give 1t pretext 10 interfere IN
our affairs, and also. generally in those OF the
!, North American continent In case of col
! lision with the United States, such protecting
power would be in condition to make nearly
the same use Of that Island TO annoy us, as il
could do if it were the absolute possessor Of
it. We have recently learned in the instance
t of Central America, what a protectorate
means, and TO what uses 1t may be devoted.
+ There is not very great difference between
the protector or the possessor Of a territory;
and when the possessur is weak and the pro-
tector strong, the distinction, we spprehend,
would, In effect, be annihilsted. The one 10
reality, furnishes the same pretext for inter
ference in the concerns OF nsighborirg ma
tious as the other. While Spain remains, Is
FACT, a, ieen al ~ name the sovereign Of Cuba,
she can depend upon our maintaining our
duty as neutral nation towards her, how
ever difficult it may be-"
Is Spain, in the face of her declared policy
at Madrid, ok FACT, as sOel as IN narse" the
sovereign Of Cuba at this moment? On the
contrary, is not Cuba to all intents and pur-
poses the protectorate of a third power, or
even worse-the protectorate OF tue most for
midable alliance ever formed by civilized
governments An alliance that bids defiance
to the Monroe doctrine, aud brings to our very
doors, not only colonization, but, through alb
4 clifton Authorization in a more terrific form
than il exists even in Hayti And Virgini-
T ans, Southerners, under the guise OF Know
+ Nothingism, are assisting, by countenancing
the nefarious British scheme, to Jorge the
! chains which, il completed, are 10 bind them
selves and their posterity in bondage
The South has a paramount interest In
Cuba Norfolk is the only frst-rate harbor
within its limits Havana, placed indirectly
under British rule, will entirely command the
Gulf. and, in the event Of dissolution Of
the Union, or even with the connivance Of
some Of the Northern States, have in, anc
control the commerce and navigation of the
ports upon, or adjacent 30 il. The annexation
OF the Island is rapidly becoming, il II be not
, now. a positive necessity for the SOUTH
Against the designs of the traitorous abolition
, lists its acquisition would most efectually
shield us Norfolk and Havana would fur
nish us with all the outlets that we sheuld
ever require, and the internal communication
between the two, by rivers, canals and rail
roads, would render our position so strong
that we could proudly bid defiance 10 any
combination Of influences that might be
formed 10 iniure our various interests. We
wage no war against the North in our rcsolu-
ton to obtain Cuba before IL Is given over 10
barbarisrn" The measure is desired as one
of self.prcservation. We have been preserved
until this tme-not without occasional griev-
ances, however, in the way Of high protective
tariffs-by Mr.. Jefferson's wise forecast in the
purchase of Louisiana Cuba is incomparably
more indispensable now TO our prosperous and
secure fabric, than was Louisiana ut the time
r it came into our possession.
Know Nothing Definitions.
" Foot prints Of SaDl.r-The Know Nothing
riots in Cincinnati
, d" Anseicaas must Ruie .As,aerica DE
| stroying ballot boxes and defying civil au-
, thOritv-yidc Cincinnati election