New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-06

Of Conir entail Europe rich powerful and cou.euted.
While two fbifes Of the price of toe Island wouh be
ample for the completion Of her mo-, i'm porAn, pablo
imyrovens ne, ike might with the remaining forty
illobs sstsfy the demands low pressios 80 heavily
upon her crtdit and create q sinking fand, wni,h
would gradually relieve Der from the overw helm
ing oebt pov puayzing her energies. Sach is her
Pretept vreiched financial condition, thai her
beet BoLcs sre told upon her own Bolrse G
about one-third Of their par value. while another
oest on which abe pays 10 interest have bat NO nj.
ra value, ano are quoted at about one six,h OF the
amount for which they we're Issued Besides, these
latter are beld principally by British creditors Who
may, from day to day, obtain the effective io,srposi
ton Of their Government for the puroose Of CO.
ercpe payment Infimssions to that effect have been
aheaoy thrown out from high quarters, ano. unless
ZONE De~ source OF revenue sDall enable Spain 70
provide for such eIigencies is not improbable that
they may be ieslzed Should Spsip reject toe pre-
sent golseD opportunity for developing her resources,
al removing her financial endorsements, il may
never again return.
Cuba in its palmie.t days never yielded her EI-
cbequer, after cecucting the expenses Of ia Gov
erIneLt, q clear anpusl income Of more thsn
miller and bali Of dollars. These expenses have
ucIeatec TO such q degree ae 10 leave d-tcit chrg
able on the Treasury of Spain TO the amount OF six
hundred thousand collars In pecuniary point OF
view therefore the Islsbd is an ncunbraDoe io-te4d
OF sou' &c OF profit, to the mother country. Unfer
DO probable circumstances can Cuba ever yield 10
ST ain OF e per cent. the large amount which the
United States are willing to pay for Its srquistou.
But Spain in imminent dagger Of losing iba With
out remuneration Extreme oppression, il is now
universally admitted ju-tifts any people in en- ieav-
oripg 10 relieve tbemselves from toe yoke of their
oIpressors The Offerings which the corrupt,
arbitrary and unrelen'Dg local sdmns'r stion ,eces
ssrily entails upon the IDbabit-D's OF Cubs cannot
fail to stimulate and keep alive that soirit OF reest-
az c. and revolution gaiD-t Sp1ln Viii b-s ct las
years BE- ep 90 offer manifested In this condition OF
ssrs il IL vain TO expect that the sympahes OF the
pc, pie Of the United States will not be .army an
Listed in favor Of their oppressed Deigobors. We
kpow ttst the President ia Justly Jie1ble IN his
d.tlru ipstiou 10 execute the neutrality lave; but
should the CubsDs themselves rise IN revolt against
the oppression which they suffer, 10 human posor
could prevent citizens Of the United States aud TO-
eral.Hnctd men Of other countries from rushing to
their assistance Beeices the present IL an age OF
adventure in which restles ano daring spirits Abound
in every portion of the world Ii lot improbable,
therefore, that Cuba may be wfested from SPAN
by a successful revolution, aud in that event she
will Tot Only lose the Island but the price which We
are now willing ts pay for ia prioe far beyonf
what was ever paid by one people TO another for any
province. Iimay slso be remarked that the settle
mint OF this vex.d question by tue cesson OF Cu's
10 The United States would forever prevent the dan
ptrous complications between nations to which II may
other wire CIV. birth 1t is certain that should the
Cubans themselves organize al Instruction against
the Spanish Government, and should other inde-
pendent pati come to the aid OF Span IN the
contest 10 human power could, In our opinion,
prevent the people ard Government OF the United
States from taking part in sucn ciyil var,
in support of theif neishbors aud friends But
if Spain, ceaf TO the voice Of her own inter-
est, and actuated by stubborn pride ami false
sense of honor, should reiuse to sell Cuba to the
United States, then the question will arse, wnat
Dug int to be the course Of the American Government
I'll der such circumstances Self preservation IL the
fret law Of psture with states az well as with ladivd'
uals All nations have at different periods acted upon
this maxim Although it has been made the p'eteIt
for committing fragrant injustice, as In the PARTITION
iii. h.,h
cords yet the principle itself, though often abused,
has always been recognized. The United States
have never acquired foot Of territory except by fair
purchase, or in the Gaze of TexH upon tne Tree
and voluntary application of the people OF tn 81 iode
pendent Ssfe, who desire to blend their destnes with
our own. Even acquisitions from Mexico are No
exception to the rule, because. although We might
have claimed them by the right Of conquest, in Just
war, vet We purchased them for what ~as then
cor sicer.d by both parties full sud ample equva
lent Our past history forbids that We should &C.
quire the leland Of Cuba without the consent OF
Spain uDless justified BY the great Law OF SELF pre-
eervstion. We must, in any event, preserve our
own conscou, rectituoe ana our own .elt respect.
While pursuing this course We can Afford to dls
regard the csDsures of the world, TO winch we
have bt 60 30 often ard uDjusty exposed. After
we sball have offered Spain a price for Cuba Tar
be- ond its present value and this shau have been
refused, it will then be time to copsider the qnes-
ton, does Cuba in the possession oil SPAN seriously
er ur internal peace and the existence OF our
cher, hed Urion Should this question be answered
in the sffirmafve then by every Law, hu nan and OF .
vine We tba be justified in Wrestling II from spain
We posses the power. And this Jon the very same
irciple that WOULD justify an individual 10 tearing
down ibe burning house of bis neighbor il there
no other cans of preventing the flames from destroy
ing his own home. Under such ctrcuDstan 90 We
neither count the cost nor regard the odds
wbish Spain might enlist sgaost US we iorosai 70
enter into the question whether the present coadloa
of the leland would justify such measure. we
should, however, be recreant to our duty-oe un
worthy Of our gallant forefathers, and commit osse
treason against our posterlty, Should we Permu
Cuba 10 be Africanized and become a second 81.
| Domingo. with all its attendant horrors to the
| white race and suffer the flames to extend 10
| cur pejphboring shores, seriously to endanzsr or
| actually TO consume the fair fabric OF our Union.
We fear that the course and current OF even's S,e
| ysnidly tending toe ard such catastrophe We
however. hope for the best though ought certainly
TO be prepared for the worst We forbeN also 10 IN
vesests the condion Of the queston ct ssue
| between the Tilted States and Spain Iona series
of injuries 10 our people nave oeen commi''oI ~ -,
| recently moet fragrant outrsge on the risnts OF
| American citizens and on the Dag OF tne ni'ea
States vas perpetrsted In the bafoor OF nsvsaa
| under circumstances which without immed's'e 10.
| dress would have juftifed resort to measures OF
var in viz dcstion Of national honor. That outrage
ia not only unstoped, but the spanish Governmen'
bss deliberately sanctioned the acts of its subord-
| nates and assumed the responsibility sftscniny 70
them Nothing could more lnpfesNvciy 'coeu 10 'oo
danger 70 aicR thoe peaceful relations it has ever
been the policy of the United States TO cherish with
foreign pstons are constantly exposed than the cur
cumstances of that csse-situsted es SPAN ana tns
United States are the latter having 70 'esoL
| =, eY,reme measures But this course canaot with
due regard to their own dignity s an Independent a.
ton, continue And our recommendations oow sub
ntt.d are dictated by the firm belief that the cess0a
of Cuba to the United States, with siipuations a.
10 Spain as those suggested u the only ef
fectual mode Of settling all pest differences, and Of