The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-03-17

1HE CUBAN CORRESP PONDENCE.---L he cor
responGence between Marcy and Soule on
the Cuban difficulties, and full report of
the Ostenl conference by Soue. Buchanan
end Mason, appear in the New York papers
of the 9Th inst. The correspondence ex.
tends from the 23d Of July, 1853, to the
time of the Ostend conference in October,
lS54. Marcy urges the purchase of Cuba a
any price which can be agreed upon, not
exceeding $l20 100000.
The report of the Ostend conference, sign
ed b. Buchanan, Soule and Mason, r2cUln-
mendS open and frank negotiations with
Spain, and sets forth the various reasons
why the island of Cuba should be sold to
the United States. We copy paragraph
from an abstract Of this document:
The report then goes on to consider what
action will become necessary i'll the event
uf Spain refusing TO sell. and decides that
Cuba in the possession of Spain, too serious
" endangers our internal peace and The ex-
istcncc of our cherished Union then by ev-
cry law, human and divine, we shall be JUS
tilted in wrestling it from Spain if we pos
sess the power, and under such Circumstan-
ccs we ought neither to count the cost nor
regard the odds which Spain might enlist
against us. They consider we should be re-
crcant to our duty to permit Cuba to be Af-
ricanized and become a second st. Domingo,
and fear that events are tending toward such
II catastrophe"
Such are the steps recommended by the
agents OF this administration to acquire more
valuable slave territory for the benefit of the
south. Even aggressive war is recommend
ed, if Spain should continue to retain her
own territory. and decline to sell out to us
The whole subject is an instructive one, and
to .hot1 ha
come 10 be generally unders TODD O.S.Jour
Social FusIoN-OYsTERs AND K. N. PIP
rEn-There was remarkable gathering at
the spacious and splendid mansion of the
Hon. Mr.. Cooley in Fifth Avenue, last eve
ming, Of gentlemen without distinction Of
party" who were invited to meet Gen Hous-
ton-the hero of San Jacinto, and perhaps
the champion of greater struggle yet TO
come. From 9 O'clock until u, the rooms
were thronged with o crowd of distinguish
and density. Wings and democrats, hard
shells and soft shells, old fogydom and young
America, Know Nothings and Know Some
things, with a representation of all the libe-
raj and some Of the illiberal professions
doctors, lawyers, judges, editors, bankers
merchants, Sc, &c, &c, were all gathered
around the distinguished senator (and the
sumptuous supper table,) in state of glori
ois fusion and harmony. There was the
bnrly ex-editor of the very Hard organ ming
ling mcIllfluously (and drinking too) with
the oily prince Of barnbumers.
There were the editor of the Express, and
the principal proprietor of the Tribune,
smiling" together as blandly as though
there had never been a controversy or quar-
RI between them about tn higher law, or
the lower law-and least of ALL about the
Maine liquor law. And in the midst Of this
chapparel of notables, stood the complacent
hero of the future, towering like pyramid
If smiles, looking as if his lofty brow were
just kissed by the rising radiance Of The com
ing day.
And there, too, was Mayor Wood, clothed
with more than official dignity--the sponta-
ueous honors of grateful cty--shaking
hands with hundreds who were his dearest
foes but few months ago; and receiving
with equanimity their apologies and their
congratulations. Altogether, it was deci-
dedIy good time. and beautifully auspicious
of the "good time coming,'-LN. Y. Mirror.
THE SECOND OF DECEMBER --On the 2d Of
December, 1904, Napoleon l.. was crowned !;
on the I'd of December, 1905, he won the
bnttle of the three e1nDerOrS at AuSteritZ: Cd