The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-02-06
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lion be decided under the light Of all sthe sur;
rounding circumstances. zsn ~ si, 5us. 8
1t may be said, suppose tEngfadd or France 4
seize. Cuba, what lhena There arc some
,hings SO improbable they need hardly be con-
sideIed, and this is one. After EnglapA and
France are dene with Russia, they will. .nct.ts
iu mood to disturb any bod much less will z
they want to jar on the United States But s
neither; England nor France wants Cuba; in
their hands it would be necessarily a free me- ]
gro colony, and, therefore, worthless ;.bat # Z
either Of them, should want. il, their mutnat
jealousy would prevent either gfrou, taking it.
But lin violation ofall possibility they saould
make the attempt, l sap at6nee, i would draw
the sword and drive. them, into the sea. Again, !
Flt may be said, suppose Spain refuses 70 sais.
~ our claims against her, r,what the1I t.My
answer is direct. would not, ,tnjngle up tlsss 1
claims with the question of Cdba. would
urge our claim in the most respectful smsnaeE.
IT, after reasonable. time, they a1weseSshl
dsresarde], ] would propose .afhitrationos
this failed, fisn, aiter. assuring. myself ltbat.aas
claims were well founded, and sitter sufHcient
and final notice, i would send out q deet.ef
steamers, seize some Spanish ships, paystha
Claims, and give q receipt in fulIs Is,sseT -
But it may be ssN, suppose Spain Should
attempt TO Africauize Cuba, wnat then:. FpE
my part, am clear that our Governments
should. use every possible meapsto prevent
this. would stop at t.Iothingsn even .warre
4 am. gIadto be able to dcFsR9 my opinions
upon this. subject by the authority OF f;Mr, Cab
houp., As ,Iatca slay, 1913, hesaid, n.his
speech upon the :" proposed occupation ofs1as
catan:" :. - - - ",1ls-H ssis
$50 long as Cuba remainsia the. hands Of /
Spaiu,a friendly Po@er--axPo Power of which
we. have mo- draad-it, should ,coatinpc to be,
as it has, been, thespolicyt of;the Administsss
ton ever sinceI have bssa Connected 9Th the.
Government, to let Cuba remainetheres -
I-assume what he says, es an axiodk Ias-s
duce from it. a corsolary, that we are 1st.to:
buy Cube or 20 to wat for ht; because, if .oyss
policy is for Cuba foreman with Spain,.it iss
against. our policy to change that possession
with or without tie consent of Spain. r. ss..s,s,
This disposes Of every mode of -acquisitioIls
except by treaty with Cuba as. an independent
Power. This is, from its yery,natufe, g 9aesss
ton for the future. When the contingency
arises, then, and .not'tl then, we should Tenss
der a definite, Judgment. ), <z<.s9 $: @y4s
A pUEL1sT coNvtcTEp OF fMAssLAuGHrERA AeS
New. O ORLEASs.-We copy the following fronR
the New Orleans Delta Of the 18th. .instant:ssss
"An event of a verynovel and Interesting
character occurred yesterday sim our criminals
court It was the conviction Of O. man; foss
mapslaughter for fighting adnel. This. is: tbes
fist conviction Of the kind ever achieved inthisa
State. The public sentiment. has for long
time justified and sustained the. duelfos as n
mode of deciding personal -aaarrels.S Several
attempts have been made to hold parties liable
for participating either as principals or secnnds'
in duels but bitherte they have inyatlbly ailed.'
Some of these cases presented none Of the
modifying circumstances of the fair and legiti-
mate duel, as recognised by the. customary
chvalry. We remember one case in which :
the accused was defended by Mr.. Soule, when:
it was proved that the duel was characterized.
by circumstances ofgreat brutality the accused
deliberately walking up to his nnarmed an-'
tagonst and firing into his bosom: Yethe was;
acquitted Now, the duel participated: 10 by
the party convicted yesterday WAS marked hys
ON unusual degree Of chivalry. and fair plays
1t was fought with h:kniyes ;, the parties were
equal in physical power and when one ohjscteds
to the knife of the other. the latterb offered sanis
actually did exchange knives and wifhtheweas
non of his antagonist slew him. The sufvisiugs
party was indicted for n,anslsushter ala, AFTER
q vigorous defence, was convicted jury its
which there were several Creeles. The Conviction
which reflects high creditu theenergy and
perseverance of Attorney General Morses ands
District Attorney Tappan, marks new eraIn
thssentiments and habits ofour people. Hence.
forth, in n~addtion to the civil disqualifcationE
persons who undertake to settle their alsueisa
by.a resort to the duello will be exposed to-
prosecution and conviction in our courts
an offence which subject the party to atlsiftsa
famous punishment. - - = @Ses4- 81. ~
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+ NORTH CaneiiNA AFFAIRS -.In the North
Senate, on Saturday, the bill to aid IN tie
erection Of a Natinnai Monument on Ihdepen...
dence Square, in Raleigh, to the signsrs Of ths .
Declaration Of Independence, passed It's third
reading unanimously. Il was d great occas
sion fordisplay Of elequencei aud It is stated I
thatpatrietism was up to log degrees, 1.S. =
+: The bilkflr TIE extension Of tic North Caro-.
tlinaCe1tral Railroad u IS takennp int ths House
in that State on Saturday, and The caf;tal stock
taLeu increased to sixteen kuparcd fhonsand
dollars The 'biitwas fartssr amended in sonse 8
Fummpo poftans. patsicuiars. - -. -
Thee FREQ Suffrage Bill, which, has just Pass. z z
ed The Senate Of North Carolina, anends the
Coristitutian ef tho State so that every free e
white man Of age 5of twenty ane ysasst beng q
na.iyo or naturaized citizeT lef ass United