The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-03-24

rnli.AD"lpuIA, March lOih, So.

PHILADELPHIA, March lOih, So.
At present all eyes are turned towards
Cuba and vet we sec no efforts TO give us any
information in relation to her Agricultural.
Mineral Commercial or other resources. Not
so few years since in regard to Canada and
the British Provinces. Volumes. large and
numerous. counting by tens of thousands,
were published, mostly at the turner's en-
pcnse. to show what an advantage it would
be to the American farmers to have sixteen
millions of bushels of wheat, the estimated
surplus of Canada for 1851 worth at the
present time in New York $3.50 per bIshcl.
equal III value to forty millions of dollars
an amount much larger than was ever OK
ported from this country i'll the most ,al,ny
days Of Free Tradc-which Free Trade was
to have given us market for all orr surplus
hrcadStui'S which was estimated by prurcs.
sor Beck Of Rutgers College, an employee in
the Patent Office, to amount to GOO coo eco
bushels annually.
We will now turn to Cuba and reg, c that
not ono volume, pamphlet or tract has been
published by our government, Spain, Eng
land, France, or by anv other country. or
individuals, which would show any ipfor-
nation as TO the advantages that would ac-
cruc to the Cuhans by annexation.
Now i'll the absence Of any other reliable
information rs TO the advantage that would
accrue to Cuba it may he stated thus:
They are now taxed many millions for the
support Of Old Spain, AMI to enable that
government to keep mp standing army
among them. to keep the Cubans in subicc
ton; with constant threat hanging O, c..
their heads by Spain and her allies, England
and France, Chat if they dare to complain or
think Of revolt, that they will free all tl,c
the slaves and render the Island like Jamra
woSc than desert. over run with the Wild
est >avag's. Indeed tie Cubars are now
fairly compelled to kiss The rod with which
they arc beaten, with no possible pros, ct
# ever being better governed whilst IN 'cr
their resent rulers. Some idea nay be
Gathered of the burden levied upon them b,'
Old Spain and her guardians, England and
France, when it is known, that duty Of
e,ght doF0rS is charged one every barrel of
flour consumed on the Island. with like
onerous duty on every other kind Of proyi-
sion consumed, as well rs on the cloth they
wear and the machinery and tools they use
So much for a part of their oppression, with
ont any say in the government under which
the live and which they support.
We will now show some Of the advantages
that would accrue to Cuba, by annexation to
the United States. In The first place the
Queen of the Antilles, would be enc of the
sovereign States of the Union and would be
represented in the Congress of the United
States by two Senator's and as as many Rep
rcsentativcs as her population would enttle
her to, upon as equal footing as any of the
original States, even Virginia, which boasts of
being the mother of States. Without any
expense or tax for breadstuffS, provisions or
any of the products of the United States.
either of field, factory, forests or waters.
Nor would any export duty he cxactcd on
any of her products exported: and besides
which be- slaves 'hat now number some five
Hundred thousand. would each be increased
in value five hundred dollars.
This would give an increased val,c to the
slaves, alone, OF $3.50, 1000, 600
Her Real Estate. Land. Houses,
&c. would doubtless be in
creased fully twice as much
as the Slaves, say 500, OCO, 900
Her Live Stock; Machinery and
other sources also to the val
uc of go, 600, 0OC