The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-28


His Excellency Gov. Mylon H. Clark arrived 10
tswn late last evening. 10 day he will visit the
institutions under charge OF the Commissioners Of
at 10 o'clock A. M.
In consequence Of recent heavy rains two extern.
sive breaks have occurred on the Champlain canal
that ten days viii be required to repair these
breaches
The New Cuban Conspiracy Against the
United States-The Finger or England Deep
In the Pie.
The new conspiracy for the independence Of
Cuba begins to assume a palpable and definite
shape. The letter of our Washington cores
pondent, published yesterday, discloses the
leading particulars Of the plot, from which it
appears that England is to be relied upon to
secure the liberation and independence Of the
island, upon the important concessions to her
Of the abolition of slavery, and of bonds for the
payment Of at least portion of the debt due
to British subjects from the government Of
Spain.
This scheme is not only plausible, but, from
the facts and arguments presented by our cor
respondent, is positively startling. A more
dangerous scheme against the naval, CONNER
cial and political interests of this country in the
Gulf Of Mexico, could not well be devised. The
reason why, thus far, England has been ever
ready to come to the assistance of Spain
against Cuban rebels and American f[libusters,
is that their plans have uniformly compre.
hended the annexation of Cuba to the United
States. This would never do. The rapidly in
creasing commercial greatness of this republic,
on the other hand, it is the interest, the policy
and the purpose Of England to arrest by all
available means. The acquisition of Cuoa
would give at once to the United States
the military command Of the Gulf, and
such On impetus to our commerce in that
quarter, and our social ami political intercourse
with the West Indies, Mexico and Central
America, as would soon threaten the complete
overthrow of British influence, British designs
and British intrigues in all those islands ard
countries, and the seas which wash them.
Hence the policy of wrestling from u.s. as it
were, the leland of Cuba, becomes vital issue to
England, scarcely second in Importance to the
reduction of the weight and influence of Russia
touching the balance Of power in Europe and
Western Asia.
This new conspiracy of the disaffected Cuban
Creoles furnishes feasible plan for the perpetual
separation of Cuba from the United States;
and plan, too, more desirable than the abso-
lutte seizure of the island, for that would in.
volve the hazards of quarrel with France and
an immediate rupture with Brother Jonathan.
No such hazards are involved in this new con-
spiracy. The Creoles of Cuba are to rise in
rebellion against the oppressive government of
Spain. This is an inherent popular right which
we cannot deny. England is to aid them, on
condition that they redeem certain debts Of
Spain; and with the further condition that when
free to act for herself, the government of indie
pendent Cuba shall at once proceed to the abo-
lition of slavery in the island. Can we
make this cause of war, with the
free soil sentiment of the North holding the
wbip-hand in the House of Representatives at
Washington, and foresworn against the admis-
sion Of any more slave States? No. Let The
bargain be consummated between England and
the Cuban Creoles; let the latter, therefore,
rise in rebellion, and declare the independence
OF Cuba, under the auspices of the English gov
ernment and under cover of an English fleet,
and Cuba is not only lost to US forever, but
becomes substantially, for oil commercial and
military purposes, little less than an English
colony, and her Gibraltar for the Gulf Of
Mexico.
There is only one way by which the absorp.
ton Of Cuba into the United States can be per-
petually defeated, and that is the abolition Of
slavery. Abolish slavery in the island, make
it free negro empire like one end Of Hayt or
mixed republic of free whites, blacks and mu-
lattoes, like the other end, or a free negro
colony like Jamaica, or free negro rendezvous
like Canada, and the accession Of Cuba 80 far
from being any longer desirable to us, will be
regarded, especially in the South, as nuisance
and curse. 1t will bee ,me source of per.
petual annoyance, repulsion and antagonism,
involving not only the dangers Of future aud
disastrous foreign wars, but the greater perils
to US Of servile insubordnation and insuTrec,
tions in the South.
The policy Of England is to break down the
growing commercial supremacy Of the United
States, through this institution of Southern
slavery. It is our only assailable point; it is
to us the vulnerable heel Of Achilles. We
have seen how industriously the English abo
lition societies have been aiding in fomeniing
and extending the anti slayery agitation In
our Nor bern States To this end Stafford
House and its affiliated establishments have
been exceedingly liberal in their abolition en-
issaries, pamphlets, and contributions Of all
kinds. In the Gulf Of Mexico, on the other
hand, the government Of England has been
equally active. From the Jamaica emancipa
ton act, and the intrigues of "the man with
the white hat" in the late republic Of Texas,
down TO the present day, the legislation and
the diplomacY~o of ENGLAND have been mainly