The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-04
THE BLACK PHASE OF THE rRIPARTIrE poLIcY

THE BLACK PHASE OF THE TRIPARTITE POLICY
In our issue Of Friday showed how injuriously
the relation OF Cuba the United States illustrated by
the Ell Dorado outrage must affect vast American CONNER
cal interests by the Of the odous right of search
The Aricanzng Of the island presents another phase of
that relation which looks the ruin of the social nstu
tons Of onehaf Of this confederacy and in consequence
of the intimate existing between the several po
tons of body-poltc, would sap, If unarrested, the
very foundation Of our mercantile and manufacturing pros
pery The former may be termed the errnal sign of the
Cuban trparite policy the latter has evidently been for
long time past its Internal indication
We have adverted repeatedly to the gradual change
which has been working in the condition of the blacks In
Cuba and although attempts have been made in various
quarters throw dscredit upon statements facts
they are being daily revealed than sustain POI
stons.
We translate the benefit of readers the suboined
paragraphs from the Spanish Military Review of January
of the present year, which see in La Vrd publish
ed New Orleans The influence Of this publication in
military despotism and the importance which attaches
its suggestions in country where the army furnishes
necessity the military civil and judicial head Of the Gu
ban government win be readily conceived. We win briefly
comment thereon in connexion with other manifestations
Of the same pocya links in the chain of circumstana
evdenceas the dangers which fast besettng The
attention of readers invited to the identity Of the
following recommendations with those of the New York
Tribune, copied in our issue Of Saturday last
In view Of the precarous of Spanish rule Cuba
the Repista recommends
To military colonies of infantry cavalry as those
proposed the Military Review OF January TO- 1852 giving
those Of blacks only
little cost but because by thus preparing this
haha Inv
Of and freedmen and facilitating much possible
their emancipation, the most powerful check would be
established which Cuba has had restrain her attempts
freedom before the year 1884, when that check
sary weakened by the decentralization to which the coord
Thus lettering condition of the sanders (cubaps
their sntpathy the government OF the
metropolis and dspel their hopes Of benefng by
ton they would be made TO that the island could
be il would do to pass into their hands,
those of the United States but into those Of the bccks"
-. " But that which they would especially see,
which is desirable that they should see and which would
be disagreeabe them be necessity Of re-
nouncing all dreams Of Independence and annexation be
the island could not escape the alternative Of being
either Spanish or African"
In order colonies Of blacks or simply regiments
thereof ( there time for nothing ese) besides the
means proposed in the Military Review which could
FIRST furnish even number approximating the four
thousand men which would be needed would suggest
species OF sHs~saf among the .arss onsrs
= 10y "'"' y'e" H"haS, anu one ON ~
srery ten employed in domestic labor !" de-
In the foregoing lines the admission is made by grave
Spanish Review That Cuba is to be held by It's
present owners but through the arming Of the slaves
against their masters That nothing likely 10 dis
suade the Cubans from striking for their freedom but the
certainty OF utter ruin. That they earnestly aud any
iousy look TO the United States for political connexon
That the titles OF mother country assumed by Spain
towards her colony and of ever-fathu bestowed by her
upon the latter used in mockery, and belied by
such 6endisb counscs