The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-24

raised, and the necessary steps were taken for
the best arms and the swiftest steamers and
clippers, for sudden descent upon the "faith-
fuln island, including better and more reliable
arrangements for the cooperation Of the
creolea With these precautions, can any one
suppose that with the landing of even five
thousand Americans in Cuba, there could be
any other ultimate issue than the liberation of
the island, or war between the United States
and Spain and her allies?
The conspiracy is suppressed. Gen. Concha
has been pursuing and furnishing the rebels
within the island. He may exterminate them,
for he has the Instruments, and the will, and
the power, at his command. But the case is
different with the flibustering clubs in this
country. Our laws cannet reach them. Their
organizations and proceedings and purposes
are secret, and can only be detected through
imprudence or treachery among themselves
We venture to say that these clubs, though be-
tray ed for the present, have not been disbandsd
but that they still exist and will continue to
exist and increase as long as the present tempt
ing and anomalous relations Of Cuba to Spain
shall last. For all that we know to the con-
trary, the mass of the great Know Nothing
party Of the South are at this day active SYM
pathizers with the ilibusters. In fact, it is
very likely that Southern Know Nothing
Council and filibustering club, in most cases,
are one and the same thing. The danger,
then, to Cuba, is not over it is only post
poned. The iberators will hold on, and watch
their opportunity. A crisis in the European
war may call off the British and French fleets !;
and an opening like this, of fortnights dura-
tion, may bring upon Cuba, under cover of
night, wellappointed army of six, eight or
ten thousand Anglo-Saxon invaders, dropping
in from Dominica or Yucatan, in the rear Of
the island and the Spanish forces Such, we
doubt not, are the estimates Of the conspirators.
What, then, lie the policy Of the administra.
ton? The mission of Mr.. Dodge will amount
to nothing. It may cover the sore, but will
not heal it. Under the plaster of indemnities
and securities if be get them, it will still ran
kle. So Of the demand which Marcy is about
towTi.e to the British Cabinet respecting those
ships Of war. Better send Chevalier Wikoff to
Lord Palmerston, and Chevalier Webb to Lord
Clarendon, q. once They might ferret out
something; but what is to be expected of Mr..
Buchanan. A reply that it is all right-no
offence-only watching the 6libusters nothing
more.
What, then, should be done? England and
France suspect, from what they have seen Of
Mr. Pierce's foreign policy and his European
diplomats, that it is the fixed purpose of our
government to steal Cuba, through the agency
Of the filibusters. Spain religiously believes
it, and in this view the three Powers are
leagued against us. Let the allies succeed in q
timely and satisfactory peace with Russia, and
they will proceed to settle the law for Cuba in
their own way. Now, therefore, is the time for
taking the initiative France and England,
considering the importance to them of the most
friendly relations with the United States, are
now open to conviction. A joint commission,
therefore, to England, France and Spain is our
policy for the present crisis. Mr.. Dodge will
come back as empty handed as Souls. Spain,
as aprOtectorate Of England and Francs, must,
through them, be approached. We submit this
proposition, in good faith, to our Premier.
Now is the time. There is no safety in the
utare.