Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-02-22


HAVANA, Feb 5, 1856.
DEAR When General Canedo was governor
general of Cuba, in May, 1853 plan was submit
ted TO him by the government at Madrid said to have
emanated from the British government, to grant per-
mission to the planters OF this island to fmport 1OO
600 African apprentices, condition that each plan
ter should he entitled to double the number of black
apprentices to the number Of slaves that he would
enancrate. The plan laid by General Canedo
before the juntG de fomento (board of improvements
tor appreciation but immediately rejected by the
board. AS it seemed, however, to be a favori:e
scheme General Canedo called together a number
OF planters who were believed or known to be favor
able 10 II, and constituted them private iuna, who
of course made favorable report. Agents gere
then sent to Madrid TO arrange for the prompt miro
ductiOn of large number of Africans as apprentices
But certain sentinel on the watch here made this
state of things known TO his friends in Washington
The diabolical plan given 10 The public of the
United States and the world In the journal called the
:" UnOn' and such alarm produced, by the APP
proprate remarks upon the subject of that Journal
in England and Madrid that although General PEP
uela, the aboltonss, was sent out captain gener
al 10 carry the scheme into effect, it deemed pro-
dent to suspend it for time In the mean time the
Chinese colonization plan adopted and last year
there imported about 5000 Cinnamon, which
proved such very profitable speculatiOn that it
prompted 10 engage in The undertaking several veal
thy Individuals who Immediately sent agents 10
China, and, from reports of the engagements there
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of ships loaded with such immigrants nov daily
expected When it is taken into consideration that
the Chinese that have been the island sufficient
time to acquire the Spanish language have NANTES
ted decided inclination to affiliate with the negroes;
that whether from the fact OF the greater part of
those brought here being pirates taken prisoners and
sold TO be brought to Cuba THAI the is natur-
ally insubordnate and mutinous and vicious to the
greater extent the anxiety felt by the Intelligent part
of the population of the island of the ultimate dam
gerous consequences of 2h mporatons will be very
easily understood. The Chinese are everywhere on
the island daily giving evidences of their discomfort
for the receptions practised upon them both at China
when they engaged to come to Cuba, and here in
finding themselves subjected 10 the hardest kind OF
labor for very inadequate compensation tor whilst
they see that the value of labor plantation is
from SIT 10 $40 per month and found, for each la
borer, they receive on y 81 month, and upon many
of the plantations no better treatment than the blacks
and beng people reckless of life we hear often of
atrocities committed by them upon their drivers &c
They are undoubtedly dangerous population; but
such is the cupdlty OF those engaged in the traffic
that moral other consideration could deter
them from bringing devils if they could derive the
same profit as they do out Of the poor Chinese.
The African apprenticeship system is now renewed
and openly discussed in the public prints the specu
lators in Chinese flesh have come out boldly IN de-
fence of their business, and those in negro flesh as
bravey give the reasons for their preference to the
public. You may rest assured that there is some
thing at the bottom of the discussion-it is not the
vaporings of the partisans of the t"o schemes
pretty sure that it is the government that has
set the bail a rolling The matter is now IN progress.
Notwithstanding the large accession to the labor of
the island by the importation Of SaUeS from Africa
direct, which have been to much larger extent than
the world dreams OF, the present high prices Tor su-
gar have prompted new schemes for augmentlng the
production; to effect which laOolers m LIST be had,
and to obtain a sufficient number some of the par
ties have come t. the conclusion 10 make any sacr
fee. Their reason is obvious, as some OF them have
remarked What should IRE for the eventual con-
sequences G1Ue labor, as much as 1re asdnt TOR
c git or years aOear out machinery and labor
/ We can then remote Where ire please. The d60l1t1OH
iSS of England and the United States mag take pos
session Of the island as they please after ave
are gone Again 1re are convinced that the aboI1
tonStS and fee-SoilerS haze obtained such dSCen
dancy in the United States to check render entire
~ poweyleSs any efforts that might be made on the part
of her government to prevent our scheme from being
fully carried out, eUen by remonStT0nCe. Chinese or
AfjiCanSlGb0r IN some shape lre must and GrH haze
aDiom loss Of time; the prospects Of the results from
such labor are loo promising for oA0arinS amy petty
Scrupes to stand IN the r0oy Of our Improving the OPP
portunHy offered to us.
Whether those selfish, villalnous views will be &C
C0mplshed not remains to be seen. Will keep
you advised of any important moves made in the
matter.-V Washington Union.
The Blasting sIrocco o Enow-Nothtngism.
1t cannot be usy denied that the election of Banks
as Speaker, is Nothing victory, to be ranked
with the SplendlQ trophies OF hnOW NOtnlIS
achieved in the election of the notorious Wilson and
Hale Mr.. Chaffee, the Know Nothing Abolition
member of Congress from the Springfield (Mass)
District who zealouslY labored for Ranks election,
went home and appeared in I" the COuncil,' to give
an account of his stewardship. The Council full
ly endorsed his conduct in voting for Banks. The
! American-the Know Nothing organ at Springfield
reports Mr.. Chaffee saying before "the Counc'
that /" he had voted for Banks because he knew that
he was an American, and belonged to a council Of
that party at Washington" He further stated that,
out of the one hundred and three lO3) votes cast
for Mr. Banks, only thirty four (34) Black Re-
pubcans. The balance, sixty-fve, (65,) MIR. Chat
! fee assured the Council true Americans"
At the regular meeting of Council No. II Spring
field, the following resolutions unanimously
: adopted
Rescued, That the American members of Con
gross from New England are entitled to the gratitude
of the country and the thanks of their constituents
for the frmness with which they sustained the cause
of freedom the recent and PrOracted strug
gle in the United States House of Representatives.
Resolved That we point with peculiar pride and
satisfaction 10 the conduct of Massachusetts del
egation as furnishing triumphant retutaton OF the
caumny that the American party in this State IS in
different to the great cause OF human freedom.
Resolved That the election of free State Speaker
of the United States House of Representatives, on
the distinct and we'll understood issue of opposition
to the slave power is epoch in the history OF our
country and an event in which the friends OF hui
mainly may take fresh courage and 1t is an event,
moreover, for hich the country IS largely indebted TO
the american parity
THOMAS CHUBUCK, Secretary.
Again: Mr.. Banks elected to the present Con-
gress as IL Know. Nothing, and has never dsclalmed
his connection or sympathy with the Order, although