Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-10-03
deeds. The following is the ostend ICtirFciu-
AK LA CuApELLE, Oct. 10, 1854,

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AK AK La ChApALLE' ocV' ~ 1904 I
SIR:-The undersigned, in compliance
with the wish expressed by the President
IN the several confidential dispatches you
nave. liftvo aIulesseu 10 US, rfspecIiveiy, 70 tRa'
enoIt naye ine' III conference, 1o ilrS' az Us
:enu ~ oeis iail oi' 'ilo o.l' ioS' ~, anu i.h
,naul.' pR aliu .i'gil "' AK = ~ oiapeie' III
ll "SoA' on 'lle u''' neN' i'iio" ''S' up ~
'i'T IN, ~ 49, lae Lo.. ell, 49,, ..o,..,
oxoha,,a I 80 "nJ a ao,tlo,,t ;,u bat,o,
us which. we arc most bapnv TO inform
you, has resulted in a cordial coincidence
of opinion on Tia crave and important sub
iects submitted to our consideration" .s
| We have arrived at the conclusion, and
are thoroughly convinced, that an imme-
din and earnest effort ouoht TO be made
by the Government. of the United States to
purchase Cuba from Spain at any yprice for
which il can be obtained. not exceedip9 the
sum of S -. .,,.,..- -.t -.
TTbe price here left in blank as appears
from the ! argument which follows, was i2o,-
600 600. The Circular then GOES into an
aroument to show flat Snain would be ben
Gifted by the purchase at that price, and
then concludes as follows:
Rut if Snain dead TO the voice of her
own interest, and actusted by stubborn
nride and n false sense of honor should re-
fuse to sell Cuba to the United States, then
the question will arise, What ought to be
the course of the american government
under such circumstances? Np
Self-nrese,vation ie tbe first law of ma
trre with States as, well as with individu-
als~ All Nations have at different periods
acted upon this maxim. Although it has
been made tile pretext for committing fla
grant Injustice, as in the partition of Po-
land and other'similar cases which history
records, yet the principle itself, though OF
ten abused, has always been recognized,
The United States have neveracqulred
foot OF territory except by tar purchase, or
as in the case OF Texas. upon the tree ano
voluntary application OF the people OF tina
independent State, vino desired 10 plen'
'nelr oes'lu'eS "i'h oUr OWL . asi.
Even our acquisitions from Mexico ar
noexceptlon to tins rule because aiih?ug
we might have claimed them by 'heFiSh
OF conquesttina just war, yet We pnTchase,
them fer q what was then considered by bot
parties TO be aust equivalent .-
Our past history forbids that We shoul'
acquire the Island Of Cuba without th
, consent OF SPAN, unless justified by tn
great law OF selt-preservallon' we mus
in any event, preserve cur, own consclou
rectttude and our own selt-respect'
t While pursuing this course, We can al
ford to disregard the censures of the worl
!. to which we have been so often and so III
4 Justly exposed. fr H g..y
: After we shall have offered Spain a pric
for Cuba far beyond its present value, an
/ this shall have been refused, it will then
S time to consider the question, Does Cuba
e the possession of Spain, seriously endangc
r our internal peace and the existence of OF
: cherished Uniou?
: Sbould this question be answered in Il
. affirmative, then, by every law, human an
: divine; we shall be justified in wrestling
: from Spain if we possess the roweT an
! this upon the very same principle th
. : would Justify an individual in tearing dow
u the burning house of his neighbor, ii the
II were no other means of preventing Il
a flames from destroying his own home"
q Under such circumstances, we oue'
y na;tbor 10 count ibo cost nor regard the od
i which sbain MIGHT enlist AGAINST u.s. v
:, fo,bear tn erter i1fo tha Question. wheth
= the prascp- condition Of the island wou
y ius,ifv such measure. We should, no,
" " sver he roereant toour duty be unwort]
, of onr Gallant foyafa,he1s and commit ba
treoson ooainst our poslerilv should ,
= = nerm;t Cnba to be A Africanized and becor
N N 2 second DOMINGO with all its attenda
4 horrors to tbe white race. and suffer t
4 4 fame to extend to our neighboring shor,
u seriously to endanger Or actually to CO
i sumo the fair fabric of our Union.
~ We fear that the course and current
- events ara ranidlv tendin o towards such
" ~ catas1ronbe We however. hope for {
70 20 hest tbdugb we ouobt certainly to be n,
nc norod for the vorss.