The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-04
ln,,oa.ersor Of Negroes In Cuba.

me- prbJ.cf Tor the mttodact'on OF Degroes IA
tie Antilles IS in contemplation. l}y our treaties
with treat tr'IaD we csnnGt import into thoss
isapdA AirEan slaves, ap5 is is intended 10 nitro
duce Tree inicsns. L. sppsars that private enter.
pise PROPOSES 10 carry through t9is project; that l.
las solicited from government the requisite authori
1sop, ard go Ear is TO suppose that il vail
De granted.
The rnu paDy or association also appears animal
ptni'y 70 this business inserting ia the ne wspa-
IsIs the conditions under which the PROJECT 10 ne
more or less extensively OF the measure, which, for.
trstey a, nos 60 yet amp further than project.
Rtirg occupied with the vital questions vhich
have up in these last months we have not been
able 70 deyose ourselves 70 the serious examination
of plan whose execution we consider of the great
est consequences. We also expected tina. the gov
e,Dnen, sDd su.h Of our colleagues az have reason
to he well infoyned would oppose the realization Of
prsJect which, in siDion involves the seeds of
serious complications aud great future misfortunes.
Pr' stei'g that The largest part Of she press has
looked over this after wish ndiffr tba. seye
raj Of our colleagues or Less immediate 10 gov
eminent, show themselves favorable 10 that mea-
.uIe and shove all that some one has gone 30 far as TO
affirm That il will be adopted by government itself,
we believe the moment is come to break cur sence,
ard althoCgh il may be necessary TO give truce 70
he agitaiing 9reso1s Of the n ninsula politics we
viii seriously devote Ourselves 20 oppose wish all
OR strength project which, IS we have already
said consider disastrous 10 our otillns- par,ou-
larry 10 the island OF Cuba-and liable 10 annoyiog
international complications, in order that govern
ment may consider for q moment, and scrupuIoasiy
weigh the most solid reasons which oppose thenr
selves TO the realization of such plan
Neh her the agricultural wants OF the Antilles nor
the pretended rgOrs Of their climate, nor anything
that has been may stl be alleged in favor OF ths
rev emigration true; and if they wtre So they
could never be sufficient to justify il. The measure
is immineDtly prejujicial, that although all tive
above reasons and many more could be alleged in It's
faver there are still & superabundance o. them 40
make us reject it.
The free Africans have Dever been able 90 moor
p0rste with the doB,ineerng race either in the 20
public OF the United States or In our Antilles, wheTe
they have always been governed by the NOS; humane
tn,e has raised nm ;nsnrmounfahle ha-r;er nresers5
by prejudice and the African, whether free OF slave
is always African. They form and they eyer kesn
their race and their interests separated and they en-
only asprr incorporate themselves with she rpling
people, WEN they lose. through the unson OF the
sexes that stamp viz the color which s;.p cuisines
them inys risbly.
This consideration suices of itself 10 re.ute an the
arguments which are urged for iustifying the mes-
sure il question The tree Africans which 10 virtue
of the measure should be imported, however much
they might be entitled TO the sppelation Of honest
citizens or become so in the sequel, owing 70 the
anti christian pleiudices-prejudices which We de-
plore, but which cannot now be controned-wonDd
never form physical union Of persons, nor a moral
one o. interests with the whites; but they would go
aneir swn color as actually happens WIN sne hosrtos
sD1 tne "gthuos' Hu'n 80 hucn inc mofe PosIuve
anu usheartenihR s1nce tney ere lor zoe nDoNc meh
N1nee reason, 'ne most ioimldapie DANGER 70 OuI
coiobies, as every one who mas the shghtest knos
@oge OF me state OF Cuna ven knows.
that al bs Of f,sa vas sr nrop
mg any goou 70 .ne lslahds, VIII copsueraoy aug
we , ur1 anu p Ia I
pray upon sDem. reope mus. nave 10 mo"
'eogs ol nose possessions 70 oe gnorm. Ina, sls
a. u isap' VIZ nevor W. equa w sue "A,ees, sn
y, sncI o saut , n, &C. tIosa Ns1
rs,itod sous =; .sa ~s,'aat tha ,aost rn,or,unata
tbonsbt that ccn,a 10 canc ss ID '''' ""''
We b,Heva that tho ,oveynr,cr, and the nroiector.
are actnated NV tho bes ,ntenfions and that there
fore nc coon az hav hsi, Learn the ~ evfi rsssops
which opnose sneb q lsmentable scheme. win NOT
Ses,n su1I ma scr aun,,ss ~ h" snw
which there are trulv beneficial for the isiands.
OtbeTx;sc We NJ once protsst nth all onr m;oht
against this project ana conure all our colleagues to
give this business the attention which measure
which will influence necessarily in 80 fatal manner
the future state of those ultramarne possessions full
deserves
Our imapination teens with many other reasons
in support Of our assertions but they cannot have
room in this article We viii explain them all, how
ever, If 1t becomes necessary in order 70 stop the
government and the projectors in path which can
not lead but to an abyss.
Meeting or Arctic N.x,~.,ors I'm Ioudou-A
New search FOR FrankI,n
from the London Tines lee 1871
I'm Wednesday evening last a public meeting nj.
IL ndod nv most Of tne dstincuished Arctic
who been hitherto on In The search H. Sir
~ Ia ee = ~ ~ -, ~ p,I 49, gu
ooDn TO- n.h " - ,' ,:i;.. s ga ,n's,su'e, J"
consioer Wne,ner we Proodpmues ol success IN con-
sequence OF Ut. Rae 8 dkcoverles, were such AZ 10
Justify n new expedition.
Among those present were Captain 6. Osborne.
Captain Inclefeld, Lieutenant PIN, DIR. King, Dr.
a ,f,o,,,;ct nr parro~ Mr I;nI,y NJ Cov1nopr
n Un5.s;n m Coanan Canta;n B;eha.ss
III ~. .iVuS M, ~ p;SIl, h, us, 49, A.,
Inc cnairmah SMr u,snopl having opened the
proceculDes, eaheu upon III hlng, one OF tine pro
iectors vi the new expedition, TO address the meet
Ing.
pr KnG after detailing the result of former ex-
no6;t;ona and Accounting for their failure obsexyed
that tetvecn The deco,erv of the traces upon Ree-
nae q a., C.. y;n,o,;nr ,ar,.-aa ~ ca
ens! i,,anu y. ". L. ~ a. ,;Ia. - a.
john franhins parry anu inc osoo'eIy Vi tue
had elapsCd. What was Fmnklin doing during