The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-18


We have already noticed the fact that not only
does the London nmss openly advocate the annex
alton Of Cuba b. the United States, aud demon
s,r.ts the advantage that wouid result to Great
Britain from such achanee bot the London Morn
.nx Herald. the repased organ THE Derby Cabinet.
and the moush-piece Of conservatism In England,
a. opeu,y advocates the acquisition by the Uuited
States Of 4 rortion OF Mexico, aud tho establish-
meat Of the pro.ectora.e proposed BY General
Hcu,,on over the MEXICAN Republic, ii such form
and TO euch a extent a. should be necessary to
eecure TO the Union good neighborhood, and TO the
peop,s Of Mexico, the benefit Of orderly and we'll
regulated Republican government.
A great change must have taken place IN the
pub,ic seusimsnt Of England, whom We ind the
following 10 the columns OF the exponent of ultra
conservatism 81
And suppose Mexico 20 fall under the proteetorate
of the Washiugen Govcrnment-whent mere
bstr .c,ion offosrDational morality might be said
ms ri Wsaid certainly be promoted. A msgnih
cent ana fruit fol region Of thu eerth would be rescued
from p.renuial anarchy aad comp.rstnsy,e barren
the inhabitants. and industry and wealth would IN
cTeasa broad Of yultures whose ruthless con
tests for powsr and pIuader have pcrps tuated ds-
cord ard kIo sdshed in Mexico. w5uld be extnsnsh.
cd The f,reign. and peciaiiy the Enaiisn mol ers
81 Mexican bonds. might truly rejo,cs az suct ,,s
revenues on Mexico which in truth the property
OF the Ensiiah bondhoiders. fnssmuch Is Inetr
narir an rsrk Ies, en- poyes over whom the State.
In ifs distracted condition, has no sui1eisn confo
The British creditors Of Spain and Mexico have
very good reason to be impatient The New York
Journal of Commerce says that at meeting OF the
Eupiish holders Of Mexican bonds, held In London
on the 18th Of last May, 1t was officially stated
that nine half yearly dividends, Of ls% per
cent were in arrear, and that, too, under the re-
duced scale, 30 literally agreed to BY the bond
holders in 1851. or Spain similar, II not more
1amentabls, story could be told by the English
creditors OF that country. 1t ID not unnatural,
therefore. that the English should grow tired OF
being defrsuded, and Of seeing the money which
ts Justly theirs, equandered and pilfered by "the
reckless employees" and "hungry and unscrnpu-
lous of1ciais" TO whom the Morning Herald al
ludes with 40 much bitterness, but with so much
truth. They know that were their claims to be-
come lien ON Scuba and Mexico" and were those
countries to be "annexed" by the United States
they would be certain to receive both principal
and interest, and that the impetus TO the produc
tiveness in Cuba and Mexico, which wonId be Civ
en- by American enterprise, would be of very I'M
portant benefit to them In opening more extern
sive market for their manufactures. The Journal
adds another and very powerful reason whic
impels the British people to wish to see Cuba an
nexed to the United States, and that is the kuowl
edge that the moment that island becomes Ameri-
can territory, the slave trade ceases and that &C
long as it belongs to Spain, long will the slave,
be imported in spite Of treaty obligations, and
blcckadinR squadrous.
It is else believed that good many of the Cubaus
and Northern Mexicans desire to be annexed t.
she United States as the only means Of escape from
the cor rupsion and misrule to which they are now
subjected. These reasons may account for the
the change in British sentiment with regard to tn,
growth of this country, especially the "bonds, >
&c. We agree that the isolation Of "mere abstrac
ton of international morality" as the London
Morning Herald happily characterizes the annexa
ton of Cuba and Mexico, ought not to stand In
the way of 1.-THE substantial interests of humanity
which would certainly be promoted" by securing
athe Engifah holders of Mexican bopdso