The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-31
1 ii E ISPATCH.
FRIDAY MORNING -. .pscEnnER a, ,s.s
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE IN CUBA
MOVEMENT OF THE HABANERos


The Habancros were very much excited by tha
portion Of President Buehanan's Message rs,a
tife to Cuban matters. The Message has bee,
received with most enthusiastic df.gust whic,
has resulted In mass meeting aud a memorial 4
the Queen, TO go to the mother couatry by Ar.
steamer, deprecating the sale of their "b1r,h
right for any "meas of pottage' whatsoever. TIL
ffeasa' speaking OF the memorial, says:
"It rs hardly necessary for us to remark TIM
ihe memorial u the genuine and unanin,ous ex
preston 6 the feelings OF all the population OF III
ia'ahd OF cuoa. THIS 10 proved by the number O
| signatures which, ~ so few hours s.uee the door,
ment was publist i. have been afixed TO n no
only In the Capi,nsar Chamber, but in that Of IN,
A'dsr;Een. Nocther result could be expected !,
a. case OF so much Importance aud In view of sncl
an unmistaksbie demonstration we do not ha
lisve that the slightest doubts can be entertainef
| In regard TO the sentiments of people who "a
TEEN their digaity aud their honor before all else
| that they bold most dear"
The document was exposed for signatures at ths
| Csbiido or City Hall Of Havana, anda public call
was made through the press upon the inbabi,aa,.
OF Havana to so and sign it. The Prensa says
that nobody refused.
| The papers are full Of the subject, and di.cuss
the MssssGe asd the Presidents propositions with
much minsteness. In its first article on the llth
the Prehsa says that the Message has caused II the
greatest surpIise not that the editors had forgot.
I n. hay
| considered that, wher he 81 med the Presidency
| he left his Ostend princir. r.ss behind him. The
Prensa controverts the Presidents ssser tious 1t
| denies all knowledge Of the injuries suffered by
American commerce In Cuba; but supposinp the
! President to be right, the Prensa denies that srch
| provUcations could justify seizure Of the islapa
| by purchase or otherwise. The proposition that
| the CaptaiuGeneral should have power to settIe
our disputes on the spot the Prensa ridicules and
/ says that Spain might well demand power
/ to settle its difficulties with the United States
/ through the instrumenteity of the Governor
| of New York. As to delay In settlements.
the Amtstad case ia quoted, as cited by the
| President bimsesif, 10 prove that pr0crastina.
ton Is not confined &c Spain The prensa declares
| itself unable to comprehend Mr.. Buchanan'e az
sertion that Cuba is the last market for the emf
| grafton of the African slave trade, aud remarks
that the trade is strictly prohibited the island
thai efforts constantly made to catch siavers;
that the efforts sometimes successful, and that
the crews OF the pirates generally found to be
Americans Cuba however, il is urged is not the
only place where this contra band trade prasecu-
ted. Only few days since Mr. Buchanan himself
cent to Liberia a cargo of negroes that did not be-.
long there; and side by side with the message
came the news that the Wapderer had Landed her
African slaves on the coast of Georgia If the Bra.
LILLIAN trade, and the recent eeuc between France
aud Portugal be added TO these. the Prsnsa thinks
! there will be no danger of calling Cuba the only
mart for the slave trade.
In its second article, Dec q, the Pfensa says
that the simple idea enunciated by the President
of buying the Island OF Cuba from Spain With
pile of gold, has rot only profoundly wounded the
dearest feelngsof loyal Inhabitants, but has pro.
duced indignation and veritable alarm in all
classes of socisty,-not because there is any fear
that the home government will listen to the de-
grading proposition, but because the Cuban neou
pie see with disgust that Mr. Buchanan si,,
cherishes project which reason condemns. and
l;oh,
abandoned forever The concluding paracrapb
Of the article would seem to give color to the
later news brought by the Isabel to Charleston,
and thence .elegraped TO this city. 1t is as fol,
lows:
Certainly. the President of the Union cannot cal.
culete upon the support of France in the renewal Of
his proposition to purchase; at least, we infer
Ststes published in the Iatye of Paris on the qth
Of November last Ever, body knows the political
tiSns which it RECEIVES The thoughts OF Neraienn
III. which cannot conveniently ba emitted in the
ho1.ttc1o, are made appnsa in the columns of the
weight in oonsifeTirg an article which-after re-
= zing tho principle that the dominion Of the
World really belongs 10 no one either in America or
Europe, and powerful nations have declined upon
realizing such an ambition concludes with these
words: Neither on tho ocpan nor in the Me3itqrra-
mean nor in the Black sea shall we ever abandon
the cause OF Justice and civilization"
"
Guernsey, alias Wellington Hudson Guernsey,
now waiting bis trial in London for steal,
ingfrom the library Of the Colonial once a
copy of the lonian dispatch. is by no means an
ordinary individual The Newcastle, England,
Chronicle says:
lie began life as shop boy to Roeier. the WE'LL
known Dublin music seller. He afterwards COM
meuced and failed in business on bis own account.
Coming TO London he took up lis residence in the
Af I,bz
contributions to the press and the manages
meus of concerts. He composed, too, some of the
most popular of the "uigger" songs. He then be.
came manager in the PanoptcGp. in Leicester
square. and continued in that capacity until be
was gaZetted as quarter master in the Crimean
transport corps. Having speedily mastered the
Turkish language he WIS transferred to the Turkish
c. ihent, being appointed deputy-sssisspt Quar>
termaster General and afterwards Provost Marshal
His r. ncontre 10 the church yard of Kertch when
he displayed some excellent revolver practice ups
rae Turks who pliaging, will still be
in the memory Of our readers. The next public
app g-auce was IN a rifle match at Paris, when
he thoroughly beat the first marksman of the
whole French army. He, thereupon, challenged
the world as rife shot, but was left ''alI alone
in his glory" lie now undertook to hand over
to one of the South American republics a thousand
of the desperadoes of cur foreign legions After
performing this dangerous service. he was com-
missiobcd 10 build some fcrts in South America
He is now in England, to purchase gunboats and
The self Taught master of seven eight different
languages, the com poser cf our most popular ne
gro melodies, one Of the first marksmen of En-
rope, is, we regret to say, supposed to by the
canse of the mysterious publication of the Ionion
dispatch 'The more's the pity" that one Of so
much natural and varied ability should be in Jail
en- the charge of theft.
DIGNITY OF MEXICAN PRRsIpENT--The Mexican
correspondent of The San Francisco Bulletin re,
lates the following incident:
very laughable circumstance occurred here on
Independence Day, which will give you some idea
Mexico. Don Felix Zulcaga. The procession hao
marched into tho Alemeda, and the Persistent and
hie Ministers had taken seats under a canopy ar
ranged for thsir reception, WHEN person walked
np and threw pack Of cards in Iuloaga's face -
his circumstance created titter, great even
ameng the members of the Cabinet. for many of
,hon Is ell IA the spectators. had played at the
game table where Znlosga had acted croupier in
d to ush mtTs at bs
n. ade AZ to the cause of this act Some said the
pcFson who threw the cards had unfairly lost at
piay while Zuleaan was dealing the cards; others,
that it was only joke to ind im of old times
Tla best remarks have heard, On the subject were
mada by All old woman. who, when told Of the cir.
expire ssed disbelief Her infor1ant urged
yerncity; but the old woman shook her head and
s Il Tes and then saes
why, J saw the cards with my cwn eyes," That
nay be" ,sys the old woman. II don't doubt about
ss) maa hare dropped them oat Of his pocket 61 ac
c3emt"
tgRryAL OF SENATOR DOUGLAS IN New YORK
Sc ator Douglas aud wife arrived in New York
froa Havana, on Tuesday night. The Express
giss the following account of bis reception:
Alderman Bradley, of the Committee of Recep
tioarom the Board OF Aldermen. was the ONLY one
OF tat Committee to welcome the diktinx ushed
Senssor on bis arrival The Alderman boarded the
steailer as cha was made iast to the pier,
and Welcomed she Senator fothis city in tire name
n fy ffiDE Retl
bag gage Of Mr. Douglas were permitted to be taken
away hay had TO undergo an insrection BY Port n
specttf Van suskirk, and Mr. Douglas will have to
pay disy on $75 worth of segars which he purchas-
cd in havana and which tho inspector found in his
trnrk Two carriages were brought into reqDis-
ton transport aud Mrs Douglas and effects to
the Eytptt House. MIR and Mrs Douglas, the cap
tain of he steamer. ard Alderman Bradley rode In
one, anr The children and nurses occupied the other
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