New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-12

b<s;eret CITY with unlimited 20 ger over life enc
property Yet ue ere told that Cubsns etil seek to
remain uneer this yoke. II is nct so. They have
oore all tEey could 70 throw II of. 1896 there
q revol, there later the piracy of tbe B's,k
Eagle and later the TO gaia her ndependepos
faniar TO al. In July, 1851, patriots declared
her in6e peIdenoe 10 procl>u atigs which Mr. Bena
min read and wt Ia set forth ptOlerGble grievances.
TIE fdeity q Crba 70 Spain only maintained b7
81 OCO bayouets epd Tire feet that watch her coast.
The comparison between the oppressed, unsrmed Gu
bans and the armed three millions OF our fathers, Is
faiacious. AL thai TIE CGbans could do they nave
doae. THE beirg The Gaze why should not C0ng-ess
AXE an expression toward purchas4ng it! He need
rot reply to the statement that the offer 10 purchase
viii be 40 Cfense against Spanish dignity. Every
ttirg that Spain hsli this continent had been torn
from her. except Louisiars aud Florida both Of which
were bought. II Great Britain and France object,
that alone is controlling consideration for perSsing
Great Britain offered 10 buy Cuba in 1873 and IN 1870
was at the bottom Of plot to take il under her pro-
tectCrate and both fang, she now purposes trpar-
tite treaty between England, France and the United
States to guarantee that nobody but SPAN SHAH have
it. As to France what night has she 10 object to our
purchase Of Cuba1 What Interpolation into the law
Of nations prevents the requirement OF territory oy
purchase NspoeOns uncle bought Louisiana: AZ
to England, If she raises her voice, MI BeIJanH
trusted our reply will be ensnd that che account
for her title TO the Bay Islands and wnen Lord Ola,
rcrdcn pleads "eponaneous setlement, that we shan
claim the $40 ntaneous settlement Of Cuba. Taerc 10
no need TO invoke the mn Ity bibles of national law 70
she " that she belongs to Spain. We seek subjects,
ff bo fundamental basis OF American policy lsthe nght
Of the people to institute their forms Of government
Cuba belongs to the people, and 1t Is Tor them 70 say
what form of government they will 1--we under. We
propose 10 purchase from Spain; but if SPANS dig
Iity s offended let invite her to grant indepent-
ence TO her Cuban su6cts, and we viii nde nnly ber
for the outlay, trotiTg 10 Hecompense ourselves IN
tie friendly relations that to spring up. II
she refuse to to relax her despouc grasp lei
tie United States IN the face Of tue world, tell her
that On the fr-t occasion that oilers, We WI" exJenl
TO the Cubans the same aid which Britain gave tne
other Spanish Colonies in their revO-the sa1e ail
that FI6Ice gave IN tue darkee days o' the sVo,
Luton II the Cubans prefer Independence, we VIII
protect them independents aod if they prefer anbe1a-
ton, We viii receive them With "econe.
Mr. DOOIIrTLE said that the AmeHcan pohcy
rests on the triple foundetoD first th. under no CIR
cunsiances can Cuba be Transferred to any Othsr
European power; secOB0, that, 90 long IS IL belongs
10 Spain we will rot seek TO wrest from her and,
third ttat whenever can acquire Cuoa oy the con-
sent Of Spain ana Of the people Of tie leland by pur
cbase AID cessop, are ready to accept IT, lie ex-
presfed bu st free to believe that IN TIE progression
Of time Cuba Will be Incorporated into the lnlon, Dut
he did not consider that the time had yet come.
In support Of these yiewa, he quoted from leter'
and speeches by Csy, Buchanan, Fillmore and Marcy.
TIE Republicans, sair, would reelst The transfer Ol
Cuba to any Power bot for the purpose expressed
refertly by the Senstor from Georgs, to make tue
Gu)f mare el0UsuDl where no flag could hoat without
our permission What tie United States make
mare cldvsUm Of any sea- when our whole policy hss
been for the freedom # the seas For that We fought
the war OF 1872; for that opened up the Me'iterra-
mean by war the AgeIinss, for that We made the
Sound Dues treaty. Tne very purpose OF acquiring
the dlf is TO prevent 1t from teconlIg closed eea'
Mr. BENJAMIN spoke 10 favor of his plan for
settling free uegO Iation in the American topcs,
ard concluded by offering an amendment to the blii
that treaty for the acquisition OF CuDa shaI De
valid unless ratified by majority OF the free white
citizeIs Of the island.
Mr. CRIlTENDEN obtained the floor Adjourned.