The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-20

the Southern Senators voted FOR the reciprocal treaty
nitsly the annexation Of The british provinces to
this country. Those provinces were now aggrandzng
ished their commercial sovereignty over Aroostook, and
controlled IL trade and commerce. Would gentlemen
join here in protecting the honor and the dignity OF the
ing both it, political and commercial jurisdctionsY Would
they turn their eyes north and east they deter
time nom the consideration Of Cuba and devote to the
promotion Of the prosperity and welfare Of their own
Ss until ne we have those Maine am not
in mood weigh properly the advantages Of the acqui
ston Of that beautiful island until have annexed
Aroostook 70 Sate and settled and occupied s fertile
lands with independent freeholders."
An amendment the resolutions denouncing the appro
snS upop the and Of tho
TO oppose it, offered by Mr. Blaine, of Augusta. Mr.
McCrs moved another amendment that equal sum be
appropriated by the United States government to med
atey acquire all the British possessions North America
After further discussion the resolutions were tabled
Slavery In Cuba and In the United States.
Translated from La Patre, Paris Jan. H. for the New
YORK HERALD
The Spanish Minister has introduced bill TO the Cortes
in order to have its authorization TO introduce the
Of Cuba twenty thousand free aborers drawn either
from the siatc colonies Of Spain or from Hndosan This
bill has Just been adopted and hope that the Cabinet
OF Madrid will hasten TO profit by the authorization which
has been accorded. The effort proposed to be at
tempted, should succeed will have for immediate result
the cessation Of the African slave trade with Cuba and
naturally afterwards the abolition of slavery. These
in the efforts of the Spanish government.
To protect Cuba against the covetous Americans, Spain
ought above ALL TO count England who has also ia
maca and 80 many other important islands to Defend but
the former intimate relations between Spain and England
have greatly changed during the last twenty years and
the principal cause say the only cause Of this cold
ness s the undeniable continuance Of the Cuban slave
trade and the tolerance, but little disguised that the
Spanish authorities afford to this inhuman traffic This
continuance Of the trade in obRpg England to maintain
from self esteem squadron in the Of the Antilles s
the source of continued difficulties which spring up peri
odicay between England and the United States.
Why should the slave trade everywhere else abolished
exist In Cuba? Il because that in day slavery has
ceased to be question Of humanity 70 become question
of economy In the Old World it is the cheapness of
material which gives superiority to the place Of produc
ton In tropical climates where nature shows herself
equally liberal towards all the cheapness OF labor is the
only element upon which the spirit rivalry base its
calculations. In the United States and in Brazil where II
no longer possible introduce slaves the value Of
the negro is constantly augmenng and the slave holders
led, in their interest, to husband their human
herd for fear Of prematurey working out the instruments
of labor that represent each considerable sum.
The Cuban planters the contrary have been able to
steal march considerably upon ali their rivals because
commencement OF harvest they obge their negroes to
work twenty hours per day. and divide them into relays
the canes newly cut are carried to the steam press which
Of the cut canes no change of the uce everything is
turned to the best account and Cuban planter accom-
pishes with eighteen negroes the labor that would
| require thirty men in the United States. A
certain number of slaves succumb from excess Of
labor after every But that is small affair to
the planter If he replace cheapy the negroes that he
has and this waste by the economy
But in order that the planter NAV be able to
negroes low rate he must have at reach market well
furnshed and is in this that the maintenance Of the
slave trade closely associated with the prosperity of
Cuba All the Governors General arrive there with the
firm intention of terminating the trade and all have after
certain time, believed the evil necessary and closed
their eyes. How possible to ruin island which
the of Spanish finances in days of dcultyY
Without the fifteen or twenty millions that Cuba sends an
nualy to Madrid how often would the Spanish treasury
find itself dried upp
Besides had the Governors General wished TO perse
in the ways Of rgor, their efforts might have been
frustrated by the common effort Of the entire population
The Spanish Minister has well understood that the only
means Of effectively destroying the trade was to assure
the planters OF cheap ahor That Is why he wishes to
introduce coolies into Cuba The purchase price
and the expenses Of their support are high enough at
the present time in that isianA for this effort TO
have some chance Of success II the planters find
advantageous TO employ these new laborers they will
have no longer any interest in favorng the slave trade
The latter would Immediately cease ana SPAN would gain
ny this movement moral renaolttaton and the proec'
ton Of England against the United states :.
should the introduction OF coolies nave no otner result
than the a6rogaton o. the slave trade OF CUBA that is
itsen worthy OF Inc luess aPpmuse but may leao 70
T%ero are aoo 90 negroes IN Cuba. and their Value
a"0io rt;r,.Iw ;vcroes;n~ IN sn;ts NJ tho slave
.,odo and IN, ths Snsnish oovernmsnt has dared
no longer TO think Of their emancipation To emaucpate
.ye sU c.sion which Wcud have raiseS tSs Whole
ISLAND and cast into the arms of the United States Ia
emancnste, With indemnity. would have imposed upon
sh Ss;sS ,ras.urv an ohirsson innossihle 10 meet
IN The contrary the Introduction of free labor
The yous Of slsve labor this reduction of tho mice OF
negroes Joined 10 already free who are numerous
in Cuba and the dminuon which would result from the
extreme mortality the coored population permits the
hope of seeing the day when the weight Of indemnity
| viii cease to be too overwhelming and when the
expenses Of emancipation may be accomplished by the
| means Of . loan, TO be repaid by the revenues
even Of Cuba 1t is to be hoped that English philanthropy
ance
The Spanish Ministry knows weland that il the chief
motive that determines it's present conduchat the abo
on of slavery is the most nfable means Of assuring
to Spain the possession of Cuba Independence would
suit certain planters who have daily business relations
with New orleans and New YORK The most solid aid Of
Spanish rule are the two hundred Thousand muattoes
OF Cuba who are to-day free men, in possession of every