The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-06

to a change to repupn.~- IL.
Dnt their number, compared 10 che whole pop~--,.
ton, is very small Yet, small as they are, they
compose the party in power, aud the party who Is
allowed 10 speak out ON the subject while the voice
y sha gfeat majotits Of the people whc
are native Cubaps, is suppressed on, "a D,~.. &.
all, but in public tones, and in difference to the
reiguing dynasty on the island. IL is not true.
therefore, that the people of Cuba are opposed
to oar acadisitiop of the isislAi. u j. measure
which they eagerly desire, 5tl Wiz opilnass
force Of Spanish royaliss from old Spain, sent there
TO watch and keep them in strict subordinatop
they dare not speak out their sentiments II is said
there is not another people among the civilized ma
tons who are at this time held in such strict sabor-
dinaonor sehosenst,ra liberties and civil privileges
are much and yranncally abridged as she nstiY
Cuban population. Yet the object of this goycIh-
ment is not to excite them to resistance to Pr rebel
lion against their governors but peacefully, honestly
and honorably to obtain the control Il the coun-
try on the ground Of selfprotection and
sary of contributing to the easy and GER
tain maintenance of peaceable relations not only with
Spain herself but with the other great nations Of
the earth.
AS tor Spain herself, it viii be quite time to give
creGence to the rcrort If her opposition when It IL
made known through the proper authenticated and
accustomed source Of impariing such information.
To Her ii her present situation, in any in
which she is likely ever ID TO placed, the
island is Of little Importance benefit, while it is
and must ever be, remote as it is from her,
of Inconvenience and embarrassing difficulties, not
only with us but with other nations also. Not 40
with us Almost in sight of our own shores, and
within sound Of the roar of our own cannon, we
seem designed the natural guardian and protector
of a community which from its insular character
must ever be tho appcndagc of some stronger power
The allegation that the offer by this government
to negotiate for the acquisition by purchase IL an n
suit 10 Spain and the inhabitants Of the island is idle
TO say the least Of it, The very same course which
is now recommended by the President, and advoca.
ted by the friends of acquisition was pursued in the
acquisition of Louisiana from the French under Mr.
Jefferson, and Mexican territory Under Mr.. PolL
And yet we never heard Of Napoleons considering
it tall an Insult when he received proposition
from this government for the purchase of the former
nor of the Mexican government for the purchase Of
the latter Nor is it probable that such an objection
will ever be heard from Spain through any other
channel than that of opponents to the measure here
aud of the Spanish officials in Spain and in Cuba
itself
And again is it possible that the alleged objection
which the people of Cuba said to have, to being
horded together and sold :, has any other source
They would be no moro sold than were the inhabit
ants of Louisiana in the purchase of that Territory
not one of whom ever entertained such a view of it,
and whose descendants would now consider it as q
gross insult to be told that their ancestors were sold
in the acquisition Of that State to the American con-
fodcracy. And justly would they SO regard it.
TO make such charge involves an abuse of Ian.
guagc--an absurdity in terms. Instead of the Span
ish subjects being sod it is but a change in the
form Of the government under which they live tits
change in their condition. by which, instead Of their
being burdened tosupport anarmy of twenty to thirty
thousand civil and military officials sent there from
Spain the agents of royalty, to rule and Cypress
them, they would be required to bear only the ne
cessary expenses of economical administration of
the laws and government of the country
Instead of being in reality as well in name sub
iects they would become, by the very act of acqui-
sion or annexation, free aud independent citizcns
sovereign people entitled to civil and political pri,
iIeges to which they dare not aspire in their present
condition.
1t is, indeed, absurd to talk about the people Of
Cuba Directing TO such change under the false mo-
ton ofbeing sold If such a change in their condi
ton be considered sale, it is such sale as the
native Cuban desires for it is change of state
genial to human nature and to the noblcr principles
and feeling of man wherever he is found in such a
condition that of the present people of that down
troddcn island.
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