, 1859-02-12
BY TELEGRAPH.
TO THE PRESS AND TRIBUNE,
XXXTTH COXGRESS--.SECOyD SESSION.

WARRINGTON, Feb. 1l+-SkSATk.-Mr. Iulee,
from the Committee on Post Offices, reported
bill to sholsh the tranking privilege.
Mr., Wilson introduced a bill tor the payment
to the State of Massachusetts Of the balance due
her of money expended for the United States
during the war Of 1879.
Mr. Seward called up the case Of the Indiana
Senators. lie deemed the question As invo&y-
ing principle of trauscandent importance.
The State Of Indiana. is now unrepresented in
the Senate Of the United States, He denied
that the decision of the Senate ia absolute and
irreverable. BE could not conceive how Seu-
ators could maintain that the:.decision is an ire
vokable judgement, and be took issue with those
who 80 maintained. The Senate's action is leg.
is1utve. and not judicial, and hence is not tuaI,
but subject TO reconsideration. He proceeded
then to demonstrate that the Senate was hm1d
10 givc the Indiana case reconsideration aud that
State bad q Just right TO be beard Ly tue men
she had chosen to represent her She had en-
trusted her clee neither to him {Sevard) nur 10
the Senator from Iliuois, {TzumuulD but only to
ler own Senators.
Mr. Bright said be had wished to make reply.
but his friends had advised him to leave the ca>e
Of himself und colleague III their bunos, Rntl he
would seek another occasion to reply.
i good deal Of ioclen'IA discussion arose as
to whether vute tn lay the matter on The tal1e
or not. At length q vote WAS taken on the mcre
motion that it lay the tible. Tue reso1a ion on
the Indians was dually laid on the table. All
the Republicans voting nay.
Ar. Benjamin spoke on ths Cubs question.
He commenced bis remarks by stating the val
ue ot Cuba. All the British, French and Dutch
West Indies. together with the possessions Of
those powers IN Guiana, were not equal intrin-
acslly to that solitary leland. Ho then pro-
ceeded to demonstrate the failure Of tho disas.
Ioul experiment OF emancipation, saying that
tho emancpated negroes have not Jet become
&6 ol -:w = H. n.nA ~l.C t.
lish abolitionists prophesed. Compulsory ID
Dor was necessary in the tropica, While Cubs
il kept in the grasp Of Spain she cannot keep up
her supply OF negro labor by = surreptttious
slave trRde, and the Coolle system waa Infinitely
worse. He then related the horrors Of tho
coolia trade. showing that these Asiascs died at
the ratio OF 10 per cent per annum and were
mere raw material 10 work up into sugar. In
view Of the necessity Of supply Of labor, Cuba
must soon follow St Domingo OF become Amer.
ican. lie would not discnss the effects of the
acquisition ef Cuba on our trade, manufacturing
or agricultural interests. Geographically con.
eidesed, Cuba would be \ destructive element in
she hands OF the British in case Of war between
US and Great Britain. He denied that Spain
was an independent nation. She had sold her
sovereignty IN Cuba 10 Great Britain. There
was time when she would not have felt insult.
ed by au offer OF money, for Great Britain had
paid her E400, 600 to stop the slave trade which
bnus had petltioned 10 remain under the jnrls.
diction OF Spain. Boiivar's plan to assist CnbA
in declaring her independence fell through. b.
cause tho United States learning that Great
Britain intended to seizs tho opportunity OF her
independence to assume . protectorate interpos-
ed through Hi. Clsy, and prevented the move
ment spain alarmed, placed the Island in q
state OF siege. and it has ever since 80 remained
under the despotiem Of Captain. General, who
il invested like the commander of hesleged
city With unlimited power OF life and property.
Yet We are told that Cuoans still seek 10 remain
under this yoke: They have doae ail theY could
to throw it Oft. In 1896 there was 4 revolt there.
Later was the conspiracy Of the Black Eagle !;
aud later, the attempts 70 gain her Independence
familiar to all. In July 1851 faw patriots decEr-
ed her Independent in h PROCLAMATION which ME. E.B.
read, and which set forth in1olerable grievances.
The fidelity Of Cubs to Spain only maintained
by $1,000 bayonets and the fleets that watch her
coast. The comparison between the oppressed,
unaImed Cubans and tue armed three millions Of
our fathers, is fallacous-ali that the Cubans eau
do they hare done. This being the case, why
should not Congress make an expression towards
purchasing it He neel nos reply to tic state
meut that the Offer to purchase Cnta will be an
offence against Spanish dignity. Everything that
Spain held on this continent had been torn from
her, except Louisiana and Florida, both Of which
were bought. If Great Britain and France object,
that alone is controlling consideration fer per.
slsting.
Great Britain offered to buy Cubs in 1928, aud
in 1916 was at the bottom 0; plot to take ii un-
der her protectorate and 10th failing, sbe now
proposes tEipartile treaty between England,
France and the United States, to guarantee that
no body but spain shall have it. As to France,
what right has she to object to our purchase of
Cuba? What Interpolation into the law Of nations
prevents the requirement Of territory By pur-
chaser Napoleous Uncle bought Louisiana. As
to England, if she raises her roice Mr. B. trusted
cur reply would be a demand that she nc.
when Lord Clarendon pleads spontaneous set
tlement, that We shall claim the spontaneous
settlement Of Cuba There Is no need to
invoke the musty bibles Of international Law
to shox that she belongs to Spain. We seek no
policy is the right Of the people to institute their
own forms Of &oyeroment. Cuba belongs to the
people, aud it Is Tor them to say what form Of
government they will live under. We propose to
purchase Cuba from Spa'o, but If Sp4iu's dignity
is offended let Us invite her to grant Independence
for the outrage-t1usting 10 recompense ourselves
in the friendly relations that arc sure 10
spring up. II she refuse to eede and
teLx her despotlc grasp. let the Ulnted
STATS, In the lace ot the world, tell
her that On tho drst occasion that ctftrs we will
extend 10 the Cobans the same aid which Great
Brisain gave the other Spanish colonies in their
rrvotk The sane aid tnat France gave ~ in
the darkest day Of the revolution. Ii tho Gu
hans prefer independence ne will protect them
independent; and it they prefer Anne1 alton ve
will receive than with welcome.
Ns. Doolittle sxid that the American policy
rests on the triple foundation; irst, shat under
no circumstances eau Cuba bo transferred 10 NV
other European power; second. that 30 long "a
it belongs TO Spain We will not seek 10 xreas it
from her; and third. that whenever We can &C
qulre Cuba By the consent Of Spain, and cf the
people Of the lslaad. BY purch se and c.ssion,
We are ready to accept il He expressed him.
self free to believe that in the progression Of
tins. Cuba will be Incorporated into lbs union
but he did not consider that tina had Jet coma.
ID support o! thase riexs he quoted from letters
and spoeches BY Clay, Buehsnsn F.llmore, Aarcy,
1hs kspahlisaas, ha said, would 1ss!ss ths traas*