Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-02-11

The readers Of the llaiclmon must have it.
both for ,hc merit Of the report and the hand
Of Mr. Royce in IT, That part which touches
vcry sharply. into the bargain the Presi-
dent on the bred Scott decision and the Am
istad negroes is from the pen of Mr.. Royce.
THE ARGUMENT AGAINST CUBA.
In The House Of Representatives ON the 2ith of Ian
Mr. Ncme, FROM thc Committee on Foreign Afairs
submitted the following report of minority Of hc Conn
ntcc on Foreign Affairs the proposed bin authorIz
ing The President TO purchase Cuba
The President ofthc United States, IN DIS annual ines
sage Of The 9th " December 1855 recommends thu
QUESTION Of Cuba by purchase, possible from SPAIN
He says
The publicity which has been given TO our former me-
gotatons upon this subject and the large appropriation
which may be REQUIRED 70 ccc, this purpose. render 70
eNpcdicnt. before making another attempt 10 The
negotiation, that should Jay the whole subject before
Congress This s especially necessary, as rmlv be-
come Indispensable 20 success that should hc entrusted
with The means of making advance o Che Spanish rnv-
ernmcu immediately after The signing of the treaty. with
out awaiting ne ratification oft by the Senate"
tn conformity with This recommendation, The majority
0f the Committee OF Foreign Affairs have agreed to re-
port n placing tho sum ~ thirty millions Of dollars NJ
thc disposal the President for hc purpose stated ly
HIM tc treaty shall be ratified hy Spain, odd
without waiting for the ratification by the Senate Of ho
United States
There orc hroo reason. alleged hy The President of Che
United States why we should acquire Cuba"
DE- hrtt is That Wc may pu' stop 10 hc slave frndc,
and hs livc hopes FOR me civilization of honiphtcd i-
en- liz 0crd. however sor,e,,bot tbis erst ro,s,,,
with bis scrond rtas1r derived from "thc imperative
and ovcrrulng law OF sciiprescraon.' His message
tsThr truth h. fhpt CrIa bon H.. twisting ool,ni, esli.
ton, constant source Of INJURY and annoyance 10 the
Amrn.an people u is thc only spot u thc civilized
world where The African slave traic is tolerated. and we
,,, brnr,l l, trr,iv ,,t C,,,t ut.i, a. 'i, a. ,
l fr,, ON tho r5,.t MI tfioa a. r,u.l rt,,r. b,ti
.r I.f srd f-.,.,,,c .l,f ~ e., -,,. ~ .,.,..
.f,,,r. i,,,,t ~, t,,, i.i.-J 7.b ft s,i,. .Iil
rio. between fbo Tpifqd St.te. and Gr,, Rri,, could
newer it,c nscp h China tad pof afforded f,,rtf Ion
Slaves AS iorc as tlis T,atlot sl5 rorair opc+ more
can bc 300 homo IN ihe civilization Of bcnehied Ara-
kt-t.f.t Ga, I,,,.r5 c. Il ... .,..,.,.t T.. r.f 49,.
Mil be- n,r.i ,,,, n,.,ct, AK t,,t'ron. ,i,f. in
Afita FOR fia -,Yrfso 81 .i,,,, .bi.at. i ,,r, tis
tr,5, r .9il ,a,i,,, I'd ir i-' 4, b, ;.,.i. M, ,i 4,
,b, fi.tt - ,f,iii,.ii. ,.5 ri,, . XXX. ,..,,,,,.
those l,ri, abo,cs
.Tt Ia. Noon ,,l. n,,,, %, Ono ,.,rll t, mas, -,,5,
re..or. tit Mn, rri,,l Sine. bn,, .c,,' .i,n.
o., ,,,.rai o., ,.,'i,, rf. d, $40, t, t,..t b., ,
,nti,tion II tb, ry,rc ,..,,,,tst,J ~, a., ,i; -
me African sl,vt tr,Io would Instantly di.,rn,,- W.
,,,,,id ,,,t n a., .,,id .,,i,, C,i, t ,' ,br nan,
NOV rh, h. duo o., ,,, ,,i,,,l ,i,,r,t, All d., ~
,it,,. ,ttl, az, b,, ,,';l ; ill., .,.i, 80 a.,
.,o,ernr,,rt b,. iocp IN, fir ,,,,rt,.c r,7 rr,,,.
S,,if, a,d Movie, o, Ia, ,i,o &C.,, md ,,1,t,, rt ~
me- indrpcnent sal, If rcyas In iiendip, her e.pis
with and avn rli.a,pr., o ii. All ,r ,,,,r.,, MOS.
circumstance slo,ld o,.ir obi e N, ,t r,, .rt,i
md, replero.. 5a9,rt,,, f-,, H. ,r,, i,',.e liz nm,
drr tho nncrati,o and o,crrilirp l, Of cfnre.er,n
49, W ''''t ' " ' f'
nun ,,,,t,.,... .-.,,. .,. ,,.,, ,,,.., , 90, .,,,
tlnsr
W., boiioyc ,,, 500, ,,i,, ,s ,,cb ,,.o,. ID, tl, ,1,c
triJe and s.it. III Ic.ir,n. u.,t abr,i,itd Af,i,"
.hould be civilized Ms m tl President ,rd vet a. do ma,
XXI, ,,,..,f.,. ..i., 49,. .,..5. l,... ,
cos ei,brr IN, ,b,,, 40 ,i ,,bcr ,,-,,. ~, .e,c,r,
Ctb, rron, Sn9i, eir t,. t,,r.i. ', w. l, .,r,,,, ~
I'm moi since, he ,,,,,t n az p..,i y, ,,s so, D.,
Cor,.r..s ,i,.,,,, 80, t., ..,...l ,,til ~, .tt
tbc African sl,ve trnd IL ',rri oI If ri tolor,tcj i
o,,,tbor .,.,r, h, l,o;,fi,rJ ,.,ri.i.t ;5 on 10
il n f,,, ma si,,os fo 4 CSC, law, l,,ig h, ll
md d.nosrd of in tbe I-,i,cd sat-, ,fa3,,l, MN H.
H. -. -. " '' i't.' ','9' Il, "ftH, IVY "i'' '''
,e",. Tl az ""o i,n lgtto ,ne a
ill.,, ,,,,b.scr. or,fti 60 ,r. o., !.,:
Neon ,,bnI, NO., ;ii T., r'. ,.it @ M ~. M
should. in INV se sopre, he Have ,rade between A.
rca and NE trnitrj SAT- NJ Nr,c,, lefrc ,c ,o,
Win the traie IN Cl MAJ ,r.l H. ,ortrs,y to ,, In
Cubo oe Won ,s il, ,t,., t-i,.l e,,,es ,5 49,, g.; 49,,
ne ,yoll ~ IN rrao,ia. ,t, ,,, 800 e., b. ~ ,.t ~
far as fhi. subject s ooncorrod nm .of,a,yat similar
footin, Win ~ o,tor
mir mann on mon, s,,f, p, nm r,,,,,.r,,,,, r
rNcrANp
dgrpes bctgccn tbc i,e S,,t ''' AM, VIZ c 1'as
respecting tho rioIt N search ,rs bo,,i cr;,a,J ~
On H. o,,r sin,yi~ me-, r ,I ky ~ ~ t %, .
United States was no necessary for MAJ pirnosc and II
Is honed ,ho, spcb d;gi,ni,os ,yin no, ,,r t'
that II thcy shopld again occur tbe, ,r;li , he Ih
g. - ~. A. -. -, 49, ' ~ w 'H"" Wv .i"ue''
ninion MAJ X l. ,,boi ~ a, az :" w.
10 arouire Cnh, TO- * ,,r ~ ,,,,, w ~. ~
African slave trnde etber IN ttn, ~ a., b r1;,d
states ar f,r no ,,,,,ns ,r .; di4ii '',.
,,oe,, ,be Ifri,cd e,,o",I CO. ~ ~ M ie De
client intentions NJ no prcidsn, ,a ho a., i L
feotly effected Inv an agreene,t Vim Great Ri,oi ~ ~
tbc y;i,s,i ~ w. VIZ 80, pl.'"n an ~
In s,al, ,,,, ~. a., ,o,,,r.i 6a.it " y. ,u'.'
Hos. and ,,,lr .,,.l al , Wv. " e ,. W. ~ i.''
co,,,r,,.1. ii I, .,.;,,'. .,l ii;',o,,, a. rW
tbr sinco,c dc.irs ,,d ,ro., d,,,r't, ii, W f ",'
,r,rrsrt va ,,,,t l,,,, .l, r-;c,,, 49,, 49, i A.,
iii INA .,,i M ~ " ', WIN ",
Stntrs M oeenr,,lish ,b, ,'',,,, IT, r, ~" i
bilitv spors IN T., H. ~ IKE tflior i, ,j t -
much i,d,ttc5 a.. h.. i.,'.'.' ~. ~ TO- 4' %
Il, which ,sc t,,r ,i - ~ ,L f-i,I y. U'''.'.l
ovcrn,.d mr. LILO r,, s,,,l W XVI ,.,'' tl.
slave. ir C,ho '' " " ' ''''''" '''
'rh, soc,rI r,.o .il,i d., a. .,l..
tho ono,i.iti,r ,f C'I a. IA, ' ''!' u" wv ""
tho T-,i,ed st,,cs III .., ' ICY 20
,..rhr i.l.,l 10 Oh 80 a.. .t,t
co,,,,,,J ,i ,h ~ '' ~ h'uti"lli,n' pnN'l''''
fro,n tbc yollo, ~ tl, .''-" IVY" , ~
H. ,,,,i =, e ~ ", 'N''' "" "uI'','ns '''"
4cr ,be do,,i,t.,, ~ NJ , e. ~, ,'N leu" '''
= ,5,,i i,,,,,.,-i. . "a o.. -" wv WYE ''".,,''
danger of being DESTROYED h, tn,c n var ,Bdi i bi,i
,rt. moor, s,,i;a,,5 81. ..i T. w. ~ S' ', "''.l
,,,r m ,,en " 90 P''P'''' INJURY anu """"l "no' u"
,,,t,tc, nm, ,,.,,.,. ,.,...- - 49, ..
r,,',,,,, -, , 80 ' -" ,,' '"'''S"
Il is i.rli.,.i *, III . ~. "a NJ. fi'. no.
In ,.rr,t In a. ,. 49, ..'t W. . ,l'.u o'l''H y,
las, ,i W. u 'l"l ~ .',or, ,ia, ne M, 'i
n,,,..,,, t .i D. ", r. t T. w.. w. wv" l u W." p'
s,f, ,pd hoo no.. -, - 60, NO. =, V
ha,oa isl,,d ,i ,t 1 - .i w wa wa ny lnv ''''
ma M Do,,in,, bib iGth n i $50, " '' ,, u
v',nll ain ,,n,,, w. ~ -; l r li y, "'"'
Ind, wade for,j' on a., anu
riycr-tb, Ni.i;,n t,, i NV ~ "''l W. 'n ~; lu' !,
Cub, ttsaif L., 49, a. ''N'' 's'''N W
more NECESSARY ~ nrns., t ,h ~ 'i.'
mereo tban I'M, ~ 'C,i,, Tb,. n,,, fi e,I Z
,,.re. H., ,l e. a ,te ~ $50 ""nN vi We ',l'-
satb ,'U 'v'g .ir pu., ~ 'VNgo l,s's alons the
III, and Jamaica CT ~ i Nv ~. Ivy. '''
,rut WOOL a. :, ,,,,al ,,o,,,. J IL -. IN. H
easily sh,t M, IN, o,r at IT, 80 W - 1 -,''
maize boinr, a., c., Nh ~ az ." Wy NnrI'NN 'a