The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-27

The Preliminaries for the Next Presi-
Dental Campaign,
&C., &C., &c.
The following 10 full report OF the proceedings in the
Senate of the United staes Monday, the 24th inst
the occasion Of the presentation Of the report of the Com
mtee on Foreign Affairs on The bill authorize the Pre-
sdent open negotiations for the purchase of Cuba and
granting thirty millions Of dollars To be used to that OBJ
ject:-
Mr.. SIIDnI-I am instructed by the Committee on
Foreign Relations to make report on the bill introduced
acquisition Of the island Of Cuba BY negotiation. The
Committee have instructed TO report back the bill
the haa That e
importance and Of great intest ask the Indulgence Of
II been usual occasions Of this kind when the sub
ect occupied the public mind, and is considered
of vital Importance, that the report should be read
and will state also, that this, far from being
q ueeless expenditure Of the time of the Senate, will
probably prove an economy of Of time for
dispense with the necessity when the bill comes up
for consideration of making those preliminary remarks
which should otherwise find il necessary to submit
therefore ask the Indulgence Of the Senate to be permitted
to read the report.
There being no objection the honorable Senator read
MR. s1IDEIL's REPORT
1t is not considered necessary by your committee TO en-
large upon the acquisition the
island Of Cuba by the United States To do would be
much work Of supererogaon as to demonstrate
elementary problem in mathematics or one Of those
axoms of ethics or philosophy which have been unver
sally received for ages The ultimate acquisition of Cuba
may considered fixed purpose OF the United Statesa
purpose resulting from political geographical
e which have been recognized by all parties and all ad
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question Of national policy that has heretofore engaged the
| public mind
cessary coroary to that Of Florida and both point with
unerriDg certainty to the acquisition Of Cuba The sparse
feeble population OF what is the great West called
1900 for the free navigation of the Mississippi, and
the enforcement Of the right Of deposit at New Or
leans In three years not ony were these privileges &C.
was Who doubts the wisdom Of measure
which at the time denounced with violence until
| then unparalleled in our political history?
From the day acquired Louisiana the attention OF
ablest statesmen fixed Cuba What the possession
of the mouth of the Mississippi had been TO the people of
the West that Of Cuba became to the nation To the
eye upon the map sufficient 10 predict its destiny
brief reference win show the importance attached to the
question by leading statesmen and the steadness and
with which they have endcavored to hasten
| the consummation Of SO vital measure
ME-. yHsrERsoN's VIEWS ABOUT cuBA.
Mr.. Jefferson, letter to President Madison, of the
27h of April 1902 speaking of the policy that Napoleon
would probably pursue towards u.s. says
He ough, be satisfied with having her sres. Brsu
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obstacle The career opening mir him in The Spanish
with the residue Of colonies cannot doubted
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and he other provinces That would be price would
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such empire liberty has sarveysd SSU
before wen calculated empire
Win be objected to our receiving Cuba tina. no limit can
then be drawn ,o our future acansons Cuba can be de-
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cepted which would require navy to defend it.
Again, in writing to President Monroe the ssd June,
For certainly addition confederacy exactly
wanting to advance our power rs nation to The point its
And another letter the same the oath October
1928, he says
Ieanddly confess ha, have looked Cuba as the
The which sss Point Ss s
n y % onS M Mese % % and the
political well being.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS ON THE QUESTION
John Quincy Adams while Secretary of State under Mr.
Monroe, in despatch TO Mr. Nelson our Minister at Ma
drid, of the 2sth Of April 1928, says
In the war between France and Spain, commanding
y involved Whatever may be the issue Of this be
"a Spain the
GS anS and FSqa so s But s Islands
upon her that she ys, the o.
3 e: s% ss ana
Cuba almost in sight Of our shores, from multluie Of
n M @ sds goSn S I'd e n The Gu" Mexico
situation midway The island Of
fronting long line Of shores destitute hc .Ss sSan
% se the nsae u Of % % and Of It's WANTS.
profitable and %n1 give an IL The
territory be compared and little inferior which
ns swssn e @ & n e. $ I'm
!ry the geographical commerca moral and political rea
versins maturity that in looking forward % he
Of for The % % Of hal Ss a.
nexaon Of Cuba TO federal republic will be indispensable
u vas1 s
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asi naS
y one
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sailed upoo IN Se Of % Due assa 70 ase
aaSs ss = s: e ~ n within its
HENRY CLAY MARrrN VAN BuREy FOR IT.
m April 2a 1921, Mr. Clay, Secretary Of State, in a
despatch TO Mr.. A. II. Everett, Minister at Madrid
instructng him to his exerons to induce Spain
make peace with her revoted colonies, Says
The United States are satisfied with the present
condition OF those isIands Cuba and Porto Rico) In
tnc bands Of Spain, and with their ports open
70 our commerce, they open. This 10.
vernncnt requres no political change of that condition The
population Itself of the islands
hs composition and is amount self government
The maritime force Of the neRhborng republics Mexico and
,he nos pc nor nor y Is shortly 70 BE- ADEQUATE to
eheced Ike United States appre