The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-17

not yet become the admirable pcasantry and
yeomaDry the English Abolitionists proph.
esied. Compulsory labor was necessary 10
the tropics; while Cubais kept In the grasp
Of Span she cannot keep up her supply OF
negro labor by u sarrpt,ious slave trade,
and the coolie system was infinitely worse.
lie then related the horrors Of the coolie
trsde. showing that these miserable Asiatics
died ut the ratio Of 10 per cent per annum,
and were raw material To he worked up Ia.
sugar.
In view OF the necessity of supply Of 10.
Dor, Cuba must soon follow 81, Domingo or
become American. lie would not discuss the
effect OF the acquisition oil Caba on our
trade, manufacturing or agricultural inter
es,s. geographically considered, Cuba
would he destructive element in the hands
Of the British, in case OF wat between the
United States aud Great Britain. lie DO.
MED that spain was an independent nation.
She hsd sold her sovereignty in Cuba 10
Great Britain. There was time when she
would not have felt lnsul,el by M offer Of
money. for Great Britain had paid her
CA0O,OO0 20 stop the slave tradc, which she
had no, done, lilo further denied that Gu
bans had pcti,ioacd TO remain under tho
jurisdiction OF Spain.
Bolivars plan 10 assist Cuba in declar-
ing her independence, fell through because
the United States, learning that Great
Britain intended TO seize tho first opportuni.
~ Of her Independence 10 assume u protect
oratc, in,erposed through Mr.. clay and pro.
vented tho movement. Spain. alarmed,
placed the island in state OF siege, and il
has ever since so remained under the despot.
ism Of CaptainGeperal, who Ia invested
like the commander Of besiegc,l city, with
unlimited power Of life and property yet,
W. ARE told, that Cubans still wck 10 10.
main under this yoke. II Ia not 70. They
have done all they could to throw il Of.
In 1896 there was revolt there. Later
was the conspiracy Of the Black Eagle and
later attempts 10 guin her independence
arc familiar TO oil. In July. 1851, = few
patriots declared her independents in
proclamation, (which Mr.. Ben amin
read which set forth interable gricv.
anc~. The fidelity Of Cuba to Spain
was only maintained by 30 600 bayopc,s
aud the fleets that watch her coast. The
comparison between the opprcsed unarmed
Cubans aud the armed three millions OF our
fathers N fallacious. All that the Gu.
bans eau do they have done. This being
the case, why should not Congress make nh
expression towards purchasing ~
lilo nerd not refer 10 the statement that
the offer 10 purchase Cuba will be an off,nsc
against Spanish dignity. Everything that
Spain held on this continent had been torn
from her, except Louisiana and Florida.
both Of which were bought. II England
md France object that alone Ia q controlling
reason Tor pcrsisting Great Britain offer
I'd to purchase Cuba in 1923 and 10 1926.
and wis at the bottom Of plot 10 take II
under her protection and both failing she
now proposes tripartaic treaty between
France, England, and the United States. TO
guarantee that nobody but Spain shall have
H. A TO France, what right hus she TO
object 20 our purchase Of Cuba What in.
Temptation into tho law u nation prevents
the requirement Of territory by purchase
N Napoleon's uncle We bought Louisiana.
As 10 England, il she raiscs her voice,
Mr.. B. trusted our reply would be demand
that she account for her title TO the BAY IL.
lands. and when Lord Clarendon pleads
spontaneous settlement, that We shall plead
spontaneous settlement Of Cuba. There
is NJ need TO invoke the musty bibles Of in
ternational law 10 show that she belongs u
spain. We seek no subjects for the fun.
damenial basia Of American policy is the
right Of the people to institute their own forms
r. tNnh.. Lntx,.,a IA l,
and il h for them 10 say what form Of gov.
erDment they will live under
Weproposs TO purchase Cuba from SPAIN
but II SPANS dignity il offended lot IN in.
vito her 10 grant independence to her Cuban
subjects and will indemnify her for the out
lay. Trusting TO feconpensc ourselves In the
friendly relations that are sure 10 spring up
II she refuse Ia oeje and relax her dcspOtic
grasp, let the United States, In the face Of
the world. tell her that on the first occasion
that Offers We will extend TO the Cubans the
same and which Great Br tain gave tho other
Spanish colonies IN their revolt. The same
aid that France gave US in the darkest days
Of the revolution. II the Cubans prefer In
dependence, we will protect them indepen-
dent. and II they prefer annexation, We will
receive them With welcome.
Mr. Doolittle said ,ha, The A american
policy rests on the triple foundation ~ frat,
that under no circumstances can Cuba be
transferred 10 any other European power
sc0Dd, that 20 long az il belongs 10 spain
W. will not sak " wrest IL from her, and
third. that whenever we can acquire Cuba
by The consent Of Spain and Of the people of
the Island by purchase and csssioD, We are
ready to accept il. lie expressed himself
free 10 believe, that in the progression Of
time that Cuba will be incorporated into
the Union, but h. did not consider that time
had yet come. 10 support Of these views he
quoted from letters and speeches by Clay,
Fillmore aud Marcy.
The Republican,, be said, would resist the
transfer Of Cuba 10 any other power. but for
the purpose expressed recently by the Sen
atSr from Georgia, Of making the Gulf .
mare elausum, where no flag could float with
ut our permission. What what! the
United States make mare dausuxs OF any