The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-03-19
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eminent ut Washington to choose be-
tween these two possessions. The project
Ut acquiring Cuba BY fair means or foul,
has been nnrsed many years. aud there
are no Indications that ii has been aban
doned. Tn the contrary, the Pr sldeni
and his advisers are very dishonest If the
thirty millions bill now before Congress
does not mem that il il to be pursued
with decisive energy. We shall not bc.
Ieve that Cuba Ii a mere cover to yet
this immense sum for the corruption vi
the election franchise in 1850, Us many
of the opposition presses charge, until less
doubtful evidence of the fact IL presented
ta us. L crime NJ such nunstrous char
actcr must not be suspected Oh slight
grounds. We shall take it for grant 1
that the policy IF the Ostend Manifesto
on which the Administration went into
power IL now to be carried ont. Mr.
Buchanan term IL half aver, aud it il
time that the experiment were begun.
4 significant indication mas recently
been given al both sides of the Atlantic
touching thts question. The Spanish
Cortes has declared that it will not listen
to any proposition for selling Cuba to the
United States Since the door has been
closed to fTi1ndly trade, the thirty mill
iuns bill is not only not abandoned, out
1t in pushed with Il more serious rcsolu-
tion. 1t thus means anything & means
that VIC are To have Cuba ut the hazard of
war. This il he Ostend Manifesto NJ.
proved by the national voice nj 1860
The next interesting question relates
to the parties who arc engaged in this
war 1t has been broadly ntinutcd In
France and England have came to such Ill
81 understanding on this subject as will
make them The allies Of spain.
That those great powers will stand by
anu see the em1lre of their Neighbour dis
memDercd IL by no means likely Inter
ference would be popular in both coun-
tries aud IN one half the nited States
aud once begun. would NO. stop short of
MI etfcctaa settlement. Il II wise. then
for Us to contemplate the contingency OF
Il war between Enand. France ana Spain
On one side and the [ uitcd States ou the
other
4 ate arrival brought IL the annual
return Of the British navy as 1t stood I'll
thc first ut January. 1t consists IT -;
war ve-soIs and liz gun buats There
are III forward construction / | iiur If hat
tic screw steamers. of from - t. II gnu~
each. aud ID other screw steamers ~ W
rlous less All ancra stages nj building
The aum O. 1f vessels in mtui~~1on II
lT6. The steam uarv o. France has re-
Gently been reported IN superior ii hi
and efficiency 70 that Of treat Britain
That Of Spain herself will make 40 IL.
teinptlbie wing IF this immense force
enough to blockade cverv harbor nj @he
Atlantic aud tTulf COASTS. rom the BAY ut
tundv TO the Rio 1raude
We arc not accurately Informed n ~
the present force vi our aavv: out ut lts
largest, he allied rms upon the oeean
von.d out-number IL ten IN one ~ the
army, We published "a he Century ut
ast wick IN exact cccouut # t. entire
organization anu disposition. derived fIon
the best informal official authorities In j.
hardly adequate, even III IN time nj peace.
to keep IT Dav 4 lew scattered bands NJ
laraud,n- Indians VINO tareat4n our b. r
aer settlements. aud distant mail stations
\ strict blockade IT MI our parts wauld
be the first net ot the war The arxt
would De 20 secure the transit rnuts NO,
cross The Lsthmus N which the allie.
would receive the sympathy and MI nj
Etc Mexican anu Central American non
aiatl. as Then rou!d 'ailow. laer'tabtr.
ghe ACKNOWLEDGMENT Ut aur 1wn Tertiary
California and tho entire Pacific cuast
would b. converted INTO Anglo ~rrrrh
colonies, anu the o.tend policy receive
grand demonstration
- tar Is common human eaicaial ions
70, these would De imminent practical
results Ut III attempt tn sc:zc Cuba hv
force. If tho render aninks they mr. ex
raTa-antlF set fourth, let him consider
he PRODUCTIONS conquest now CONTEMPLATED
by tile L nlted states. under the absurd
MOTTO 0t manifest DESTINY We ar,
by no mems certain that fues embroidered
win the WORDS tho continent II he 18th
mus, would not earrv the Presidential
contest IT 1861, over nil opposition.
The passagc by the conservative branch
1t Congress 1T the thirty millinns bill j.
low highly probable The art If Itself
nTestlng the President and few af his
advisers with IN extent nj
power that 10 living people wnuld dele
,ate I'D Elng ar antoerat. vnid be- M
vide departure from the pritnc.pIes and
pt11t NJ our Constitution. that no sub.e
fnent tnilr IT mau 4ess would ewe,te spr.
rise.
We have used me expression IN this
rt'cie which, W. regret to say, il com.
non III 1nr political vocabulary. If moi
Justified BY existing fnct-tae frorrra.
aeaf NJ sasd,agfon Has Washington :
hen become To this country what par,s
10 franoe-thaseat IT central mower
damaged by cables unknown tn the Constr. -,
atlon ID there til ~ ut Washington
u independent cabinet to hatch aonauest
nd to involve the country in var reuard.
80 III the popular sense If Justice and If
he popular will!
lHuRsros, TIE -Faos ArT-rle r.. t
no Df9ae gives m Interesting aceaunt {
the discovery Ut the remains nj this h
Unfortunate nm. They we're disearar. 1
~ yonng adj m thicket nj brush. II
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