The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-03-30
SPEECH OF HON. A. G. BROWN.
DELIVERED IN TAMNANY HALL NEW YORK
March l4h 1859,
on THE ANNEXATION or CUBA.

on THE ANNEXATION or CUBA.
The Chairman then introduced Senator
A. G. Brown of Mississippi, who was re-
ceived with loud cheers. When order
was restored, he spoke as follows:
FELLOW CITIZENS: ! return your greet
ing with all my heart and with the more
cordiality because Of the unanimous
adoption of the resolutions Just produced.
Cuba must and shall be ours Applause.
The issue has gone forth, and nowhere on
earth does there exist the power to re-
move it. The only remaining question
for US to consider, fellow-citizens, is. how
shall we make the acquisition? Three
modes have been proposed. First bv pur-
chase. That regard a the most honor
able. Second, by conquest; and that re-
gard as the most certain. Laughter /.
Third, through the agency of that myster-
ious band known in the political nomen-
elature as filibusters, and that Iregard a.
the most probable. Applause and cries
of good. But whether by one or other
| or all OF these causes combined ] say
again that Cuba must and shall be ours
| lcheers. A voice-''sO II will" and the
| power does not exist ON earth to prevent
| it! IfSpain he disposed to sell the Island,
! for one stand prepared to pay for 1t.
| America Is young, vigorous, prosperous,
| happy, rich and stands prepared to pay
! Spain hundred millions of dollars for
| the Island and if that be not enough
we will pay her two hundred millions OF
dollars for it. Applause. But if she be
not disposed to sell, then my next propo-
sition is to propose negotiations with her
/ for the settlement of present and past
difficulties renewed applause to pro
pose to have indemnity for the past and
security for the future If, ! say again
| she be indisposed to sell the Island.
would seize it for past wrongs and hold il
as indemnity for the past, and then nego
tiate for future security. Bravo" and
/ applause. If we cannot nerve the GOV.
| eminent to that point-if Mr.. Buchanan
/ and General Cas-, President and Secretary
of State. cannot be brought to that point
| then | am for repeating your Neutrality
laws, laws derogatory to American free
men and acceptable to foreign tyrant.
only applause laws never emanating
from the heart of the American people
but forced upon us through British ano
other foreign influences. would repea
the laws and like the filibusters, "let sliI
the dogs of war" loud applause Fol
one, my fellow-citizens. | have grow
weary of having England frown on glo
rious America knocking at the door o
the Queen of Spain begging for justice
Ii Is the mission of our people not to bel
for justice, but to demand it, and becaus
it is their right, ! would have no NOR
delay with Spain. A Voice mo nor Will
no other country" Laughter and az
plause. / would have no more della
with Spain, NOR with any other country.
renewed applause. | know my friend
and fellow-citizens of New York, tina
these are bold enunciations, but the
are not holder that think the peopl
whom | represent mean to stand by. Al
plause Ii may be asked, what do W
want with Cuba? | shall now ntorr
YOU fellow-citizens, what we want. flr,
we want territorial expansion. Let u
not be restricted in area, but rather Il
the whole bOundless continent be our
Applause. | belong to the school OF pol
tics embodied in the resolutions who
this night you have adopted, and do No
fear the consequences of territorial eXpal
, sion. If you had listened to those pol
! ticians who tell you that your territory
already large enough or too large, yo
never would have had Louisiana, 20
never would have had Florida, you nevt
would have had Texas, nor you new
,gouJd have had California. There hay
alwavs been cfoakers who told you tn,
vour country was already overgrown whe
Mr. Jefferson proposed to acquire Lou
ana What did you hearf The state
men of New England in that day, on
some from your own glorious and bra'
State Of New York, then told the COUNT
J that Louisiana was nothing but a gre