Daily national Democrat., 1859-02-15
The Purchase of Cuba.

The New York Herald contains the follow
ing dispatches from Washington concerning
the proposed purchase of Cuba:
The Democratic Senatorial Caucus, Janua-
ry 18th, for the purpose of ascertaining the
views of Senators in regard to Slidell's pro-
position, placing in the hands of the President
thirty millions of dollars as an installment
for the purchase of Cuba, is looked upon as
a matter of great Importance.
Hunter made speech against the PROPOSE
ton, and was followed by Mason, Clay and
Shields.
giving the money to the President He
thought the prospect of purchasing gloomy,
but was willing to give the President money
to make the attempt.
Douglas said there was but one way to get
Cuba, and that was on the occurrence of an
other Black Warrior case to seize the Island
by way of reclamation, and negotiate after
wards on the uti possesseditis
Jefferson Davis was opposed to the idea of
forcible seizure. and favored the purchase.
Gwin, Slidell Bigler and Others sustained
the purchase policy
On the vote being taken, there were only
five votes against Mr. Slidell's proposition.
Mr. Branch, of North Carolina, will, on
Tuesday, present the report from the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs for the purchase of
Cuba.
The Northern Democratic Senators will
vote in favor of the measure, with the possi-
bic exception of Senators Douglas and Brod-
erick, and the friends of the former assert
that he will vote for it, for, whatever may
be his personal feelings towards the Admin
istration. his patriotism is superior to all
considerations of personal nature when
great question on the policy of the country
is at stake
1t has been to accommodate the Southern
Democratic Senators that the reservation of
the right to vote rs they may see fit when
the measure is brought up in the Senate was
conceded by the Caucus. Some of them
entertain certain abstract ideas about its pos.
sible injury to the South, such as were enter.
tanned 10y Calhoun and Others in regard to
the admission of Texas and California. They
wish to consult their friends at home and as
the Texas representations have not turned
out so direful for the South, it is generally
believed that that portion of the Union will
come up in a solid body in favor of the bill
The fact, says dispatch from Washington,
dated January 10th, that the readiness of the
two Committees on Foreign Relations to re-
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osition, to give the President $50, 900, 900
towards the purchase of Cuba, was produced
by the revelation on the part of the Presi-
dent of secret information received by him
that negotiation was feasible and might be
successful, if properly initiated, has caused n
great sensation here in the diplomatic and
political circles
Diplomatists begin to see that the purchase
of Cuba would completely change the aspect
Of many of their pending questions with our
Government, and of the schemes regarding
this country. Some of them, who have a
personal knowledge of the Spanish Court,
admit that in Madrid almost anything is pos.
sibe. They do not doubt the fact that :he
resident mas such information, and are most
anxious to learn particulars of it. Further
revelations. however, would only lead to a
defeat of the negotiations, and they will not
be made.
Tassara the Spanish Minister here, is in a
constant state of perpexity and anxiety.
When he first came he announced that il
any one spoke to him on the subject of sell
ing Cuba he would take it as an insult, and il
the Secretary of State adverted to the subject
he would at once ask for his passports. Now
he is on tborns to know who is the Spanish
statesman that is to be approached with the
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