Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-01-28
xxXvth RESs.---srcond Session.
WAsntNGtny. MnndnN. i'm. u.


unreprcscntcd in the | 3 senate. aud has
commissioned no other person t. represent
her therein, except Henry :. Lane and WIN.
Monroe Mccarthy, whom, therefore the
mcmoiialists pray may be admitted as S'na-
tors from Indiana in the + dcral Senate.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee and
ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Seward of y. v, gave motto, that hc
would tomorrow submit a r,solltiun to rive
said Lane and McCarty the privilege IF the
floor while their claims to seats ar, bending.
Mr.. Slidcll, Of Louisiana, from tly e. ,u,-
mittcl ON Foreign Affair.". to whom wa. ~.
icrcd the bill making apprllritim. 20
facilitate the acquisition Of Cuba by neg itM-
ton. reported that it is not considered necc,-
sary by the Committee to enlarge up,n tho
vast Importance oi &c acquisition oi Cuhl
Its ultimate acquisition may BE- considered Il
fixed purp's, OF the United States rmr,>.
resulting from political and geographical
necessities which have been recognized By all
parties and administrati MS and in regard to
which the popular voice has been c6irc., 'd
unanimously. The purtlas, and annexation
Of Louisiana led, Us a necessary cYrolhry. to
Florida and both point. with unrrrus cor
tlinty to Cuba. What tn" p9, sion of the
mouth Of the Mississippi was t. til, West.
Cuba would become t. the nation. our
leading statesmen have rndoivurcd, with
stcadlncss and perseverance ~ hasten the
consummati m.
The law Of our national existence /, Il
| growth we cam tdispb.y. While we should
not mnduly stimulate II, W. .hl.ld ha careful
not to impose upon ourselves r..im.us s.,
strict as to prevent it. healthy developments
England France and Russia arcail expanding
10y the sam" law of progrr>,irn but their
growth is the absorption Of weaker powers.
while ours is the result Of Geographical posi-
ton. higher civilization. and greater aptitude
for government. We have neither the right
nor the disposition to find fault with this s.,
let England pursue her auncXatiou France
IN Africa, on to the Rhine. let russia ,ubluc
blrharIus ASIA and W. shall look ON their
progress, ii not with favor. at least with
indifference We claim ON this hemisphere
the same privileges.
There are but three altcrnativcs-lst. The
possession of Cuba by one Of the great Eu-
ropean powers, which is incompatible with
our safety, and must consequently be resisted;
"a, The Independence Of thelsland. which
would result in prptectOratc moro or less
disIuiSci-ii under ours. annexation would
follow ii under European, civil and scryilc
war would cnsuc. The 81 IS ann axaton: and
the question is now, how is this t. b, done ?
The answer is. bv conquest r.r meditation.
Conquest. even without the hostile ntrrl r
ence Of other powers than Sriin. would hi
expensive. and with such Interference would
involve the whole civilized world in war,
Purchase, then, is the only rrlc,icahl.
course but that cannot be ATTEMPTED with
success, unless the President be clothed will
the powers to negotiate and pay, as he ha,
suggested in his message.
En-
| subject of purchase till he has reason f. ba
licvc that it will be flvorablv entertained
Spain is a country Of coup d'c,ats and PRO
nunciamcntos. With the forms Of a respon.
sible government Spain is lc~p1ti,n. sus
tanned by the bayonct. Her fnantial con.
dition Is one of cXtrcm, embarrassment anC
Il crisis NAV arts, whenever the dynasty ma,