The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-01-27
THE PRESIDENT AND THE TpIRTy Million
Pk'POSiiiOH.--A WAENlNG TO THE
DEMOCRACY

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mppr".c!, wil, ,,a: v",y l.. r"lr,.cL with a
ru,lrr."S wi.;,I ,nnv p,..y.E. ION and sn
Ircrii irair !.",,i-s hove ALL Frame, anal Eu,,
l,n. ii... t,i"i military ai,! hawai- Bowers uf
-" "rrIh against whom we could not hold
tic i'u.d Il n."rrh, ii ly any chance. w, ,ni.hi
>rcr'"j II. '!".iinG II I.!"rm,rnt upon it.
Franc" al! Em.l..lI. I,v" I!.iniy :d,uouisl.I
nS rhn, any lr"s"u, rit..,nl.: 10 POSSESS Cuba
viii rnc"l:!'.. their j' and .lct.rr,inyd r.sis
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A.r;l.t :l;s art,i,,,ul:.inn IF ol,<to,l.s-,o
whic, >',uuld as ih" Imminent hazard Of
."rvil" ii.>,, :.'i"N among the nc,e,n,s ,,I
the :sa3.l-- go s.r,r ,ia,, will rr.t-pd :, s..
l"-~ri,l rl.urc Tor the irnm,-iia,, ucuuisitinu
Of tu!.a. II" s..!rn.. is 8" obviously and nj.
trrlv rnrri",l that no S"r,:..nr, with In. in
E,rr.atjnu wh,.l, may In. J.r;y,L tr,,,, ,,,o mr.
uS, "f the II ,.v.l.,irr~ and will, e,r,rv
enough T." distinguish Il r.I,,:l.l, imposshIi,y.
will p,'!-c his reputation for the purchas.
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Ia tl!:: cX;.cncv, an intclIiu"nt advocate nf
Cuban :,n.:a,ii you'd recommend - yer, ,,;t
i'rrn policy from That proposed in the S..natnr
st! camcu+. Finnu the occasion sn unc,ynr,l,e
t" ia" nl''i;nm"n of hi> "I.i"c he wnu..i he I'M.
win" I" r"r-'1; IN ;;n al'"i'ivc enterprise when
Iii" only effect "f such irrr"nnl ol,sii,,ncy is 10
multiply ia" .ir,i't;-s in hi, w:,v and ,u ros,.
1''''" success !" an in,l'ni." I."ri"d. IIc would
nvni'l cxa>l"in' ing the temper of Spain bv n
i"azinc l'i'"r'mh:'y in matter already sufficient.
1vr"ru"nnn' ,n h"r f"rln.S H. would SUSPEND his
efforts for tn" acquisition "f Cuba until either
from rr"ncril,n,iuu with Eu,o,man n,ii,;rs mr.
from mutual inn!nn>,cs or II change Of n,,.v.
France and l;u..iand might oppose n less ncnacinc
resistance I" tho "x,:.r,sion "f American cmuirc
Especially w"nI'l lie he reluctant to incorporate
the island with the, Intc.l SInies so long ns its
inhabitants are lvcr-c from the rnrncx xion In
stead Of the laundering imuntiencc exhibited bv
The Senatorial caucus, and the ulsur,l uroposal
for the pipcils" of Cuba when cvervbn,ly fore.
secs tho indignant r.pulse Of the overture he
would counsel AN apparent abandonment Of the
pro cct until propitinus fortune shall sug-
gcSi n renewal Of the negotiations
This is the policy which every sincere and in
t"lIG'm' friend "i Cuban annexation accents us
tn" only ""nr>r inr the government under exist.
ing circumstances.
'hi. then, the extraordinary proposal 20 hv-
r"h""a" tho cr".li, of II bankruut treasury i,r
IN obJcc: so plainly air fopclessly uuattuina-
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i'n' Vi o'.i"ri I" the measure on other con.
sih"rlIi"ns. IT, III tn" Judgment Of wcIl-informcd
peopl" the acquisition of Caba were n preseut
possibility. "" would still protest against the ay-
gran'zcm"nt Of HE Executive bv 40 exhorbi,ant
aSupp!v ot money under such unsatisfactory re-
stric"ne. Mr. lurhauan is n person of unus
pirin" na,ur" aud incorruptibIe integrity. We
'plr"h"rd no ''rtrin,rnt to the republic from the
wca,'ous with wci, :, confiliu, cnn,,r.ss ,,,, =.
arm him. Bat Senators should look beyond the
prcn aiiti"S of individual to the consequences
Of II principle. Tic precedent will he fr,roh,
with i"""Ir"ahlc evil The powers Of the FIX.
"cul'v" are already cxc-s>vc-auurncnt.d by
iii" p"s>.-~inn "i thirty millions to Ic 1isburscl
al th" absolute discretion of the President with.
"nh amy practicable responsibility to Congress
ih"v will only nrr.l, the direction of n clear
h"'i and -" 'n"rg",ic spirit, TO be- adequate TO