The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-01-28
The Acquisition of Cuba-What the Pros
rect Is.
WAsIIIHGToS. January

WAsnINGroS. January 10.
The fact that the readiness Of the two COM
mittces of Foreign Relations TO report bills,
similar in form 10 the Sli.irll proposition, to
give the President thirty millions towards the
purchase Of Cuba, produced by the revela.
ti"n on the part ofthc President of secret infor-
nation received by him that negotiation was
feasible and might he successful if properly in.
itiatch, has caused great sensation here in the
diplomatic and political circles.
Nrl"ma;sts begin to see that the purchase
Of Cnba would completely change the aspect Of
many of their pending questions with our Gov
ernmcnt, aud Of til" schemes regnrdingsthis
| country. Some of thc,n, who have a personal
kn"wle'i:y" of the Spanish Court admit that in
Madri'l almost anything is possible They do
not 'l"ui, the fact that the President has such
| information, and are must anxious to learn the
| particulars OF It. Further revelations, how
| ever, woull only lead to defeat of the nego,i-
atoms. and they will not be made.
| Senor Iassara, the Spanish Minister here. is
~ a constant state of perpcxtv and anxiety
When he first came he announced that If any
one spoke to him on the subject of selling c..
lie world take IL rs an insult and if the Secre
| tary OF State aIvcrtcd to the subject he would
at once nsk for his passports. Now he is on
| thorns To know who is the Spanish statesman
that is TO be approached with the thirty mil
| lions.
In political ircles the sensation is even great
| 'l 'hhh III lnc ul ulnlblnatlc ones. 1t Ia cvi-
| dent that on the Cuba question the Democrats
| Will present an unbrokcn 'front.' and the feel.
ing is spreading that it will break up and an.
initiate the opposition in the North, ic it is
| pcr'niit"dto to become party question. a sng-
! gestIon has been started among the Repub,i-
cans thn: they shall all vote for the Sldel FRO.
| position, and thus throw it out of the noliical
anh get IT. into the diplomatic field, where it
VIII certainly take two if not three years to
work it out toany conclusion. This will throw
II over until after 1885, " ... =
matter what happens.
! Seward IA known to h: . .r.,,. ti.ai H.,
would vote for the admisSi. .:,,.,,. ..,,
| GiIings, of Ohio. Mr.. J. ..,i. -! y ,.c1,i.
| sin, is in favor Of the arGui t;..r Icr;,.,-,:.
| ed that Governor Chase. OF ,3nic. ~, IL
to Senator Wade that if tn, = ban ,:r... ~, :, =
| part of the political canvn 'a 80. 80 -.
| publicanS will lose that State. i1u.e ....- -
the idea of his fighting Cuba.
The plan OF action proposed for the Berub
Leans on the thirty millions question, is to fol!
low the same course that they did on the
British ouirages question last summer, and go
! IN for 1t even stronger than the Democrats. Its
advocates say that such proceeding only com
n's them to II pcaceable acquisition, which
may be impossible. while it will divide the
South, as tho Northern line of slave States fear
| TINT large Cuba migration would carry off
| their slaves. There will yet be some curious
jumps on this question.
Correspondence Nc,o York Herald