The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-23
TIE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND CUBA.
From the Boston Post of January 2l.l

[Fron, the Boston Post of January 81
President Buchanan has made the proposition to buy
Cuba and the only national party entertaining this
proposition Let refreshing minds turn this matter
We will not go the argument why the United States
should have Cuba it is overwhelming in its vast proper
tons and minds of the largest reach have presented
this argument in way to attract forever the gratitude
and admiration of American citizens. Open the record
Of what Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, John Quincy
Adams Henry Clay, William L. Marcy, of theustrious
dead have left this subject and see The full proper
tions of the why the United States should pos
Cuba, and why each generation should keep it in
mind duty to be performed when, to use Mr.. Adj
ANS words, the pear is ripe
When jefferson purchased Louisiana he did it necessa-
rly secretly this the federists poured upon him
unmeasured calumny and now President Buchanan pro-
poses openly to purchase Cuba and 10 the sluces OF
caluinny wide and the flow of dirty water is
bulky as they were half century ago in the case of
Louisiana The opposition to be at loss for Ian
guage in which to clothc their abuse Hear the New
York Tribune +" Unreasonable the enormities OF
human folly the ollies of the democrats about Cuba
out erod any former exhibition " and how does lay ii
to the concooo of the neous scheme for the sin of
'lfusing among the ignorant greedy and upprncplel
portion of people notion that the acquisition OF
Cuba would be capital thing if it could only be
accomplished That immaculate foe to anything
like corruption the old-brhed New York Courier
and Enquirer fances that the democratic schcmcra
about to bride that spotless power, high-toned
Spain, and her spotlcss Queen and this print plies
ridcue rehearsing the counsel held by Captain Mac
heath Mat o. the Mint Jenny Twitcher, Nimming Ned,
Robin Of Bagsho and other gentlemen Of the road
about the treasure in the barons hall The New York
Times, which to be slashng away after the
ner Of the old Boston Atlas, excruciatngy
Mr.. James Buchanan who il tells its readers, ''has
soul above buttons - and it also attempts very lame
business at rdicule II rcfues itself completely before it
gets through by the concession of two great fic that
would be desirable to possess Cuba and q that the
only way to obtain the island is by purchase The New
York Express comes down upon the whole thing as
'monstrous scheme another exhibition Of the reck-
lesness and progacy the administration and as
ding nothing but calamity to country The tone of
the Express is precisely like the old talk in Congress
specimen of which have cited above about Louisiana
All this is the natural and usual cnmor Of opposi-
ton and with considerate minds will pass as such for
what it is worth, and this is but precious little What
can be more simple and absurd than 10 say that the
Presidents open proposal to buy Cuba is an insult to
Spain 1t is exhibition of that publicity in diplomacy
which is worthy of the age instead of the old intriguing
and corrupng OF transferring national territory which
has been generally dsgaceu among courts and
ed heads What Is proposed TO be DONE il effected pcacea
hy so lar rom doing injury to human being, injury
10 any nation will confer incacunbe blessings upon
civilized world In the words which Secretary Marcy adj
dressed to Mr. Souc, the purchase of Cuba is the only
measure that will place the relations of Spain and the
United States sure basis of enduring friendship and
the democratic party stand pledged before the country
every honorable and justihable means TO acquire an
island OF such trancendcnt Importance 20 our whole ma
ton.