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az the wfsers on thSHopulation of Cuba fix the
IIs,aabefo3 its creolah est, native) negroes out
as4le Of avana, 3nore than ten per cent,
3Fhilst accent aut16kty on the island, perfectly
ebmpeS m to iudges47xes it at only FIVE per cent.
AMe-havel. then, thsz1Act that ninety to ninety
five per cent, of the slaves engaged IN agrlcul-
ture were imported Africans.
Nor viii this statement appear surprising
whep we reflect on the fact that the lmporta
tiohs of slaves are almost exclusively males, not
oyer one IN SIX or seven being temaleS.-1he
British reviewer, already quoted, thinks that the
average working life of Itf FIbported SlaY is
only seven years; but l. prefer fwhat 1sieRdently
more, AUTHENTIC. that j. the declaration of the
Captain Hercraf OF Cabs hfh4setf
dressito the people Of Gubas argiHg on them a
change Of their system of labor, the, Marcus Of
Pezuela laid stress on fbe, fact that the present
wealth IN slaves was but, transitorye fnaspiuch
as it persisted ip single general ION" The STA.
tistiGs in the report of my e9leagre startling n
the extreme, prove thisic onflusi0n, TheD, show,
that whilst; the number Of blacks, slave apd free,
in the United, States, is now fHee3Tsfo d Me 5hR-
Je1i impaired from Afifeq, there, does moi aow
exist intthe West Ind IA islands 9Ne fgiEIh of tie
number imported int t9 t+t9se f9Eotifs n.
This picture 6f1Sla+efy exeiteS thsihdrror of,
even Mr. Ben amin! FHAiGRof the %h6leohbSfy:
ing population a. county being ri y
sumedku4that is 70 say.i worked Starved, and
whipped todeath+ I'M ssSenInr tea years. o nd its
places dppfed by fresfp impertatioasz fsosndAfn
RIGA, accompanied bE air the horrors 81 Hhat
traffic. Can the human mind Conceive OF a
more. horrible saateu0f thipgfo7 bGap; human
wiesedness gogfatther b. What aThIt the ordinary
crimes OF s6cietyir comparisons with this ~hoIey3
sale murder and What are ordinary tFimnafs2
in comparison With thesee &c CUBAN ,plapfffs2
Transient msrder, Dtheftg Nioenee, q dafpludsr
sink into insignifcance beside this fendisArsoI
ciety. : Yet Mr. Bertha grows eloquent IN.
depicting he folly Of fhs British Oy Sia
in abolishing similar STATE, OF, things i'm "a,
maioaI He admits thaa GubsurSl aYery III .hdr
rible, In 4katyit destroys oafwAele race Of tnaf
every seven Years but at any rate, the iglahH
has, been, saved from the fate Of Jam4csi d,
whiehdhe negroes abtai Ma So R4sten9e with 80
much ease that they become la1yh Tuoy 10: De-
\ Mr. Benjamin aAe cts to think that theJslase
trade would close if Cuba were Annexed u our
Union and thai tn institution, inItbabislla
ikethht in the Southern Eates, would, bsGperr
petaated in2the .natursipihnetothe legitimate
way But Is there the 81 4H6w Of 4 probability
in this saggssfioh d might have had IONS.
weight FIVE, or ten1ysars, ago; but since the
uttsrsffaihre Iofl then Faderal dGnHerhmeRt sto
prevent or punish tiRe ;fAiidiag Hefi cartetslbf
Africah Slaves on or coasi;St IS aaaic Giayed tP
excite aiismile, rather than f. Iimp8se qn aP!.
one! The Washington .IffiQil has adnlAied,
that our Constitution and laNs aUe 81 failure. 40
far the punishtfe iof' ski3eqfadHigois 1eons.
cethedi" And what yobd be Their. effeacy il
Cuba were annexed 2ba Thsa. Cgbans tor, fifty
years have abeen1in the habit Of, VIOLATING the
laws aud treaties Of SPAIN Eng and and the
United States ana Is It 2pSoBable that with
our Southern States TO back them, the!yy, would
flag in. their gainfnl Piraey2 The man who
can give enedencel to- thegsuggeston OF Mr.
Benjamin, which Is but iht reiteratdh of the
Presidents Message, must be as igildrant OF
the ways Of the world as those capdid and phil
anthropic gentlemen could, desire. r No. 1he,
annexation Of Cuba, while Slavery lasts in that
island, will be tantan6uhti TO the repeal Of all
laws against the Slave trade; for, whether re-
pealed or not they viii cease 70 be operative,
The friends of the slave trade IA this conntry
well understand this mstter, and hence their
solicitude and hurry for the cquisition Of cuba
They understand. their business; and if there
be any sincere friend to the acquisition of Cuba
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friend to the revival of the SLAVE trade. at is be-
cause he has failed to give ten minutes 'reAec.
tlo ION to the matter, or becagsehe is incapable,
from ignorance or ,dpllness, of understanding
the plalnest proposition 't :l+... u.Iii., .,..f
Whatever may be thu tyranny Of the Spanish
Government over the white people, Of Cuba"
IS certain that the Goyernment is not the
prompter and instigator Of the planters in their
horrible cruelty 10 the slaves, las described bv
Mr.. Benjamin. The sin Of The Government IN
the matter has been and is that it tolerateg..
permits, and winks at, the fragrant outrages
upon human nature by its white subjects of
Cuba. The horrible barbarity which Mr.. Ben
jamin deserfbesi is Cdban, hot Spanish. balfbar-
ty,, II IS the crime of the Cubans themselves,
for whom Mr.. Benjamin attempts to awaken
sympathy, and whom he is willing to usher into
our Union Of respectable free men ets'i ! |
. 1t is said that there should be no disputing |
upon matters Of taste but it must excite sur
prise that an educated American, though a |
Jew and STAKEHOLDER, should speak of these |
Cnbans, who, according 10 his own account.
have murdered whole generations OF. theirr: fel-
ow creatures, as patriots aud friends Of liberty.
MIR. benjamin does this, and calls for the inter-
position of the FederIl Govern eHt TO aid Them
n throwing OFF the yoke Of Spanish desp6figm..
Spain has long catalogue Of crimes to atone
er, and one OF the grestest Of them is the fail,
are to crash the infamous systean.of Slavery al,
he island iof'Cuba.e We trust that ihe MAY. vet
redeem herself from infaht by the trdnsahninia.
ion of this righteous deed, and then we shall
nd Goo. speed to all lawful means ,of annexiug
he island to the Union, a., ..J "a -u,Ya s. ...
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DOUGLAS REByKED. BY DAVIS. e'T
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Mr.. Douglas, IN his extreme sokeitude. 10 re.
nstate himself in the confidence of the Save
holders, goes for every measure Of Slavery
PTopagandism, however extrayagant, pncooRsd.
utiopal, or corrupt, which the President, in his
lesperatien, proposes. Fhe Illinois Senator
yives his whole soul 10 the thirty million bribe.
wa , Enfi,fis me dlscretfon
Wy power Of making war upon Mexic1o, and
Jentral America, Mr.. Douglas Expresses hi{
hearty approximation of The measure. and r,rn.
)OseS to- cohcpdp thf Cd \, a. yt,lst4 JAG = I,.II.