Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-03-03

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Mississippi (Mr. Dayis,) ion have more conf
dence in his military ability than in any man
In the United States; and would also put on
it the Senator from Minnesota (Air. Shields. J.
Let them go down and survey Cuba MS man
would survey piece Of land before he bought
It. Let them come back and tell US whether
there is a place where u fertilization may DO
built such as was built ut Scyastopol under the
genius of the immortal Todtle5sIl Let them
tell US whether thereare any places for a Redan
and Mamelou tower to rear their heights in
such grandeur as to be able to beat back an
English fleet. would wish to I've satisfied on
all thesc points, because, when we come to get
it, should suppose We want to hold it,
And here ID what would come of the annex
alton:
Suppose we annex them hy the annexation
you have the high prerogative Of taking them
under your wing You have to protect them
IN war, and attend to them in peace. You
marry them ia a man does his wife. "f3r better
OF for worse" II tie Senator from Louisiana
gives true account Of Cuba, would rather,
before she comes into the family, consult little
further and little longer about 1t. Saying
nothing about color, think have been at more
respectable weddings than it would be to bring
her into the household. Laughter She is to
DO civilized and ChristanIzed. and all this under
the guardianship and protection of the United
States. 1t is heavy job. No doubt the spirit
OF our people can accomplish it. for they have
achieved wonders but it is certain there would
not be many of the natives of Cuba lott there
long.
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There is nobody to be benefited by this except
Spain, W no would get largely more than the Is
land would be worth, and we would be cursed
with burden. The Cubans might stand their
ground until they could sell out. Negroes arc
much cheaper there, understand, than they
are in Louisiana, and the annexation of the is
land would cause them to rise immensely in
value there. The Cubans could sell out to the
Gult-State men, who wanted to go over there ;
and even if they were forced sales, they would
get more than they are worth now. That is
the way they would go off; that is the way the
island would be settled up but do not take
1t tor granted that they desire it, except as II
mere matter of ambition, n matter of ayarice--
ayarce of the meanest sort--and that avarco
which the Senator from Louisiana says makes
the Cuban planter annually count what is tho
value OF negro IN sugar. LII supplies him
from tho coast of Africa, and by his Internal
alchemy, makes him into molasses or sugar. If
the best of the population, the planters, are 50
cruel as to be professional pirates and negro trad
ers, and regularly make calculations upon ne
groes life in that way, | do not think they arc
it to come into this Union. With their barba-
rism and their cruelty, they would notsuit US.
We cannot forbear quoting the following
trenchant satire on Mr.. Buchanan:
/" If his Cuba horse, his Cuba hobby, can
tickle the South, and upon the iron question he
can hang the old Keystone State to him by bars
of iron and hooks of steel. he will be very apt
to stand in pretty good position for demand
ing nomination. position where he can say
Gentlemen, just step upon the platform; here
is your candidate; you must take him; you
cannot do without him. Itlooks to me nightly
that way.
| know, Mr., President that it has been men
toned often, laughmgly, that there has been
a belief that if nothing else, your luck would
kill him that you got everything you went
for, all you wanted, and that il there was no.
thing else in his way he would never survive
your luck. Laughter Well, sir, have
taken good look at him. He looks firm,
pretty substantial, and strong, and | tell you
the white of your eye is too white, and all the
coniuration and witchcratt, and lamentations of
which you may be master, cannot avail. |
give it as my opinion-I am somewhat of q
doctor. acquainted with hygiene-I give it as
my decided opinion that he is good for ten
years, and profoundly ask your pardon for
saying So [Laughter1 know he has said
that he only wanted to run for one term, but
jackson talked that way, and suppose jackson
was nearly as firm man, and probably as pure
a man as Mr.. Buchanan OF Mr. Buchanan
personally, desire to say nothing. Although
Gen. jackson only wanted one term. he was
willing to serve another. Caesar thrice put
away the crown, and yet he took it. But be-
yond all history or example, l never knew
Scotchman when he had got good grip upon
anything and had it in his grasp, who would
ever let 60, unless you wrench it from him !;
and then if it were in his power, he would send
it to some lineal, favorte son of his--in poll
ties, mean, for none he has otherwise
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