The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-12

Bvar's plan to assist Cuba in declaring her indcpen.
depce fell through because the United States learning
that Great Britain intended TO sei the opportunity Of her
through Mr. Clay, and prevented thu movement Spain,
alarmed placed the island in state OF siege, and has
since remained, under the despotsm Of Captain
General who il invested, like the commander Of DO
seaed city with unlimited power life and property
Yet We told that Cubans still to remain under
this yoke is not so. Toy do all they could
throw off, In 1926 the volt there; later the
conspiracy Of the Black Fp and later the attempts 10
Ssp n nsr familiar 70 AL july ast
which Mr. Benjamin read, and which set forth ntoera
BILE grievances The fidelity of Cuba to Spain only
maintained BY thirty thousand bayonets and the fleets
that watch her coast The comparison between the op
pressed upaIned Cubans and armed three millions OF
fathers falacious. All that the Cubans could do
they have DONE This being the case why should not
Congress make an expression towards purchasing S We
need reply the statement that the Offer 70 pur
chase Cuba will be offence against Spanish dignity
Everything that Spain had this continent had
tom from her, except Louisiana and Florida, both Of
which were bought. II Great Britain and France object
that alone is controlling consideration for persisting
Great Britain offered to buy Cuba in 1929 and IN 1895
at the bottom Of plot TO take under her proec
torate, and both failing, she proposes trpartte
treaty between England France and the United States to
guarantee that nobody but Spain shall have IT, AS to
Cuba? What Interpolation into the law Of nations prevents
the requirement Of territory BY purchaser Napoeon's
voice, Mr. Benjamin trusted reply will be demand
that she for her title TO the Bay islands, and when
Lord Clarendon pleads Spontaneous settlement" that
shall claim the spontaneous settlement Of Cuba There Is
need TO invoke the musty bibles Of international law TO
show that she belongs TO Spain We seek subjects for
the fundamental basis Of American policy s the right OF tho
people to institute their forms Of government Cuba
belongs To the people, and is for them to say what form
of government they will live under. We propose pur
chase IRON Spain; but If Spains dignity is offended, let
invite her 10 grant independence tOher Cuban subjects
and we will indemnify her for the outlay trusting to re-
compense ourselves in the friendly relations that
spring up If she refuse cede to relax despo
tic grasp let the United States in the face of the world
other Spanish colonies in their revolt the aid that
France gave the darkest days Of the Revolution
the Cubans prefer ind pendence, will protect them in
DEPENDENT and II they prefer annexation, will receive
them with welcome.
SPEECH SENATOR DOOLITrK.
Mr.. DoOITTIE (opp) Of Wis.,. said that the American
policy rests the triple foundation: first, that under
circumstances Cuba be transferred to any other Eu
ropean Power second that long it belongs Span
we will not seek wrcst it from her; and third that
whenever acquire Cuba by the consent Of Spain
and Of the people Of the island by purchase and session.
ready to accept it, He expressed himself free to
believe that In the progression of time Cuba will be in
corporated the Union but he did not consider that
the time had yet come. In support Of these views he
quoted from letters and speeches by Clay, Buchanan Fill
the transfer Of Cuba to any other Power but for the
pose expressed recently by the Senator from Georgia. to
make the Gulf mare cdusu, whore no flag could float
without our permission. What! the United States
make cldusum Of any sea, when our whole policy
has been for the freedom of the seas? For that fought
the o1812for that opened up the Mediterranean
ly war the Algerines-f0r that made the Sound
ucs treaty The very purpose Of acquiring the Gull is to
Mr. DooLTTIE spoke in favor Of his plan for settling
free negro nation in the American tropics and concluded
by Offering amendment TO the bill that no treaty for
the acquisition of Cuba shall be valid unless ratified by
majority of the free white citizens Of the island.
MI CRI1TENDEN obtained the floor, and the Senate ad
journed.