The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-27
WASHINGTON CITY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 81 1859

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uaph 70 M.; roisyth t mas not yet been severed by
o,onoe from iis native Tree as he ntcipated) Is now
nnai ~ NC piuohed py inendiy hand prepared
70 l's proprietor with prlncely guerdon OF
Sua'i .n !. u. laii uocaylhg 10 the ground
s oPah cannot long maintain her grasp ON tins dis
, .ueie are Due thfee possible alternatives 20
% iu'e OF CUBA rirs possession by one OF the great
hutvpean powers lhs we nave declared TO be lncon-
laupu WIN our safety, ana have announced TO the
Woiu at any attempt 10 consummate ~ viii be resisted
ny ah the means m Our power When first we made
'ms ueclaiaton we were comparatively feeble, The
struSsie would have been fearful and unequal but we
mels prepared 70 make ~ at whatever hazard That dec
hauoh mas oiteh pecn repeated since. with popua-
oh nearly tiped our financial resources and our means
oesso ana defensive, increased IN an Infinitely larger
pfopooi we eaunot now shrink from an issue that all
"G,e as 'nen ready 70 meet.
M ino seSonu alternative Is the independence OF the
i'iehu ms independence could only be nominal 1t
never coud be maintained IN fact IL would eventually
' ""oe soe pfotectoiate open or disguised II under
gus would soon follow as certainly as the
enl low Vhows the substance An European protecto-
ie cou'd not be tolerated The closet phanthropiss
o. gad ana france would as the price OF their pro-
v,ioh sS, upon introducing their schemes OF emanci
p".oh' VNh anu seriiie war would soon follow and
uA "oud present, as hayti now does no traces OF It's
ioiei prosperity Dut the runs OF its once noble man
sons iS unyontfoed possession by either France OF
saiu Wouiu 20 iess dangerous ana offensive 10 our
southeIh STATES thh pretended independent black en-
pire on republic,
ING 'iu ana last alternative IS annexation TO the
must N'ues no" ahd When Is TINS to DC eiected
iv coNlues' OF neeot'auonf Conquest, even without
se ossii9 interference OF another European power than
span would pe expensive but with such interference
"ou Popaps hvoiVe the whole clVIfzed world IN war,
eh'ai upon US 'he interruption II not the loss o. our
io,isi @ tue ana an expenditure iaf exceeding any sum
'ii !" h eNu1 een contemplated 10 piier tor the pnr-
chase Oh Ouba IL would besides, ia all probablity
ieaa q se,Yte hsuffecon and 70 the great injury or
o, INSTRUCTION .. ',ie hidnsty oi me isiand iuI
,o' 'np, os nesoaaioh seems to pe tne oniy piacti
cannot oe attempted with any reasonable prospect OF sue
se' a,es INC fiosient pe furnished with the means
io i' snsses'co ", ms 'llui mess'se nho Whieh
'l'e M piii proposes TO gives nun
~ ~ 10, oei, s''u =. 'iie 'uisoi VI con'uinS such
p9wets 20 .e isecuye AMI ho'n the ierceness WITH
M M NY p'oposiuoh h's pcci uehouneed, y might pe
supposed '' ~ was withont precedent 30 lar rs tins
M .o,i '.ls 'e .as,' .' we nave three oiieieht acs
upo 'ho poon, p,acihg large sums ol money at
VI ,he ltesideht ior te purpose OF AIDING
nl ~ ior tie acquisition OF territory Inc
~ = ,i1 ~ aot u fcpfuaty 20, ioo3 Athoush It's OBJECT
was wen h'iowhvM' 10 DC used IN negotiating or the
P'Nso VI ,rou'sNn', ,.ic aco does not ihucate ~ ~
eeu 'mo inio,is VI uoifs uhreservedy at the dlspos
o VI e icslc'i. iol ,nc purpose o. ucirayng any
.Nn"oiu'"''s eApcnse "hich may W incurred IN lhe
intercourse between the United States and foreign ma
uo's' noponu Ing act oi reoiuafy - looo, using
'io sn:,io Pisooosy, alptolfates t"o minons
y ~. : ~ a D..a ,'soou @ .'' !. "us W pc uscu ih
nc3oti''lng ior .he purchase oi Florida
Ing act oi ou hiacn, 1911, Z making iurther appro-
~ ,oioi"oiv .oh0iusoh, HIS peeh adopteu as the
on "i,en ''i' piuse,' pl, Is iiahca' lts pfeainoie
,, % 'a' "ie'es's, ~ ''c auus'heht OF SO many com
'"eu aueh,ois s now eAist between te TWO countries,
~ "y losS''y n'ppci 'nat an expenditure Oh money VIII
po U'ieu ~ oy ,e sepuiohs OF any treaty winch may
~ n.y. "ieiooie' ue sum VI thtce .iols Oh uoi-
~ 10 anu Wy Sahio % heicpy appropriated 10 enaDie
guy i,eo,oonS - Gohcuoc treaty oi peace hmlts anu
iiiSf IN .epupi'e " mexico 10 DE used oy
thorlzeu aSeneo oi .ne IVY governments anu uuy i"tieo
oy Mexico, hho can io .no eApchoite vi .ic Se VI
any part theIeot Inc pih now repotteu appropraes'
under the same cohdiuohs th1'y miiohs OF aoafs 70
make treaty win opi ior 'he PuichaSco oi ee is'iu
Vi nuoa, IN, .....,..
IL wlli DC perceived that this piii aenhes siicuy le
object TO winch the amount appropriated snail DC apphed
anu III TINS respec' aio"s hucii range u uin
cretoh 10 the prese, executive lau the acts o! iooo
ana looo gave 70 MI 'ehcrson In .iose cascs 'hc op
Ject OF the appropriation was as wen known 10 the cou
Try ana 10 inc Woa as II ~ hau oee specihcy s'teu
Inc knoweoge OF that iac. du nor theh IN inc sigh'es
degree 'enu 10 oc'eaI 'nc tehueu onec nor can III oo
so now Under our orm OF government VIC nave no
state secrets WIN US dipomacy mas ccased 10 DC en-
Veoped WIN te mysteries Una. OF yofe were cohsiuercu
inseaiapie rom ''s huccessui exercise pec'hess III
our polcy anu hahkhess III l's aNowa are, ia conduct
ing our ioregh intercourse ot less essehlhi 70 inc nam
tenahco o our h'oon' o''ic'cr anu tie pciihoncn' '
tcfests Oh tne lepuoiio tah are ,ic same quaucS 10
socai position ana thc auVahceheht Oh honcs' chteipse
IN private hfc'
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