The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-18

a4t a as uiobossd 70 pufohass CUBA whenIt was sEowt
ht spain aoald not ssh add would Eegad the TeneWa
n tbaf PROPOSITION as an insult % BE rejected via seon
ana clntempt Ne regarded this IS Intended ior cor
ruphon fund 10 be need qr bribery and aothing else
~ be presumed the principal ore that 70 be made
a 4 as % aid ia carrying the next presidential eeco
n uFoceeed II discuss the bred scott derision and The
rytragagsnoa "a governmental exE endita1es. = =
Mr POLK discussed che subject under four separate
bssds Ft will the acquisition d the island Of Cuba
be adyuniageous 70 the prometion q material IN
t,s and nstional welfare, and az the Time
pot Injurious % the Cuban people seocud VIA pur
ase be he proper method or rs acquisition IhiEd
the present fitting junetare 10 propose for is ueo-
uation Nc r answered AL these questions ia the AZ
6rnatiye aud replied VARIOUS objections which have
sD urged against the bin By Mr. SEWARD, Mr. CNTTrEs
rry and others Hr alluded % the vast commerce %
br Mississippi riEer and The Cub Of Mexico. amoantBg
% two huDae millions Of doilars year and spoke a
the importance Of Cuba commanding the entrance q
this inland being 80 near q COAST that the morn
ing gun tired from the MOpo Castle az Havana would a.
MIST wake from their siunbers The inhabitants II the
T7rlras suppose Cuba 10 b. ia the possession % any
ether great naval powcg Engiand, sa instance few
bips Of var would efectnally bockade the Gulf and
what would become If the commerce Of that s and Of
the surplus products q The sixteen stat and other Ter
tores soon 10 De- States tributary TO that sea The
nson of Cuba Was cssentisi to our growth our ron-
perca and oar security Possessed of il, command
the Gulf NE control the trade across the continent and
the whole commercial Intercourse between the Atlantic
and Ppi6c ocean. and ina position 10 win the
ery Of the Caribbean sea- and subject the productous e
the river basin connected with that the south and
also its commerce, 10 aggrauhnement Cubs h the
Counterpart Of the valley Of the Mississippi producing
what We require and requiring whal produce It's
uiiti0n would prove stimuins agricultural and
manufacturing industry well 20 navigating in
tsrest With Cuba should bold the world nrouopoy
Of sugar aud Hoazes completely rs we now hold that
Of cotton. 20 eaea D Nv asE O. 50
Mr. i. then remarked on the harbors Of Cuba There
we're thirtys e the porthen eeast we'll suited for
commeca purposes and thirteen the southern coast
and twenty OF these deep that lincof battle
ship may ride 10 them IN safety aud at the same time
capacicus enough TO afford accommodations 'r whole
navy a such vessels As strategetic point, Cuba
not surpassed The oe 81 the earth. As 70 the second
point he argued that oaba must either be acquired by
purchase conquest II purchased the price viii
he less than il Is now but It viii increase each year
by war il via cost much IL acquired II by
purchase 60 say nothing u the dire evils that would he
involved in thar mode Of acquisition Our policy
not for conqnests by foroe Of arms but by peaceful
collation. and honorable cesson On the question of
ability be inquired who could doubt il The objection
that We have not the money ia the treasury not
sound one for there be much money in the
national treasury long as the government is admins
tered according % the spirit Of the constitution The oh
lection had been urged that il safe place the
money in the hands Of the Presientor this purpose but
the same thing had been doue ia the Of President
Jefferson and President Polk. Then, lastly, 70 The
time-wil spain ever be more willing 30 se than she is
now The only plausible ground Of showing that Spain
will not sell is that the Spanish minister expressed has
Determination agsinst 10 the Catez and that body
agreed with him. But Spain gradually finds her grasp
over cuta weakening, viii she not prefer TO sell the island
rather than lose il for nothing Finding that the PEG
pie Of the United States determined its acquisition
spain win Yield she has done before, and Cuba will
become part OF this country by fair and Just means
Mr. COIIAMETl obtained the 7oor. The further con-
sideration Of the bin was then postponed. zss
CONSULAR APPROPRIATIONS BlLL . 4
The senate resumed the consideration Of the consular
and diplomatic appropriation b the question pending
heng the amendment Of Mr.. PUGH. .aa -
Mr.. PUGH withdrew his former amendme NJ and
moved % amend the bili So as to read sa"a gas 2
For sace cyeys extraordinary mniers pisnpotsn
uay q he Enited States q Great ia Franz Rasra spain
Mexc0 aud China; Cur salaries ministers resilient Pri-
Austria ArgeRtne Confederation Chih, Portugal
1erand Rome Haan Dcnnlark svrcn Turkey Jspan vepr
wu sBaS and Paraguay, thnIsand aoars. Prriaci That
re duties Of uiSsiuu agod set "a Naples shan be DIS
charged ~ the mha,trr rea
Sardinia by the minister resident Of Stzer nd those of the
Belgium by Holland. the
Honduras, Nicaragua
by fhuse ston
Tad IN H. minsiar rcaeni Il yepezleln a5 prrld ~
Thai oir ambassador, cbyey extraordinary minister fien
be cut.oa any dang tls sarI a.ed year
Mr. sIIDELL approved Of many Of the notifications
Of the present system iniboaed IN that amendment
but would be unwilling TO vote for them nass and If
the question taken that way, be should be- Obliged
to record his vote in the negative.
Mr. DOUGLAS argued that The Pc ident had not the
sole power of determining where 10 send fHri-n minis
tsTs That matter Tor Congress 10 determine by
law. This a great constitutional question, and he
wished 70 have it considered with that care its import
ance deserved. 1-a " Of y aM-aaaa
Without coming to vote, on motion, the Senate ad
journed. a.rz.s 81. sa .-. q n n rs go.
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