New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-04
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dentS " y, = tAvor 81 taking pcsaon Of Cuba,
"a lSiE = ne ~ proposition q Mr. Davis. q
~ y. 49, ~ taks poe Of the island, as
~ SSI 1letnative u obsalnng indemnity from
aspaia ilr outssseu npoa Ansrican citizens. The
NJ nS,iu nrppoGee soder oil the circumstances.
90 III Federal shall notify Spain and
denAnd nayment Seftain Indebtedness, and, in de.
knit thefso ~ chment issue with directions 70
q nevsl On ~ 70 seize the Island of Cuba. In
equity NJ j. right. Spain has justly forfeited
81 chin ne f0tbearance Of the United States.
We ksy9 eht redress and been put of with infinite
excu1eg rom time to time. Ready to commit wrong
nght They have again and again violated their own
49, q % our people injury but they are never viii
~ % prove their integrity by disavowing the acts
Of their officials and satisfying the claims Of injured
parties They talk Of the pride Of their kingdom, OF
~ past glories and its present fame and proclaim
eyrywheee that the power and the Integrity Of the
Crown demand Of them that they shall hold Cuba at
whatever coat Meanwhile their creditors are starv-
ing, their treasury Is and their Govern
ment prey 70 contending factions and ambitious and
meEcensry politicians
We have aiready made some remarks concerning
the proposition 81 Representative Davis Of Missis
aipp, than whom more gallant whole.souled fellow
never breathed albeit he Is sometimes cratic, and
occasionally "gets ahead Of the hounds without ne
cesaty cause or reason We think be has got in ad-
vance Of the music this time and although we have
objection to the annexation Of the Gem of the Ar
titles under proper circumstances We must now, as
being taken in that direction as long as the present
head Of the Government remains invested with power
We ssy this not that we love Cuba less but because
We love country more. We really fear, in case Of
an armed conflict, Spain would whip Brother Jona-
than with old man Buchanan in authority. Our peo-
pie are brave enough and our country is powerful
enough but as ships cannot be sailed without rud-
ders and pilots armies cannot be efficient with
ont Generals it is useless to talk Of one nation fight
ing against another nation, with any confidence of
success, when that nation is weighed down by an
oyerpowsring home incubus, which blights, blasts
and palses the energies Of as true and glorious peo
pie = the sun ever shene upon. Hence we sincerely
trust the proposition Of Mr.. Davis will not be sane
TONED BY the body 70 whose attention II was brought
Since il was first introduced in the House Of Repre-
sentatSes we have not heard Of ii; and we hope it
will be allowed to sleep unmolested on the table until
the President resigns or until measures are taken
with an absolute assurance Of success, for an i'm
parchment. With president Breckenridge as
Chief Magistrate, we would not care how soon the
matter was forced to an issue. He is mana true,
gifted, brave, reliable man in whom the whole coun-
try would repose implicit confidence, no matter what
objections some might urge against his political
opinions.
I. IKE. u s.