Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-04-27

of the fruits of a disunion of the Union.
Until the Southern States are separate and
Independent people, the acquisition of Cuba
is an impractieability curse.
When. therefore, southern statesmen, with
a full knowledge of the minority position of
the South inAthe Union. propose the purchase
oil Cuba by the Generel Government, we are
forced TO doubt. not their patriotism. but the
sincerity and directaess of their professions
and policy.-To understand what this policy
Is, we read the speech of Senator Brown, of
Mississippi, lately delivered in Tammany
Hall, in New York. Senator Brown is a bold
and true southern man. In the debate in the
Senate with Senator Douglass, on squatter
sovereignty in our territories, he correctly
said that he neither intended Ito cheat nor to
be cheated" He insisted on a distinct un-
derstanding with his party associates of the
North. Yet he will pardon us for saying,
that In this speech on Cuba, although distinct
enough in his propositions, the reasonable
ness OF them is most obscure. We cannot
believe him in earnest in entertaining these
views, because they are most absurd in exc
cution. He says:
Cuba must and shall be ours. (Cheers.)
The decree has gone forth. and there exists
nowhere on earth power to remove it. The
only remaining question for us to consider is
| this: by what means shall we make the ac-
QUESTION? Three modes have been proposed
first, by purchase, that / regard as the
most honorable; second by conquest, and that
l regard as the most certain (applause);
| third, from the agency of the mysterious OPP
Grafton OF that power known in political nom
enclature by the name of fillibusterism
Qaughter): but whether by one or the other.
or by all these agencies combined. say again
that Cuba must and shall be ours (cheers),
and the power does not exist on earth to pre-
vent it. Ii Spain is disposed to sell the island,
for one stand prepared to pay for it. Am
erica is young. active, vigorous, prosperous,
rich, and stands prepared to pay Spain one
hundred millions. and if that is not enough to
pay her two hundred millions of dollars and
more; and if she be not disposed TO sell, then
my next proposition is TO propose an investi-
CATION for the settlement of present and past
difficulties. For the purpose of having indem-
nifty for the past aud security for the future
if Spain be indisposed to sell would
seize Cuba (applause), seize it as indemnity
for the past and then negotiate for futute Sc
curity. II we can't nerve the government up
to that point; if the proverbial timidty of
old age, which presses heavily on Mr.. Bu-
chanan and Gen. Cass, can't be brought to
that point; if they will not direct the extend
ing spirit of American freedom. / would re-
peal the laws. and cry, Speed to the fillibus-
tiers; and let slip the dogs OF war; Cheers.)
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gress, requires majority of bo.h branches
of Congress. If it is impracticable to get Il
majority in Congress TO vote money to pur-
chase Cuba, how much more impracticable
must it be to obtain Il majority to repeal our
neutrality laws, or declare war with Spain
to acquire Cuba. The acquisition of Cuba is,
by the testimony of Senator Brown himself,
sectional question by which the South is to
be strengthened and benefited The South
is in feeble notwithstanding eebler every
day by the inevitable progress of things in
the Union. How vain is the expectation
that the North will do anything to strengthen
the South against her performance and
power Helpless herself to force even an
equal participation of the territories in the
Union, which she has won by some of her
best blood and an undue contribution of trea-
sure, how absurd is the declaration. that by
any instrumentality whatever, in the Union
or by the Union, she is to obtain Cuba?
Whilst Senator Brown was about stating the
various instrumentalities by which he would
| acquire Cuba. why did he not mention. can
nonading it from the moon, or pouring hot
lava from Mount VesuVius? The South is
sectionally conquered. No legislation by
Congress will ever hereafter take place to
promote her interests or add to her strength.
To plumber and enfeeble her will be the policy
of her sectional masters To unite her for her
defence. not to seek vain supports without
her is her imperious policy. Let Senator
Brown drop his Juror and twaddle about
Cuba, and speak out, as he has spoken out
before. in bold advocacy of the rights of the
South, and of her independence 10 maintain
them. The eagle does not roam about fens
and bushes. He scars in mid heaven and per-
ches on the mountain top.