American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-02-03
CITY OF LANCASTER.
CoNGRRsSloNAL..


JAEuAkY, 94lb.-Mr. Slidell Of La
from the committee on Foreign Affairs 10
whom was referred tho hin making appro.
priations to facilitete the acquisition ol
CaLa by negotiation; reported that tie re-
port Of the committee on the acquisition Of
Cnba, il is not considered Necessary by
he committee 10 ehlarge upon the vast i'm :
rortance OF the acquisition OF Cubs. It's
Ultimate acquisition may be considered a
ixed purpose OF the United States, pur-
pose resulting from the geographical and
political necessities. which haze been rec
ognizsd by all parties and administrations;
and ini1aRsrd 10 which tie .populat will
has teen expressed unanimously In lis fas
Scr.
The purchase and anpnexaion Of Louis
lana, led a. acoroIlary TO Florida; aud toLh
point -tfeb nnsripg certainly % CStal7
. What the possession Of the mouth 'of The
MissississipFNas to ils West, Gubsuwill.be
10 The Batigas 0Hl lIlesdng.l stslePmsp
have epdsAvored. with sleadiness and
perseverance 1. hastgn. the consumNtion 81
This project. st s..,.,.... :. 49,,
The report here quotes The opinion. q
Jefferson Adams, Clay, Van Bpfep;
BuchSpan. in HE. dispatch to ,.Ssun1eFs;
Everetts, ID his celebrated letter to Sarsige
and Morris, IN his dispatch 10 South, From
these s1thorities,it it IS manifest The ultimate
acquisition Of Cuba has been long rega.d.
ed, not only as desirable, but iDeyeiible,
The only difcrsnce is ip, the lime. mode
and conditions Of obtaining y The law
Of onr pAlional existence is growth, which
we cannot disohey. Which we should pot
. uadualy stimulate, and we should he care
ful nottoinpose upon ourselves 4 ftsis
men SO strictly as to prsteqt its, healthy
Development. ~ ~ e'T"t'a.t7'
RAghnd, France and Rus'a are ALEX
paIGihE By tie same law Or progressio6,
huttleir growth Is ths absorption 6f' wsak.
er powers, while ours u Tie result or geo
graphical Iposition higher civilization. siid
greater aptitude Tor goeernnient. We
have Aeithcr the rightstof fiis dispositioh
TO fkdfaulg with his So lei EnEF6nd
pursde her annexation ID Indis, .Fgance ID
Aires or a. Rhine, Russia asubdnerd tar.
,lerS9s Asia,s and we shall look on their
ogftssj If not with favor at east with
lihefshce We claim on tLis hemisphere
a. same privilege. ~ haeran1 70
I've repeat tie 1 .quisitiou Of Cuba I.
u qusstlsn Of time, the fruit that was
3{iS tieo 10 John Quincy ,Alamses day, is
2Emsluie: The question, Is. Shall il be
hd by-9 friendly hand. and spared "a
snsate q proprietor with princelg
d, OF fhsll II fall 70 the greupds - :,
paih cannot longer I1anlpin he,
Kalere! are but three alteIpetiyss;
possioH Of Cuba By one Of The
European powers, Which is iDcpm,
gith opr saety, and must couse.
be- resisted; second the ipdepen
the Island, which WouI1 result
tscIssate more y less disguised;
ours aprexatipn ,Wopli follow; II
Eufopesn. oiyil aud seryils war
fapIt third. is annexation, the qyIes
w this is; TO be done can only b.
u by conquest or negotiation, 1, ,
4 8 even Without the hostile, ipterle-
olher powers than Spain, would
nsiYe, aud with, such Interference
ey volys, The whole civilized world ia
Purchase, then is the only ,praeli,
burse;, but that cannot be attempted
wls! ccess unless the President bselolh,
power 70 negotiate and pay. as lhs
sp Ted In his message. -
M{b has, been sail Of the ,dapgerl o
conS such power 10 the sEx,cuiye.
- W. have lbresS examples: 10 ,lhe bur
% b o( Louisiana, FloraJa md New Nix
\ iccy Much has also been said of indsljca,
cy. and also thal The offer will wapsd, Toe
Spanish prideandl Be rejected, with, con,
tempt For many years our desire lor ,ihs
puragaet Cuba has been known 10, the
We now simply say to Spain. ;, YOU p,l bsy. ia
distant possession, held BY precarioul
tenure. yhiebis almost .iudispepsibln L
Va. for, The prplseticn Of our coplmepce
and Which may from its geoIraphisa
70 iton, the character OF its population
Mndythe MODE ia whichthey are governed
leadarany timsilo asruptne which botl
natioaA wouldsdtpreciast.e This possessioi
yields yonk Il hetreyenus not aniotfntinR ot
the average ofa serbs Of; ytars, toaStEt
humlrsdthpsrt oftltc price we Offer. Tfd,
youE baye refused loiself hitherlo, .Bil
circuHsgahets are changing daily.ana 'UdI
olIef may nowrbe more acceptaJie 'tbah~ ii
1873. Shealdswar brake out in' Europa
Spain can scarcely hopeio escape beint
involved in II, and Tie Cubians nisya seize
thatgfpportunityito proclaim their sfhie-
pendtnee. ie ene- sd7tri gn' IilF
Further, our ministers will not bfoacll
the sui ject ofpurchase to believe it will
be favorably entertained. Spain Is I
country 81 e0ups de eto,s, and pronIhcia.
ncdtos.g The minister of TO day may be 4
lugativs TO morrow. With the forms or a
respectable government Spain isa aespot.
ISM sustained'by The bayon,t. lIer 6ahn!
cial condi,ion Is one OF fexlreme embaraSs
meht. and arises whenever The DYNASTY
may be overthrowh, unless q large sam oi
money can be raised forthwith ~ t'h
The President SAYS he would not ifhe
could. acquire'il. except by honot,t,le ne.
nego,iatlons, and he win not depart from
4 sucIfa course unless circumstances Which
he does not anticipate, may render'a de.
pariufe jasfiGablr under tho imperative
and overrulisg lsw u self preservation. he
tells US ftmay be necessary TO rsehkw The
negotiations, aud make an advance in mon
~ without ) virtual ratification by ii,