The register., 1860-04-12


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arrest the African slave trade. Cuba is the
entrpos for this traffic. So long as it is such, I'VE
can do little or nothing in suppressing this
great evil. Aside from all considerations OF
humanity-which should not be omitted
1T would speedily save the cost OF the Island, IN
the diminished expenses Oh our African coast
squadron, which mas already cost the Govern
ment over Sl30oo,oOo; and it has done-al-
most nothing!
A,o,bor co,soororoo ,r,,;o,, shor,a oa,ouu
or,;st tbo s,,not,,;ns 1f f,,,;,anttrn,,st. a.' "y
W. ~ ~ '," ~ aan
.""s s..ss @ ""'se t."ts az o;y sn.u 1:a iol
.nose r ~ eou M huu anu WIZ .ul. WIN inui.ie
cneo itoHa 'pe suneilnss M oi .aen ~ M wy o."el
- 'tu p ~ ,h .u asa
Goo..e a.a'io 1 su nuo 'Le iio,e m nela
,"as 40 .h ie , 81 raat;o "oose ,G &
.an y, .''u ss"' ~ ''oi1 o'vlllzeu
more lntellee.lal: e. ALA ana therefore ne, feeling more
sao NJ ~. VI .ae s.ave sup anu 'ne
l''tsn s''p'''le Vi 'ne oVetscct'
And, Us connected with the preceding, it
would lead to the better treatment and the in
cro,sod honr;,oss IF Tho s,.,,os o,ro,d,r T., u.o
,,[.', ,rp,"N'' VI Wv we "'''".y al .ne
Asl's''a' WIN iarse CLASS OF Americans, thls
will be no inconsidcrable argument
IT, would o,,v;ote tbo serio,, ord orov;,a
N
in relation to Cuba. For years past, multi
piled appressions upon the persons and nroncr-
tv of onr c;t;vo,s hovo neon rorrotr,tod hv tho
" y, '"' o''.As"' '''. oeen pei ipe'i"veo 'y VIC
'o'"' ".'''''' .''0s VI '''e .s'''' :" wv peisoA
OF the Captain-General is seen the anomaly of
absolute power to injure without apy cores
nond,o f,cu,tv to rodross n
IT.
ne . c..,, alI!os. III slgnt oI our snores' con-
soa.e . Mitluut nov, Jus' causc, VIC property Vi ah
hmet!can Am u clt,zeh or ihearcerate MS person
m at ~ l ; VI ior leupess W. M hte .ol .na'
~ w1: "1s oois.s ns aoyu' !,ls
~ ;t;ss ~ a. Mauliu. lnere VIC are INFORMED lilat
~ ~ " a"".s Wv w. .e ~ fepor.
y, .',c ease mn.on Is W ~ en.':ueu loll Guoa'
'';.u '""y Ses's I."a: 'elo.t - pc loi ue
.aa'on "c9 'ios' :.. ,.'sI"n'.s a'io,'li.
W a.' upso,u.c !etllai " Juslicc. anu even
W. M,cn ,at ,ne % uDEaIIon X. o, .hae.1sy IL aantlca'
@ ."e - s,',I 1 vi .no ''easuay VI cI"nge Gl MINIS
Wy 10 pleaoru ~. as an eNcuse ior wlttnoiaing
payment. ms would long since nave Justiiled
10 ~ iIsoi 's W. iie"suiss VI iepflsai ','!t
woala nave nas necessarily lea 70 war ~, ana ul1
Iay lasI':eu III 'lc conquest oi the lSlano.
1us = u "o",o s.uao u. 'nosH mross
'ts "'.onS o"t pooPAe' .'','' no'hihs ouS
uul w. ''s'u mummy h"s, WHICH, SO long as
my io.lal'' ul'lepe"leu Ut uhlioui'ea, ch,e1
ll,nsis,'use ac.ls u,ugr tle sahctlon a. q ms
nn.an u': , w. see 'a' .ne ia"s W ialtlluily
1Aeouleu' "a; ~ pou'lu W enlo,et' nus prevented
M .ie SUCCESS ol orsanizga M iulvloual enterprises
., .huV Moui't ,ons t'c 'is h"Fc fe'oluuohlzed
inc lslald.'
The effects of The acquisition of Cuba will
hc no less beneficial in its commercial than in
its political and moral aspects. The length of
the Island is about seven hundred and seventy
miles, with an average breadth of about forty
miles, comprising an area of 81 ,46S square
miles. The soil is fertile. climate genial and
its ports the finest in the world. Havana is
more f,miiarly known to us, for apart from
our extensive trade, which employs several
hundred American vessels, thousands Of our
citizens have touched at that port in our steam
. ers on their way to California or New Orleans
Ihcy nave all carried away with them vivid
recoliectlohs OF Its magnificent harbor, and have
oreatlea ardent prayers that their next visit
shoaid be nailed by the stars and stripes float
ing from inc moro: And yet Cuba can bOast
ol several other harbors equally safe and more
extensive M tnan mat OF Havana.
III leoo 'he lmporta'lons. by official CUSTOM
house retlrns' were S3l2lG,oOo, the exports
S34,so3,o ,ooo. AS duties are levied on exports
as we'll as imports, there can be no cxaggcra-
'lon III these returns, and the real amount is
uuMonol.dly t!e, considerably larger.
Mheh we consider t'at more than two-thrds
VI thc "no'e area OF 'he Island Is susceptible oil
cu,t.lre, ana mat not q tenth part oil 1t is now
cuillVa'eu, we may lorm some ldea OF the I'M
me, menS9 deve,opnent which would be given to
It's industry ny change from system of mo-
no!poly ana Iespotlsm to Tree trade and free in
S'Huti,''s. MhateVcr may pe the enhanced
MI, increased