Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-03-27

The ConrdrrarI. spain aRi tuba,


peculiar interest 0n the part oi ih'
Spanish Goverisnont, and OF III
REPRESENTATIVES in Cuba, As aI
evidence or this fact We may stat'
that very recently an Influential
paper of Madrid, IN commenting al
the political rcynision then in pro
srcss in the United States, thought II
necessary Ia uttcra warning against
/ the South, aS the section imbucd
with those ideas or expansion ans
annexation which had once caused
/ To Spain So much alarm inr the pre-
scrvaticn of her authority in Cuba
Stl! more recently the Captain
Gui,ral ofCuba has had several in
tcryicws, in relation 10 this sGhlect
with Mr.. II, Thomassy, gentleman
well known here for his acquire
mcnts and intelligence, In the
course of those interviews, Mr.
Thomassy took occasion to urge
upon the Captain General II view oi
the ease, very different from that
presented by the Madrid journal Ia
which we have referred, Mr., Tom
assy was right, and the Madrid
journal was wrong. Spain has
nothing TO fear from the South,
The Spanish authority in Cuba, so
long as il rests upon the basis of
institutions similar To our own, can
not be to us an object of jealousy or
hostility. On the contrary, the
South knows very well that the
wonderful prosperity of Cuba, the
extraordinary development Of that
island in population, in wealth, in
commerce., presenting contrast ut
once remarkable and instructive,
with the dccadcncc prevailing
throughout the rest of the West In
dies. are owing to the maintenance
of the institution of African slavery.
While other European Governments
have Welded To the demands of
abolitiomism, and thereby consigned
their West Indian colonies to ruin,
and almost to barbarism, Spain has
stcadhstly refused to follow their
evil example. She has for years
struggled against the untring cHcr-
tions of the British Government,
sometimes by insolcnt and arrogant
dictation, always by unjustiiiable
and impcrtincnt interference, to
effect the abolition of slavery in
Cuba. The facts that in her contest
with II power which seldom suffers
itself TO be defeated, she has sue
cccdcd in maintaining her position.
and that her triumph is illustrated
bv the possession Of " colony con-
spicuous for its prosperity and its
wealth, are enough to secure for her
the arnest sympathy ofthc South
e.m Conicderacy.
\ 1t Uuid, indeed, nc cminently
unjust, were we to refuse to Spain
the credit Of her persistent refusal
to be governed by the counsols
which have produced such deplora
bio results in jamaica, st. Domingo,
and the French Antilles. In this
respect Spain and our Southern
States stand upon common ground
While there is between them no
cause for hostility or antagonism,
there exists this strong bond of sym
pathy. If there was Il time when
political interests, perhaps tcmpor-
ary political necessities caused the
South to desire the acquisition OF
Cuba, as a slave State, in order to
cqualizc the balance of sectional
power, that time has passed away,
together with the necessities and
the desires which characterized it.
There is no longer any sectional
balance to be cquaIizcd there is no
longer any danger TO the South from
a prepondcrancc Of Free State Rep
rcscntativcs in our National Coun-
ellis. For those evils we have found
remedy much more desirable and
much more decisive than the
ACQUISITION of Cuba. In short, the
independence ofthc South, the cstab'
lishmcnt of the Southern Contedera
cv, are the. best guarantees that
could be offered for the integrity OF
the authority Of Spain in her West
Indian possessions.
But besides these, there are rca
sons which should induce our Con
fcderacy to cultivate with Spain re-
lations of the most friendly and in
innate character. Spain is at this
moment almost entirely released
from the complications of European
politics. In case Of a general wal
in Europe, she alone would have
reasonable certainty of escape IRON
the perils of the conflict. In al
probability she would remain strict
| iv neutral. and, devote herself t'
thatpolicy ofindustrial and CONNER
cial development which has so sign
ally marked her history during th'
last ten wears. Hence she had be
fore her the prospect ofmany year.
of peaceful industry and trade OF
fering to us the advantages, in tn
midst of the conflicts whlc'
threaten to disturb the peace OF th'
rest of Europe, an interchange o
commodities and products, ana
vast augmentation of an already
valuable and increasing commerce
! Hon. JoHN IL. REAGAN.-Wc arr
pleased to hear that this distinguish
ed gentleman has been appointed
! by President Davis, the Post Mas
ter General, of the Confederate
States. Texas is deeply interested
in the new postal questions. He
interests in that regard, will no
suffer in the hands of Mr.. Reagan
We are glad to see that the Post
office department will be made t
sustain itself. It's unjust to requir
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