The Portland daily press., 1869-06-26
DAILY PRESS.
CORTLAND.
Saturday Morning, June 26, 1869.
Republican Nominations.
FOR GOVERNOR
JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN,
II OF BRUNSWICK. q
Letter from washington.
OF BRUNSWICK.

lt rum W ZION.
WASHINGTON, d. O., June %, 1S60
WHO CAUSED THE CUBAN ARRESTS. a..i
Senior Roberts, the Spanish Minister is a
shrewd and successful servant of his govern
ment. He has taken every possible adyan-
tage of formal instructions issued some time
since relative to suspected violations of the
neutrality laws. Judge Hoar some time
since issued explicit orders on the subject to
the District Attornes and Marshall. and
Gov. Boutwell, on entering his office, renewed
orders issued by his predecessors Of customs.
The Spanish Minister has, learn, been
lavish of his money in all directions, and SO il
has probably not been very difficult task to
procure evidence against some of those re-
Gently arrested in New York. There could
possibly be no help for Gen. Barlow, under
his standing orders from the Attorney GEN
eral. .ohflH
CURIOUS RUAIoRs AND POPULATIONS.
The recognition of Cuban belligerency by
Great Britain before this Government makes
up its mind, is regarded as probable thing
by the persons here who are best informed on
Cuban affairs. 1t Is said that the suggestion
has been made in diplomatic circles, and it is
thought that the influence of both France and
Great Britain would be brought to bear on
Spain to get her also to acquiesce in the sep
aration. The speculations on which this
rests, embraces the idea of organizing a
West India Confederacy, embracing the En-
glish and French colonies, as well as Cuba
Porto Rico and Hayti. There is conviction
in diplomatic circles here that President
Grant intends to extend the area of this Re-
public before his administration closes. Prob
ably this feeling Is the foundation Of so at
tractive an idea as that of West Indian
dominion" to put an estoppsl on Yankee
control in the direction of the Gulf
WEST INDIAN UNION DISCUSSION.
This idea of an Island Federation is not a
new one. 1t has been broached by different
parties and with various motives. At lthe
time Mr.. James Redpath embarked in the
Haytian Emigration movement, there wert
distinctly defined purposes II that movement
succeeded in placing large emigration ol
colored people from our midst, of endeayor-
ing to build up Hayti, bring about reunion
with St. Domingo, and ultimately to aid, in
directly at least, the other islands in the Ca
ribbean seas, to throw off colonial depend
ence. The "Palm and Pine,p the organ ol
the Haytian Bureau of Emigration openly adj
vocated the idea of such confederacy. Presi-
dent Geffard, was known to favor 1t. Among
those who accepted the policy indicated was
COL Alexander Ta,e, then Judge Advocate
General of the Haytian army, and now Sal
naye's minister of Finance. He is a man oI
first class abilities and education, Of mixed
negro and English blood, with a dash Of
French by inter, marriage. Tale was fol
some time resident of this country, and in
the beginning of the war would gladly have
entered our service, If he had been allowed
The idea referred to has some strength in the
conviction then existing among active and
able colored men here, that they as race
must have natural growth somewhere
before slavery could be destroy yed.
The war ended that view as it did SO many
others. From many facts have known oil
the idea of colored West India Confedera-
cy had, I am sure, extensive discussion both
here and IN the West Indies themselves. II
is not probable that anything like plan was
formed, but the allegation against Gordon,
murdered at Jamaica by Gov. Eyre, that be
was engaged in conspiracy having that idea
for an end, had this much of truth in it, that
it is probable Gordon had talked Of such a
union as desirable thing, to be accomplish
ed by peaceful means, and with the consent
OF the countries interested in the West In
dian Islands. atslr~