Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-02
CUB "A.
The Designs and Expectations
of the Cubans.

From the n. Y. Evening Post.l
The Cuban insurreetion continues to
gain head. The native or creole pOpula-
ton appears to be unanimously bent on
q separation from Spain and the Span
/ lsh Government, EN- bArrssSed at home,
will find it difficult to send out from Eu-
! rope to the Island so large force as is
now required to crush the insurreetion.
| To those who wish we'll to Spanish lib
erals, it must appear an unfortunate Cir
cumstance that the Cuban insurrectioD
broke out at the moment when the lib
eral party triumphed in Spain. 1t is
clear that that party is placed in an en-
bsrrassing situation by this Cuban move
ment, for however much it may sympa-
thise with the Cuban liberals, it is obliged
to crush them If it can. Such affairs
cannot, however, always be arranged in
the order which would appear most nat
ural or convenient; and il is certain that
the resistance Of the Cubans to the Span
ish dominion is OF such character as to
make it respectable, in the eyes even Of
those who do notsympathise with them.
1t is said, upon good authority, that
the design and hope of the CubSns is to
win their independence of Spain and
having clearly done this, then TO make
formal offer of themselves to the United
States, with such conditions as would
make their island, if accepted, state
equal with ali the others in the Union.
There is reason to think that the states
men who will guide this country for the
next four years are not averse to this
proposition and certainly no Congress
would refuse Cuba, offering herself, un-
der such conditions, however great and |
reasonable might be the objections of |
nrnnanf n haa 81 nd brvi
purchase.
1t is not strange that the CubaDs should |
entertain a desire to become a part OF
our Union. A very great number of |
them are familiar With our political sys-
tenn and its results. They have lived |
here, to The number of thousands; they |
have sent their children to be educated /
here, to the number also of several thous
and; among the wealthy Cubans our Sc
curities are favorite Investment; Amer
icaus have built their railroads; Ameri-
cans have erected and managed the en-
gines on their sugar plantations; what
ever they know Of labor-saving ma
chinery they have got from Us, and thus
they owe 10 the ingenuity and skill OF
this country great part of their wealth.
Moreover, their commerce with this
country is very important, and would be
inuCn sIeaIsL were nOt eucn severe re-
strictions laid upon it by their own gov.
eminent and ours, We manufacture
many articles, and produce others from
the soil, which are neeessaries of life
with them and they produce much
that we buy of them.
The young Cubans who are the leaders
in the revolutionary movement are op-
posed to slavery. They were IN favor Of
its abolition even before this evil system
was destroyed here. The emancipation
Of the slaves here has only strengthened
their desire to achieve the same reform
there, and has made them more eager to
become part Of the pnior,
This, then, is likely to be one of the
questions which will engage the stten-
ton Of the new administration, which
will, we hope and believe, deal with it
In q statesmanlike manner,