New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-12
AN EXTRAORDINARY CUBAN SCHEME
A New York sun Sensation
We copy the following special dispatch to

we copy Tie lOilo"ihS SPCSiolA NASP''soAA ~
the ST. Louis Democrat:
New YORK, May S.-A dispatch from
Washington to the New York Sun, says the
expected action of Congress on Cuban bel
ligerency has been delayed IN manner
which seemed long unaccountaole, nut
which recent developments explain. Ihe
House has been waiting for the report OF
the Committee on Foreign Affairs OF
favorable resolution. to which that COM
mlttee agreed several weeks ago. rms,
together with the report then prepared, has
been held back, partly under Influences
which have been actively operating in'other
directions toward the same end
Two rings organized here Tor dlfarent
objects, have been industriOnsly and sue
cessfully at work to stave off any action by
Congress. The first consists OF pretended
friends of Cuba and their dupes, whose
efforts have been directed to prevent the
granting OF belligerent rights until the Cuban
agents would consent to heavy blackmall
arrangements, always really poWerless 70
further this object, aware. now that the
game is understood, eQua ~ powerless TO
impede it. The other rug includes highly
influential personages III SPAN ana IN thls
country, among whom are prominent, Gen
eral Prim and Minister Roberts, with the
iuli aid, sympathy and concurrence OF our
Secretary of State.
The scheme on foot and now matured Tor
pracucal execution, is, that Spain shall sell
The Island to the Spanish volunteers for
one hundred millions of dollars, OF whicn
ten millions sre to be paid down and bonds
| given for the balance, secured on the Is,
| land, guaranteed, il possible, by the United
States. If this can not be obtained the ar
Iangement is to be made by its mediation or
with its moral aid and connlvance.
| Mr.. Fish aud his friends dosnot hesitate
| to express the conviction that the cession or
! Cnba to the Spanish volunteers would be the
| most desirable solution Of tne question. AS
| an argument to Senators, members and
| others for not pressing the question OF
| Cuban beligerent rights, and as plea 1or
delay, it is considerably minated that
| Spain will soon sell the Island to the span
ish volunteers, aud that the Spanish volun-
| teers viii sell it 10 the United States. Inc
scheme has not become sufficiently devel-
oped for lis minor features TO be known, but
the ice has been broken, and the whole affair
| will soon be revealed.
The great objection made to this plan by
clear headed men who have been consulted
respecting it Is, that great as would be the
| value of Cuba in a peaceful and productive
| condition, and desirable as might be the an
nexatlon OF the island to the United states,
it would be absurd to pay q hundred mil
lions, or even fifty millions, for terocious
| civil war.
The answer to this is that as the Cubans
generally desire annexation they Will be
| sure to accuiesCe in the transaction as soon
| as the volunteers shall transfer their rign,
to the United states, and that thus the CIVIL
war will be brought to a perfect and per
manent conclusion. And, it is said, II the
| volunteers should not at once make arrange
ments 20 sell their claims their violent, oru
tai and insubord nate character will at once
lead them iuto outrages of so extreme na
i,ire that it will become the duty OF the
| United States to interfere by force, drive ou
the volunteers, relieve the patriots IRON
their enemies, and then proceed to annex
. the island.
I Such are the arguments which have been
used privately here for some tine past, aut
with such effect as to check all lactlon OF
the part Of Congress. As for the ten mil
lions in cash, it Is believed that the volun-
teers will have little difficulty in extortlne
from the wealthy slave traders and bushes;
men of Havana, in the shape OF forcet
loan, the sum of ten millions required 1ol
the first lnstslment, to be paid to Prlm anc
SeIrano at Madrid. This amount III cast
won d be perfect God-send to the Spanlsf
government. The Sun says edltorlaly:
1--WE do not publish this extraordlnar.
communication without some reserve, bu
it comes to us from a source or SO hlgn
character that We are not at llDerty 10 douU
that there is foundation for its statements
Besides, it accords remarkably with pial
for the settlement OF Cuba, which was salt
; to have the approval of Mr.. Fish d year ago
. He was then reported to be convinced tha
Spain's best method of ending the civil wa
) was 10 sell the Island 20 the Cubans, a I'd tn
design now developed is but another forr
of that idea. II is. rather noteworthy, too
that the unfolding of this scheme shonld o
cofemporaneous with The arrival IN WASH
in ton of Paul S. Forbes, who has the credi
: OF having acted on former occasions as
private agent between General Prim an
the American government"