The New York herald., 1873-11-29
THE LONDON PRESS AND CUBA.

sIf the Boundarie or international Law
Should BE Found to Rave Been Trans.
gressed I'm the Brutal Massacrcs Now In
Progress the United States Will Have .
Legitimate Right to Interfere
From the London Times, Nov. 14l
For more than generation the ambitious spirits
Of the American Union have cast longing glances
upon the Island OF Cuba, the fairest and now
almost the sole remaining gem in the once rich
diadem OF Spanish empire in the Western CONT
nent. While the slave power still survived in the
Southern States and was 0mnipotent In
the AFFAIRS OF the Union the annexation OF
Cuba was constantly put forward even by
politicians Of respectable position, legitimate
enterprise. Spain was at peace with the United
States and the government OF Queen Isabella,
ill-regulated as it.was, both in Its domestic and
its colonial policy, was careful to abstain from
ofrending American susceptibilities. Yet "the
Order OF the Lone star" was supported by many
men whose names are conspicuous in the history Of
the United States. The ilibusterng enterprises Of
Lopez in 1850 and 1851 were dlsavowed by the gov
ernment of President Fillmore, though many
Americans took part in them and several were
captured and put to death by the Cuban authori-
ties. In 1851 the agitation grew 80 keen and so
dangerous that France and England proposed
to the government OF the United States a
tripartite treaty securing the indepen-
dence OF the island, but the party then
in power in Washington, judging that
the fruit was ripe, refused to enter into any such
arrangement. The iruit was not ripe, however;
the grand scheme Of Walker, the filibustering
general, whose designs were happily brought to o
close BY the determination Of a British ofllcer,
broke down, and when the slave power played
It's last card under Mr.. Buchanan's Presidency
is r % s evsn m
to consult either the Spanish government or
the population OF the island, sent message to
Tom inn tn Hlhn nYA
ment indeed but demanding the forcible expro-
priation OF the Spanards. This hgh-handed pro-
and at Madrid, and. the public opinion OF
the Union being now much divided by
dents der proposai to use force for the annexation
OF the colony fell through. After the civil
war the relations Of the United states towards
Cuba underwent, Of course, q complete change.
PreviouAly annexation had been advocated by the
friends OF slavery seeking the new fields that are
form OF industry. Since .he war the extinction OF
the slave system which still exists in Cuba has been
which has made SO much STIR in the United states
soon after the outbreak OF the present Cuban in
ar snsrectio2 IL revSutonary committee was estab.
to supply the insurgents with arms and munitions
OF war, but has endeavored stir up public opinion
IN the United states In favor Of annexation, OF ct
The capture or the virgnius and the wholesale
projects OF the Cuban Junta at New York than any
intrigue or agitation It's In their power to initiate
President Grant has already shown that he leans
towards Intervention in Cuba, and indeed with the
exception OF our own wellington, 1t may be said
that al distinguished soldiers, when they turn
statesmen, desire enlarge the bonds OF the En-
pre they rule. President Grants avowed ten
dencies IN this direction have endangered his
popuia.ity with his own party, and hitherto have
gwen nim no compromising influence with any
other section OF the community. The violence or
winch the Cubans, or rather, the Spanish party IN
give the Presidents views the assistance OF an
angry popular movement, especially Il Il can be
shown that the Spanish party In the slanu In spite
ofexplicir commands from Madrk, have persisted in
putting American subjects TO death by the sentence
whether any American citizens among the 105
passengers taken on board the Virginlus have
been executed by the Cuban court martial but we
are convinced that, In the present mood OF the
Cuban 'v0lunteers.n American citizenship would