, 1873-11-21
TIE ALTERATION OF CUBA.

E1er E:nce IRE EEsBhc:e 1T the Y:1Elnius cre1,
i large nu1ns. ot jortch1s LATe hssl hoWErg
for wa1. The ST. Lonis press Ed the New York
Worlds and Hail tsem to te Aheed In this rocifey-
ous competition The HavanA newspapers re-
call similzr condition Of things about tha time
Of the Lopez execution, and do not appear 10 TO
much alarmed at the outcEy. Though tho voico
for war III thiH caso ia very mud, itn utt.ranccn
aro extremely vaguo anil, In 1noas inn.ancen.
ailly. Tho annexation ot Culn heomA to bo at
tho botson Of tho wloln demonstration. un-
thinking people generally rogard annexation ma
tho inevitable outcome Of tho whole difficulty.
II TO arc TO hnvo war, thoy tako it oil 1natter
Of course that Cuba will 10 nn,lo1ol. II tlioro
is to be q peaceful settlement, by concession or
arbitration, they believe that tho odstatcBwiu
make annexation its ultimatum. II tho Cubans
achieve their own Independence, theso same
persons aro confident that there will DO m i'm
mediate application for admission into our
Union. Each OF these assumptions Is AZ chimcri-
cal Is the others, unless it be tho last, which il
| moro absurd than all tho rest. Tho Cuban
| patriots, or insurgents, have no thought Of
American annexation. Outside OF the unthink-
INK masses and two small classes of enthusiasts,
there has been no serious thought OF 1t In this
country. Before the War, certain pro-slayery
mon favored annexation as means Of promotin 6
and perpetunting the institution Of slavery.
Since the abolition Of elayory In thls country,
certain fervid abolitionista have looked forward
to annexation as means for iboratiug tho Gu
ban slaves. There have always boon members
Of Congress, among whom 70 recall Mr. Voor-
hoes, Of Indiana, and Gen. Banks, OF Massaohu-
setts. who have mado tho subject periodical
outlet for superluous oratory. It Las beon q
ataple topic for popular excitement and 1t Will
rovor be anything moro.
Cubc1 annexation is myth. It is nbout--the
worst thing t4at could happen, for the United
States pt tho prosont time, and probably thd
worst thing tlat could happen for Cubs. 1t if
Idle to discuss tho reasons why tho Cubans op'
poae anuo1ation. It il enough fqr ua to know
tint tho peninsulars (the gpanieh party, tho1oya
/ patiyo plantors, and tho insurgents arc united r
their opposition to this schomo, though they art
ut 1oggerheads about everything olHo. It mil
not be difficult, hogovcr, to show why tho Unitot
statos can hayo no interest in auch d project
In tue frat place, tho aeparatiSp Of Cuba from
Bpaniah rule Eill inevitably lend to the sboisior
Of slavery. Hlayc-lebor being more universal II
Cubs, aud moro cloRoly identified with ,its pros
perity than 1t eyor waa in tie Southern statcs
the revu1son that will follow its abolition Il
likely to DO more doplorsblo in commercial
senao than no havo aoon 1t in tue formo
slaye sthtcs Of this country. No Govern
mont OF fozotloueht and honesty woul'
caro- to asaume tie responsibility Of carrying
Cuba through the ordeal awaiting It. Aa m In
togral part Of the United Htatca, its condition
under these circumstances. would bo rendered
worzo than over. A carpot-bag doyarn1nen
would be aot up. by comparison with whlch thu
Of Louisiana or Georgia would DO Of prlmitls
simplicity. The conglomerato population Of IL.
| !sland with tho diyeraItx OF intoreats. woul
, make it III easy prey for the practiced polltios
bandits who would seize upon Its Government
I skilled in the arts OF official plundor throug
t their experiauco In tho Southern States who
I they have already helped to "roconatrnct." Cub
, hss population made up Of all tho element
, Of tho world, with now apeclos which al
Q tho product OF amalgamatton. Besides til