Year: 1859

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From these and other extracts that might presented
manifest that the ultimate acquisition of Cuba has long
been regarded the fixed policy Of the United Sateene
cessary the progressive development of system
All agree that the end is not only desirable bat inevitable
The only difference Of opinion is as to the tme mode and
conditions of obtaining il.


not, would, dsobey it. While should do nothing
TO stimulate it unnaturay should be careful not to
reg%en 50 strict as h
expansion Of the great powers world England France
and Russia all demonstrate the existence Of this pervadng
principle Their growth true, only operates by the
absorption partial total Of weaker Powers-generaly
Of inferior races So long as this extension OF territory
the result Of geographical position higher civilization
in direction 70 endanger our safety or impede our pro-
gress have neither the right the disposition to find
and annexation in nda France extend her dominons
the southern shores Of the Mediterranean and advance
her frontiers to the Rhine or Russia subugae her barba
neghbors in Asia, shall look upon their progress
il not with favor at least with Indifference. We claim
this hemisphere the privilege that they exercise on
the other


Hanc veniam petimusque damusque vi,issim.
In this they but obeyng the laws of their organza
tion. When they cease to grow they will commence
that period Of decadence which the fate Of all nations,


THE ALTERNATIVES OF FUTURE CuBA.


The question Of the annexation of Cuba to the United
States. we repeat, question but Of time The fruit
dispatch to Mr. Forsyth t has not yet been severed by
violence from s native tree as he antcpated) Is now
mature Sna be pu:sea By friendly band
shall IL fall decaying TO the groundY


AS Spain cannot long maintain her grasp this distant
colony there but three possible alternatives in the
future Of Cuba First possession by Of the great
European Powers. This have declared to be ncompa
tibe with safety and have announced the world
that any attempt consummate will be resisted by all
the means In power. When first made this decla
ration we were comparatively feeble The struggle would
make at whatever hazard That declaration has often
been repeated since. With apopulation nearly triped
our financial resources and our means offensive and defen
sive increased In an infinitely larger proportion cannot
now shrink from an Issue that all were then ready TO
meet.


The second alternative is the independence of the
island. This independence could only be nomna It
could be maintained In fact It would eventually
fall under some proec.oratc open or disguised under
ours, annexation would follow certainly the
shadow follows the substance European protectorate
could not be tolerated The closet phanthropss of Eng
land and France would the price of their protection,
insist upon introducing their schemes Of emancipation
Civil and servie war would soon follow and Cuba would
perity but the ruins Of It's once noble mansions It's un
controlled possession by either France or England would
be less dangerous and offensive 10 southern States
than pretended independent black empire republic.


The third and last alternative is annexation
to the United States. How and when Is this to
be enectedf By conquest negotiation? Conquest
without the hostile Interference of another European
Power than Span would be expensive but with such in
reference would probably involve the whole civilized


loss Of our foreign trade and expenditure far exceed


ing any sum which has been contemplated to offer
babiy lead servile insurrecton and the great


jury even total destruction, Of the industry OF the
island Purchase, then, by negotiation TO be the
only practicable course and In the opinion Of the
mtee, that cannot be attempted with any reasonable
prospect Of success unless the President be furnished
with the which he has suggested in his annual
message, and which the bill proposes TO give him.


Is n DANGEROUS TO GIVE POWER TO Tue rREsIDEyrP


Much has been said Of the danger of coaadng such
which the proposition has been denounced il might be
supposed that it was without precedent. So far
tSrss S S,rsn, ,c.s peng @ sne case .nas we nave
large sums Of money at the disposition Of the
President for the purpose Of aiding him in negota-


ons for the acquisition of territory The first is the act
of February 20, 1903. Although its object well
known viz be used 10 negotiating the purchase of
louisiana the act does indicate it, placed two mil


lions OF dollars unreservedy at the disposition of the Pre-
sden for the purpose Of defrayDg any extraordinary
expense which may be incurred ia the intercourse be-
the United States and foreign naons Second The
act of February 13, 1906, using precisely the
phraseology appropriaes two millions of dollars It being
understood that was 10 be used in negotiating for the
purchase Of Florida.


The act Of March 1s47 "akng further appropriation
to bring the existing with Mexico to speedy and
honorable conclusion has been adopted as the model
which the present bill Is framed Its preamble states that


whereas in the adjustment Of so many complicated ques


tons exist between the two countries may possibly
happen that expenditure Of money will be called for by
the stpulatons any treaty which may be entered nto
therefore the of three millions Of dollars be- and the
same hereby appropriated to enable the President to
conclude treaty of peace limits and boundaries with
the republic Of Mexco TO be used by him in the event
said treaty. when signed by the authorized agents of the
two governments and duly ratified by Mexico shall call
for the expenditure of the same any part thereof"
The bill now reported appropriates under the
Spain for the purchase Of the island Of Cuba.


AMERICAN DIPLOMACY SHOULD DIRECT.


win be that this bill defines strictly the object TO
this respect allows much narrower range Of discretion
to the present Executive than the acts of 1903 and 1906
gave 70 Mr. Jefferson In those the object Of the ap
preparation was well known 70 the country and the
world as II had been specifically stated The know
ledge Of that fact did not then in the slightest
degree tend to defeat the intended object nor can it
do so now. Under our form Of government we have no
State secrets With us, diplomacy has ceased be envel
oped with the mysteries that Of yore considered in
separabe from its successful exercise Drcctness
policy, and frankness in its av0wa in conducting
foreign intercourse not less essential the Of
national character and the permanent interests the
republic than the qualities social position and
the advancement Of honest enterprise in private life.


Much has been said of the ndelcacy Of this mode Of
proceeding. That the offer purchase will offend the
Spanish PRIDE be regarded insult and rejected with
contempt. That instead of promoting a consummation
that all admit to be desirable, il win have the opposite
frla Onf ~ n nj
gument agsinst the BILL but brief consideration will
show the faacy Of these vews For many years our de-
sire 10 purchase Cuba has been known 10 the world Seven
years since President Fillmore communicated TO
Congress the instructions 10 our ministers on
that subject with all the correspondence con-
nected with ii. In that correspondence will
be found three letters from Mr.. Saunders detailing
versatons held with Narvaez and the Minister Foreign
Relations, in which he notified them OF his authority TO
for purchase OF Cuba and while the reply was
so decided as TO preclude him from making any direct
proposition yet ntmaton given that the sugges
ton offensive And why should IL be SOP We SIM
ply say SPAIN You have distant possession held by
precarious tenure, which is almost Indispensable to us