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flPBY JOHN J. PALMER,
CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.
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In Advance.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
Main Street,
C VOLUME 0.
i NUMBER 8.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,1856,
ONE DOOR SOUTH OF SADLER'S HOTEL.
Now Series
OF TIIF.
TERMS OP THE PAPER :
f too Hollars a Dear, in Mmm.
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Having recently visited New-York, and se
lected from the old and elegant
Foundry of Ceo. Bruce, Esq.,
A QUASTTTY OF
jlktunnb usljioniihlf iipe
1
We are now prepared to Execute
In. tlio Best Style,
ALL KINl'S OF
'.ilnliipJy i fie JMmmn, oh
ntnlliply the Ilestills,"
Is one of the CfttebKtflied maxims of business.
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OltDKKS FOB
PAMPHLETS,
HANDBILLS,
CARDS.
riKil'LARS,
LABELS,
CLERKS' BLANKS
SHERIFF'S do.
CONSTABLES' lo.
MAGISTRATES'do.
ATTORNEY'S' do.
OR FOR
Keoiired by Ike business Community,
WILL P.E F.XI'.I I Ti:i) WITH
3) E 8 P A T i EI
wi
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7"ni-iOTJi.JS 15-iiids of
'ViiA) Mil JtxiLli JLaI)
ALWAYS ON HAND.
3 Or GhrcitttD to (Ortrr.CSD
ENCOURAGE TIIIS KNOCKING.
r HlTIE MdVnigned begs leave
M loreturn his thanks to those
v ho ftvoivil him with a call dur
iag th last y.-ar; and he would
r -; -ct fully rnfori the public that
h has removed to the Machine
KImo fonii'-rly occupied by Messrs. fScnrjre &
Wliisjiant, adjoining Mr. .1. ludiiH's team
fanuas Mills, where he b ptvp.-iivil to execute
all work in his line as cheaji aud as good as can
be done in the State.
Tiraiag, Cut tin"; Screws, Repair
ing Boilers and Engines of all
descriptions, Making and Re
pairing Mill Spindles, Wood
Plai tiers, Making Ploughs, Iron
ing Wagons; and in Horse-Shoeing,
&c., we will yield to no one
for neatness, wear, and dispatch. Inter
fering Shoes 51 M, common ditto 1, cast
sieel toes, or steel plate, $'2.
I have also erected an Air Furnace for iiK-nrt-ig
Bfcass, which answers filfcly. The public can
Mar -. t brass and composition castings l.y call
in? at the above establishment, and furnishing
j uterus. Obi Brass melted over at a reduced price,
writk neutness and despatch. Old Copper and
B(Mi wanted.
s J. FERRY.
Charlotte, Jan. 1. 1 tf
BOOKS
For Salo
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T"K KEW PURCHASE, er Early Years
J- IN THE Far Wkst Rol,rt Carlton.
THE ADVENTURES OF H.V.UI HA HA
n Turkey, rVah, and Russia Edited by James
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STANHOPE BURLEIGH, Thr i I ill 1 1 i
our Humes. One of the most interesting Novels
that has b.-en written in uianv years by llrlen
Dhu.
THE Ml'SEFM of Remarkable and Interest
ing Events, containing Historical Adventures
anl Incidents.
BLANCHE DEARWOOD-aTale of Modern
Life.
KVENING TALES J ing a selection of
wonderful and supernatural Stories, translated
from the Chinese, Turkish, and (Jennau, and
compiled by Hemry St. Clmtr.
LEXICON OF FREE
MASONRY,
I , .11 ' ii : v r n . i .-ft 1 i il li m
of all its communicable terms.
The True Masonic Chart, by J. L. Cross, G
The Free-Mason's Manual, bv Rev'ud K.
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J.
mm
Stewart.
The New Maonic Trustle Board.
THE ODD FELLOWS' MANUAL, bv the
Rev. A. B. Grash.
LOWRIE & ENNISS,
Charlotte, March 4. H.V, Book-Selles.r
S. W. AVISJ,
Attorney 6l Counsellor at Law,
CHARLOTTE, A. C.
Jan- 1 , 1856 tf
l R. .11. J. CRAIG,
Three doors below Trotter's Carriage Manufactory
CHARLOTTE.
April 22, 1&t6. ly
:HRS. WHEALS,
Opposite Ibe Pofct-Ollice.
ALL DRESSES cut and
made by the celebrated
A-B-C method, and war
ranted to fit.
BONNETS
Trimmed in the latest style, at
the shortest notice.
Charlotte, Feb 12, 185& tf
TO THE PUBLIC.
I HAVE JUST RECEIVED and opened the
la rget and inot varied Stock ei
Drugs, Medicines, Chem
icals, Paints, Oils, Win
dow Glass, Patty, Dye
Stuffs, Perfumery, Toilet
Articles, &c AcSSever offer
ed IN THIS MARKET.
All of which will be sold at extremely short
profits, for cash.
I defy competition and if you want articles
in my line, call, you shall be satisfied, both
with regard to price and quality.
Respectfully, &c.
II. M . FR1TCHARD, JVf. ,D.
Wholesale Jf Retail Druggist,
Gramtk Row, No 3.
Charlotte, May 6, 1856. tf
NEW TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT.
ALEXANDER.
WOULD inform the
citizens at t'liiir-
lutte and the surrounding
country, that tln-v have
taken the room No. 4,
SpriiiyV Row, for-nii-i
ly occupied by R. M.
Ivo'iison. men Pw y in
tend cairvinjr on the T.W
l.oltlM. iiisi.NKSS in all
its branches. IIa ing en
gaged the services of A.
Ili'thune. whose n nuta-
tion as a Cutter, is well known in this communi
ty, tin y ti i-1 thj hesitancy in saying that they
an as well prep an d to give satisfaction as any
other establishment in this part of the country;
and by close application and strict attention to
business, they hope to merit a liberal share of
patronage. Good fits warranted.
tar-Fashions received monthly from the best
reports. ALEXANDER LENTELE.
August 10, IK")! tf
FASHIONABLE TAILORING.
THE subscriber announces
to the public generally, that lie
is now receiving a large assort
ment of new
Cloths, Cassimercs
AND
JESTiAGS,
for Gentlemen's wear, and will
be sold for Cash at a small profit,or made to or
der according to the latest styles. Shop next
door to Elms' (irocery Store.
Sept. 29, 1854 10-tf D. L. REA.
WOULD inform his customers, that he has
taken the room lately occupied by Mr.
R. M. R .bison, three doors east of the Charlotte
Bank. All work done by him shall be executed
in the best style, for which in every instance,
payment is required in cash before taking the
work away. ALEX. BETHI NE.
dune :, IflOO 3w
AND
JEWELRY.
THOMAS TROTTER
ft SON have just re
eeived i and will e reru-
larly receiving additions thereto) a choice stock
of handsome and fashionable WATCHES from
the most eel brated makers. Also, a rich ssort
nient ot
Fashionable Jewelry, Chains, &c.
All of which will be sold low for cash, or on short
time to punctual dealers.
THOMAS TROTTER ft SOX.
Charlotte, June 10, 1856. tf
.'I DOORS BOUXtt OF TIIF. MANSION HOUSE,
Charlotte.
S. M. HOWELL
H
AVINO made more extensive preparations
for the Manufacture of
SADDLES and HARAESS,
He wonbl respectfully inform the citizens of
North Carolina, that he is now prepared to fur
furnish SADDLES AMD HARNESS
of a superior quality, of his own manufacture,
at the
Very Lowest Possible Prices.
Wanting Saddles
By leaving their orders, can be furnished as low
as they can procure the same at the North.
April 15, 1856 tf S. M. HOWELL.
BOONE & C0.'S
DA ATI- fiYIAF
Is removed to their NEW STORE,
NO. 3, BRICK RANGE,
Opposite the
BURNT DISTRICT
WM'HERE they will be pleased to see their
f f old friends and customers.
BOONE & CO.
Charlotte, Joly 8, 1856. tf
& LEXTELE
SilDDLE and.
jP Harness
Itttos of Bag.
$50,000 for a Steam Plough. Hon.
Bronson Murray, in a letter to the Prairie
Farmer, published at Chicago, 111., pro
poses to be one of a hundred subscribers to
a fund of $50,000, to be awarded as a pre
mium for a perfect steam plough, suited to
farm use, and capable of perfoi..iing the
work at an expense in money not greater
than the average cost of performing the
same work under the present system.
Race Horses Solo. The Louisville
Journal slates, that Mr. Alexander, of
Woodford, Kentucky, has purchased tho
celebrated race horse Lexington. He met
Mr. Tenbroeck in England, and the pur
chase was made there. Tho price paid was
$15,000. This is the highest price that
was ever paid for any horse n the LTnited
States. It is also stated that he has sold
Lecompte to the same gentleman for 10,
000 dollars.
A Father Killed by an Insane Daugh
ter. The Eaton (Michigan Republican
gives the particulars of a truly melancholy
affair which occurred in that town a few
days since. While the family of Levi
Leonard of that placo were taking their
breakfast, a daughter who had been con
sidered insane, rushed into the house, (the
door being open,) and before any of the
family could give the alarm, dealt her father
four blows with a sharp axe on tho head,
one passing clear into the brain, breaking
out a large piece of the skull. What is
most strange is, that as soon as Mr. Leon
ard was struck, lie jumped up and ran after
the girl with all his might, until some of the
neighbors came and caught her, when he
fell down gasping. He was traced through
the field by the profuse bleeding. He was
taken to the house and soon tifter became
insensible. He lingered until the next morn
ing, when he expired. The giri is now in
the Marshall jail, waiting trial.
Go Ahead GiRL.-The Monticello (Miss.)
Journal states that Miss Margaret L. Coop
er, of Covington, La., recently came all the
way, on foot and in boy's attire, from her
home, to join her lover, Mr. John Rogers,
of that county, and was duly married to
him. It seems that the young lady's friends
and relatives had refused their consent to
the match, and threatened to shoot the gen
tleman if he attempted a clandestine mar
riage; whereupon the young lady wrote him
a letter desiring him to meet her in Monti
cello, which he accordingly did.
Women's Convention. The New York
Women's Righters have called a State Con
vention, to be held in New York, on the 8th,
9th, and 10th of October, at the Broadway
Tabernacle. The names of Mrs. Lncj
Stone Blackwell and Mrs. Paulina Wright,
are signed to the call. The objects in view
have reference chiefly to the procurement
of political privileges to the feminine gender.
13T The Fremont men and women of
Xenia, had a meeting in that place on last
Saturday evening, in one of the public halls.
A colored lady, with bare arms and low
necked dress, harrangued the promiscuous
crowd until jierspiration crowned the clos
ing scene! Our informant, who was pres
ent, says it was one of the best speeches
he has yet heard for Fremont and section
alism. The Fremonters are determined to
have tho ladies on their side. Day ton
Empire.
Stop the PAPER. A country editor says
that he has received the following "stop my
paper:" "Dear Sir I have looked care
fully over your paper for six months for the
death of some individual that I was ac
quainted with, but as yet not a single soul
I care anything about has dropped off; you
will please have my name erased."
m m m
"Teething" Ac.ain. There is an old
slave colored woman, familiarly known as
Aunt Bet.-y, in this city, who is now 101
years of age, and has a new set of teeth just
beginning to peep out from bargains. She
resides on Market alley, which runs from
Old street back to the South Side Railroad,
a few steps above Grace church. Peters
burg Express.
A Strang er in Boston. The persou
who sawed the figure head of Gen. Jackson
off from the ship Constitution, twenty-two
veurs ago, is now in the city of Boston.
He has never been here since that bold op
eration. He is now a resident ot Virginia.
Boston paper. J
Fremont's Rel'uIous Views. The N.
York Commercial Advertiser, of Monday
afternoon, gives an account of an interview
between Col. Fremont and some leading
merchants of that city, on the subject of
the religious creed of the former, when
Colonel Fremont declared that that ques
tion was his real difficulty; but he had form
ed his replies on that subject so as to se
cure tho votes from both Protestants and
Catholics.
Expensive Animals. Among the "pas
sengers" bv the Hudson River Railroad, on
Saturday, were two Cashmere goats, bound
for Tennessee. The Albany limes says
they were purchased in South Ct.rolina at
2,G00, and have been exhibited in New
York. Admitting the two animals to weigh
sixty pounds, for they are diminutive crea
tures, they would cost about forty-four dol
lars per pound.
THE O 3 TEND MANIFESTO.
Arguments in favor of acquiring CUBA.
AlX LA Chapelle,
October 18. 1354.
Sir : The undersigned, in compliance with
tbo wish expressed by the President in the
several confidential despatches you have
j addressed to us, respectively, to that effect,
have met in conference, first at Ostend, in
Belgium, on the 9th, 10th and 1 1th instant.
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and then at Aix la Chapelle, m .Prussia, on
the days next following, up to the date
hereof.
There has been a full and unreserved in
terchange of views and sentiments between
ur,, which wo are most happy to inform you
has resulted in a cordial coincidence of opin
ion on tho grave and important subjects
submitted to our consideration.
We have arrived at the conclusion, and
are thoroughly convinced that an immediate
and earnest effort ought to be made by the
government of the United States to pur
chase Cuba from Spain at any price for
which it can be obtained, not exceeding the
sum of $ .
The proposal should, in our opinion, bo
made in such a manner as to be presented
through the necessary diplomatic forms to
the Supreme Constituent Cortes about to
assemble. On this momentous question, in
which the people both of Spain and the U.
States are so deeply interested, all our pro
ceedings ought to be open, frank and pub
lic. They should be of such a character
as to challenge the approbation of the world.
We firmly believe that, in the progress
of human events, the time has arrived when
the vital interests of Spain are as seriously
involved in the sale as thoso of tho United
States in the purchase of the Island, and
that the transaction will prove equally hon
orable to both nations.
Under these circumstances we cannot an
ticipate a failure, unless possibly through
the malign influence of foreign Powers who
possess no right whatever to interfere in the
matter.
We proceed to state some of the reasons
which have brought us to this conclusion,
and, for the sake of clearness, wo shall spe
cify thorn under two distinct, heads :
1. The United States ought, if practica
ble, to purchase Cuba with as little delay
as possible.
2. The probability is groat that the gov
ernment and Cortes of Spain will prove will
ing to sell it, because this would essentially
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of the Mississippi and the immense and an-
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measunng an aggregate course ot some oJ,-
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000 miles, which disembogue themselvs
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through tins magiuheent river into tiie Cult
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ot Mexico, the increase of tho population
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within the last ten vears amounts to more
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than that ot the entire Lnion at the tune
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Louisiana was annexed to it.
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I he natural and main outlet to the pro-
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ducts ot this entire population, the highway
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of their direct intercourse with the Atlantic
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and the 1 acinc States, can never be secure.
but must ever be endangered whilst Cuba
is a dependency of a distant Power in whose
possession it has proved to bo a source of
constant annoyance and embarrassment to
their interests.
Indeed, the Union can never enjoy repose.
nor possess reliable security, as long as Cu- I
ba is not embraced within its boundaries. j
Its immediate acquisition by our govern
meot is of paramount importance, and we I
cannot doubt but that it is a consummation
devoutly wished for by its inhabitants.
The intercourse which its proximity to
our coasts begets and encourages between
them and the citizens of the United States
has, in the progress of time, so united their
interests and blended their fortunes, that ,
they now look upon each other as if they ;
were one people and had "out one destiny.
Considerations exist which render delay
in the acquisition of this island exceedingly :
dangerous to the United States.
The system of migration and labor lately
organized within its limits, aud the tyranny
and oppression which characterize its im
mediate rulers, threaten an insurrection
at every moment which may result in dire-
fnl nmsnMiRM to the Ameriean neonle.
Cuba has thus become to us an unceasing
danger, and a permanent cause of anxietv
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and alarm.
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But we need not eniarge on these topics.
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It nan Munalv be annrehendeu that forcifn
Powers, in violation of international law,
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would interpose their influence with Spain to
prevent our acq asition of the island. Its in
f , ... uru. j ii
habithants are now suffering under the
worst of all possible governments, that of !
absolute despotism, delegated by a distant
Power to irresponsible agents, who are
changed at short intervals, and who are
tempted to improve the brief opportunity
thus afforded to accumulate fortunes'by the
basest means.
As long as this system shall endure, hu-
I manity may in vain demand the suppression
of the African slave trade in the island.
i This is rendered impossible whilst that in-
famous traffic remains an irresistible tempta
: tion and a source of immense profit to needy
and avaricious officials, who, to attain their
ends, scruple not to trample the most sa
cred principles under foot.
The Spanish government at home may
be well disposed, but experience has proved
Hunt it cannot control these remote deposi-
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taries of its power
Besides, the commercial nations of the
world cannot fail to perceive and appreciate
the great advantage which would result to
their people from a dissolution of the forc
ed and unnatural connexion between Spain
and Cuba, and the annexation of the latter
to the United States. The trade of Eng
land and France with Cuba would, in that
event, assume at oneo an important and
profitable character, and rapidly extend
with the increasing population and pros
perity of the island.
C. But if the United States and every
commercial nation would be benefitted by
this transfer, the interests of Spain would
also be greatly and essentially promoted.
She cannot but see what such a sum of
mono' as we are willing to pay for the is
land would effect in the development of her
vast natural resources.
Two-thirds of this sum, if employed in
the construction of a system of railroads,
would ultimately prove a source of greater
wealth to the Spanish people than that open
ed to their vision by Cortez. Their pros
perity would date from the ratification of
the treaty of cession.
France has already constructed continu
ous lines of railways from Havre, Marseilles,
Valleneennes and Stransburg, via Paris, to
the Spanish frontier, and anxiously awaits
the day when Spain shall find herself in a
condition to extend these roads through her
northern provinces to Madrid, Seville, Ca
diz, Malaga and tho frontiers of Portugal.
The object once accomplished, Spain
would become a centre of attraction for the
travelling world, and secure a permanent
and profitable market for her various pro
duction. Her fields, under the stimulus
given to industry by remunerating prices,
would teem with cereal grain, and her vine
yards would bring forth a vastly increased
quantity of choice wines. Spain would
speedily become, what a bountiful Province
intended she should be, one of the first na
tions of Continental Europe rich, powerful
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and contented.
Whilst two-thirds of the price of the is-
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land would be ample for the completion of
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her most important public improvement
she might, with the remaining forty millions
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satisfy the demands now pressing so heavi-
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lv upon her credit, and create a sinking
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fund which would gradually relieve her from
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the overwhelming debt now paralyzing her
m
enorccies
Such is her present wretched financial
f,
condition that her best bonds are sold up-
I on her own Bourse at about one-third of
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their par value ; whilst another class, on
which she pays no interest, have but a nom-
,
inal value, and are quoted about one-sixth
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of the amount for which they were issued,
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Besides, these little are held principally by
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ISritish creditors who may from day to day,
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obtain the effective interposition ot their
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own crovernment for the purpose ot coerc-
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in;? payment. Intimations to tfiat effect
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have been already thrown out from high
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! nuarters, and unless some new source of
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revenue to enable Spain to provide for such
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exigencies, it is not linproDaoie tuat tncy
may be realized.
Should Spain reject the present golden
j opportunity for developing her resources,
J and removing her financial embarrassments,
i it may never again return.
Cuba in its palmiest days, never yielded
: her exchequer, after deducting the expenses
of its government, a clear annual income of
more than a million and a half of dollars.
These expenses have increased to such a
degree as to leave a deficit chargeable on
the treasury of Spain to tho amount of six
hundred thousand dollars.
In a pecuniary point of view, therefore,
the island is an incumbrance, instead of a
source of profit, to the mother countrv.
Under no probable circumstances can
Cuba ever yield to Spain one per cent on
the large amount which the United States
are willing to pay for its acquisition. But
Spain is in imminent danger of losing Cuba,
without remuneration.
Extreme oppression, it is now universally
admitted, justifies any people in endeavor- 1
ing to relieve themselves from the yoke of J
their oppressors. The sufferings which the j
corrupt, arbitrary, and unrelenting local
administration necessarily entails upon the
; inhabitants of Cuba, cannot fail to stimulate
I and keep alive that spirit of resistance and
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resolution against !pam, which has, of late
" -c
i veais, been so otten manifested. In this
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condition of affairs it is vain to expect that
the sympathies of the people of the United
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states will not be warmly enlisted in favor
i of their oppressed neighbors,
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We know that the President is justly in
flexible in his determination to execute the
neutrality laws; but should the Cubans
themselves rise in revolt against the oppres
sion which they suffer, no human power
could prevent citizens of the United States
and liberal minded men of other countries
from rushing to their assistance. Besides,
I the present is an age of adventure, in which
restless and daring spirits abound in every
portion of the world.
It is not improbable, therefore, that Cuba
may be wrested from Spain by a successful
revolution ; and in that event she will lose
both tho island and the price which we are
now willing to pay for it a price far be
yond what was ever paid by one people to
another for any province.
It may also be remarked that the settle
ment of this vexed question by the cession
of Cuba to the United States, would forever
prevent tho dangerous complications be
tween nations to which it may otherwise
give birth.
It is certain that, should tho Cubans
themselves organize an insurrection against
the Spanish government, and should other
independent nations come to the aid of
Spain in the contest, no human power could,
in our opinion, prevent the people and gov
ernment of the United States from taking
part in such a civil war in support of their
neighbors and friends.
But if Spain, dead to the voice of her
own. interest, and actuated by stubborn
pride and a false sense of honor should re
fuse to sell Cuba to the United States, then
the question will arise what ought to be the
course of the American government under
such circumstances?
Self preservation is the first law of nature,
with States as well as individuals. All na
tions have, at different periods, acted upon
this maxim. Although it has been made
the pretex for committing flagrant injus
tice, as in the partition of Poland and other
similar cases which history records, yet the
principle itself, though often abused, has
always been recognized.
The United States have never acquired a
foot of territory except by fair purchase, or
as in the case of Texas, upon the free and
voluntary application of the people of that
independent State, who desired to blond
their destinies with our own.
Even our acquisitions from Mexico are no
exceptions to this rule, because, although
wo might have claimed them by the right
of conquest in a just war, yet we purchased
them for what was then considered by both
parties a full and ample equivalent.
Our past history forbids that we should
acquire the island of Cuba without the con
sent of Spain, unless justified by the great
law of self-preservation. We must, in any
event, preserve our own conscious rectitude
and our own self-respect.
Whilst pursuing this course we can af
ford to disregard the censures of the world,
to which we have been so often and so un
justly exposed.
After we shall have offered Spain a price
for Cuba far beyond its present value, and
this shall have been refused, it will then be
time to consider tho question, does Cuba, in
the possession of Spain, seriously endanger
our internal peace and the existence of our
cherished Union ?
Should this question be answered in tho
affirmative, then by every law, human and
divine, we shall be justified in wresting it
from Spain, if we possess the power; and
this upon tho very same principle that
would justify an individual in tearing down
the burning house of his neighbor, if there
were no other means of preventing the flames
from destroying his own house.
Under such circumstances, we ought
neither to count the cost nor regard the odds
which Spain might enlist against us. We
forbear to enter into the question, whether
the present condition of the island would
justify such a measure ? We would, how
ever, be recreant to our duty, be unworthy
of our gallant forefathers, and commit base
treason against our posterity, should we
permit Cuba to be Africanized and become
a second St. Domingo, with all its attendant
horrors to the white race, and suffer the
flames to extend to our own neighboring
shores, seriously to endanger or actually to
consume the fair fabric of our Union.
We fear that the course and current of
events are rapidly tending towards such a
catastrophe. We, however, hope for the
best, though we ought certainly to be pre
pared for the worst.
We also forbear to investigate the present
condition of the questions at issue between
the United States and Spain. A long se
ries of injuries to our people have been
committed in Cuba by Spanish officials, and
are unredressed. But recently a most fla
grant outrage on the rights of American ci
tizens and on the flag of the United States
was perpetrated in the harbor of Havana
under circumstances which, without imme
diate redress, would have justified a resort
to measures of war in vindication of nation
al honor. That outrage is not only una
toned, but the Spanish government has de
liberately sanctioned the acts of its subor
dinates and assumed the responsibility at
tached to them.
Nothing could more impressively teach
us the danger to which those peaceful rela
tions it has ever been the policy of the U.
States to cherish with foreign nations are
constantly exposed than the circumstances
of that case. Situated as Spain and the U.
States are, the latter have forborne to resort
to extreme measures.
But this course cannot, with due regard
to their own dignity as an independent na
tion, continue ; and our recommendations,
now submitted, are dictated by the firm be
lief that tbe cession of Cuba to the United
States, with stipulations as beneficial to
Spain as those suggested, is tho only ef
fectual mode of settling all past differences,
and of securing the two countries against
future collisions.
We have already witnessed the happy
results for both ctwra tries which followed a
similar arrangement in regard to Floric
Yours, very respectfully,
JAMES BUCHANAN,
J. Y. MASON.
PIERRE SOULE.
Hon. Wm. L. Marcy, Secretary of State.
.j J5L 1ST
A CHARACTERISTIC LETTER.
jFVoih Miss Julia R. to a Friend in Sarannah.
White Sulituur Springs,
August 17.
My Dearest Mary : We arrived at the
White Sulphur yesterday, and how truly
have I mourned and lamented that you
should have been left in that horrid, dull,
sandy placo. I do not know how to com
mence to tell you of our enjoyments, such
a climate, such baths, and above all, such
crowds of beaus and elegantly dressed en
trenous. My dear, perhaps it is as well
you were not here; for you never could
have afforded the hundred dollar robes and
thread laces that are perfectly essential to
One's enjoyment, and how miserable you
would be in your plain white dresses and
old fashioned collars. But with me you
know it is a different thing. As I enter the
room every eye is turned upon me with ad
miration . There is one great drawbaok
here, tho Virginia beaux do not know much
about dancing those delightful Polkas and
Redowas that one luxuriates in bo at New
Port and Saratoga ; but you know Pa is
too sound a Southerner to go anywhere
North this summer, although I cannot see
the harm of going to New-York a little
while in the fall, just to make uso of their
stores, for where else can a person get any
decent dresses or bonnets.
In some other particulars tho gentlemon
here are charming. Thoy never talk poli
tics ; and when I think of you, poor child,
surrounded by men who have it at tho tip
of their tongues the whole time, and din it
into your ears until you feel inclined to poi
son tho candidates for the Presidency on
both sides although I sorrow for your fate,
I cannot but rejoice at my escape. I have
not actually fallen in lovo yet, dear Mary,
although there was one gentleman Mr. T.
from Richmond who had such a beautiful
pair of horses, that I am sure if ho had not
but I will not finish this sentence, for
there is nothing I think so indelicate as a
young lady informing even her most inti
mate friend of such tender and confidential
affairs. Perhaps, when I come home I may
let you know the remainder of this unin
telligible communication. There is a young
gentleman here, who is evidently a foreign
er, and is one of the dearest men you ever
laid your eyes upon just the person to fas
cinate a high toned woman ; he is hand
some, dances exquisitely, rides beautifully,
plays whist to perfection, bows gracefully,
and withal is so devoted to me. Just think
my dear, he has killed two men in a duel ,
which obliged him to leave Germany, and
his splendid fortune is left there with no
one to enjoy it. He says I must look upon him
as a friend, not an admirer, as he will nerer
ask the hand of any woman who has wealth,
until he can lay at her feet his own vast
possessions. Is not that enough to make
one almost love him ? But as he visits the
South next winter, I will not tire you by a
farther eulogium. Pa does not like him,
but you know he has lived on the plantation
all his lift, and does not appreciate his un
exceptionable manners and style.
I cannot write more as it is time to bathe.
Do write and see if my garden is good or
der at home, and do my dear, bare longer
basques put to all my dresses I left behind,
you are so handy with your needle, and
please, if I do not trouble you too much,
make my preserves and piokles for next
winter. Pa will expect them done, and I
forgot all about them in tho hurry of get
ting off. I know your time must hang hea
vily on your hands, and you will do any
thing to oblige your devotedly attached
friend, JULIA.
, .
Maulin's advice to his 80s ."I have
often told you," he says, "that every man
must be the maker or marrer of bis own for
tune. I repeat the doctrine. He who de
pends upon his incessant industry and in
tegrity, depends upon patrons of the noblest
and most cxitted kind ; these are the crea
tures of fortune and of fame, the foundation
of fainilies.au d can never disappoint or desert
you. They control all human dealings and
even vicissitudes, or any unfortunate ten
dency to a contrary nature. You have
genius, you have learning, you have indus
try at times, but you want perseverance ;
without it you can do nothing. I bid you
bear this motto in mind Persevere."
Attend to your own Busikkss. A
man who had become rich by his own ex
ertions, was asked by a friend the secret of
his success. "I have accumulated' re
plied he, "about one half my property by
attending strictly to my own business, an4
the other half by letting other pooplw .
alone."
"We want but little hre below.
Nor want that little long."