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W Tf Si mm A. C. WILbiAMSOHjE a. io Sot), id Jjoti'r Coq.lrtj, i-flD fo ijoqr Sti)j." T. I. llUL'l GH, I'l-BLISHEII. "VOXvctjuee: x. charijOtte, ir. o., December 22, isss. HOLTON & WILLIAMSON, ritOPKIETOItS. TERMS: The Nnrth-f'nroliini Wliijr will be amirui-d to milm-ribcr at TWO IxH.I.AItS in uilvamr, or J'WO IHII.I.AKS AM) HH V CKNTS if pay. hi, nt he 1 vi J fnr three months, und T1IH 1:1'. DUl.LAliS at the end ill' the year. Ailvi rtis. incuts inserted alOiir I lull , r x rVjunro i Id Iiih-ii .rlcs, thii silted typ -j for the timl iucr. la-n, mid 't cent Jitr canit continue nci;. Court ad vertisement and Sheriff' .Sale i-liargi-il 'J5 per , ,,i 1, r' mill ii lie ti ml mil (if 'A'.U m r ccllt.'w ill !,. iii.Ic fmi.. t!n- r-'iMilir price, for advertiser liy I n- vcir. A'l 'tiM'inrtit iiiserU d imiilhly or rn-rlv, .a i , r n.u.re m eacii mm. .-sc..,.. Scmi- ti'lily 75 n ut rr ijuarp li r catli tnni'. ,,, , ...t b. i!,r.-i I.-., t.. II- I .t.lor. And ..II I. t- ..,.! HiKim-.i. f..r Jol Work. r must W direr. ..... . . . . - ' l l i. ru'dmle r. Ail I ti'-r luum in oi-p..iu r t!i-f will not be ultendcil In. J r I'syiiH iit can be inad to cither. .1 ' Poliiii:tcr rr autliorutd to et ncnit ems FOB THE .NOHTtl CAROLINA WUP1. TO I3AR7. HT MJ.N.NfM. Kar in diitn.l I mil I roam, Wiirrr buriiuid inns P"ur f"'th llnnr brln, Vet tir. 1". f-ny w-uiilerB home And hil thee in her foiidot rircaim. Though f.r wiy, hry.nd the hill That kirt thr ruddy nnp t pkir., Snll, ftt.ll thy name wilh rai!u?" nil My ion.n hcort, sad eagrr rye. T.toiieh tivtr fii! and roll btirmi, 'Mid foreat ea and inland .!., V 1 iltll in m. mory, fr.-h slid rit-ii, 1 iiuld . nib.ili ii.'d thy long-loftt niif-. A-' ! Ti. t in 1 piw ort ven.l. r ski. eMUr hr;i'lit!, f if Slid hill' M l iiiik. a 1 Dir. I Ley fie, 1 iid tru-. An 11. M ill' lil I ' it riot til a trarkl. ft mil' ; 'JVmje-.., I. "re ofVri fVinnd, Si ie'ii i n in. ti.ory'a t.ldi I lr.ed, .:t ki" u liclu tru j'V ati;ui.d. lisftllantous. 'fe II la IVI I'll ilia A 1IKIEF SluUY. II V t V It IwtlT. Th Me-srs. Herbert kept a very eitcn i jei !ry e ilablishmeiit in one of our "arg.r ritica, a ad for the better security of I., ir store againl fi.e nd other casual lien t . . Lplnjed one of their clerks to sleep .:. it at io-lit. 1 In i !e of a store being at t it ke i l y r .Lb. rs was not for a moment entertained, but it was for other ol.je. t, surli an m-runty from fire and the like, that l.irinsf, the c.-rk slept there, for he was not .Mijipiied with any weapons to repel au at tain of thieves. Hut one dark, dreary night, he was a wakened by a lingular liob-e which resem I U .1 that which a party of burelar.i might fuJueu iu an altem to enU-r the building, iet looking toward the back windows, he ion satisfied bitn'elf that one or more per sons were endeavoring as quietly as pos-i-Lb; to effect an entrance at that q lart.-r. liny had already removed a part of tho i-S'h und shutters with their cunningly de vi .1 iiisttuments, ami must have been at ok some time befoie l.e was awakened. N .w young LoiiiiL' regretted that In had Ol-, but not through fear that was i. : a character i-tie of the your.g gentleman ht thai he inihl pepper th" rogues a V . St fi. t he tl t rmined loery out and i . . the wat h : hut as thev bad advanced -i t ir before he w a awake, he thought he "- .'I iliive them off by stratag. in ! lie , , 1 on his cloth, s quietly, and approach i i iiie -pot wh.-re the thieves were bu-y lie " the hand of one of them passed inside tie slnjtt. r int the store, in its owner's en d.,iirs to guide a small handaw, with inch he was cutting aa apeiture for bis h i l y to pass through. uunit Lorimr fell inclined to ebon off the nd with a small hateeet that lav loir, I Li- cut be refrained, and bethought" himself of a powerful preparation of a caustic vilrol a , I other p.-uctrating stulfs that were used in the testing of the purity of silver and tin r uictabi. One drop of this would cat instantly into the Bush, and produce a poison- om sore in ten minutes time, llo cautious- Iv .IrotMie.l a litil.. on tl. liiin.lnr'M hmiJ :il awaited the result. ' li.ll ."' nt bo. .oh nT. lnl.iiril liurol.-.r i . ins oiiir.ido. " I vi' got a burning on the l e k of my hand. It's o sore I can hardly 'rk this saw. Phew! bow it smarts! 1 gue-s I've cut it with tho saw. Hold the dsrk lantern here," " I inlgi: !'' replied his companion " change hands, then, but don't stop." ' Taku the saw yourself, then, I cn't "md (,is pai,,." And while the discomfited burglar with. 1 w to proan over the (.ui'Dosed cut. the dr "tie r took his place with the saw, aud iu a f''" moments afterwards received a few 'tops of tin: fiery liquid upon the back of his 'al'l. and was" soon Kr.taiiin.il with agony. '' -this saw 1 it has cut me too, groan ed lie- si end thief. And ulter sundry oaths mutually cx-d'-i'e.'iol, until tl0 lirst and worst attack of I un M vcr, they renewed the attempt '" iio.ku an entrance. I he el permitted tlietll to CO OH awhile rruptedlv, knowini; that at any mo- '"' lit he could" Hton Iheir efforts bv crvinc "'"t but hn hoped lo hear somo watchman !'-siiij. the front of the r tore, upon whom he 1 'di call to secure the ro;:ues, and he re- k dyed to wait for this uutil it would do lo H :' t no longer. Hut soon the burglars had " much enlarged the hole that they would "hortly l9 s(j1u to enU,r jt bj themselves. Veing that ho must do something to atop 'hew, the tlerk crept into thja dark, oloec at, (Original jpoctn) one d of tho window, and uttered a low but fierce growl, in imitation of a dog. I$oth of tho rogues Htepped back at this uucxpec cd inturruiition. " Hang it, bill ; there a dog in there. I didn't know that the Herberts kept one," said one to tbc other. ' A dog, that's bad. 'eiu ; If it wan a uian, a shot or dirk stroke would fix him ; but a dog is iiiite another thing, for if we bhoot him ha would be sure to half kill one of us." "J5ow, wow, wow!' cried the clerk, with ail his power, as he isaw them pcrparing to resume their work. i'0i,f0uiil the doff " exc aimed both. ".Never mind, go ahead 4iill, and get it "I-"' , " , , , ,, , fV I i he burglar addressed a.s lull, thrust his i. .. . j : ........!.. i . i . .:. iiunu in once more io rencu ou int.' nisi (iiece of wood that obstructed their entrance, when the clerk, havii... already armed himself, already armed himself with a ai'gc pair of pinchers, seued the rob- ber' bands as though in a vice, and at up uch an outrag-ous barking I bat the whole!""1"'"'"' -"V ' 1 !' neighborhood was alarmed. jl've ruinous both to our domestic and for- For lle.v,.akc, Jack, lend us a hand ''-. " ,Kr umcn here : this dammed animal u biting my hand . 0 ,he !Ha ts' 1 h'f-'.H and first duty of off:" said the burglar. " u.?n is to provide for I'ull it away pull it away, ; ueK , ' I ran t " Give it a j. rk !" said the other. "Oh! 0-0- 1 I can't! murder ! murder!" This cry' added to the ki av iug of the supposed dog, ohii brought the watch ill' . . . " . .t igood earnest, and the thief, who was at lib - erty to do o ran for Ins life. I 'he peninsular ot lucatan, and possessing The watchman showed Sikc- that he bad 'the deep, capacious, and impregnable forti been bittm by a m run' In is. i lied harbor of the Havana. If this i-land 1 Ins is a r-ity during fact, and oecured iu New i ork the winter of 1-14; ami P.ill sen cu out nis iiuprisoumcni ai niaca - well's Island. w.i... . .. . . 1 : :.. .....h i. I'KKSS ON! " I besn on: 1 his fpould ever be the j motto of the young, 111 all thai is worthy of population, of a foreign market for their in, their consideration all that is morally and incuse productions. Hut this is not the lntelle. tuaily gr. at. I Press on ! in int. lle tual and moral im- provcmeni ; for they are the highest and noblest aims that can call for tl.u energies of our nature. Tiny should ever be com bined. Man come ii.,t up to the design and dignity of his being, unless he promotes the latter, as well as the former. Pres on ! for the spirit of our aje is for the diflu-ioii of knowledge ; and our oppor-' point throughout the world, whenever eir tuuitie for its acquisition are boundless. cumstanees have jdaced this in Ik r power. We avail ourselves, iu the.' days, ..f the A nd w hut point so aliiuble as the. I.-huid of thciugbt-, re.ean lies, and experience of many , Cuba T geiieratioiis from the an. kieves of oldenj The United States are the comm. re:;l t. ii.es we gat:., r i: t. ltigeiici we animate , rival of Gr. at liritain ; our t-iimage at the it with the linn, in iiiorating spirit, and ar- pro-, nt moment i- m arly e.jual to b.-rs. and ray it in the grac fil, eleL'ait drap.ry of it will be greater, within a brief peri)!, if our 011 times, and send it fouh to become nothing sh mid occur to arre-t our progress, the knowledge, the science, and the liters- Of what 11-t importance whould it. then, be lure of the age. T he child now, by the study to her to ol tain the possession of an island of a few month-, knows that in philosophy from which a'-c could at any time destroy a whu b co-.t the laborious researches of years u ry large poition both of our foreign an 1 the whole bfe time of hundreds and thou-1 coa-ling trade! Hcsides, she Well knows sands. In arts ami iu literature, how soon that if Cuba wen in our possession, her now can he learned t.'iat, upon w hii Ii the hard and protracted labors of the mighte-t geniuses of our earth have b. -ii expended. We now get a knowledge of that political truth for which many generations vainly fought, and which, when the more favored ages of a happier age had found, it co-t the carnage and blood of a h itidr.-d battle fields to maintain and estahh h. In th. se improvements we would rejoin y. t would sav that theo al one arc in sufficient to scrim tho highest happiness of nations or individ- uals. most true I he most correct intelligence, the r lined knowleil; jenevoh nee in m re, uiiiissoi i.ite. otiv e a il l in tii I by is I" niueiive Ol ll-.lie gooil. . ..... r. ..i 1 lus may Pe ennni ineil and illustrated !,; the nations of antiquity. Their light was transient; their sun soon went down, and the ravless night of es can e over them. and this becaus not virtue int they had knowleilire. but iigeiiee, but not benrvo- leliee. Fr t night wi-i m the instructive past we are im : from tin- l.-ss.-n it gives we should learn where Ins our security and i happiness. Pres. on 1 self- respect that you may obtain that mainly the loreigu and coa-ting trade et the ;; . -tern that ives !:rnme"s to the stcpaud Southern States, w hi. h seek a mark.t light to the cy. soul lo every lineament that proclaims to all one of nature's noble, men. That th" father, who looks with an xiety to see bis fond hopes fulfilled, may glorv in hi" son that (he mother, who, from a heart overt! iwing with lovo .. art overt! .wing with Intro and affection, j raises a cr.iscless nrav.-r for thv Miritv aaluors t oiiimei cliil Ucgulatioiis and his ( om- : welfare to the " Thr'.ne of ii',e Ft. rnal," may be rewarded that the brother, who was the companion of thy childhood, may be proud of thy riisnhood tnat the trcntle sister, who ever thinks of thee w ith mingled feelings of pride and coiifidenic, reverence and affection, may safely rely ou thy truth , and manliness. i Press ou ! in the pursuit of iutolloctit.il and moral imnrnvf nicnt. that it ma v i.rove ' a security against temptation : ud evil. Yet press on f Fnr it nhnll neike yon ntihty nm.m. in. n ; And form the eyr .it' year ..ogle Iheiittht, Ye shall I'M.k iliiwu m inminrehs, (hi I press en ! Knr the high ones and ...werl'ul sh,,ll eomc To .in ynu reverenrc ; and the le.v,tiftil NVill knnw the purer loigimge of) .ur oiil, And rns.l it Iinc a tulisuein of I..;.-. Pre on ! for it is codlike In uiiI.him., The Rpirit, iild t'nrg. t ynur Ihouirl t ; llen.hng a pini.ni for the drrprr rUy, And in lh v.-rv t'etl.-r nf ynur tb-sh, Mut.nf with thr pure essence of Hetivrn. I'res on ! tor iu the pr.ive therp n. no work, And mi dpitrf, I'res mi ! while vi t vmi mav." THE HKALTH OF Oi l! CITY. Notwithstanding the large numbers who have visited our city during the past ten days, (says the Charlcstou Cv trirr of "Joth ins!.,) there are yet, as we learn from a re liable source, many of our country merchants who are afraid to eomc to Charleston. To these, we would again day, there is Hot the slightest danger. We have had several black frosts, and the epidemic has entirely disap- penred in fact the report of the City Ueg- isU-r published in our columns this morning showing only 2H deaths for the week ending the CO instant thirteen whites and ten col- ored manifests nneulsively that our city is now for its population, as healthy I city as any in tho Uniou. IMPORTANT COKItESPONDKNCK. We present below, as we promised to do in our last, the letter of Mr. Hucbaiiari, .1 :i o . . o. ..-.. ... while r,ecretary ol State, to tieu. Saunders. in relation to the purchase of Cuba j and in our ucxt we bhull give Gen. Saundrs' letter iu reply : . ii... i. ... e ... us , in i wui "uiiuri hj "i. tDuuituriB.-- i.a iKJir t. llKI'AKTMKST OF Sl'ATK. Wasiu.suton, June 17, 1 J8. Sir: I?y direction of the President, I now calJ ;our to the present condition A r i ,, e it i ii c . r and future nropecU of Cuba. 1 he fate of 1 . ii.:.. : i i i . .1 i.. luia isitiuu iuusv so:i uc urinv iiitoreni 111'' . , . !,,. i.,',,i " ooiiteiit that it sball coniinue to be a colony of Spain. Whilst in her possession we ha1!' nothing to apprehend. Ik'sides, we arc bound to her by the ties of aucient friendship, and wt' "crciy desire to render these perpetual, , Jut c can never consent that tins i.-laud shall become a colony of any other Euro- , . " , , ' 7. ' .",' 10 own sateiy ; anu, acting upon tin- piiuci pie, we t-hould be coniicllcd to le.M-t the ucpiisition of Cuba by any powerful maii time State, with all the means which prow deuce has placed at our command. vuca h biiiio.-i hiiiiiu sllil ot tlie coast i.i.r.i . .1 ... ... 1 of Florida, ituated between that State and were under the 'ominion of tireat liritain, he could command both the inlets to the , - ' " " ""-.m i..u. . .01- j bled, in time of war, effectively to blockade the mouth of the .Mississippi, and to deprive i.mi. 11 .1 v 1 .... 1. a ,.-... i.iti... 1......... i a" lU1' " tl''r" ' l:lUrs 01 t'-' V'J"' us ,VlJ" las tho.-e within the eulf. teeming as thev are with an industrious and enterprising I worst ; she could also ne.-troy the commerce by sea between our ports uii the gulf and our Atlantic ports, g eomtueree of nearly as great a value as the wind., of our foreign trade. Is there any rea-on to believe that Great l.ntaii. desires to acjuire the island of t'ul.a? We know that it has be. n In r uniform policy, throughout her past hi.-torv, to seize upon every valuable commcrci;. West India islands would be rendered com- parativcly valueless. From the extent and fertility of the i-land, and from the energy and industry of our pc pie, we should soon be aide to supply the markets of the world w'lii tropical productions, at a cheaper rate than these could be raised in any ot her po essioiis Hut let me present another view of the subject 11 I uba Were annexe: to tin be re i we cai lilted Mate, we should not onl lie vol from the appr. hen-ion- wlm never e. a-e to feel for our own itetv and security of our Commerce, whil-t it shall r'"jth. i lin in ; i tu. in Its present condition, hut human foresight cannot anticipate the 1 eiiclieial con-eqiieuecs which Would result to cwry portion of our 1 'nimi. Ibis can never become a local question. ;; ith suitable fortilieatious at the loitu aud in possession of the strongly fortilice harbor of Havana as a naval station on tl epposite coast of Cula, we could command the outlet of the Gulf of Mexico. btwc( ii'v tl.epeliilisula.it Honda and that island. This would aff.rd ample, secuiilv loth to i lor their surplus productions through the ports on the gull. ''. Under the government of the United States, Cuba would become the richest and most fertile island ef the same extent. tiirougnout tue worm, .vcor.niig to .ui. re mercial Statistics, " in l-:,i, ol the 4 ii-,-"'J.'i cabulleras of thirty two English acres of I land which compo-e the whole territory. .'Is-jjJO were under sugar, roffc. . tobacco, garden and fruit cultivation, and !',7:it iu graieing grounds and in unfilled wn.ul-, be- longing to sugar and codec thus appears that ill 1 "U" 1 t.ifs. It thiill one twelfth of the whole island was un r culii- vation. The same author savs : "We h ive no accounts of tho present ext. 'lit ofculti vation in Cuba; but by comparing the aluuof exportable produce in 1 li with that of 1 '', and by various estimates, we consider it probable that the lands under sugar, coffee, tobacco and gardens may fair ly be estimated a, ."il.tuul cabulleras, or 1 ,7 '-'"aHHtl acres." According to this esti mate, between one-eight and one-ninth only of tha whole island was under cultivation in 11'.'. The author proceeds : "' If we com pare this extent with the remaining va-t area of the fertile soils of Cuba which are still uncultivated, and the produce which the whole island at present yields, it can scarcely be au ex.igcratioii to say that Furopc might draw as much entice and sugar from Cuba alone as the quantity already consumed.'' Mr. MeGreeor states the ag gregate population of Cuba in the year 111 to have been only 1.0H7,(ijl ; but from the datn w Inch have just been presented, it may fairly be inferred that the island is capable I of sustaining in comfort a population of ten millions of inhabitants. Were Cuba a por- lion of the United States, it would be dilli- cult to estimate the amount of brcadsluIVs, ) rice, cotton, and other agricultural produe- tions ; of lumber, of the produce of our fish- ; cries, and of other articles which would find a market in that island, iu exchan-o fori their coffer, sugar, tobacco, aud other pro-1 the personal deductions '.'J per cent. ; tho j solute sefusal in writing, which would cm ductious. This would gon iuureaeiug with I tuisccllaneous revcuuas '-.'i por eout ; aud I barras us hereafter in the aeiyusitbii of the the increase of its population mil the do. vclopinent of its resources, and all portions ' of the Union would be benefited by the trade. i li .'11 I . ... . . . - ; 1'osiraule, however, as tho i.o.ssossion of thiii island may be to the United States, we would not acquire it except by the free will ' of Spain. Any acquUitiou not sanctioned by iu.stiee and honor would l,o too dearlv r " . purchased. While sueli is tho determina tion of the President, it is supposed that the ; i . ' V , . 11,11 ' ,,a'" Vi.t..-,.. t . . i ... i cJa tb(j ijjland , isiuim w iuc i niieu isiaies, upon ,i . r t i i- i the naviiwnt of a f or niol f n notiuoi.f .n ' . I L.' . . 1 It' t .... . - "c have receip" Urination from variom Booreas, botU ofbeiii 'and unolflcia", fbat among the Creoles of Cuba there has long exi-ted a deep rooted hostility to Spanish dominion. The revolutions w hich arc rapid ly succeeding each other throughout the world have inspired the Cubans with an ar dent and irrepressible desire to achieve their independence. Indeed, we are in I formed bv the Consul of the United States at Havana that " there appear, every pro- labnj thut t)c jsani, H , soon J I Mate f tivi Wiir.- Jlc als0 ,tiltcs lh;lt .. cfrorts arc ,,ow ,i( Ili:i(Ju t0 rai0 moiev for iat ; r there wi.l be attempts to induce a few of the volunteer rcninem- now in Mexico to obtain their di.-thargc and join the revolu tion.'' I need scarcely inform you that the Gov ernment of the United States has had no - ... j -...... .e. . s u.e TriL 01 .Il.-:lt i tloll 'IlllAll.f II... I n ...i.d nn fn . , . . from it. A short time after we received the information from our consul, I addressed a despatch to him, of which 1 tran-init you a cojiv, dated on the ! th instant, from which -.. . . .. .. voll Siii perceive that 1 have w al lied line to 'keep a watchful guard both upon his w .rds all( actions, so a- to nvoid ceii the least f-l-"ci'di that he had encouraged the Cubans t,. 1 -I,.. in l,,.rr,. ,..;. .1,,. v Government. I Mat.-d also that the r. la- tions between Spain and the United States had long been of the most friendly charac ter, and both h ilior and duty required that we should take no part ill the struggle which he seemed to thi'.k was impending. I ili loiiiicd him that it w-itld certainly become the duty of thi.- Go; crnim. nt to Use all proper means tj reiei.t any of our volun teer regiments now in Mexico from viola ting the neutrality ol ihe country by joining ill the nrnrin.ell eivi! le.-ir .-if the ('nlmn.1 against Spain. Since the date of my des- patch to him, this duty has been performed J he Secretary of War, Ly command of tin President, 011 the day following, (.lime in, adiircs.-cd an order to our commanding g. n ins charge of the cu.l arhati.-.n" of our troops' at Vera CniZ, (of whkh 1 tran-u.it vou ., -.1 1.1 .1 h'SII-n n nil !. so lo the f.lie.r .... j y. I iiirccting cael ti.eiu to use all) proper measures to counteract any such lau, if one should be on feet, and instruct- ill ' thelli to " ifive order tloit ihe I r :i ii-..orf s I I, ll... I..a ! ts ... ,.i 1' Uli.ll till livwji.' 111,1 , LIIIUill A I'liJllLll ! direc.ly to the United State-, and in no; event to touch at any place m Cuba. Ilie-coii-u, in his despatch to me, also stated that, if the revolution i- attempted and sue-, ceeds, immediate application w-uild be made i to the United States for ai.:,. xati n ; but he did hut ,-ceiu to think that it Would he sue-, eessfu! and probablv won';.! not be under- taken without tlie aid ot American troops. l o this ri irtion of tho ilc-eateh I relied knowing the ardent desire ef the Cubans to He aninxeii to our l inon would not be " difficult i -that I thought it predict that an h lay, if il should of the i-land to a-surcd 1 1 i i ll that ops could not be i;!i w hat scrupu inned the duties p tow ards Spain. I unsuccessful rising would t defeat the annexation e I lilted Suites," and 1 lid of our volunteer ti obtained. '1 h'.is you w ill perceiv e 1 his fidelity we have perl of neutrality and friendsl, I It is our anxious hope t iat a rising may not ittempted in Cuba; but it this should untortu'.ii'telv occur, the (.overnnient ot the uite I,.,!, 1 States will have performed their duty toward a friendly power. Should the Government of Spain fed dis posed t i part with the i-land of Cuba, the question, what should we '. r for it .' would tin n ari.-e. In deciding this que-tion. it will be importoiit to ascertain, l.-t. What in tt revenue it yields at the present moment to the royal treasury, after deducting all the expenditure incurred on its account ; und, '.'d. What nett revenue would it yield to the Government of the United States in its pre- I l,t C 'ti l iti 01 '.' The fir t inquiry I have no means ,,f an swering with accuracy. McCiill- eh. iu his Gai.-tte, ,-t.it. .- " that'the wlnde r. venue of the islun-1, at an average of live wars end ing with l;t", aiiioiuited to 8-V.i I "', I per year;" and it is stated in Hunt's Merchants Magazine for October, l-4", that the reve nue for the year I 1 1 amounted to Si n, lilii,--o- :7i. Since l-ll we have no inf filia tion on tin' subject in t lie Department up mi which r.di.iiiee can be placed. Mr. Cablcron informs me that the Spanish treasury at Madrid linvenevir received from Cuba in any one year a sum exceeding S.',ntt,i,tiO,(. In answer to an inquiry, how the remainder of the revenue was expended, he stated that it was appropriated to defray the expense of its colonial government, aud ti pa; and support the troops and maintain ihe vessels of war necessary for its defence ami securiy. It will occur to you that if Spain should eels' Cuba to the United States, she would at oneo relieve herself from a great part, if not the whole, of this i-i il, military, mid II nal expeii liture. Ill this view of tile sub ject, it would seem that the sum of i-oii,-(MIO.IHHI would be an ample pecuniar; in demnity to Spain for the loss of the island. W but nett revenue would it yield t t'10 tJovcrnineiit of the United States al the present moment ! Iu estimating the amount of this revenue, we must mainly rely upon tw o sources duties on imports, and the proceeds of the public binds. Of the average revenue of ?,!U,"1 for the live years ending w ith 1SJ7, Mcl'ulloeh states that " the maritime duties formed t'l per cent. ; the internal taxes 'g'. per cevt. ; the ecclesiastical deductions 1 1 per cent. ; i tlm inannl rivimiu'i n I r.rr !" Vriir it is manifest that if Cuba were in the dim. Bes'iou of the United States, the people ... .. . - . f won d be relieved from llin wiiter tiart if not the whole of these contributions, with , tho exception of maritime duties. Jie.sidus, a considerable proportion of, these maritime ' duties are levied unon exnorts n hieh tlie con- i i ---- stitution of the United States would forbid, "cd by having it placed on record ; lor 111 Uut the important inquiry on this branch that event it would aimo.-t certainly, through of the subject is, what amount of duties sol"e channel, reach the opposition and 1 e could we collect in the island ! and this must nic the subject of discussion in the I '..i t -. depend upon the Binount of the imports. ; Such delicate negotiation, at lea l in tin ir This we can ascertain for many years up, ' incipient stages, ought always to be oiiduc till 1j 14 inclusive, from thctables published ted in confidential conversation, and with annually by the Intendents of fho islauj). the utmost secresy and di patch. The following tabular statements, extracted ! At your interview wilh the Minister for from Hunt's .Ma-azine. ii doubtless correct: Foreign A flairs you mi-ht ii.tro.lure the Years. Imports. 1?W S2J,:0i',l-l 31 4 I '11 -!.",(" 1. 1(H 'M L' 1,037 io','7 2o I 4:J a:t,.f-J,0!G 43 I'm 25,U5fl,li31 HOI Exports. c. . o-i "." ,: . . .. ur,n-1,710 do L'o,ll'(i,.-)!Jl 1H Admitting that the-e imports have in creased to twmity-sit millions of dollars since I'll, and estimating the average rate of our duties under the existing tariil at o per cent, which the Secretary of the Treasu ry informs me is correct w ith in a small frac tion, the revenue from import- would amount to 8(i,."(()0,HO!) ; but from thi.- sum inu.-t be deducted that portion of it which arises from productions of the United States im- poin.vi iiu'.' . no... j oc tviiii nunc jt 11 1 i'..t. tu ,...!., j, j; ,h y(;tll J , n '. accoruing to the booKs 01 our custom house. was f 1,7 1 :),!;((). Estimating for their in creased value at the custom houses in Cuba, in cotise.piciice of freight and other charges, it would approximate the truth to state that one-fifth ot the imports into Cuba consi-ts of American productions. Then, iu order to show what revenue we would derive from imports into Cuba, we must deduct oiie-tilih from Sii,.'ni(l,(hKMl, and the balance remain ing 5."i,'JIUI,n(lO, would be the :. mount. It may be remarked, however, that our acquisition of the island would doubtlessly considerably increase the animal military and naval cxpem lit ires of the Ul.ited States, Hut these calculations ail reft r to Cuba in ' its present comsitioti. 11 ere 11 a p .'.-se-.-:ou of the United States, it. population and in. du-try, and consequently its exports, Would rapidly increase, and produce proportion ally increased imports. Iiidecd.it is highly V': that during the very first year the duties would amount to a sum not less than ,Sli,ll(Kl,(inn. I hi regard t tho quantity of public lands 1 till remaining in Cuba, the lX-partiueiit ! --"- ' - i-v-.jv an . .11 o in .. . ion. 1'rom a11 that we have learned, it is believed I tbaUhe crown of Spaiu ha- already granted ; uy jar ti.e greater portion 01 the whole ter-, ritory of the island to lmlivniiial Wei need not, therefore, calculate upon deriving : mile I revenue liom this source. I. pon the tho Presidt lit would r.ot hesitate to ll stipulate for the payment ot , m con. vehient instalments, for a cession of the , island of Cuba, if it could not be procured j for a less sum. The apprehension- w Inch existed for lutmy ! years rigiii of tins tiovcrntii.-iit, ! that the cxtcllMOli 01 our lederal system ! Vstein ! would endanger the Union, seem to have ! passed away, hxpci letice has proved that tiiis system of confederated republic, under which the l ederal Government has charge of interest common to the whole, whilst local governments watch over the concerns of the re-pective States, is capable of almx-t in dilinite extension, with increasing strength. This, how ever, is always subject to the quali fication that the mass of the population must be of our ow n race, or mu-t have been edu cated iu the school of civil and re igious j liberty. ;;itli tins quanueation, the more , we increase the number of confederated 1 States, the greater will he the strength and .security of the Union, because the more do-j pendent for their mutual interests will the: several parts he upon the whole, and the' whole upon the several parts. It is true that of the -I I .'J ! U white inhabitant., which ; Cul a contained in 111, a very large pro-1 poni oi is of the Spanish race ; still, many i ef .'ur citizens have settled on the i-laii !.! and some of them are large holders of pro-; perty. Under our Government it would ' spceuily be Am,;;r,,nizt,l, as j.otn.-iana i... . l v:.i :., ii... l !....: .... r i. lias oeeil. lllllll lac Liounu.ill. s oi SUCH a fe al o-...,, .,1.1,1., t,.. ., ....,,,.. ' from duties aud absolutely free be enjoyed. :),. ,,j With the po-essinn of Cuba we should have';,, ,,',!', throughout the Union a free trade on a more j extended scale than any which the world! has ever witnessed, arousing an energy and ! activity of competition which would result in a mo.-t rapid improvement i:i all that contributes to the welfare and happiness of: the human r.ice. What State would forego the advantages of this vast free trade with, all her sisters, and place herself in lonely ' isolation? Hut the acquisition of Cuba; would greatly stn ngtlun our bond of union. lt possession would secure to all the Slab s . po within tin- valley of the Mis.i-ippi an ( I of Mexico free access to the ocean ; 1 lit this security eoul 1 only be preserved whilst the ship-building and nav Igating States of the Atlantic shall fiirni-h a navy sufficient to keep open the outlets from the ulf to the ocean. Cul a, ju-tly appreciating the advantages of annexation, is now ready to rush into our arms. Once admitted, shi would be entirely dependent for h. r pros perity, and even cxi-teiiee, upon her con nexion with the Union, wtuNt the ripi.ll; increasing trade between hi r and other States would extend its bles-ings and it- ben efits ever the w hole. Such a state of mutual dependence, resulting from ihe y.-ry nature of things, the world has never witnessed. This is what will eusure the perpetuity ef our Union. With all these considerations in view, the Presidi nt believes that the crisis ha.s arrived when an ctbot should be made to purchase th island of Cuba from Spain, and be hits determined to eiitru-t you with the perfor mance ef this most delicate and important dutv. The uttcmpt should be made, in the first instance, in a confidential conversation with the Spanish Minister for Foreign Af-i fairs : a written offer might produce an ab island, lies ides from the incessant ehaii'rs , in the Spanish cabinet h 1 1 1 policy, our du - fcire to make tho purchase might thus be .... l . i At 1 r ... .. i- . .. made Known m an ollieiai lorm to loreiiru Governments, and arouse their jealousy and active opposition. Indeed, even ii the pres- cut Cabinet should think favorably of the )rol.o-itiili, thev luiijbt be srcail i cu.barras- , , . ,, w ' Mil ject by lef'en ing to the present ilL-trae ted condition 0! nba, ami toe danger tcil condition of ( 1 whir exists that the population will in:'ke an is tempt to accomplish a revolution. '1 hi- mu-t be well known to the Spani.-h Government. In order to convince biin of the good faith' and friendship towards Spain with which this Government has netcd, you might r. id to him the first part of my despatch to Gen eral Campbell, and the old. r i--o. ! I v the Secretary ot War to the Commanding 1 ieiie ral in Mexico, and to tho oilier Inning' charge of tin- embarkation of our troop? at era t'ruz. You may then t on h delicately i upon the danger that Spain may lose ' ,! a by a involution in the i-i.'.ud, or that il i.mv be wrc-tcd from her by Great liritain, -h.i-jl'l a rupiarc take place between the two coun tries arising out of the dismissal of .Nir Ileh- ry Hulwer, and be retained to pay the Span-1 i-h debt due to the Hriti-h bondholders. 1 You might a.-siire him that, whilst this. Gov-1 eminent is entirely satisfid that Cuba shall remain under the dominion of Spain, we should in any event r.-si-t its n. -. j , ; i .-i t i . . l y ai:y other nation. And, finally, y ;i mi.:!,!, inform him that, tinder all th.'-e cii'cijm.-'.aii- ces. the President had arrived at rhe e.ii-clii.-ion that Spain might l.e wiliir.g Lj trans fer the island to the United Mates for a fair and full consideration. You might cite as a precedent the cession of Louisiana to this country ly Napoleon, under somewhat simi- ' lar circiim-tatiee-, wh.-u he w a- at tie' zenith at tie lain of his power and glory. I h 1" -cnt d these C ni tl.i.ir la and you can lill up the outline !: formation coiiimuiiicate.l iu this as well as from your own knowled subj' ct. Should the .Minister for ,f the .reign Affairs lend a favorable ear to y...ur pr ii o- ' silion, then the question of the consideration jto be paid would arise, and von have been furni-hed with information in thi - despatch which will enable vjii t lli-CU- that il'les- ,11011. ill ll-uc.- 10 ,01. I r n 1 it V here to ols- rve that, wbi ii.fonnatilig . f ro .-t:it, d -t -.ii:g loo egard t C,i! a V tl, intt amount ot revelni reached Old pain, he bad let then. ami our has not now. the most rein-de idea of intention to make an attempt to the i-land. pureha-e J he President would be willing to st;pu- late for the payment of one hundred mill: uis of dollars. '1 his, however, is the maxMiuim price ; and if Spain should be willing to s, t you w ill ue your best eff-.rts to p:n-h.i-e it at a rate as much ub,v that sui.i a- prae- ticab e. In c;i.-e vmi shouUl be aloe t ticall r j c-i. elude a treaty, you may ad" t a- your m i el, so far as tne same inav be al piie.ii le. the two conventions of April : l-iw, be tween France and the United State-', f-r the sale and purchase of Louisiana. The sev tnth and eighth articles of the fir.-t !' these conventions ought if possible, to be omitted ; still, if this, should be hi'ii-pc'.is.il lo to the accomplishment of the object . articles si mi- lar to tin in may be retained. ! You will be careful to make a full and faithful report to this Department ' a'.l the i'.inv.'1-s-iM .lis .mil til'oe.,,' : in "s on t ,1 oll t i.-ct between yourself and t aiii-h Mini u ,-ue-u will iortant ter for Foreign Affairs, coed iu accomplishing tin as.-ociate your name with SiliS Mild V object, ; a most ,,i ,: the gh end beneficial measure to: the glory and prosperity of your country. Your. ei respectful! '.'. .'lAMl'.S HUt. HANAN PieMl'l.l s M. S.U MiLKs, i;-,p P Yo il w I !-'; -' the subject of this despatch 1 v a sin messenger to our Consul at Li draw ,, ,hL, Keparttuctit for the expense . ' ... 1 ' I ,. v.ni.oii, Ir-m.m I I inn ,e:it vou can transmit usty Thev may be directed to You may probably have 1. to th'.i'sul-jei t. t .) i.-o t :utio:i. the Pr oeca-pi :i. f the 1c ;n., -.. Phi'AHTMKNT i SrATK, ) '.:'.i, d ,'. 7, 1-1-. S ,:,: sir, Wi:h r retuv t'i the iu-t met ..o 1 1 you of the thank you to su! graph lor that ' In regard to t! th ulihu i, ( N i stitute the f di ginning w itii . I'-iblie lands JIA I w i ivv iug para- the Wolds, f Cuba :" ublic lauds Iu r.-gari to the quantity ol stiii remaining does not po.-Si 111 Cuba, the s accurate ii Di part; foi map," i:t in all that we have learned, it is belie; t the Crm ,.f Spain has already gran! lar the graater p uti ;i ,,f the wl.ok t TV of the i-land to indiv i lua We "1 not, tiieretorc, eab-iliate UJiou deriving much 'i revenue from this 1 am, sir, Y, source. very respect fi; ; : y , rvaef. otr ..he holiest .) AMF.S HUCI1AN AN. S.M'MiKKS, F.-q. iMl l.t S M. Till: POHK P. IN! The Louisville g startling st.di the W.st: Ohio, in W.O, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Tetiuessee, Total, l'.o ." pro :,''"' 1 .71 -',-( 1 ,1' l.'tl -.'-'io''.7 o,l 1 l.l 1 1 l'-'.l l),7od This is coming it pretty str nig half ; og to every man, w uiian, and child in th niou ; but it is nothing to what we ar threatened with nt the next census in I'll 1 his western country will become .me va hog-pen, if this thing continues to iii' iea at this rate. t THE LEGISLATURE. 1 Tl proceedings in tlie ,-enaoe smee our a.t j...,U(. t'Urni.-hed but lew items of special . . . . b interest. A proposition wa-s made on J Ues duy to go into the election of a General .upei iiiteiiueiit. of t. omu.on Schools, but 16 was laid upon the table in the House. The bill introduced by Mr. Hyuuni. to authorize the 1 ii-inc.-s of liaiikiiig, imdrr certain re stiictiolis, up. n the l.oiids of the State ami of the United States, ha.s becu favorably reported on by the committee. It will bts seen that a loll to amend the constitution of this Stale, similar to the Free Suffrage bill which bad been rejected in that body, wai alo introduced by Mr. Heiry. The bill w as mmle the ordsr of t'ue day for I'ridav. (b.-day.) O11 Wednesday, th resolutions of Mr. liyni.iu to abolish the pies.-ht Suj-n iiie ouit, t 1 mal e ten judicial circuit", and t establish a Court of Conference in place of the Supreiim Court, after some diaeuai'sioa w as nji. ... 'The most ititeresting ffnis iu the Ilottsu proecciiings of Tuesday and Wednesday, the . ,ti hls I ma cf the l ice Suffrage bill L I. d.ng, the 1 fi uii jjoljjunt - ,.ri:l y l-! ion of the to establish a new count v 1 nam. of lilue l'.i.lge, and the discus- ol the bill to bill to incorporate the North ma and Jrimes.-ee Lull I. "aid Coin- In regard to the fir-t of these the - i'i Mi laue till ilstauds. at the time of ll':.. tl.i-, in a singular position iu the Mr. Waugh, w ho voted ('i(;('.s' tho : the 1 ill, fur the junjior of mov- .ii-i ' ration, moved to n consider by wbieb it u as r.ji eted, utnl Mr. I'ui-'i--, moved t- lav the motion b I! eg a ! ' I. ivi i'lcl' l-p 01 the table ; which the Ib.-use la fu-id to si j by a te cf !rj to n. Aint thi i:, upon motion of Mr. A very, the fuithcr en-i ,b -1 ation i f the M.bj. et was j o-t om l to I'liday at I J o cluck, by a vote of ")7 t j'1. In this state oftl.e case, can the House, und. r the rules, of order, reconsider on Fri day ? We do not believe, indeed, il.at Mr. augh's metioli to reconsider can be eiit. r- t,-. ill. liut.il entertained, accord in j; ei-i, , .,f the Chair, i('..i. P.a'n,. iy . ' cap. i;,g it. ) in 1 - i, an.! of .,. r in I s-oii. it will ( q-dre s :j r. 1 oii-iiier ' The t re-i rt re so faily ci.xinccd ol thi- fuel, pl'e-vio.ls di ch-ions. th.nt.it tin! of this ,-essioii, n different rule to the d. t' :e',-oi ari Mr.'S . :,! three i:h Senate w. uini, r the i egintiing w as lo, , I. N, such Las been adopted th Th House. (lilCIl-- :i i:r ,n the bill t establish Flue l.i'lge wa. quite ai lma o.iuiii. Puryear, t'ai mi. l,:iei, li.'cated it, "Messrs. Cu-.k sud :ig it. of the lbus upon this bill, aetioii i-i t! e ,et-:.te, si. 191 Count; .M-.s"r. i Pobbiii N.a.l,,,, The aeti, f v , I II a- in, tu a 1 1 .. iii-posltl 01 ou the p lnake new counties- ,rt of Mr. Leg N. ili at lire t I Kobe- ii, iu the debate to which expressed a desire that act with the same bold lint the Senate had in re- ;ve the lone 1 H,.u-e i. Mild isi Jll t tie- - and d fusing t j make hew c Mimbi-r w;is now eigh cne it should 1 c kept i::itie.- said that the y-"ne. and at eighty Mr. CartnicLacl, iti la. ;i th a l pe p!e would Lot cease. , that the Legisiaturo ii.il their ju.-t demands a in v c i d g.-t no tv -t Wel'c M e onpl I ;.:). --is. .Wery and t ttin are the only men who have vet addressed the g. in II u-e upon the bill for the exten-ion of tho North Carolina Koa 1 to the Tetiuessee lino the frmcr iu support of the bill, and the latter in opposition to it. Its further coti-,-i ieraiioii was postponed to Monday next at I 'J oVI i, k. v. hen '.Mr. Fagg ha.s the floor. It will be sou, that the fo, ic !: -r, di-p i-e 1 t t.ihe aii-'ther v..t for Senator again, since their fright ou Monday and tins, too, led w itli-iundihg they were so zeal-o;i- in urging a few days ago the importanco of ili-;. .sing of this election at once. Truly "circumstances alter cases." P lill'saa; Pr. ted. In t ice .,!; are omit- he Semite, the bill introduced M ; Wood mi, in the early part if the session, nation f.r purp t. was debated by b-iigth, and with in .ng :i I nti". i, a I ., 1 . :ti C' -i :. I.,:-.:, I he sum ii olv. roii c-iines up to- d.n . ( Friday , I w m n Mr. Gilmer is entitled to the t! ,r. Iu the 11 'Use, a bill, relating to the call of ;i Conv eiiti on. W as debuted by Messrs. Le.ieii, of Davidson, Caldwell, of Guilford, and Dili, of Duoliu. ,1 'the ii hsiiero He" inter. t'llAf.i tT". Dec. 1th. Mi :.- 'i fr mu hearing tha have n;t dr. j-i-t r :iiHe. r one of tlu t ever seen, lie greatest pron i.s a mere in?" int accompanied on ics I h:. :dv i'"'ir year- a, and I is is iustriii.n ever liiis.-e, t by an experienced tifi.r, and a u-de. He came out first iu Willi -.' tai'ic, kis.-in the petticoats, and In iug placed upon a he bowed Very low t',;o or three Uii.es, : his hand each time. II' appeared did time iu u be ciioii' uniform, with. lit button- Mined up with bull', and boots iii.i ki.c hrwekes Willi a cocked hat and cath.r lie inarched thr .nigh tin; aisles ca:.;ig the dead hnuvh which was plavcl t the i.iner.ii .-f Henry Clay, uiarchiug to ..mo', noi-ic with a stately tread. Tha 'el. -I'l.ler is a-t inished at the amount of ,h;iial strength which be exhibits in ihe ui. and double quick strokes, his little -:;: 1 di:.:4 very little burger than one s ;. r. and tlie iu..t; ju f tin. in so rapi 1 thai a can s.viri el; see them. I oh-ci ved the v! el -rated druminer ami lei ier fa 1 r iss and, Peter Drown, -oi'ug near t!:. bv.r, r.,j t ill in :'.o a-t.i..i-l,-i.e,.t !. i) the nt'.. nt beats at.v thing 1. ever sew, aii-l em Int' tea b the best 111 h i t r another vear. MU. Cl.INGM N S FlIACITY. Iu ref . bis fa c :i'i::i 1 oi" r re en -e t i Mr ( 'iin gm an's statement, I, t!...t In- did not know wiio was oftl.e h lie" to the A-hev ill Mi's . i ;:'lg on his c n luet i.t 1. .1. l 'ii, of the M-.ss, i,,-i- . iVs, th.it h- ll lr. c;; , anl tin 'iaii and -!i .ol him tho ignit lie, d"ll Hvxl'l.a , ,d i 'was se; era! da ; s In fore he w r asserting ins f'roui Morgsnt oi ; liter e ignorance -if the author.) luUnt.'. Us -j . : r.
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