Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1859 — “We want Cuba for the Extension of Slaverv.” [ARTICLE]

“We want Cuba for the Extension of Slaverv.”

Tile Fanimany Hall Democr.i"v oj Mew York city, had a Cuba meeting a few nights since. All the regular and recognized leaders of Doughfaceism in the metropolis were in attendance, and all were furiously in favor of tile immediate acquisition and annexation of Chiba to the United States, bv force and piratical seizure. Speeches to’this effect were made by John Cochrane, Capt. Rymlers and others; hut. the speech of the evening was made bv Hon. A. G. Brown, IJ. S. Senator from Mississippi, who, forgetting that he was in a free State, utered the most intense fire-eating, fillibustering, slavery-ex-tending sentiments. In the course of his speech, this chivalrous Mississippi Brown proclaimed himself in favor of taking Cuba by “the mysterious opperution ot that power known in political nomenclature by the. name of fillibusterism,” declaring that “Cuba must and shall be ours, and the power does not exist on earth to prevent it.” And then he gave his reasons for wanting Cuba, boldly assorting that it'!' want Cuba for the. extension of Slavery.” But, says he— _J, “We are told if we take the island of Cuba, we shall offend England and France. The devil we will! (Cheers and laughter.) Suppose those governments should go on stilts, it we don t bring them down,d —d me! (Renewed cheering and laughter.) What is it to us whether they like it. or not?” Here is the reckless robber and pirate spirit boldly and profanely avowed and gloried in by a Federal Senator, and cheered and applaude by the Democracy of New York city! This unprincipled Brown is a “specimen brick” of the leaders of modern Democracy, who have control of our Government, and who rule this Republic. Although fully aware what is the object of the Douglas’, Buchanan’s and Slidell’s, in desiring the acquisition of Cuba, yet we were hardly prepared for such an undisguised avowal from a Southern Senator, in a free State. The extension of Slavery is declare ! to be the object, and fillibustering the most advisable means if obtaining it—in other words,violation of treaties,abrogation of laws, and a resort to armed violence, in preference to honorable negotiation, and the maintenance of public faith. And these declarations are put forth by a member of that high legislative body entrusted with making the treaties and laws, and preserving the dignity of the Union! And Democratic Tammany Ilali, in meeting convened, adopts resolutions in accordance with these sentiments, and gets on an ! enthusiastic drunk over them!— Chi. Jour.