Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-06-30
THE FACT AVOW ED.

we minated some lin" ago tnal Iu6
roason>w " hv' Moore, of the Texan navy,
disobryed the orders Of his government
was, that he had been bribed to do so.
The Galveston Civilian confirms this
statement. It says:
"The deep interest manifested at New
Orleans iD the movements Of our Navy
may be partially accounted for by the
statement of single fac, which we
have on the authority uf one Of the par
ties concerned Money was furnished
TO Commodore Moore by citizens Of N
Orleans, with the understanding that
they were 10 share in tho sPols taken
from the Mexcans iB proportion 10 the
amounts furnished This may explain
the extraordinary feeling which the pa
pers of that city have shown in the mat
ter We do not conceive that there Is
any thing disrepuable in having iurn.
ished money to be employed in this way,
and .we,ere satisfied that some of the
persons made advances solely with a
view to serving this country, but when
people Of the United States claim the
right to control or influence the move
menls Of our Navy, even at the expense
OF subyerling the Government, they
should scrupulousv avoid all cause for
suspicion Of having been Influenced by
no higher motives than the profits to be
gained BY such Investments
Nor does the Commercial Bulletin, IN
its reply to this article, deny the state
mcnt ItsimpIy regrets "that the glow
of indignation which Ilouston's ProcIs
nation excited in New Orleans" fell
harmless upon "the bIunted sensibilitiss
Of a portion Of the TeXian people" on
tho suppnsi'ion that there was some mo
ney motive at the bottom Of the aid rem
dered Moore. On tho suppostion! Is
it not iactl We entertain no doubt Oi
it, any more than we DO Of the feet, that
it was the influence Ofmoney which in
duced Moore and Morgan to violate the
orders OF their Government,
The Bulletin talks Of the sympathy
and succor which New Orleans has al
ways rendered Texas Be it SO. Does
that Justify, can it palIiale, the violation
Of the law of nations, and that infringe
mont Of right which converts the wal
vessels of Texas into pirates3 At this
moment any nation might seize these
vessels, and hang npat the yard arm
every officer on bOard. Is il urged tha
the object for which they were employ
cd was a good ono2 Grant il. Sill the
very same principles Of action would
Justify Moore nlurning Buccaneer, Onc
convOrt any Navy into a swarm of pl'
rates. "Bu,tho object all round was a
selfish ono. Think Of it! Certain citi-
zens OF New Orleans loan money to
Moore, and induce him, contrary to lht
orders OF his government, TO attack
people. with whom we are at peace, upOr
the understanding haf they are to diUidc
The spoHs dkCH + ON The MeEicans, or Il
hare some interest in The RESULTS Of Ht
crpeditjOn! Why, what is this, undor
the law, bu, converting this city, so Ior
as this matter goes, into n harbor Iol
pirates, and making those who so act
parlicipators in crime. Such conduc
ought not 10 be justified by moral poo
Pile, or 10 escape unpunishcd by oul
Governments No whero in this Union
ought We to counteaance, much less sns
tain, a sordid, and Specializing spirit
which converts foreign vessels Of wal
into pirates, g. those of our citizens who
are governed by it into band Of awles'
jobbers, who grasp at fortunes, ever
though ,hoy are to be secured by wild
sacrifice Of human life -- Cincinnati ga
zeue.