Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-08-28
RICH MOND, VA.
saturday Morning, August %, 1870.
CUBAN AFFAIRS,

published in New Yo:k for graiuious eifcuia
lon 10 further the cause Of Cuban lncepeEd'
e1ce. [, pur,rays in 81, wing co.c:s me n2'urai
feelings of people, crushed 10 Inc EARN oy eno
nous taxes and iniqutous csspo;lsm, Struggling
IN ba free and appealing for sympathy to The
nations who enjoy the blessings OF Constitutional
Government. We have seen nothing jet 10 Jas
i,v the reccn, Proclamation 81 President Ia! 1879
which. as The Charleston Mercury says, in view
of The anti.SoulLern developments Of The present
Cabinet, squin;s at ",rutking TO Norlncrn
,aaaticsrn." Il is true We hear oi meetings Oh
volunteers in New York and elsewhere. VINO
are 10 receive ST per month, and si''o al the
end OF year, and WIN are TO sail Today on some
secre, expedition; hui The geilers up oil these
storie, are perfectly 10 he dark, as 10 Whe'ner
The movement, is designed for California MEXICO
or Cuba; or perhaps, even for Hungary. I'm
deeI The last revelations iG the Wing journals
stale that line expeditions will moi sail. II locks
as If the whole scheme was gotten un 10
make liple capital for the energy and RI
Silance Of waning administration ] With
the mystery lha! hangs over he mater, wha'
evidence has The Executive authorities On Wlich
| 10 proceed 10 arrest the voluntary movements oil
fee American ciizsns1 II orgauiz.d and aimed
expeditions az ainst The peace Of q friendly power
are clearly developed, lheu we admit il will be the
duly OF the Executive 10 interfere, to MAINTAIN Our
treaty obiga ions; bu!, as things now appear,
there is much Icrcc 10 What The Mercury says;
SHE Genera! Taylor will have 10 es'abllsh
| here a iyFanDy as despotc as mai winch eAis's
| in Cubs, before ne can hinder an American CHI
| zen from gong where he rleascs 10 hshi LOT an
| oppressed people against shcir opprcssots.-
Thousands OF our gallant sons VIII 60 10 .1a'
glorious island TO rescue Ii from Spanish or Ne
ero domination, il called on by the people oi
Cuba. They will not allow this garden spot OF
,he world-this key OF the Gull oil Mexico
this gale of The mississippi rlver-more impor-
Iant 10 the South and the great Valley OF the
West, Than all the Middle Stales and Northern
10 hoot fall under any control mmical 10
heir interests In despite OF the Buffalo platform,
which Mr.. Webster asserts 10 be genuine wing
oe,y. declaring that no more States shall be ad-
drd 10 Ibis Union, hey will place another star
in our flag, among the brightest Ot tneu all, anu
make il there 10 shine forever. The irowns oil
weak aud already Frustrated administrator
the opposition OF Southern traitors in or out oil
Corerrss-,he cries u Northern aspifan;s 10
| power by n Northern predom,nance, or oil iu'
rious fanatics poisoned, like the rattle make IN
| Aupusi. BY their own venom, will not avert Inc
| onward march Of events Cuba will be part
| OF these Southern States, and Of these Unileo
States"
That The beautiful island OF Cuba, now suffer-
| lac under the iron rule OF despotism, VIII o't;-
mateIy come uld.r The shelter Of the American
Eaa.,, no one can d'ny, who has watched he
| progressive influence OF American character, or
| studied the intimate relations Of cause and ell
| tsct. "Maniles, destiny will surely bring about
| such result; but how soon, ard by what direct
process, we shall not b bold enough TO predict.
|, is evident, from the spaIklinss Of feeling ex-
hbed by many Of her free spirits a! home, and
| b; her intelligent, ana ardent SOUS now mixing
among our own population, that The day is no!
far distant woen The heavy yoke OF Spanish OPP
preston will be shaken off and rather than that
any olhe, nation should control her destiny il
will be The duty as we'll as the pride OF This lard
OF freedom 10 incorporate her within our boz
ders A. Inc same time We would violate no
treaty obligations, nor resort 10 any measure not
warranted b. reason or propfiety. Sisas tell
Us TIA, the pear will be SON ripe, ana will tall
ilo on! lap.
Il there be any one thing calculated to hasten
the downfall OF Spanish tyranny in Cuba, il is the
| following revelation in New York letter 10 The
Pailal,lp hia lrqairsr. The abduction al New
Orleans may resall in smckc-!hough the evil
l.nce bears decidedly against the Spanish Con-
n
people will never submit, tn ne inqaisiioriai su-
pervsiun cl an iusulcn Governor General:
at has been jusi discover d. that one Of The
most pericc. systems OF espionage ever sdpp!,d
has been established in this country recently by
the Governor General Of Cuba. II seems lha;
he has his aeen!s and spies in every city on the
Atlantic coast, for the purpose o. caves dropping.
and hearioe The sentiments oi The numerous Gus
bans wao usually visit the United States ant
spend portion oil The Summer here. copid ma me
a ho,e in which are three OF those gen,lems n
|, is further said, that several young Span
iards, who incau,iously divuiged their real
sentiments concerning The political position oil
Cuba, and expressed wish that that Island
should be annexed 10 The United States, have
been warned by their relatives aid friends not 10
return, Tor punishment awaited lhem rs soon Is
they landed. Il j; 10 be hoped mat those fellows
will be discovered an; driven oui ni the city
They need only 10 be known 10 me r.opfielCrs
OF The hotels where they stop, 10 be served gi,h
marching orders. think j! probable That | will
have more 10 say on Ibis subject in subsequen,
letter"
From "Le Pe,dad."l
| THE LAST CONSPIRACY OF CUBA.
| Exactly al tie moment when ne are going TO
| press with our present number, various news.
papers como to our hands in which Is inserted the
! Proclamation Of the President OF this Republic,
| relative To an expedition to The Island Of Cuba
which les it is saId) is intended. We keep
| back for the present other materials which we
had prepared, and postpone the p1biica
| tion Of our periodical, not so much al
present Tor tn importance ami novelty Of the
matter. as for the commen,s !uaic concerniug
L o.; some paper. such ss tie Republic and
! lntclliseucer of Washington, Vaic.. beng, az il
| is usually supposed, organs Of the government,
must te ePpri-ed Of the political march Of the
various administrations which have succeeded
each other. and particularly of those wni h
managed the government since The year 1927
which should haze been the first of the Inde'
pcndencc of Cuba.
We do not know that any invasion Of the
| Islaud Of Cuba b. Americans has been pro
ecied CT intended 10 be Effected; but we indeed
know, es we can assert, that all the world
knows, that whether revolutionary movement
| be made from foreign places, or BE made in the
! Interior Of the country, il Cannot fail TO b. ef
fected in Cu0a.
Things as we'll in tho physical as in the moral
order have their limits fixed by nature. Tho
island OF Cuba is not enly victim of tyranny,
and of the depcs da'ions and insults of Spain,
but instead OF being oaablcd 10 conceive hope
for relief III her unhappy siiualion every day she
sees the sum OF her su6crinss inc; eascd every
day she is most arbitrarily and insocI,iy oppress-
ed cheated aud BUNDLED. What is expeclcdi Is
il expsc ed that we shall be tho JOB OF nations :
We cannot be even that, because men arc not
susceptible of 80 much cquanimity after suf.
fering with patience and resignation for two
centuries aud upwards. We have drunk out OF
The chalice Of bitterness and ignominy TO The
last drop, and have thereby been rendered
IaIb VIII IN ha renuirad nu;p that pe