The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-11-14

some weeAs ego we publiaheda favorable notice
Of pamphlet advocating the annexation Of Cuba 20
ihe United States. Il seems chat this excited he
surprise Of the paper called Ia Pafria, and pub
iished n the city Of New Ofleanu. We learn this
Or ne hrst Time from tho New York paper La
fgqaa We gead In F1lda fssuasly. mas
much as il is paper via aeire principles and
devoted 10 rariieaf eads But we often throw
n Pa515g aside tn5vsihF a. We 40 thatii Is the
mefest apology ior 4 newspaper that could wen be
manufactured. Hence we did not see the article OF
la Patrfa until it was copied into paper having
some character and consideration.
The article copied by La YartlaS from La
Patria intmates that the Crescent has been
opposed to the annexation of Cuba to the United
States. Now Ia Patria knows that such is not
the case. La Pafria knows that several months
ago the Crescent published an article indi-
eating the probable annexation Of Cuba, and speak
ing Of such event as desirable; and La Patria
knows that it wrote some articles in answer to the
opinions enounced by she Crescent, and declar-
ing that the result we anticipated was not only
improbable but absurd. We did not, at the time
notice the aRti-annexationist articles Of La Patifa
well knowing that its opinions were the souphing
Of the wind-nere froth in the water agilated by
the breath q a boy. We deem it necessary, how
ever, 70 correct La Rerdad in the views it has un-
Willingly expressed in regard to the Crescent
and wish, by the way, to caution It as to the man
ner in which it copies from the NewOrleans Patria
We have never held-we have never expressed
but one opinion in regard to the annexation of Cuba
to the United States. We have always spoken Of
such an event desirable for all partiesfor Spain,
for Cuba, and for the United States What, then,
save spirit Of calumny and misrepresentation,
could lead La Patria to speak as ii has spoken Of
the Crescent?
Some weeks ago we excited the ire of many by
the course took in regard to the Rey affair
Throughout the trial ofthe Spanish Consul we con-
stantly maintained that the man, Garcia, left New
Orleans Of his own will; and hesitated not to de-
nOunce those who got up the Rey excitement as men
Of narrow intelects and impure motives. Knowing
the influences which were work in the Rey matter
| and f6reseeRg the tendency Of the Cuba agitation
would be to wound the sensibiiy of Spain, and put
of the peaceful acquisition Of that island by the Uni
ted States, spoke Of the Rey prosecution as one
founded on false facts, and injurious in its political
no less than in its civil consequences. La Patria,
too was consistent in the course it took II not
only fought against the acquisition Of Cuba when
the measure was advocated by the Crescent,
but il also assisted in the Rey agitation, well un
Outstanding that the latter course was the best in
the world calculated for defeating what many Of
the people Of this country have SO much at heart
the annexation Of Cuba to the United States
We have always desired the acquisition of Cuba
in one way-by purchase: We see clearly the OBJ
jet we aim at we understand also the causes
which may hasten or retard what we desire to SEQ
accomplished. With us, then, it was not only a
matter Of private conviction, but also of State
policy, to oppose the course taken by certain mar.
ties in the Rey investigation. We were no NOR.
to be overcome in our sense Of individual rights BY
the passions Of excited citizens than we were to be
driven from our position by journalists as ignorant of
public concerns as theyare ofther duties as citizens.
There is class Of newspapers which always fan
in with what they conceive to be the current Of
public opinion and such as these are always apt to
do more harm than good to the cause thew assume
to advocate. There are some of these papers
which have taken up the matter of Cuban annexa-
lion, simply because they think it popular and not
because they perceive the benefits that are to flow
from the measure. Ignorant Of the consequences
that are to ensue on the acquisition of Cuba they
are entirely in the dark as to the means BY which
such an event is to be brought about. They aoun-
der on, committing blunder after blunder, iniuring
iaF more imam they dement, and destitute OF fixed
convictions their intellectual conceptions are neces
sarily cloudy and indefinite.
1t Is no wonder that should sometimes be
misunderstood by such journals La Patrta, how
ever, is not among those who were ignorant of our
whole course in regard to Cuba. 1t well knows
what our opinions are, for it has combatied them.
It well understands that we ardently and anxiouslv
look for the day when Cuba will be part of the
Union, lor.it has devoted no little time and space
in its columns to the refutaon of what it was once
pleased to consider the dreams of an enthusiast or
the rawlings Of a mailman.