Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-01-12


GENTLY large to form a nucleus to invade
the island and rally the patriots around it,
was already enlisted The sympathes
of our people were thoroughly aroused in
behalf Of the enterprise, and many fer
vent prayer went up to the Almighty
for its succesc. No people in the world
have better grounds for complaint and
dissatisfaction with their government than
the native population of Cuba have
against the foreign emissarics, who are
sent over to oppress them. There is no
Government in existence which contains
more the elements of injustice, tyranny
and wrong than the Vice Royalty of Gu
ba. The concerted enterprise, to revolu-
tionizc the island, and establish more
liberal form of Government, embodyine
the principle of the right of people to
govern themselves, for which our ances-
tors of rs fought, could not but COM
mand the warm sympathies of all true
hearted Republicans of this country.
Yet there were many among our peo-
ple-with modification we state the fact
who viewed the whole movement with
GOODNESS and distrust Some of these
were influenced by the interests of trade;
some by II selfish disinclination to see our
institutions and principles extended to
other countries, and a vain pretence that
no other people but ourselves were fit
ted for free institutions; others, too, were
influenced by partisan and sectional con-
siderations. This body of enemies to Gu
ban independence was not inactive. 1t
called into its employ all the arts of ridi-
cule and calumny, and did not stop at
treachcry and corruption, when they
were necessary to defeat the designs of
the patriots. This journal, which, from
the beginning, has shared much Of the
abuse of theserevilers, has steadily en-
forced the duty Of the American people
to indicate their sympathytTand extend
their aid to all people who were strug-
Cling to initiate us in establishing free
institutions. Wehave been propagan-
dists to the extent of being willing TO ex-
tend ropublicanism throughout the globe,
commencing first with those who are
nearest to us We have lamcnted the
selfish policy which, in obedience to old
traditions and obsolete ideas, would iso-
late us from all the sufferings and strug-
giles Of our fellow men in other lands, and
make it criminal to aid Sthose ,efforts,
which in our own case, it is doubtful
would ever have been successful without
such aid from others.
Unhappily, however, the views of
those who were either opposed or indffcr-
cnt to the struggles Of the Cuban pat
riots, received a support, which we did
not anticipate, from the very stringent
and decided course of the Government,
in employing all its force to Illustrate the
designs of the patriots. An obsolete
law was revived, and lattudinarian con
stluction is given it, in order to circum-
yent the patoiots.
Spain, who had no particular claims
upon our liberality and kindness, was ia
ken under the wing of our government,
and no new measures were spared by our
authorities TO save her from the evils of
Rcpublicanism. We do not charge the
administration with being prompted by
other than honest motives; but we do
think that it went further than it was re-
quired by any strict law, or by any du-
ties it owed to Spain, in preventing the
expedition, designed to reyolutionize Gu
ba.
But let us drop the disagreeable past,
and look hopefully to the future. The
Cuban patriots, in this country, are un-
disnayed and unconqucred. They re-
new their labors, in the cause of liberty,
with cheerful spirits and bright hopes.
A littlemore time, patience, and labor,
are now required TO accomplish, what
no wise man will doubt is an inevitable
event. n
We parted few days ago with one of
these patriots, who has been sojourning
incur city during the pastsummer. He
is the gentleman whose name i leftin
blank among the signers to the proclama-
tion of the 1unta. During his residence
here, he made many personel friends;
but what's Of more value to him, he
made here many friends to the indepen-
dence of Cuba; whose voices will be
heard, and whose arms will be felt, when
the hour for action comes His c,tlm,
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