The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-12
THE CUBAN ExPEprrIoE-WHAr Is ITf-Yester-

The CUBAN ExPEDrrIoE-WHAr Is Ii-Yester-
day morning the Sun announced the expectation Of
great battle in Cuba, before the world had heard
that any disturbance was likely to take place in that
beautiful island. Not content with this twentieth
edition of the moon hoax it tried to give some color
to the ridiculous affair by hanging large flag, be-
longing to no people on the face of the earth, from
the caves Of its printing office. This is all very
pretty amusement for boys and suited to their ca
pacty but it is carrying joke little too far.
The probability is that such rumors, upon trifing
grounds, may have very detrimental influence
upon commerce, should men of business entertain
them as worthy ofbelief We have avery close COM
mercial intercourse with Cuba and it Is positive
injury TO many houses in trade to alarm them, be-
cause two or three young men may expect one day
TO have plantation, handsomely stocked with ne
groes, sugarcane, and segars, for hosting banner
before there is any army to fight under it. crazy
old vessel recently sailed from New Orleans with
two or three hundred men, but without money,
and with few munitions of war, and out of this
probably has been devised the great scheme for
" astonishing the natives" Should they be as
foolish the Sun believes they will be, and should
General Lopez be among them, they and he will
probably be treated as silly Louis Napoleon was
when he sailed against France, and subsequently
took up his quarters in the fortress of Ham. Count
Mirasol, by this time, with five war steamers, has
probably arrived at Havana, and he will have
strength enough to blow the bark of the hasty
assailants ont of the water with single broadside.
However, we think there will be no occasion for
wasting any powder. The whole affair will end in
smoke, and if an nsuIrection be attempted, in
ridiculous muss.
We are not ready for an annexation OF Cuba.
We have quite enough to do at home. We have
already annexed more than we can take care Of
decently. We have swallowed Texas, California,
and part Of Mexico, with millions ofacres oil land,
valuable and extensive gold mines, and great pearl
fisheries but We have not gastric juice enough to
aid us in digesting SO much. II will be long tune
before we shall require another meal. When we
have done with the weight ofthese, and have walked
up clear headed and elastic from thorough diges
ton, the want of which now threatens us with apo
plexy, it will be time enough to talk about sump-
trous banquet upon the lovely isle Of Cuba, or the
strong food which Canada could supply. Every
section of the countryside whole body politicians
an interest in gaining relief from the constipation
which Expresses il already and let us not foolishly
gluttonize in order to show the strength and ca
pacity ofour stomach. One of these days we may
have natural appetite and may properly exercise
it but at present we are filed till we are sur
feited.
We are aware that there have been shower
ing around the coast" in this quarter, number OF
men upon the town, who live upon their wits. We
know is part Of their way to carry on my stery
"a Kind Of Rochester knocking at the pockets ofthe
credulous-in order that they may live till oppor-
tunity gives them better livelihood but we do
not believe that they have found dupes silly enough
to countenance any serious demonstration against
Cuba. II they have, the world is more easily hoax
ed than we have imagined. An expedition to the
moon to see the man-bats, with shades over their
eyes to keep the sun from binding them would be
as rational as any attempt at invasion Of Cuba.
II is all moonshine.