Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-25
SPAIN AND CUBA.

the Cuban flag exhibited at the Sun office.
II fires broadside into the whole news
paper fraternity, for believing and repub-
fishing accounts Of the liberating expedi-
tion. Our government is supposed to be
pulling the wires. The editor pays his re-
spects in particular to the Sunday Times
at the same time threatening Uncle Samuel
with regular "fst and scull" affair in the
event ofhis neglecting his p's and q's. We
translate the following:
tThe Sunday Times may rest assured that
the exposition we have more than once ven
tured TO make, Of the foreign policy Of the
United States begins to find acceptance by
the world al large. The bravados and boast.
ings of the press; public declaration Of opin-
ion in such cite. as New Orleans and other
Southern places; those invisible armies com
posed Of nen, and commanded BY formida-
Bile generals, though ignoran, and unified
those threats that cupidity which breaks ont
! in stupid and brutal insults, nor anything OF
the kind, can ever intimdate Spain or the
Spanish people, who do not desire, but would
not refuse 10 accept all the consequences ot
a prolracted maritime war with the United
States, whenever they might commit an act
of aggression agains, their rights on territory,
or permit the internal order Of their provinces
TO be disturbed by eluding the force OF exis-
ting treaties and special laws.
t., a.
what we could lose or gain in war with the
United States. Now we know it, because
we can see that our interests are vulnerable.
and can calculate the importance of our
strength and that of the enemy. This reflec-
tion gives us every confidence in ourselves,
TO demand, with a high head, that justice
shall be done, and to punish whosoever shall
dare TO attempt, as at Pensacola. TO constrain
US, as in the cession of Florida, and 10 insult
and treacherously wonnd US as i. Consta
Frmd.
1t is beyond question, that, il the press OF
the United States represents the national
mind, and directs or follows the government,
and if the open and practical infraction OF
treaties is cause OF just resentment for the
offended nation, the government and people
Of the United States, are reponsibie TO SPAN
for the damages the present excitement eau
ses, and for the damages il may cause in iu-
ture.
The armamen, rendered necessary by the
present threats against Cuba ough: to be the
object of prompt and vigorous reclamation
OH the part Of the Spanish government which
should in no way consider itself accountable
for the damages done TO the commerce oi
the Union by OBTAINING and searching Amrri'
can vessels, so as to exercise a police that
belongs to The authorities of this country, and
is neglected by them. 1t is very possible. il
our men from Madrid do no, deceive MS, thai
the Spanish government begins this year ic
indemnify itself for the extraordinary expen
ses, by appropriating 10 itself the interest o
a certain national debt, of bad origin, which
up TO the present time il has religiously paid tC
tn. United States The words of the Sunday
Times, written with the intention of eAoner
: aling the government and people of thin
, country, from the charge that so manies,ly
weighs upon them at present, have drawn U:
into faithful exposition Of the actual condl
ton of public sentiment in the United States
so that our friends in Spain n may not deceive
themselves with respect 10 the true state o
opinion al this moment"
~ We would call the attention OF oul
readers to the Daguerrean rooms of oul
townsman, H. G. Fetter, over the Comis.
sioner's Office. MIR. F. has given genera
satisfaction to his visitors. and such of oul
} friends that wish good picture shonld cal
without delay, as his stay among US is imi.
ted.
70 We clip the following from tn.
Schuylklll Haven Map
Ladies, believe not the vows one who can move
in your presence it a stature walking
but take HIM, the absent, the thoughtful, the sigh
ing one, who. in short, makes Ounce of himsel
whenever IN your company"
Or, in shorter, take the editor, who i.
doubtless a homepaihist, and succeeds ad.
mrably in assisting nature, if we can judge
from the above.
20 Two hundred and fourteen Acts o.
Legislature, have been published by theil
titles, and there are few more left. Very
few are of general importance, or woe to a
poor people who are bound to know the
law.
FROM THE RIO GRANDE.
The New Orleans papers of the 10Th give
US paragraph or two of later news from IN,
Rio Grande, not communicated by the Tee
graph.
Lieut. Hudson, the young officer who wa.
wounded short time since while galaniry
charging the Indians with party of mount
ed infantry, has since died of his wounds
Some little assistance, in addition to the
present vastly inadequate force, has been er