Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19
THE CUBAN EXPEDITION.


The Louisville Chronicle publishes letter from
Col. E. b. GATHER, of Kentucky, defensive OF his
in reference to the attempt to revolutionize
Cuba. Col. GATHER states that he enlisted some
five hundred young Kenluckians, who were only
prevented from embarking by the order of the head
of the movement that it had been postponed. COL
GATHER states that he would not have been pre-
vented from carrying out his design by the Procla-
nation of the President. He justfes his conduct
on the ground that he sympathized with the gener-
Gus and. hospitable people of Cuba. The details
of the plans of last summer are given as follows:
eft first contemplated to raise but one regiment,
and that my which preferred, from the region Of
country where it would be raised, rural and of
moral honorable, and respectable body of could be
obtained than could likely get among the population of
the cities, and it primary consideration among the
leaders of the expedition have such body would do
nothing to outrage the feelings of those whose wrongs
going to redress. II may be allowed say So and
except myself the leaders of the American troops espe
cay select for their high moral and honorable standing
home, less than their military skill displayed abroad
We were, In raising to avoid much possible
all warlike display there to be marshaing of SOL
ders, beating Of drums Haunting of banners brst-
ling OF arms quietly and orderly consistent with
efficient organization form companies, that
they might to be- indeed they aggregation
OF individuals who were going to aid nation of oppressed
beyond the limits of the United States, that hoped
the veres monarchst in the land would hardly call upon
the beagles Of Government an armed body. TO show
how these rules observed by me- need only mention
that nearly five hundred reported to me by the 18th
Of August and quietly had the organization been effected
that nothing had anspired beyond the counties Immediately
adjoining those in which the companies formed Soon
after reached home known that authorized to
raise troops for dangerous distant and honorable
dition and numbers of young to know of the
particulars and to signify their intention of going with me-
In instance did persuade individual to do 80. made
and babe him choose So far indeed, from pesuading
Of body thought rendered most proper for them stay
home There nothing in all this as fancy, that
ed of maraudngwe going to protect the property
to the plumber of enemies soldiers they were
would be apt TO get cold steel hot lead and nothing
else for trouble The pay, though liberal for the private
soldier il it had been increased hundred fold, Verus
and of his complexion of courage could not thereby
have been induced attempt the pes the enterprise and
the pay of the officers being the army
there thousands in this Union who know do, that it
would barely suffice to maintain in the decences of
various grades. Let it be understood that make
kish professions of disineresedness am neither Dugad
Dagetty knight of La Mancha, wholly mercenary
nor wholly knight The motives of those who en-
gagged in the expedition, like all human motives, mixed
Honorable fame and wealth, both either with cause
would have induced undergo the pes the enterprise:
but neither the fame of Napoleon the wealth Of the
Rohschids could have tempted Of to aid in forging
the shackles we would peril our lives to LOOSE