The New York herald., 1850-06-09


Herald will sustain the rights and the true interests
Of the workinpmen, as il ever has done but it will
not countenance the introduction Of suicidal doc.
trines that would ultimately destroy the hopes of
the hoLest iaborer, of eleva,ing himself in the
community, and fulfilling the destiny for which
God intended hun.
The RECENT CUBAN iNyAsIoN.-FAcrs COMING
OUT.-There is great deal of undeveloped mys-
tery concerning the origin of the Cuban invasion,
aud vast amount Of very remarkable surmises as
to the money and men which the enterprise was
based The public mind has been so deeply in
tereeted in the matter, that we have been engaged
for some time 1n ierreting out the orgnators, and
the means by which the ridiculous project has
been sustained. We may have few curious and
important revelations to make, one of these days,
on the whole plan; bat, in the meantime, we are
forcibly reminded of the fact that John l.. OSu-
van, Of this city, known a writer for fashionable
periodicals, passed TWO winters in Cuba, and that
Moses Y. Beach was there also one season. How
these visits could have had any connection with
the history Of these distinguished individuals, for
the last few months, We leave an anxious world to
determne but we cannot help entertaining the
conviction, that if the government come 10 close
questioning upon the matter, some very curious
facts may be elected.
The way in which the orignators procured the
means for fitting out the expedition, was on the
Wall street plan of joint stock companies Scrip
was issued, known TO the initiated as "Cuba
scrip" TO the amount of three millions of dollars,
upon which the beautiful estates in Cuba were hy-
pothecaed in style of pre- reappropra,ion, that men
may call by almost any name their taste may die
tate as just and proper in the premises. This scrip,
we believe, bore the sign manual, as follows:-
NAFcIsoo LorEz, President Of the Provisional Co.
yernm,pt.
MosEs Y. BUpsLF, as Secretary, or Minister OF FL
nance and Conhscatcd Estates.
The stock having been duly separated, number
ed and distributed in certificates, was hawked
about in Wall street and Pennsylvania Avenue,
and probably, in New Orleans, selling at the exor
biiaDt price of ten cents the dollar, by which
the vast revolutionary sum of three hundred thou
sand dollars rolled into the treasury of the provi-
sional government, or government of provisions
for everything was done with proviso, and with
a " provided if" the island should be taken. Last
winter, much Of the stock found its way among
the speculaors in Washington, and several friends
of the cabinet seemed highly delighted to take a
few shares at only ten cents the dollar General
Lopez, at the same time, taking scrip for his
journey" made his headquarters at Washington,
and there disbursed some of the scrip, and twisted
the twne with which to raise his kite-star,
stripes, triangle and all emblazoned on il. The
knowing thought the triangle showed that
matters not 10 be done on the square'-that
the star was merely stuck" like the share
holders, and that the stripes emblematca al of
good drubbiBg. Yet there those who were
not skilled in hieroglyp phics and emblems, and who
launched out the dimes for the prospective dollars
in Cuban currency.
How far Lopez and his scrip influenced the
powers Ut Washington, can only be ascertained by
conversation with the spirits attending the house
Of Rochester, now in this city but we well
assured that the cabinet might have stopped the
Quitting Of the expedition, the second, well
as al the first attempt, had there been an inclina
tion to do There manifest cusaby on
the part cf the cabinet, in permitting any persons TO
undertake illegal enterprise, when the facts
making its existence probable were at hand and
now, there seems TO be adequate reparatiol for
the pgs except in the utmost observance ofthe law
of lSlS and the application of to those who have
incurred its penalties. The history Of the exPedi-
ton, after it left New Orleans, is known sufficient
" to assure that the invaders looked upon
in Cuba merely pirates, and thA there was no |
encouragement given 10 the attempt at revolu-
ton. What ought, under the circumstances, TO |
result from the presence Of this factl What must
all men Of sense think Of such Oh expedition, and
of those engaged in it 7
The Grand Jury will meet this week, and by
callir before them John l.. O'Sullivan, Moses Y.
Beach, and Dr. Vesey Rogers, valuable infor-
nation may be gained of the movements on the
PlaBheld platform. The people want to know all
about the affair, and their wishes must be graft
fed.