The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-28

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SPgEcH or GRN. LoPRz.-The New
iOIleans Della gives the following trans
lation of Gen. Lopez speech in Ihatc city,
after he had beeu released on bail, to the
ienIhuoiasIic assemblage that greeted him
at The St. Charlie, Hotel. II is pretty
aud off hand:
/ GeSTLEMES: ean find 40 suitable expression
10 convey D y"ulhe gratitude OF iny ls,iri for
these demonstrations Of your kindness aud sym.
pathy They are particularly welcome at this
I moment, when my motives and conduct are tra
lduc, d. ana my acts subje, ted to criminal prose
lcnliun OF this, hDwoyer do not complain: lie
who would eserve tie smiles Of fortune. mnst
| know how 10 bear her caprlces. | an prepared
for either
Gentlemen, wllateyermay be the short-sightcd
ICalcuatiOls Of d shallow aud selfish poiieS based
upon mere expedleucy, aud dlsregardmg tue best
dnd hottest feelings oi our nature, the hearts aud
lrms Of a generous and noble people cannot he
made indifferent to The socred cause uf freedom
aud humanity There is a law within us--s law
which you have this day made nauiest-whlcb
prOcIalms and enlorces lie duty oi nutfTal isss-
tiIce aud lJye among all men, by whatever ma
luOnal designation they may be known. My o.
Hence is, that have sought tie benefits VI tint
law that common bond Of fhnrnanhy-lUr op-
pressed Cuba | am CnisciOus Uf none other. Ii
lOr this must be uaduced and prosecuted. well,
lei it be so Resting upon the purity Of my mo
uyes, shall pursue my course and accept the
Consequences. whatever they may be. II II be d
crime to solicit The aid oi lreemen 10 achieve the
Liberation uf oppressed aud elsayed Cpbans---
Ill Al. ts.l
the Antilles IN tie path Of her magnificent desii
ny. am determined to be a criminal now aud to
tie very last moment Of my liIe-a periipacious,
unrepenting aud open criminal-iOr shall i'm
plure that assistance from noble and synpalhis
Ing men, wherever shall meet them-tron my
jud ees, from President Taylor. from his Cabinet,
aud from Congress- as shall ever beseect II from
God, with every pulsation OF my heart Gentle
men, thank you again.
: Ills scarcely possible that sensible men
can be influenced by pretensions of hon
esty on his part. to believe that Gen. Lo-
PEI was actusted by any other than base
! motives. The one fact, that the men up
. on the Georgiana and Sarah Loud were
deceived by the leaders in this expedi
li,n, who held out to them other IN
, lducements than Cuban adventure) anC
: came very near losing their lives, is sui
icient 10 stamp 'infamy'' upon the b-ow
= Of thUse individuals who conceived c
!" sanctioned the fraud. This one fact rel
ders it unne cessary TO refer to any of III
" curious incidents of his early life, aud
le is really surprising under the circumstal
ces, that Lopez Protestations of "Palr
D. otism, humanity aud freedom" should b
!" cheered by those who are called respe'
:. table people in the Crescent city.
II Had the men, on the above vessel:
d been murdered through any has'y actio
{ of the Spanish authorities, Lopez an
: bis gang should have suffered death fu
$ each one Of the unfortunate and deceiv
J. ed crews.
c Serious YET LAuGHABLE ACCIDENT -
The course oftrue love never did ru
d smooth" d" is an aphorism as ancient as tn
e apple tree in the garden of Eden, an
IS varously has it been exemplifed.
= " On yesterday, a couple of pair of fra
: moltals, one of which were bent OH tai
,e ing sail upon the sea of matrimnn.
were on their road to Lancaster frol
,. some where up North. full of glee and
il would seem in jolly mood, as the
should be. There was at the time g
i ing the other way, poor pedar OF pa
m ent medicines ,who was laboring no duuI
to counteract whatever influence the oil
( er party might exert in obeying the scriI
turaI Injunction, Which above all others
n, most implicitly followed.
III Abuut three miles from town the o
ly position parties met. the psdlar's hnrs
e. took fright, and pills, elixirs, sarsapar
- las, advertisements and certificates we
q strewed in sad confusion over the eroul
,e the wagon was broken and the pedi
non plussed The buggy, in which we
H. the intended groom aud bride, follow
:, : wild horse up the side of hill, brea
n. ing a wheel aud throwing The coui
a. down steep bank The lady was Sc
e. ousIy, but no, dangerously'itijured. T
a other party hurrying 10 the assistance
-, % their friends, met also with a misht
III Their hprse took flight. upset the bug
m, broke an axle-tree and threw them ov
he board,
To- The parties laid over at a house n
es where the accident occurred. This mo
80 ing they. finished their journey aud
lie. the pleasure Of accomplishing. tseir p
ed pose. May ylhey never meet with MI
Ia. unfortunate occurrence! fs..I
The last that was seen Of the ped
an. was near Carroll, his wagon ProPped
ne, rails, himself swearing at every step
the eainst wedding parties in general a
eh- railroad rides in particular. 1t is su
'py rosed that there will be no sickness
=" he peiphborhood Of the accident
,sa some time 10 come. as the medicine "
the generously distributed. luadl
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