Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-06-08

: NC MtSAe0ASs 81 AtaAS " anton inro1d upon
. country at Eeace With uas Is eqnalled only by
s'sc folly u v'!:ich it was conceived and exc.
ensed. Il We sould. ia all charity, attribute
70 Gen. Lapez. Tie bead and Of his offending.
any high snd patriotic motives for his conduct
We would be Inclined 10 extend to hin some
sySaFashF hut We have III vain endeavored to
haa any thing heroic or honorable in his ac
tons. = sol;eve him from the scorn and ingno-
nsIay with which the Just judgment of the
ysa-ld must aesys visis the mere nlaraudeT.
TIE pasrsos may we'll seek from all scources
sssssn I'll q relieve his suffering land, and the
necssSitg aud gl0ry.of the end in view exeu-
see IN him submission 70 personal abasement
aae arecourse TO means and instruments, the
employment of which for any other purpose,
woald De most despicaple Lopez, if he were
Rotuascd By a love of country, might be ex-
ensed for seducing portion of our rabble and
saEne unquiet spirits from their allegiance to
our government, and leading them into his
en'n land 10 ;berate il by the sword. Buthe
has eviaced no qualities of true usan, and
none Of commander. We see no evidence
whatever that he was instirated by any but
Ahe neaness personal motives-revengc and
lust of power, or plunder. That such man
could attract pure and sensible men to himself
snd involve them in his selfish and unlawful
schemes, Is utterly incredible. His Ameri-
can followers may have incladed few gal
liant. unreheosing spirits who lovs adventure
Tor adventures sake, and court danger as q
bridei hut the mass of his followers could
have been swaYed only by mighty promises
Of booty and Beauty" 70 be wUn easily from
tiuid and feeble opponents.
CasaT's "Thrasonical brag" has now a
parallel Of certain fashion Lopez may say
----'1 came. saw, fed" Hisaehievements
IN Cuba should be celebrated by the poet
ssile sang how certain King marched up the
hh, and then marched down again" His is
not that self inmolating courage which for
bids the patriot 70 survive his country and
prompts him TO Gle for the land he cannot save !;
but i he is fond oE oEfghtinqhe seems deter
mined % indulge his passion prudently, and
acts upon the maxine that 'he who fights and
runs sway may live9o fight another day.
His generalship seems to be upon par with
his courage aAd his patriotism, for neither of
which be ssemsto have much credit at home,
judging from the utter want of confidence the
oppressed Cubans gave their ibrator when he
adventured ashore in the back settlements
Celeriy is the only quality of commander
conspicuous IN him. His preparations for the
invasion must have been rapid. or they could
not have eluded the observation Of those whose
duty Il was to nip the IN them bud When the
project got wind. his movements seaward were
very prompt When his forces were concen-
trated in tie Gulf be was somewhat slow, in
deed.in moving forward. But after be had
struck his little blow at Cardenas. with what
marvellous rapidity be determined upon and
executed his Tetreat! Never was there any
achievement in the military way that was more
truly entitled an expedition. 1t sprung up
IKE q mushroom IN the night. and did not last
the day flight Of q single day. Throughout it is
entirely disgracefuito those engaged in it. and
the faint efforts made in q few localities to
shield them from obloquy and punishment
will be Ineffective
TITS true. indeed, that ct Cardenas there
was some little fighting The Spaniarda are
braye and stand up like menin battle. Amer
leans are. in general, more than match for
theEl-but hose who we're engaged in this
paitry skirnish gained no laurels. They cap
tured she town from = much infericr force, and
successfully met the assault Of a body ofianeers,
and thea took to their steamer in trepidation
for fear that moro Spaniards were coming
The truth Is. they had enough of 6ghting-
They found a resolute, fierce opposition, and a.
most unholy cause weighed down their arms,
jtshey had been in the service of their coun-
try, with noble leader, or had been sustain
ed by sheir own consciences they would, at
least have made memorable stand at Car
denas But they were most effectuaily bea-
tenand disgraced by the Spaniards.and should
receive at our hands only the punishment they
have SO richly merited. Our arms are dis
graced By their defeat and flight. They werc
not Americans with the flag Of their country
cheering them; but traitors TO its laws who
had degraded themselves at the outset by sub
mitting 70 the leading Of foreign vagabond.
Il any dishonor has to fow to US from this
ridiculous performance, it must spring from
our neglect 70 punish properly the heads of it,
who made onr ports the places Of their prepa-
rationR and have fed back to US for safety.
The tone Of the Washington Union in this
matter is indicrous The aged editor seems
to regard It as his special duty to beat down
the Administration, and acts upon the principle
Il assai,ing every thing il does, and vitupera-
ting Il for not doing every thing be supposes il
omit4 Were Gen. Taylor 70 do the very things
that were 50 highly Landed by Mr. Richie,
when done by Mr.. Polk. the Union would de
nounea them. Its editor has "methcdin bis
madness. and does nothing bus whine or rave
We Ike a1 honest opposition, and respect Ialr
men who contend for what they deem nIth
and honor, however widely their opinions may
differ from our own, but this indiscriminate op-
position savors only Of faction. The Union
aasais Gen. Taylor for his honest effort 90 main
tain the laws, IL the execution of his impera-
tive duty as President and labors to prove. it
urcounstitutional 70 observe She faith of trea-
ties and preserve neutrality. II finds especial
fault that measures have been taken by the
Executive to arrest American vessels engaged
IN violating our laws upon the ocean, as though
a navigator could carry his country's protee-E
tien with him, and leave his duty 10 il and its |
laws behind. We claim no extraordinary me-
ri for Gen. Taylor in the observance Of so OBJ
sious an obligation, and We are confident the
Union viii stand almost alone in is fault find
ing. We are haIfinclined to suspect that Mr.
Richie had faith in Lopez, and allowed him
self 10 entertain the notion that the Cubans