The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-05-17
The HUNDRED Cuba ExpcdstsOs..

S Ime OF our South, til rxchdng,s art. Of
tiring serious comments on the rumored Gu
ba expedition ard il every manner ciscoura1-
ing the project.
We Aave repeatedly noticed this move
menf, aud shall conriaueto do so whenever it
DEVELOPS new and important features. We
can scarcely apPrehend an attempt OH the
part of9he /" Iunters" to consummate their
intentions so long us matters wear their pre-
sent character.
The extracts given below are taken from
The New Orleana Bee--whose editor ia evil
DENLY well posted in this matter. The har
dy 81 ifiIs who are venturing their lives in the
wild scheme of oveuunring Cuba should
give the reasonable suggestions below made,
ii fair co.siirrhticn. The editor says:
Suppose that force of five Thousand
brave and reSoiu-e spirits be got togrth. r.
aud This is II very lib raj suppos,rm.-is il
within the limits OF reasonable probability
that Sucha furcr can Ovcrrun Cuba, break
down the prtSsu1 government, and wreSt th..
Queen OF the Antilles from the doni.,ou of
Spain? Five thouSard men, contt ming
against an army OF % COO disciIii ed troops,
islInd, hnt OF the sturdy. wciI-drilted and VII
ftnatIcnl III their attachment to the mother
country who drSI i>e the natives of Cuba.
AID VITO will fight lis the Pruisutr war has
shown lpIw Spauiards can fight. To conound
such soldiers with The poems of Mexico would
he tlthi error. Under Il 4 control OF the
ChitIin-GenerdI of Cuba are all The mu j.
tIohS "t war, tie lnrtresses, the Qualifications
aud iae regiments wish garrison them
That this iormIdLhlu arrtV of strength will
Yield to the tfInrts OF five thousand or even
ten Il ou>and Adventures. however intrepid
and desperate. is IL CO. cluSipn that 10 SINE
person can possibly adopt. The Iof The AS
s'tlltl.ts would. il all probability. he speedy
capture, Incarceration and death; nor cOulu
the Government here ,wluly exert lis pow
rr to avert doom brought upon Them hy
their own iemcrty aud IaWIesSness.
Much stress is 'ni! upon the disposition of
the native Cubans to rise in revolt iuaii,st rh,
grinding tyranny HAT oppressrs them. The
proofs at lhls disposition are ,mrntably DE- f.
cttht he CuhinS EN- willing TO call upon
HERCULES to aId them bu; are too indoenl
and =. irIilesS 10 help themselves Besides.
they are pnWtIl IS. destitute of arms iInd am
mu'n'iol. crush d AMI feeble race that have
tot yet vehtu ed to wag IA flgrr against the
hehrteSs dnrni liion of their ruthless step
n"tner. Can clfire coop, ration be- o>Si-
bly, txpertrd from such 1t source? Can we
look Tor display ui hrrniSn and devotion
from those who for century have passvrl,
submitted 10 the scorn aud cnntumrGy of t.
reign rulers " hn treat the colo ISIS like clil-
qurrrd s"rf>? II ose who rely upon the ma
Tives, il this co iunc'ure will be the victims
OF bif IA disappointment.
The last ohjrcrion. aud one which derives
"uS'tIiIlIy from The pvrrl menaces OF flower
nor O'Donncll. is that. if things come to an
rxIr NIFTY. the srr,ile population will be lib
Grated, and arms placed in thoir hands
Against the horrors ofsuclr IL deed 1t behooves
10 br On our guard. The Spanish tyrlnts
who lord Ii over Cuba are not ii whit tob mrr-
cliul log ati act Of such unnitIItied atro.itv
Sooner Than surrender Cuba. they wouli IL
vert iranto field OF blood deSoli.e It's II :ins
with 81 u glitter. blot out lis cvillz tiiO l. give il
up TO the bartariSm of AN empire of blacks
and m Ike it ii nockery aiming nations