Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-22
THE CUBA EXPEDITION.
FROM THE FLORIDA (rALLAHAssEEl sESrIsl


There nothing in the accounts get of this unucky
crusade which go invest this expedition with the smallest
particle of judgment Other facts may, perhaps, come to
light to relieve of its harbaned character but in their alb
certainly be regarded little better than flight
of romance worthy Of Don Quxote and that the bulk the
crusaders should have got back in safety miracle Of luck
much exceed by any Of the wonders narrated by that
mirror Of knight erantry.
The expedition appears have demonstrated points
with oerabe cearness One of these the with which
Cuba might be wrested from Spanish domination, if there
any disposition among the inhabitants to second an ef-
fort for that object Another is that such disposition
lists any such degree, has been represented the
mander OF this expedition assumed to exercise any judgment
all, to be Inferred that he would have selected and
did select of the dsaected districts point
landing But there is evidence the Published accounts
have Of any popular sympathy with the movement
On the contrary the inhabitants deserted the town, fled be
fore the invaders and the Havana Gacea says that tn
criminals confined in the garrison at Cardenas, when set
liberty by the expedonists took against them Key
West correspondent Of the Jacksonville Republican, getting
his from the officers of the expedon says that
Cardenas 200 negroes begged the General to let them gh
with him, and this is all the evidence OF Cuba sympathy
while Havana, the Savannah Republican account
says that 900 of the people volunteered to ePe the nva
sion and the Georgan business correspondent at Havana
writing on the 2lst ultimo, says
ssWe msy again repeat that the Government have album
dant their command both by land and and
employing udcous for the protection OF the
Island and the preservation of public tranquility In this
ey ,crmiy supported By alclasses the community
the natives the Island the Spaniards and oregners-who
have offered their services in Of necessity and militia
has been formed !"
beautiful commentary are these declarations and the
the moving piiful stories Of unfortunate Cuban patriots,
signing and groanng for quick deverance from the yoke Of
Spanish bondage and oppreson-sores which have been
circulated all the Union, aousng the spirit which
led volunteers Greece and Poland and which, this
case well nigh consigned thousand Americans to the butch
ers shambes Deceived by such representations these
went there expecting to meet people inAamed BY Spanish
desposm and ready PERISH if need be, in gallant effort
for their deverance. Instead Of this the people
in arms against them and instead of revolution, the
scheme resoied tse into simple burglary, arso and MUIR
DER To burn few houses, plumber the public treasury Of
eghtyour douboons kill few Of the inhabitants and
forty fifty Spanish dragons, and decamp, leaving some
thirty drunken and wounded volunteers to be garotedths
the uPshot Of the expedition for the conquest of Cuba
affair which all Europe will quote confirm the land
stealing ISLANDERS which they have heaped upon this country
The getters up Of this expedition every where over
whemed with laudations by the press What
evidence is there Of the purity Of the motives of the leaders Of
this expedition What evidence that they sought liberty for
the people of Cuba rather than and plumber their
account And surely, if concede the justice and
patriotism of their Objects some mercy and bowels OF COM
passion ought restrain the American press from putting up
such desperate adventures and inducing hun
dreds of welmeanng citizens to peril their necks upon such
enterprises. The New York Sun, in particular has fear"
full responsibility in this business, and ought to show that
has clean hands, Men may shout liberty to Cuba, and
get drunk over it in the bar-rooms Of New York Savan
nah without much harm any body but when, by
of Misrepresentation of facts they persuade other people to
peril their lives rash and hopeless undertaking, they
Justly amenable to something more than a headache.