Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-22
LOUISIANA DEMOCRATIC VIEWS OF THE
CUBAN EXPEDITION.

FROM THE "coURRIER LOUISIANA" MAT IL.
There various contradictions in the Of the pro-
ceedngs of General LorEz which appears in the Savannah
Republican and in the long and wewren letter from Key
West For these contradictions is responsible but the
writers Of the articles One statement Of those accounts
admit is to utterly ne1pcabe and must add bears
ugly appearance. LOPEZ found it inexpeden and diff
cult to maintain possession of Cadenas and wisely deter
mined to abandon it. The Spanish military post at that place
is variously stated at 100 to 800 It is difficult If not
mpaciCabe to learn from the information before the
public whether any of the soldiers inhabitants rallied under
the banner Of Lopez The facts would induce believe
that they did not After the Creole got away from Cardenas
and sea- Lopez took into his head land again.
we informed somewhere in the vicinity Of Matanzas
What object could he propose accomplish by landing in the
vicinity Of the second city of the island point oweah and
population, when he had just found necessary abandon
in haste village OF three or four thousand Inhabitants The
district OF Maanzas is the most populous in Cuba, excepting
only that Of Havana. Instead OF three hundred troops
at Cardenas there probably many thousands
Matanzas We cannot imagine what reception the invaders
could anticipate in rich and populous part Of the coast pro-
vded with considerable force Of regular troops after their
recent experience at Cardenas.
The whole plan Of the invasion, from beginning end
shows comprehensive skul military CONFERENCE.-THE
in the attempt to carry into execution there degree
ignorance and rasness ,chich propes that its leaders
,ohoy incompetent to project DeH carry effect
an enterprise IN Which many kves saked and inpor
fanf interests involved.
We tried to dissuade, and in instances succeeded
several sanguine young from joining the ranks OF the
vaders They were dazzled with the prospect Of brilliant
honors and splendid remuneration money for their pers
and pvations When asked what basis their hopes Of
were built they would talk of thousand American
rAemen, General Qutman General Twiggs, Colonel Don
phan, &C. We asked them to a single American Off
of reputation above the rank of captain who was engaged
in the scheme we convinced them that Lopez would
be able to muster thousand point and that they
would be subject to the absolute command of foreign officer
whose character was unknown to hem who had e1h
hbied proofs that would the presumption that
ne was worthy Of leading such enterprise. They were
neated TO wait before committing themselves until they
whether the promises Of the convers Of the expedition would
be realized by American officers like Quman and Doniphan,
taking the command In this way, shook the faith of
some youngsters who the point of embarkng
they ought feel thankful for the sage advice gave them
the last hour Of their existence There others tc
heads too hard to make impression upon any thing short
ofa bullet the edge ola sabre. We these obstinate
fellows safe when they to their homes,
they will acknowledge how deeply they regret their dis
regard Of our counsels.