The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-08
Cuba and English Statesmen.


Nothing can sound more ridiculous than
the great noise which British statesmen
sometimes make in regard to what they term
the .,grasping. ambition" Of the United
States. Lord Brougham, in speaking OF the
Lopez expedition, said that he understood
now, and to his great sorrow, that these pi-
rates had not only succeeded in getting away
from the shores Of America, but they had
actually escaped the Spanish feet. That
those execrable pirates, going piratically by
sea to Cuba for purposes of invasion and
robbery, as they had gone before to Mexico
fiby land, had escaped from the Spanish feet
He deeply regretted that they should have so
escaped. But he hoped they would yet
meet with the condign punishment in Cuba,
which they SO richly deserved"
There were terrific outburst OF indigna-
lion in the House of Lords, and the Amerl-
leans were freely branded as pirates, bucca-
fneers and robbers We wonder that when
sthe robbers went to Poland and partitioned
that country out among themselves, the vir-
! tous indignation of the House Of Lords did
mot rise to oyerHowing. No robbery about
THAT expedition. Of course there wasn't!
when the French army marched to Rome
and crushed the infant Republic, where were
these noble gentlemen No robbery in that!
There is nothing wrong in Russia subduing
lCircassia and appropria.ing it-no robbery
in depriving Hungary Of her rights! oh,
Eao! The British navy may prowl over the
Eworld, robbing, pilfering and stealing, & it's
all right, because it's all for " British glory"
The world remembers well the piratical
bombardment Of Copenhagen, the murders
in China, the wholesale slaughter Of the
poor Sikhs in India, and unparalleled astro-
cities everywhere by British subjects, with
The sanction of the British government, at
various times and in various ways.
The London illustrated News, Of the LIST
Of June. says: "s
aThe United States will have TO remem-
bef.if it makes itself party TO the unpar..
alleled invasion which has been commenced
by the gang Of adventures, lLopez d
\ aiii,l that Cuba cannot be wrested from
\ Soain without the consent OF Great Britain.
That large and beautiful island is in pawn,
4 and is the only tangible security on which
( the creditors Of Spain in this country have
i any lien"
4 So it appears that Cuba is, after all, held
as tangible security" by the British, that
it is q in pawn" that British creditors OF
4 Spain have "lien" upon it-that they
cannot ge! anything else. OF course, they
would not have Porto Rico, because that
wouldn't suit old Johnny. They don't want
4 Passage, Serpent and Crab Islands, because
thew want Cuba. John Bull is reserving
J that Islard for small job when he getstired
\ of q port, porter and portliness," and wants
something Of that nature just in order to
;; keep bis hand in. One would suppose that
the old fellow had swallowed enough OF the
West India Islands, having taken into his
y capacious craw fourteen besides the Dana
mas and Bermudas, Brother Jonathan all
this time has been whiting away at his
4 own business, not caring apparently wheth-
er John was infringing on the rights OF his
neiphbors or not. When he lays his mon
I strous paws on Cuba. however, John will
I find that Jonathan has something to say
bout it, and that it will not be so easily ac-
quired.
Cuba would be Of more value 70 the Unit
! ed States than to Great Britain, and at some
/ period Of time within century will doubt
{ less belong to this country by cession, Il
we get the Island we expect to pay money
/ for II if Great Britain acquire it, she will
pay money and something else a little more
y costly.