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4hE EXPEDITION TO cUBA.

4 So contradictory and unsatisfactory have ceen
the advices relating 10 The moveme.ls and ineian-
coly fate Of Lops andhis corr patriots. that We fel,
at loss how 10 sssai theg.-whesher 10 give ere
desee toshe iat a. stated ty the ensmies or friends
" shs Cuban capse Nov lhat the sasoke Of bat,lsi
has cleared awayl we begin 10 see daylight.
We we're, q ifss firmly Of the inpFession5that
lhe Fillbusien aeEe a narauding party. and as
sarh, esud nor b justified In their designs against
tBe pace, harpisess and property Of power an
terms 81 ansity wAhthe United States We thought
1t strange. 100. ifsach was The unworthy object of
Lopez, that be skHuId have sedEesd ohis command
% many nthsesshH chivalric sons Of the South and
West&-mei, Ra1. from their boyhood had sustain
Cd characters. pate, nnaoyed and above suspicion.
Bat IS sihb6ura.fasss now being Developed many
stubbosa trpihsate coming 10 light
We donos wish 10 Be misunderstood. Gotknows
we should b. ,hc' las. 70 couatenance in any way,
dr under any circumstances, piracy Or robbery -
We would feistge 70 see peace and good will exist
ing not only beteen Individuals but ali the nations
ffhe earth
n "a, we 81 so reason 70 doubt) The expedition
was gotten up aAder ihs auspices Of an ambitious
Captain TO prosApse the selfish purpose Of being en-
riehed By the ,'pluadee Of an unoasnding people,
tbea ee say, ks and his associates deserve ielons
doom. Bat 4 We believe later disclosures such
Vas net The laet. A higher and holisr motive was
deeply buried IL his hsarts
He he'd testi.i for many years 10 the lovely
isle" had experienced himself and Witnessed the
wrongs isalGlea BY a tyranDical Despot upon
dewn-treddeu people.
Actuatcd BY Feelings Of philanthropy and loys Of
libeF,y he dared 10 raise his voice in behalf OF the
oppressed bat instead Of his petitions being heard
or protests regarded, he was compelled To fly his
rconairy, and seek home in the United States the
~'ssylum for th& oppressed Of every cline"
i For same time he has been in correspondence
with many ei The most iaduential citizens, and OH
GERS oflhe Spanish army. in ahis lovely CUBA
They gave him every assurance that If he could Sc
cure the services of small force ofthe sons Of
freedom from The land Of Washington" They would
form gptidis, around which thousands Of patriots
would rally, andthus free their country Of extor-
iien and tyrapny.
This correspondence was communicated to the
gallan, cffttenden the ehtvalrous Kerr, the noble
veazey and other liberty okingspirils whose bodies
now lie pierce. with traitors bulliis and whose
blood nosieus trailors soil But the darkest story,
we have not ye, told. The proud assurances, the
humble petIiass, the ufgent prayers and heartfelt
appeals, contained in thai correspondence, were but
the heisA machinations Of the Captain general, TO
'welrsms Aoss sase freedom to hospitabe graves.
& his object was 20 secure inthc person OF Lopez
tho leading spirit Of The Patriots he had no right,
moral or national, 10 inveigle gallant sons Of the
Unted States 10 join expedition desired by him
self and then order them 70 suffer an ignominious
death.
We shall have more TO say on this subject here
AFTER ~ sssa