The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-14

We have good reasons for believing that both General
Lopez and his company were encouraged TO land on the
ISLAND by representations that their presence there
desired and on no other suppostion can their proceed
ing with means so limlted be accounted for. On the
other hand the Spahares VIGOROUSLY the greatest
liars that ever existed Falsehood and cruelty two
great traits of the Spanish character and almost the only
ones in which that diabolical has undergone
change Tney lie on almost everything; and the grave s
no refuge against their caumnies any more than their
most soemnly pighted faith is a security against their
crueltes Their history abounds with instances OF cruel
acis such not 70 be found IN the annals OF any
other nation PROCESSING 10 be Christian, and with false
hoods that have no parallel any where II is PLAIN, there
fore that what they say respecting the course Of Cuban
transactions is not TO be relied upon The writings OF an
English tory Irish history the words oil sober truth
in comparison with what Spaniard says about enc
my and he regards every man as an enemy who does
belong to his own inhuma0, booistaned, false aud
helsh national nation that gave additional cruelty TO
the In1nisltion, and which treated ally
with hsmaalty much less with ordinary fairness; which
to other savage nations what the tiger and the hyena
beasts OF preyierOcioOs from the ambush, pess to
the conquered cowady before the strong, and carrying
ts hate lar beyond the bounds OF death and the grave
There is one thing that government should do, u
it wishes TO prevent itself from being considered iua-
nous; and that is inercede in behalf oil the nnou-
pate Americans who are held as prisoners by the
Cuban government II Lopez and his men acted wrongly
point which we by no means concede-lhe punishment
which has been visited upon them ought to be snfhcient
to sasly any government short OF one animated by a.
rect emanation from the internal regions vi the hVe
hundred that composed the whole expedition, tour
hiths OF The number in their graves Buchered IN
der circumstances the most terrible tnat have occurred
since the Lord Deputy Grey bulchered seven hundred
Spanards in lrelsnran event that shocked all Europe
in age that had Witnessed the St Bartholomew
their fate ought 10 be sufficient 10 atone Tor whatever
OF wrong il may be supposed has been committed, Why
should the miserable iragment--the band OF broken
down, destitute iorlorn. and almost hopeless men--be
sent 10 pass ten years ia the dungeons and ioresses OF
Old Spaia Why shonld they be condemned to what
will prove, at The best, bat slow, lingering deah-a
death BY torrents inflicted by The worst specimens OF the
worst that lives under the sun Spain owes II TO us
10 spare these men for her practice, both openly
and in secret act against our government and country
for generation after national existence had become
clearly established She paid and pensioned traitors 10
intrigue against our Unon and did great deal more
injury than has been done herself by the American IN
vaes Of Coba and for all this not drop OF blood, not
a single human life was ever exac'ed. All events
our is bound to make decided efforts in be-
half OF our citizens who in Spanish PRISONS and
from whom further attempts against Cuba could De
anticipated, they all TO be released IN month,