The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-12-11
PRESlDENT'S MESSAGE.
Flon-citizens Of the Senate
and Of the House Of RegreseHfGtire

tsEyE-cttlzeitS DI the otHdte
and Of the House Of Representatives.:
congra tulate you and our common eonstitu-
ecy upon the favorable auspices under which
YOU meet for your first session. Our country Is
at peace with all the world. The agitation which,
Tor time, threatened to disturb the fraternal
relations which make Us one people, is fast sub
siding and year of general prosperity and
beath has crowned the nation with unusual
blessings None can look back to the dangers
sdich are passed, or forward to the bright pros
gee before Us, without feeling a thrill Of gratifi
cation, at the same time that he must be i'm
pressed with grateful sense of our profound
Obligations TO a benetceut Providence, whose
Istenal care is so manifest in the happiness OF
ills highly favored land.
Since the close Of the last Congress, certain
Cubsns and other foreigners resident in the
JH,ted States, who were more or less concerned
II the previous invasion Of Cuba, instead of be-
ns discouraged by It's failure, have again abused
Tic hospitality OF this country, by making it the
sccHe Of the equipment OF another military ex-
petition against thut possession of her Catholic
majesty, which they were countenanced,
sde'l and joined by citizens of the United States
On receiving intelligence that such designs were
eHIertaIned, lost no time in issuing such IL
sFucuons 10 the proper officers Of the United
states rs seemed 10 be called for by the Occa-
A0a. By the proclamation, copy Of which Is
herewith submitted, ! also warned those who
llsIt De II danger OF peiug inyeigled into this
scheme Of its unlawful character and of the
Ienalues which they would incur. For some
'Ae there was reason 10 hope that these mea-
cures ha1 suLiced to prevent any such attempt.
ms hope, however, proved to be delusiye.
very early IN the morning Of the third of Au-
gust, steamer called the Pampero departed
AJm Ne" Orleans Tor Cuba, having ON board
.gH4Fds OF four hundred armed men, with evi-
1.As intentions 10 make war upon the authorities
AT island. This expedition was set on foot
P1iPaOLe violation Ot the laws of the United
0,-Sea lis leader was q Spaniard, and several
" '-e ChieI Oncers, and some others engaged
: \ we're Foreigners. The persons composing
Fates
before the expedition set out, and probably
Is!0fe II was organized, u slight insurrectionary
-''sLlehI, WHICH appears to have been soon
t4seased, had taken place in the eastern quar-
81 u CuR2 The Importance of this movement
''' unfortunately SO much exaggerated in the
a'9unts Of II published IN this country. that
se'e sdFenturers seem to have been led to be-
I''e mat the Creole population of the island not
s1y desired TO throw off the authority of the
-'Ler country, but had resolved upon that step,
- ha4 begun well-concerted enterprise Tor
~-e'uhS It The persons engaged in the expe-
-Aoa were generally young and ill-informed.
We steamer IN which they embarked left New
V'"aIs stealthily and without a clearance
.i's' touching at Key West, she proceeded to
~e q, coast Of Cuba, and, on the night between the
t'4 and 18th OF august, landed the persons on
14 sH III Ilaytas, within about twenty leagues
eiIhTana
II ile main body of them proceeded to, and
> rnrR Of Il 1
5-iN leaving others to follow in charge of the
e-eiI fs' 1s soon rs the means of transportation
go 49, se obtained. The latter, having taken up
tsa I'M l'he 'i march to connect themselves with
80. IAN ooay and having proceeded about four
r,osr; - INTO 'he country, were attacked on the
sDJ 80 u lAe 10th by body of Spanish troops,
yar-. eoh1iaet ensued after which thew
sbor s. - tae place of disenbarcation, where
{,rEei u them obtained boats and re-em-
ceptsJ - 'nerein- They we're, however, inter
Spanish '-.lOAS the keys near the shore by
and Co., <t.'er cruising on the coast. captured
saiDeJ beS- % Havana, and. after being ex-
u te nnbI;el a military court, were sentenced
carried into executed, and the sentence was
On recai,;SIeet sueet on the 10th of August
COmno5s.a information Of what had occurred.
% proca.I 1 OAhaIl A. Parker was instructed
v,sa- ssJ I'm - 'ae steam-frigate Saranac to Ha-
persons e. 1AA-o the charges against the
hey cuted, the circumstances under which
heir traI s taken, and whatsoever referred to
tons from -t1 - sentence. Copies of the instruc-
ofAis letts,t Is Department Of State to him, and
submitted 'ha' department, are herewith
tie prisornss prias to the record of the examination,
against IT, aA admitted the offences charged
i,nd a; lt; Of being hostile invaders of the
he main He uIne of their trial and execution
add SDan;sl war upon the Spanish authorities
lays, b1n beiSa subjects After the lapse of some
Hey disnass overcome by the Spanish troops,
aer leo5eIlSed on the oath of August; Lopez.
Executed utdd4er e was captured some days after, and
iernapir,.. .H the lst of September Many of his
Ger and fs.;swers followers were killed, or died Of hun
hers Of sue and the rest were made priso-
ezecutsd5n d5nese: none appear to have been tried
PoA ami Several Of them were pardoned
ss re., ,,gauon of their friends and others. and
"'0s' enc hundred and sixty in mum