Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-09-09
OUR sgw yoaK ConRESPssbESCE.
>lrw Hoax. Aug. F. 1851

AFE" AvNhf Aug @<S oals
 To far Eistars ef the Bsasers
 Afser an lbe sneers of the London Times. and the silly jokes ef his brother Punch. there are soae ssnr;hie folks in England who are wiling io admit the ssiiry of aac,ber mans invention. and hon, estly confess sapenorily when t really esis,s. This was proved ia ,bt mos. gratifying manner by the offer of Mr. Acfi of his farm. near London. fpr testing the American ieafing machines. The weather WAS very anfavorsblc. but, in spite of all disadvantages, Sir. MeC9rmick'S reaper walked iu,o inc standing crop s5 efegtaaiiy. and at Inc sane tune, into Jobn B,tiPs sffecl on 30 exien- svely that John called upon the spectators. no, { only to aeka.wlelge that ihc As1erican machine had lsity established is reputation, bat 10 give | three Hearty cheess.g Bfotkst Jonathan, They
 were gwen in first rate style, aR9 then enc mcie' with hip. tip hurrah" at ;he end of that agaio
 The news Of tns triumph has spread over Great | Britain and the agFicul,BrA raind already bcg,ns ! to appreciate our genius and acknowledge ,bs,
 '' occasionally you meet with clever man in
 Amerea."
 The whis wi1eanIers of this city are beginning 1 10 besti themselves a relation to tbe election of ] delegates to the Ssaie convention that is 10 core oT nest month. Just row they are coquct,ing
 with the land rcforlue1s. Knowing tha, without their aud they will stand tho ghost of a chance at the fail elections. The whig leaders have promsed the office Of state pfison inspector to land reformeF 0. hts e;y who las affinity with whiggery. The whcs know what they are about. however, in offering such man that office. They doubtless are troubled with acute prenonltory symptoms Of 4ta,c prison rascality and, expecting t0 be sent up to the state villa before long. they want a friend n the "inslitution'' who can rem der their soiouTn at that celebrated retreat as com f0riable as possible.
 1 The steamship Cherokee arrived at this port last evening with intelligence from Cuba to sunday. Aug lT. The expedition which left New oc- leans under he command of Gen, Lopez, num- boring some iour hundred and fifty persons, sue ceeded in eifeciIHg landing at Cubanos, about ior'y niles from Havana, wheie saasunary en- ! gagement took place between them and the Spla- iSh troops, in which the latter we're dreadfaIiy slaughtered; tIe Lopez party killed upwards of 900 Npanish Sodiers during tie engagement Oa ;he other hsud, fifty Ameneaas who were cruizmg round the codt Tn open boais, fof s1me purpose that has not ye, traaspirei wete taken prisoners ty the Spanash steam lftgase flabanero. which lu- .med.ately conveyed them 10 Havana, where they were ali sho; few hours afterwards; their bodies being then gwen for punler and muliIaliou to the moS' degraded portion of the populace.
 This intelligence will create Tremendous ex- ctemeni throughout Inc American mon. and, If am not very much rnIstakea, d feeling against the government of Cuba whict ugtiing bat san gainary revenge will appease. In undertaking that expedition, those that composed 1t knex, Of course the rsk they incurred, and were aware of the fate that awaited them In case of their lail- ure. Maay persons al he north would nol, there- fore, have been surpassed 10 hear that the Ameri- cans were shot, neither would they have pltied them; but Americans, like other people, thiak good deal Of the manner ln which thing is done; and few will read with codness. the accounts of the savage barbaritieS nA cted on the corpses of then fallen countrymen. The conquest of Cuba by America was never popular al the north; but the consequence of the brutality of the Spanish authorities will be, in all probability that nine out of every ten ot the American people north south, east and west will be ia favor of Cuban indepen- utHCcy anu SctIC4 ut idtti tHC9 VIII elect T.. In the meantime the insurgents are said to be making headway in almost every part of he island
 To give you aa idea of the feeling on the sub iect in this city, send you q copy of a "calr' for mass meeting in the Park this evening 1t appears in ali ;he daily papers and is posted on the walls all round tie city
 THE CUBAN MASSACRE-PUBLlC MEETING
 Mass MsEri>e of all opposed to the das,ardiy treatment of the American prisoners in Cuba by the Spanish military authorities, and Of all those who are in favor of Cuban independence, and op- p4Sed to Spanish bsut,-+ss, will be he'd In the Park this (Frdd>) evshing at six o'clock. All in favor Of Febaksag, m proper manner this gross outrage on civiiiza,on--thlS horrible act of cow ardiee, invited to attend and take part ia the proceedings
 shali be CT hand of course.
 Yours truly,
 THOMAS PADDLES