The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-21

Madison' To suppose that Virginia will not stand by
Pennsylvania in the great victory just gained by the lat
ter over the combined forces of federalism and aboi
tonism would be to dishonor all her past glory in the
creation of federal system, and in the administration
of the government created by it.
military Judgment Of the British Army the Lso-
PEE Expedition.
In the paper called the British Army Despatch, pub
Iished weekly with the War Office Gazette in London
we find an article reviewing the Cuban question, from
which few extracts, showing that the inieli-
gent observation Of impartial in England displays
but little Of the extravagant censure which has been
poured out against the unfortunate followers Of Lopez by
our own government and it's two organs here in Wash.
iogton We commence with the following:
1.-THE Cuban tragedy is over. The sympathizers met
with no practical aud little moral sympathy since they
proved unsuccessful Gen Lopez has died feons DEATH
and a, far the world is concerned, the manner OF his
death will give colorng to the remembrance OF the ex
petition which all its lawles gallantry cannot hope to e
face The Spaniards used wise but devilsh policy In
their employment Of the hdeous garrots We cannot how
ever say that il worthy OF great nation But Spain
not great She is TALLY weak ate, all those
must be who have been lowered from the possession oil
wealth and greatness OF fleets and armies, Of conquess
colonies the position OF thrdate powera lesson
England would do well TO consider deeply WIN regard
Lopez he has narroUiy escaped the pufdfton OF hero
Had he been successful he would have been great and
patriotic man had he been shot, he would have been a
martyr q. he strangled, he arTant pirate
any in Borneo Fbuero F,bustier 10 tho word-a term
we remember have in Rabstais We suspect that
failure Lopez lay in want Of sympathy so much
apathy and cowardce the part OF the Creole poPua.
ton. Nothing is fatal and foolish as Quixoiism ON lie
half OF a willing slave Imagine band OF men proceed
ing agate the ses of Russia Would they be popular
Certainly nobn less for love than lear OF Nicholas One
thing certain that had Lopez commanded only many
Americans the Spnniards'who fell before his LITTLE band
obol,iu hi
ing decision of the European powers 10 tho final
set lemcnt OF the Cuban republic"
The prominent point in the above is, that Lopez il
cessfu would have been awaiting the decision Of Euro
pean powers as 10 the final settlement Of Cuban indie
pendence leaving OF entirely the United States
The proclamation Of the President outawng the citizens
OF the United States who would have been participants
in the glory OF successful revolution that island has
sunk us 80 low in the judgment Of the military men OF
Eng land tina, not though; OF in connection
with the international relations to be established by such
an event.
Again. this journal remarks;
ITO revert to tho Lopez catastrophe. II is impossible
either soldier civilian abstain from ndmiraton OF
his gaanty tho heroic bearing OF his followers deed
tragic than tho death Of the fly young men thot la
Havana call to mind. The GOODNESS with which
they the hazard of the die they had would have
shed halo round act more auocous than their abortve
physically Doubtless many OF hem though, sanctioned
by liberty. The 'pauot has been often used by
with a less claim to It's appropriation than hese-men
whose colder deeds the world has smed-men who have
been less scfdeceived than Lopez the motives of whose
actions would perhaps endure loss searching scrutiny
than his As for the reproaches uttered against him In the
hour OF ribuation by two of his comrades, they
merit but slight attention.
60" impossible to deny that the conduct Of the Cuban
invaders worthy OF better cause. Deeds a daring
the world may have seen, but This small
force landing In large and populous island with the in
habi,ants unrendly, and disciplined army oppose,
alter meeting with accident committing blundcr,
which deprived 1t OF fifty Of its bsvest men,
disposed OF four times its number OF Spanish troops
and killed the second in command Of the whole army
These circumstances well worthy of considcra-
ton"
How remark able a contrast is This with the language of
the Ints,gsreer and the Republic when par aiding the
just punishment OF Arbuhno and Ambrster and other
in the conduct OF nations against spies and
pirates, presidents to the nhumanity OF Concha
Havana. and the vain boasngs Of the Spanish officials
in the sigh, OF executions which violated the most sacred
treaty s,ipua,ions
But the mos, important suggestions contained in this
article are in the following words
Had the attempt Of Lopez succeeded it Is probable
that both Eogand and France would have ntcercd either
her SPAIN to preserve her young
1t true that Spain has outraged by the dishonest
thought base and narrow policy mako her difficult.
ties with Cuba the occasion OF pressing the claim. OF our
bond holders Tho dignity and interests Of England de-
mand hatto be made an occasion of itself II England
in place OF the futile attempt OF Lopez had Cuba
rs compensation for this mpudent spoliaton she would
have had somewhat more substantial excuse than pa.
,ioc desire the part of despersoe guided by an in.
thuas to free the langud Creole from fiscal tyranny
official exaction.
1--WE cannot close ihc,c remarks without expressing our
wonder, In these days of loose opinion and giang
contradiction. sta singular argument employed by
temporary to excuse the reputed barba of hunting Lo
per with boodhonnds We ourselves observes the Jour
nal in question. once imary hunted tho rebeous Ma
Boodhounds used in the time of Bruce and
Wallace to track kngs Ergo, their induction runs,
IL was right to run down the wounded Lopez with dogs
We shall offer no remark the fact Tf they GO
ing choke the with iron collar In the woytNa aga
style, II did not signify much how they caught him But
the argument OF our contemporary is one which would
render the study of history dangerous The annals of
Tower Of London offer many charming presidents
Of torture Men have been roasted in England. mpaed
hayed alive Tempebar, not very many years ago
necklaced with human skulls Gtbbets graced our
commons. Our bridges or rather bridge, thus fear
fully decorated Yet nothing but the fagend Of vacation