The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-04
Tuesday Evening, Sept. ., 1854

al information of the state of affairs upon
this Island. AT this distance from the
scene Of operations. it is impossible To OBJ.
tain accurate information, aud we know
not whether Lopez has thus far beeu sue
cessful, or as other accounts have il. driV.
en- with his scattered forces 10 the noun.
tains. The accounts sent by the invad.
ers are undeniably unreliable, while the
official dispatches evidently conceal many
important facts, and this is sufficient
reason for the great Discrepancy in diff
ferent publications Of the affair.
oue thing is quito certain. Our citi.
gems have been grossly deceived by the
leaders In this movement They went
to Cuba expecting large rsinf"rcemcnts
from the native Cubans, scarcely any Of
whom have jdineLtho invading forces,
either through cowardire or from want
Of sympathy. In either event, the result
plainly shows one of leSo things they
either do not desire liberty or are too
cowardly to deserve il. In this aspect
of the case, there can be no excuse for
Lopez and his followers Ii is not the
province of American citizens to invade
the territory of friendly Government TO
procure the independence of its sub bjects,
if they do not desire it or are too cow.
ardly to fight for it. Such a policy, il per.
miitei by our Government, would in.
volve this country in continual Wars,
and peceable. quiet. law abiding citizens
would be made to foot the expenses caus.
ed by the lawlessness of men who hav.
ing nothing to do at home aud unwilling
to work for an honest livelihood, take ev-
cry opportunity Of disturbing the public
peace and creating brawls with other
countries.
Men are not patriots, who know not
what Liberty is. Men who seek to o.
vade the laws Of our own country and TO
violate the treaty s,ipulations with other
nations, can scarcely excite that sympa'
thy which would be justly due aud freely
bestowed upon men who expose them
selves for the purpose Of giving free
dom to a nation which las shown an ar
dent desire to obtain it.
We are now at peace with Spain. The
United States has made certain treaties
with that country, and every citizen is a
much bound by the agreement an th'
President Of the Unit d States Poll
in all his annual messages stated tho iac
and "ardently desired" conlinunco o
tho blessings resulting from this hupp,
state of affairs. Wo hopcit is not pos
siblo for fow Hundred men in this coun
Try to disturb these amicablo relation
without cause.
We are we'll aware of tho fact lha
these misguided men are not wholly t
blame. There are other movements ol
foot, and mon from whom this couutr,
should expect better things are engaged
in them. The fact that United Sates
officers at New Orleans and other point'
permitted the departure Of the expedi
lion--lho still more disgrOceiul fact thai
a mob was permitted to hold possession
Of the city Of New Orleans for scverO
dAys-Ond other facts equally as noioli'
ous, evidently show disposition upon
the part of many of our citizens To take
this Island from Spain for tho purpose ol
apnexing ii to this country,
Under other circumstances, we might
look upon this movement in mure favor
able light, provided the Island could be
obtained honorab|W but not nnw. w,
havo scarcely yet escaped from tho opi
latlon which was caused by the anncxu
ton Of Texas and the purchase Of Cali
forniO; tho subject Of slavery is still q
pen to violent and dangerous discussion
and we are not now prepared to rus
madly towards that precipice from whic
IL required the bes, heads and hearts
tho Nation to deliver us. Good me
friends Of freedom, will pause a long viii
before they again trust tho strength
their Government aud tho patriotism I
our people, by further ahd unnecsssaT
annexation, which must Ven,ually lea
to the renewal Of the Slavery agitation,
p. s. Since writing tho above. W
have received the Ohio State Journal COT
tanning late intelligence Of the Cnba
expedition. If theso accounts aTO lru
aud Gen. Lopez has succeeded thus "a
there will yet bO hard 6sh,,ng aud
bloody contest on tho Island. Rel,
forcemenls will be sure "a arrive Ero
this country, enough to overpower a
Spanish army, Bot the questions nu,u