American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-09-18
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Communicated
The Cuban Question.


MEssRs. EDiToRs 1t is with much satisfac-
ton your course of action on the Cuban ques-
tion has been noticed and approved of by my
self, and number Of your readers with whom
am in daily intercourse. You gave credit last
evening in your spirited paper to friend OF
Gen. Pragay, for few words spoken in his
defence by an old comrade. That friend wishes
his memory not to be tarnished by tile name of
"pirate, or ''robber," or ',.treebooter," for he
was an honorable man There can be no aues-
tion of the fact OF his having been ali honora-
bic man, and sincere advocate, and an ardent
friend Of liberty: hence, he became enlisted IN
the Cuban enterprise. All the noble hearted
Americans who joined III the same entertrise
| had for their motto the liberation of Cuba
| hrst at heart But, IN consequence OF the
| failure of the enterprise and the death Of Gen
Lopez, ,chite-luered Americans are singing ,eans
OF glory 10 the mpgnaniniity OF Spanish tyran-
ny, and casting MI kinds Of insulting hngunge
IN the face, OF the surviving families OF the
poor Americans that were slaughtered contrary
to the usages of civilized warfare. But, the
opponents OF the enterprise say, they deserved
their doom, for they were .spiratesn ~ Yes,
Nlessrs. Editors, and a Mr.. Van Vechten, who
engaged in this very enterprise, being spared
his life, has published IA vile and infamous slam
der against the murdered Crittenden, his former
commander; and reiterating the same opinion
as expressed by the uhite tpered press of the
United States, that they deserved their fate as
. pirates" The day is not far distant when
things will be put right, before the people Of
this nation, on this Cuban question; and we
hope that all the survivors of the families of
those citizens of ours that have been cruelty
butchered in Havana will mark all those editors
xph baya fab ui1
against our misguided countrymen, and have
been extoling the clemency of the tyrant Con-
cha, and writing homilies to appease the wrath
OF Spain, that rotten aud prostituted mon
archy, and otherlegitimate tyranDies of Europe,
by the claw of nations will be dealt with oy the
opinions of this republican country, and the !.
LAW Of this nation" Yes, indeed Mr.. Van
Vechten is veritable witness Let this tsec-
ond Daniel" be called to the stand again. Per-
haps his '.pound of flesh" was not exacted,
and hence his disinterested testimony is given
against his former comrades. His statement
has been trumpeted forth by all the legitimate
presses OF the United States but the time is
at hand when these martyrs to the cause of
liberty shall be remembered with gratitude;
their revilers and slanderers, the dough face
Americans of the present day, will be execrated
and despised. You may think me over-zealous,
Messrs. Editors, on this Cuban question. Not
at all, my dear sirs; am an American, heart
and soul. hold to no such principle that will
disparage the American name or the honor of
the country. No nation, under the canopy Of
heaven, can feel as we do both for religious
and political liberty. We are the freest us well
as the happiest nation on the earth, and never
can agree, nor will ever consent, that such a
people shall be called, in whole or in part,
"pirates robbers" or any other outlandish
name, whether by the claw of nations, or by
our white-liyered editors These are ny senti-
ments, gentlemen. Yours, LITTLE FALLS.
September Is, 1851.