Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-12-16
Presidents Message.
FeHor- Citizens efthe Senate
oa9 E9r,ss df ReUreSenlotires

aad Hauss Of Representatives:
I congratulate you and our CON
mon constituerIcy upon the fayorabl
auspices undcf which you meet 70
your first session. Our country is a
peace with al .the world. The agita
ton which, for time, threatened t
disturb the iraternal relations whicl
nlakeus one people, is fast subsiding
and a year Of general PROSPERITY an,
health has crowned the nation witt
Unusual blessings. None can lool
back to the dangers which are passed
or forward to tile bright prospect:
before us, without feeling a thrill oi
qualification, at the same time that
he must be impressed With a CRATE
ful sense Of our profound obligations
to a henefcent Providence, whose
paternal care is so manifest il the
happiness ofthis highly-fayored land
Since the close Of the lust Con-
gress, certain Cubans and ether for
eigners, resident In the United States,
WHO were more or less concerned. in
the previous invasion of Cuba, in
stead Of being discouraged by its
failure, have again nabused the hospi-
tality Of this country, by making it
the scene Of the equipment Of an
other military expedition against
that possession of her Catholic Maj
esty, in which they we're counte-
nanced, aided and Joined by citizens
Of the United States. On receiving.
intelligence that snc ch designs were
entertained, i lost no time in issuing
such instruc uctiPns to the proper Off
GERS of the q hited State 5 as seemed
to be called f dr by the OCCASION. By.
the proclamation, copy of which is
herewith submitted, also warnedt
those who might be in danger of be-
ing i hveigled into this scheme, of Its
unlawful character, and of the pen
altiea which they would incur. For
some time there was reason to hope
that these measures had suiliced to
prevent any such attempt. This
hope, however, proved to be delusiye-
Very early in the morning Of tie |
third Of August, steamer Gale d |
the Painpero departed from New Or
leans for Cuba, having on board up |
wards Of four hundred armed mem,
with evident intentions to make war
upon the authorities of the island.
This expedition was set on foot in
palpable violation Of the laws of the
United States. It's leader was a
Spauiard, and eyeral Of tho chief
officers, and some others engaged in
it, were foreigners The persons
composing it, h9 weyer, we're mostly /
ciIizens of the { nited States
Before the expedition set out, and
probably before it was organized, a
Slight insured ionary movement,
which appears to have been soon sup
pressed, had taken place in the east
ern quarter Of Cuba. The impor-
tanee Of this movement was uHfortu-
nately so much exaggerated IN the
accounts Of it published in this oeun-
try, that these adventrers seem to-
have been led TO believe that the Gre
ole population Of the island not only Il
desired to throw of the authority Of
the mother country, but had resolved
upon that step, and had Pegun
well-concerted enterprise for effecting
it. TIE persons engaged in the ex-
pe6ition we're generally young and
ill-infornled. Tie steamer in which
they embarked left New Orleans
and without a clearance.
After touching at Key West, she
proceeded to the coast Of Cuba, and,
on the night between the l1th and
l2th of August, landed the persons
on board at Playtas, witt nn about
twenty leagues of Havana.
The main tody Of them proceed
ed 10, and took possession of, an. In
land village, six leagues distant, leay-
ing otI1Rrs to follow III charge Of the
as soon as the means of
transportation could be obtained. 4
The latter, having taken up their
line Of march to connect themselves
with the main body, and having pro-
ceeded about four leagues into the Ii
were attacked on the morn !
ing-of tie 13lh by a body of Span
Isb troops, and a bloody conflict en-
sued; after whioh they |retreated to 7
The place Of disembarqatioh, where /
about fifty Of item obtained boats /