Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-10-04

sands of disciplined upon land and hemmed IN by nos
tile cruisers upon the coast they have suffered DISPERSION de-
feat and capture followed by barbarous death to be
ceeded by scarcely less babarous Imprisonment This is
the result if present intelligence is correct and II Is not
feel convinced that similar information will soon be
forced upon our belief
FROM THE CLEVELAND (oHIo) HERALD.
The Cubans gave LOPEZ aid and there not particle
of evidence that they promised him any, He made upon
people, and they all defended themselves against him.
ssFoT the sake Of humanity, spare the dead " ex
claims the writer,
This appeal has too often been made any effect with
any reasonable man.
In cold blood the murderer depyes his victim of e and
when circumstances force US speak Of him, told to
spare the dead" aud tell posery only Of his virtues.
violates all the ties of friendship, of honor, and OF
manhood, and yet we must not denounce him we must
spare the Dead and tell posriy that he had TALENT ac
compsbmenis DARING and he dead and can do no
harm be noble and had no faults save those
which most disgrace humanity.
Lopez is dead be died be would have done had he in
vaded this Union He possessed courage perhaps but this
attribute, commendabe it when guided by proper mo-
tives becomes when It'll misguided lssympahy
with daring crime common, and more than aught else
il aids crime. We too apt to sympathze with
the criminal and forget the victim
Without call from the Cubans Lopez to enrich specu.
latos invaded Cuba, and led with him corps comprising
many who noble, sincere, and patriotic in their venture
They peshed horribly gnominouy, and yet we are asked
eulogize the and the selfish clique wbo TO coin al
mighty dollars deceived and led of our best citizens to
destruction !
Lopez and those who aided him thus TO destroy the
who relied on their false responsible for the
blood shed in Cuba and, though man may spare such
g dead" !" higher tribunal will not
| FROM THE ROCHESTER (s. r. DEMOCRAT.
Ii is impossible predict what effect will be produced in
the minds the misguided people in the United States who
have taken part this Cuba business. II reason permit
ted govern them, cannot fail to impress them with the
folly Of making further sacrifice of life and treasure IN what
hoa If nnf
ta commander had the advantage Of acquaintance with
the points where hopeful But with this
advantage be has utterly failed. Is probable that
and inexperienced leader would be likely to succeed
1t sad and unpleasant duty record the destruction Of
human life under any circumstances However wrong these
unfortunate may have acted their fate will awaken deep
sympathy throughout the country, and at the same time is
to be hoped that will teach saluary lesson Every OBJ
serving and rejecting must by this time be satisfied that
the people of Cuba prepared for liberal and republic
form Of Government and have failed to manifest the least
sympathy with those who undertook prematurey to force
such Government upon them In this respect the case Of
Cuba is widely different from that OF Texas.
viii be that the of the discontinue Of Lopez
and bis from the office OF the Pcayune, at New
Orleans the headquarters of the Cuba Ween-
, ertain no doubt of its authenticity.
FROM THE "AMERIcAS UNION"
, CuBA.-From what learn from different
changes the attempt to revoutonze Cuba has proved fail
ue Gen. Lopez, the leader in the attempted revolution,
been taken and publicly executed This will put end
to the affair, at least for time.
We apprehend that the truth is the people Of Cubahat
is say, large majority of the inhabitants and property
holders Of the sand-have sympahized with the
Iutionists They have preferred all the while remain in
peace and quiet under their old Cove And the at
tempted revolution has been gotten and carried thus far BY
few dissatisfied spirits in Cuba assisted and urged by
, silly adventurers from the United States.
Under these circumstance the insurgents have met tbs
fate d.. Aaras ana trouble by going to Cuba with
Intention Of joining in the crusade against the Government
O one 10 mi hu
Whenever the people of Cuba desire throw off the Span
sh Government and set for themselves republican
principles, they will have sympathy and well wishes but
until that ime arrives think foolish in the extreme for
Of people mske boobies Of themselves behalf Of
what has been termed the deverance Of Cuba from Spanish
oppression"
D FROM THE WILMINGTON (S. c.) coMMERcIAL.
CUBAN AFrAIRs-There is great deal now said about
high connexions and wealth Lopez and attempt
made to class him the martyrs the Of liberty
He not the first victim to his criminal ambition that
attained applause pndeserved is heedessy award
. ed The simple virtue Of brarery not very rare pre-
sume as to exal man above his fellows. There many
millions Of citizens quite as brave as Lopez was This
certain the only quality that entitled him to distinction
il he possessed even that which quite pobemalica His
first expedition betrayed want Of judgment and common
4 sense his second was the contamination of folly
We not disposed enter the in which the merits
demeri,s of this to be canvased We are very
well satisfied that the higher his friends, pretended or real
exat him. the lower will be be esteemed by contrast when
his true history shall be written by the of truth. We
have all TO depore the fate that very small man. in
all that pertains 10 the statesman the soldier should be in
strumen,al in producing great of mischief
consolation the pride of to find that
have been duped and by brilliant intellect though
devoid Of goodness but is very degrading the character
Of our that should be drawn into peril disgrace
and death by those who destitute of mind well n.
cple Every incident real manufactured that pertains
the downfall and destruction of Lopez and his followers
will be used matter of excitement among people and
the arocy of the enterprise will be hidden from view in the
smoke Of the incense that will be offered to the Of the
departed and attempt will be made to sanctiy the viola
ton Of the laws Of naons those of beloved country,
and the of society," and haow the ansgresson by the
Of liberty and patriotism But in God that
countymen, nurtued in the lap Of freedom, instructed
by the wise and vrtuous and just counse of brave and
noble ancestry, will not permit themselves be led by Span
sh Creoes in New Orleans elsewhere into the commits
sion Of crimes against their Government, sggressions
the rights the plund Of the property Of Spain, any
other nation with whom at peace We trust they
will engage in any hostile enterprise in which they
claim the protection Of the power Of the Union and invoke
the aid Of Providence Such position is alone worthy Of
the " Sons of Columbia"
PITTsBURGH GAZETTE.
LArArKTrE LopKzWe beg pardon for placing these
two names n line but writers and speakers who
either know not not what they say, have compared
the interference Of the Fbustiers in the sas Of Cuba with
the interference Of LArAIErTK and his compatros in the
between these States and Grea, Britain in the
Independence. Nothing be dissmsr than the
: cases.
As early 775 the difficulties between the colonies and
ne mother country had become serious that during that