The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-27

finally, Ia 1881 many sons of Puerto Principe
and Trinidad were executed for having declared
the independence Of the island Is not this to
love aud to toll for the liberty of ones country.
But the Cubans have not only toiied IN the 10
land, but have sought strangers to aid them in
their emancip ton from Spain. They came to
the freest people in the world, aud found men,
arms, aud ships The Cuban junfa ia the United
States had 5000 men prepared, and il was only
necessary To procure three or four ships TO carry
numerous expedition, enough TO afford any
CURLY to induce the Cnbans 10 join it, No one
doubts the herosm Of General opez; but that
the Spauiards Of the island deceived him that
he had TOO much confidence in his own valor
that he judged his own presence in the island
would suffice to induce the Cubans to Join him,
or that lac was unwilling to divide bis glory with
any one and rushed to Cuba with 400 men, are
indisputabIe. Sixteen thousand Spaniards fell
on him, and his heroic deeds, his tragical death.
are now too well known. The invasion Of Cur
denas and Las Pozas, prove HE vaIor To be daunt-
less; but not to have been free from rashness.
Cardenas is inhabited by Spaniards, and Las
Pozss is lonely place -Four hundred men,
compared with the Spanish army, is mere hand
ful. The Cubans did not join Lopez to attack
the Spanards, for the reason that they did not
strive for themselves alone. AT last the Span
iards surrounded the expedition, so that none
could Join it, They kept the Creoles from leav-
Ing the towns /; they imprisoned all who sought
70 JON HIN, and concealed all that took place at
Las Pozas and from the very day of his landing
published that he had been beaten, and was a
fugitive in the woods. In spite of all this, there
were various projects of pronunciansntos, which
We're delayed by the vigilance of the Spaniards,
ignorance Of what was prepared and the little
confidence inspired by the small number of the
invaders
We think we have proved that the charge Of
apathy and desertion is unjust. In Spain, in
Colombia, Mexico, and 10 Cuba, among Lopez's
are the names of many Cubans
who will be immortal in every part of the world
where valor, virtue, and patriotism, are appre-
ciated. The Cubans contributed to Lopez's
expedition IA much as they could, and are in no
manner responsible for his ardor and precipita-
ton. All hope did not Gle with him. He has
proven the Spanish army and navy are not pow
erful, as we believed, and that republican armies,
in a few days, by their valor, can gain advan-
tages over more numerous enemies. Another
greater benefit we owe to the expedition of
General Lopez. 1t is the best practical proof
that there are y ousands of Americans ready to
fraternize with the Cubans, prepared to shed their
blood in aid OF the conquest of our indepen-
dence. The annexation of Cuba interests the
one country as much as the other, both in an
and political point of view Proofs
of this are found in the pens which come to the
aid of the Cubans and employ their talent and
patriotism in making this reciprocal utility
evident, and in contributing, by every means, to
induce the sons of Cuba. and the citizens of the |
great American confederacy, to embrace as
brothers should