The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-22
II or l n g
Proclamation.
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED sTATEs.

The efforts of administration. which has degraded the
American name By viely trucking the nsoence of an
eee yet naughty to crush the noble patriots who
sought strike from Cuba the shaekes which bind her. have
been sgnay oed and rebuked by the ndg
people. Three successive ues have declared the which
would conne TO the limits of this Republic, the pa
otto feelings of her citizens, be in of that
higher law, which bids extend an active sympathy
people struggling for liberty and where there
struggle them from their ehargy and bid them
be FREE The exalted principles thus announced by that
deeply reverenced body which has proved itself this
other occasions. be the ruest palladium of liberty
will be acted with prompness and energy. The gener
sympathes of Americans will be restrained by the
selfish advice Of Washington, whose weak, though vru
mind could comprehend ideas which left to
the republicans of Franceo Brssot. Muat, and Robe
spereio develop and TO which " manliesy des
tined give glorious realZaOn The feelings of free
men will longer be insued their will longer be
wounded by the which every breeze WATTS from the
Queen of the Antilles Under your goyernment the dun
geons of the most detestaDe nqusition which has
dsgraced the world, will be eveled and thousands of am
gaGened by the of fathers husbands and brothers,
u whose fate they had only terrible apprehension. With
as its masters, the soil OF that fertile isle will furnish
treasures which the AIDED and savh who hold
it, know not how draw from its bosom until Cuba shall
rival her sister California, in the grateful made the
| heroes who shall free her from her thraldom.
In adding Cuba 10 that galaxy Of which umnes
and adons the political world you will but that
which belonged to your country for biologists
agreed that it, with its sister isles, formed time por-
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charges OF robbery and bgandage by which it has been
sought TO odum upon this enterprise. Where is the
robbery in taking what is own where the bngandage
Wrestling from that which belongs yourselves?
But progressive democracy the weak and md
pies OF theoretical mora,ists.
The democrats of Rome fatered before them nor will
those of the Republic which destined take her place
the world, be found less firm against their assaults Their re-
ducuon into practice would palsy stimulus great
actions and had they always been Observed Rome would
| and
would have been deprived of the brightest pages in
The advocate OF the higher law will give them but a
qualified obedience the private relations of society
where nations concerned he epudses the allegiance and
adopts the maxim of practical statesmen, that might makes
right.
Americans country has hitherto been the sanctuary
within which the victims of oppression from all quarters OF
the world have found refuge hher have fled all whom
the iron heel OF desposm would have crushed, and
this cradle of liberty that the patriots of all lands
devotion when the clouds of adversely lower those hopes
which they had cherished for their Henceiorh Will
be glorious prerogave to extend protection
them their homes and the conquest and
Of Cuba will be but earnest OF that light which, radians
from this centre will its revivying influence the
termos parts of the globe. The words =" am Roman
citizen, sufficient the hand of the
toner the American will henceorih be potent and
tyrants will trembe before the minion who may
claim its protection. To results glorious to your
country and advantageous the world while the richest
wards await you, you called upon encounter any
personal danger for have the
entire army well The population, will bestow eager
welcome those who will give impulse 10 cause, which
they only prevented iom espoGsng by the tyranny
of single Should however, expectations be dis
appointed Gan which think possibe.) and
should Prove undertaking OF real hazard,
ton readily be made, aud few hours sail will place
in of this Union. Rally. then, around the standard
which plant in Ibis city, you, WIN. like Lafayette and
kosciusko, would embam names in the memories OF
the unborn millions whom shall give freedom For
you, there inducements which presented themselves
to the minds of those gushed Fields of sugar
and hundreds of aborer lewthn grasp and The
lovely and bright eyed madens of Havana. long resign
their hands and their fortunes the gallant spirits who will
| give freedom to their country.
LA JUNTA IsLA CUBA.