Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-13

nswSpsps in this city and elsewhere, well in view Of
the fact that hoss journals leading gallant young men %
certain slaughter We st loss to conceive how such
journalists or such citizens make psssuons patriotism
can sppssr the advocates oobcence 70 the laws of their
county, seeing that they have the bsnsu example Of
psudng those whom, with full knowledge Of the real facts Of
the csss have gored in evadDg and dyng the laws under
which they live and in the framing Of which they took part
We Sufficiently express our admiration OF the course
psrsued by the President In THU matter To him. the Ex
ecutve the people have entrusted tbs due enforcement Of the
laws He has rightly understood his relation the people
and the laws It is bis duty 70 the former, in every
way which his judgment suggests The latter be can only
obey In the discharge of his duty be may not be guided by
the voice Of part Of the people, Of the whole people, bu.
must listen to the voice Of the laws He may NOT any more
than the humbsst citizen, dispute their sovereignty In this
required act net tho elected Of the Peo
pe but as the Executive Of the laws enacted by Congress
And Mr. Fillmore has met the obligations became the
Chief Magistrate Of great Repubc the majority of whose
people know that the strength Of their country lies in obe
dence the laws In that course have doubt be will
persevee and will have the cordial unfnchng support Of
bis Cabinet His Admins ration, sure will have the
approval Of every good czsn It will rebound hereafter to
the honor Of country and in years Americans
will look proudly and gratefully back upon the fact, 90 hon.
orsbe MI. Fillmore and his advisers that at time when
wicked sought TO break down the barrier Of respect Tor
the laws he and they had the principle and the to
efficiently the supremacy Of law snd the nvolaby Of
contracts and tzes.es. 4 ll Il
PROM THE AslvILLE (BUxcoMBE, n, } MEssEssER.
As ourselves we sorry any part Of the
world odden down and oppressed panied to hear OF
men being cruelty and babsrous treated BY any body any
where but at the time hold in utter deestaion and
abhoreuce this Wild awles fanaca restless. reasonable,
mudeous and damnabe spirit that has been growing by de-
with the influx Of foreigners Of certain kind to our
counry and which If not checked the end Of the rope
must eventually subvet liberties, destroy our TO-
venmen break up the peace Of society," and render more
the and subjects of tyranny and oppression than those
for whom manifest much concern and alarm. We be-
eve that every man, every set Of wherever found who
get up aid getting up expeditions against any Power
with which treaty and at peace under any sort Of
preence whatever in conavenon Of our laws ought to be
taken immediately out and hanged upon the first tree found
n the forest till they pronounced dead 10 oil eternity,
perfectly regardless Of age, color, sex, condition. The
truth the Cubans proper have asked sympathy,
aid, cooperation; and they had republican Govern
ent to-day, and the American flag, with its stars and ss
waved Iumphanuy from every fortress, bill and battle
ment, they would not maintain it for month they not
ripe for they know what it Is have not been edu
Gated it ignorant with few exceptions and wholly
unfit for immediate change Of Government Under these
circumstances what right has handful Of outlaws and des
pesdoes to involve that country in blood and hazard
with with Spain, and almost necessarily other
tries, with all Of which we now at peace
~ FR0H THE Providence JOURNAL.
The Southern papers come to us with the false Cuba
which Manufactured in the North for Southern con-
sumption, and the Northern papers are bearing back that
which invented in the South and elegaphed norhwad
This exchange Of sehood and yany appears the in
famous that the true intelligence brought by the Chero
kee has exposed it. Think Of it Five hundred men, the
greater part Of them very young, have been seduced into
violation Of the laws of the land and Of nations and have been
led to death at the nsgation of cowady demagogues at
home, who did step towards the danger which
they urged their unfortunate victims.
FRoA THE NEWARK DAILY ADVERTISER.
But object present remark the propriety of
the designation which has been usurped by the invaders.
We observe that Lopez bis followers and sympahizes
denominated PATRIOTS What be the for such
assumption it is difficult oimagne they not pirates,
they certainly patriots There but definition of
patriot and that u.s. he that loves bis country Do the in
vaders Of Cuba display any love for the United States by
atng its positive laws and eopadng its peace Can they be
lovers of their country who straning every and
using all their eoquence to plunge into abyss either Of
foreign war intestine convulsion There is not
engaged this attack upon the ancient Power
peace with us, with whom have not much the
smallest for complaint who does not know that the
first effect At least Of his temerty will bring serious injury
his country and that the final consequences for aught he
any body else foresee will be taca and perhaps
fatal to the Union. Is it patriotic TO expose beloved
country to the hazard of destiny like this Could patriot
be guilty Of such act Can Washington Adams Jack
son or Monroe look down with compacency upon such
schemes Can Fillmore Webster suffer such conspiraces
peD and not denounce and struggle prevent them from
succeeding And those be patriots who are view
cd with dsapprobaon by the fathers of the country from
above, and branded ons by good and the friends
the Union among US
Away then, with the pretended title Of patriot; it is an
impndent and false assumption by who are neither
lovers Of their land of any other These love
something better than either. They lovers is true
but only Of themselves They leave the blacks to
continue in slavery, after they shall have conquered Cubs
and In sevitude than they found them For now
under European rule, their emancipation possible event
but when Cuba shall be conquered and added the Union
their condition will be utterly hopeless Till the American
constitution shall be destroyed their slavery will be perpeu-
ated. fN8'
These false patriots then, are neither lovers Of their own
country of Cuba for the slaves and free blacks constitute
moieiy Of the inhabitants Of the island Of whom them
they the lovers OF the few that help them the sad
die in which the Spanish Government are sitting
They lovers of the estates which will be con6scated
and of the power and influence and wealth which must
change hands, and be abandoned by their present owners
These things what these self styled patriots love- The
prospect Of these is which has knded such patriotic fame
within their bosoms If catalogue could be drawn out Of
those who have seized the musket redress the wrongs
foreign people, without being invited BY them do So
would form startling contrast of character with those who
wish well the inhabitants Of Cuba yet stay home
PROM COURIER AND EN- auIRER OF SEPT. 10.
Great national events not to be contemplated solely
with regard to their present magnitude future consequent
they landmarks ia reference the past and indl-
cate the road the nation has been pursuing State attains
greatness and virtue weakness and corruption by imper-
ceptble gradaiions and the direction In which 1t going
and the character which is acquiring be estimated only
by noting it, position distant intervals and such
particularly adapted call is real qualities
In this view, what 10 the significance Of the late exaodna-