Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-08-30

hanged To shoot regular prisoners Of in cold blood
deemed in modern times violation of the "ghs of war
but these individuals entitled bellgerent rights
whatever. At the very BEST they could be put only the
footing Of rebelous subjects and that footing would at
sink them into bloody grave. We at the Park last
evening flag with the inscription, The blood Of fifty
deed Americans cries for vengeance Doubtless the
of many good fellow, he looked upon it, nged with
indignation But was but base revolutionary rsc,
thy only OF the prooundest contempt We have heard and
the thing in Europe In Paris especially il is
OF the stereotype modes OF bringing instruction.
In time OF public excitement, attack is msdeby few NAL
contents upon the Government troops. The soldiers refrain
from acting upon the offensive long possible they
last re The slain and wounded snatched and borne
like martyrs, through the Streets with the startling shout of
AuT Grmes AUG armes! els egorgent reres ITO
arms TO arms they are numbering our brothers and the
cry Of vengeance is soon every lip But e1pedents like
these will hardly here The of our people are
too sensible and calm for such revolutionary charlaany
They too well remember the leniy which extended
to those captured in the previous LorEz expedition, fifteen
months and they too well appreciate the stern necessity
OF different policy the part Of the Cuban authorities il
the latter are In earnest about protecting their territory from
Invasion.
from THE NEW York TRIBUNE MONDAY.
That in Cuba there persons, and classes who
ioalhe the Spanish rule is pobableamos certain
but that msjory Of the people do is proved II does
not appear that the Flag of Independence floating
single spot Of Cuban soil when countrymen lately land
ed to raise it, that il had foaed for week.
hose Park orators therefore, who quote Messrs. Webster
Clay, &c. authority for the doctrine that our citizens have
right migrate foreign ands ohere ,1ar already e-
ISIS and take sides with other of the belgerents,
must know that this doctrine has bearing the case in
hand-ha they decevng and misleading the ignorant
thousands who hear them. There is law of Nations no
usage Of civilized States which authorizes citizens in
wade the territory Of nation with which peace and
there seek TO nce revolution. Those who do take their
lives in their hands, and look well the edge Of their
weapons, for behind these they have nothing to fall back
upon.
The Spanish authorities of Cuba have treated our adven-
turous countymen with extreme severity. The Spanish
character VIGOROUSLY tends that way. But the laws of
tons authorize the putting to death of taken in
against Government with which their country holds
amicable relations, while civil other by
their act And counymen have been fully warned
all hands that to be taken in Cuba arms against it's Gov
eminent is certain DEATH does us that the seduc
ton of three four hundred brave and nformed young
into such expedition that Of lopez in the face Of
the Spanish thousands of we'll trained we'll armed troops
abHndantlv supplied with artillery and munitions is a cupa
BILE, criminal act, for which the authors should be held to
legal accountability.
Wethnk the authorities Of Cuba have probably weakened
their counts hold that island by the summary execution
of misguided, unfortunate counymen that the ndgna
ton which will be excited by the portrayal of that severity
and, still more, Of the buaes perpetael on the dead Boz
dies Of the alen will manifest itself in and stronger
the island, though fearful Of human life We regard
the execution Of the alleged pirates" blum
der than crime. But the is not entirely one-sded
Suppose few regiments Of Haytien volunteers should land
any day the coast Of South Carolina Alabama, with
the avowed purpose of giving freedom and independence
to Their black brethren in those States and suppose they
should be ovepoweed and captured they certainly would
be, what think you, would be their fate Does any body
imagine single man Of them would ever have chance to
die by disease
AS the abuse heaped on our own Government by the
Park gasppes, it disgrace but themselves. The
Administration but doing its duty in endeavorng
prevent nvasons of foreign territory by citizens. II has
repeatedly and earnestly warned those citizens keep Of
trouble in Cuba has done its utmost prevent their eav
ing the country any revolutonzng forsy that island
any Of them sacrificed to Spanish vndiciveness the
Administration guilless of their blood. Can its frothy
vilers say as much for themselves
FROM THE NEW York SUNDAY MERCURY.
is shocking to think what by this time must have been
the fate Of the rest of the "praes' left with Lopez At the
time write this the latest from Cuba had left
them 10 perfectly hopeless predcamen dispersed and hunt
ed both by the Spanish soldiers and the natives armed mount
ed, and eager in the pursuhey had nothing else to look
forward to but utter ex,ermnaton Spanish report
us-and sorry to say that have read enough to
warrant us in believing hat they had been pursued nto
the puddes of San Miguel and driven into the mountains in
the direction OF Bahia Honda and San Diego de Munez
where the inhabitants animated with the best spirit are ready
to repulse them"
Who the authors Of the manufactured reports of Gu
ban revols, "Cuban instructions" and Cuban revou-
tions !" The Spanish authorities seem to have had the
greatest confidence in the natives all along If they had
had this confidence they would hardly have allowed twenty
thousand people TO gather together to view the execution
the fifty betrayed victims Of the bustero Lopez. Neither
at Cardenas, where the first futile attempt made to
utionize Cuba, here at Bahia Honda where some five
hundred armed men effect landing, and appeal is made
to the Inhabitants is there any rising Of them whatever to
give the slightest color the vanous lies that have appeared
from time to time in too many of newspapers and
which lies the many brave fellows who landed from the Pam
pero owe their deaths.
FROM NEW FORK SUNDAY ATLAS.
We have right to mpugn any mans motives and least
and last Of all inclined justify the summary execu-
ton Of counymen We have especial sympathy for
Spain, and not how the people of Cuba
and maintain their independence We revoutonists
all times and all OCCASIONS and from infancy upwards
have been taught that the sacred right of revolution the
best rampant Of liberty We would rejoice desposm
despoed and Frustrated by the genius Of revolution through
out the world and God knows that would be the last
in the world ntepose impeachment to the Cubans if they
seek to cast aside the Government of Spain. Le all the
nations of the earth and all the islands of the sea- say We
independent and Free" But should be recoected by all
that they who undertake to of conquest and
revolution engage in desperate enterprise and that the fear
fu consequences Of their acts must and will fall with enod
vengeance their heads. Those who enterprises
of the kind ought to know that if they fall they fail
woke fearful vengeance for themselves We depore the
fate Of the san and could have prayed them happier destiny
MORNING STAR OF MONDAY
The Sun Of this city, by aIsehoods the most atrocious
sisted to influence the passions and hoodwnk the judgments
Of the brave, and doubt really patriotic who have
persisted in Cuba These people have been sacrificed through