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

, Not less IMAM We ADMIRED the DOiu anu Wduiy
manner in which the New York Evening Mirror"
in the very fame and heat Of the Cuban excitement
in that city, denounced the conspraors and exposed
the frauds and forgeries which were the fuel Of that
flame, do we now approve and applaud the genuine
feeling of good man, displayed in the following
Of which we entirely concur. "
rRon THE NEW YORK EvEnISa MIRROR WEDNESDAY.
MERCY FOR THE POOR PRISONERS.
AS we were among the first denounce the infamous at
tempt the Filbusers revoutionze the Island Of Cuba
and to rob the Queen Of Spain Of the richest pearl in her
sonet (says the Mror shall not be behind
mporaes in pleading for mercy to the poor victims who
have been betrayed by scounde into the hands Of the Span
ish Government, and already expang their oes in
prison. under sentence Of Punishment in irons to the quick
silver mines Of Spainhose terrible suberranean Dungeons
from which few who enter them to the sunlight
alive.
The communication Of Capt Plat Of the ship of war AL.
bauy the President of the United States fully coroboraes
all we have heard and published in regard to this reckless
Iawess, criminal expedition Never grossly
deceived, OF more cruelty betrayed. So Disguised were they
landing among people who hated them and fought them
an Get Of PIRArEs and NOE BERs instead of welcom-
ing them "patios" and berators," that they threw
away their in disgust longing only to in safety
to their homes " WAen the American prisoners heard Of
the capture Of Lopez, cry joy and eruation burst from
their lips" single fact like this lets into the whole
secret of the expedition Lopez the traitor whom life bad
become burden from bis repeated failures to place himself
in higher sphere than God and nature designed him
hbacked up by few restless demagogues and mercenary
presses succeeded in Turing Eve hundred houghess
men into the jaws Of gnominious deaths or punishment
far teribechains and slavery for years. and exes
from home for f gives the heartache think Of it.
And yet these victims have claims upon Governments
but the elaine OF humanity. They became voluntary
laws, in defiance Of the patena warnings ard Judicial
threaenings Of the powers at Washington The Spanish
Of these prisoners in any way it may choose. All that
Government Do all that citizens do all that an
angel from above could do, is to plead for mercy
We do not doub, but such prayer will ascend Heaven
day and night from the hearts Of millions Of our citizens And
Isabella Second he but half the woman Of her noble
predecessor whose she BEARS this petition will be Of
fered in VAIN The President Of the United States will do his
duty 10 the premss As Magistrate be cannot interfere in
behalf Of these mi.suded miserable men. But as Man
and Christian be will do all that humanity and religion die
tate to arrest the awful punishment that awaits them.
As matter Of policy the spanish Government should
exercise clemency TO these prisoners who themselves the
victims and the eternal enemies of the villains who led them
into the II magnanimousy liberated they would be-
come every them. preachers against the insga
torsof the invasion and return their homes wiser and bet
Tor for the terrible experience they have had in the trail
tors camp