Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-08-28

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cubaa sympa.h gers and rsspsc: for the Laws
The Gazette of Wednesday last has the follow
ing paragraph, part of an article on the difficult
Ties now existing on the Mexican frontier:
s.When a blow can be struck by the Govern
nent to defeat the aspirations OF an oppressed
people for their natural rights; when Spanish
despoism is 10 be sustained, then iIcaties become
awfully solemn things"
The Cuba business aad the conduct OF our Gov
eminent in interfering to prevent the fitting out
of armed expeditions from our po'tsto wage hos
tilities against the domiaions of nation with
which we are at peace, is one of the strings 10
the democratic bow. We hops we are doing no
injustice 10 the Gazette in sapaos:ns that its allu-
fusion is 10 the eytia5asAc- the administration
has felt itself called upon 10 place upon the ope-
rstions Of the sFilliansters." lie makes men
ton of an Oppressed people" and OF Spanish
de.potism,--ana these are the cant words by
which the people Of Cuba, and the Spanish Gov
crnment of that Island, are deno,ninated in the
language Of the day, b. certain heroic and patri-
otic symralhisers. So, we presume we are right
in cur placing Of the Gazette; though with a pa
per SO much gwen to inuendo, aud to making the
graveSt charges on mere matter OF Inference,
we are never qaite certain We are right IN get
ting at its reul meaning. If We are wrong W.
beg TO be corrected.
We could not wisl, The Gazette engaged in
more hopeless task than that of writing down the
administration on account OF its conduct in this
whole Cuba business. That the Cabans have
shared largely in the sympathies of oar people
is unquestionab!e. In many parts OF the country
they have furnished largely men, money and mn-
n:tions Of war for their assistance. Bat il is not
the frs. time that the sympathies o. our people
have run counter 10 the laws. Those persons
who have engaged in fitting out armed eSpedi-
tions 10 assist te Cabans in achieving their indie
pendence have done SO in violation OF the laws OF
the United States; and the Administration would
have been lost 10 all sense of its duty, OF the re-
quiremen.s of the law of nations, and the stipa,a-
Gons Of treaty with Spain, if it had not taken ac-
tive measures TO put stop to all such proceed
inss. For this interference, so far from deserv-
ing the cens;re Of the public il is entitled to the
commentator Of every good citizen. We are
sorry to say, however, that there are some among
US who prefer making little capital among that
class of persons who hold the laws aud treaty OBJ
legations of oar government in very little respect,
to giving due credit 10 the administration for its
ayowed determination 10 see the laws respected
and enforced.
The Gazette ranks itself with those WHO would
pay no attention to the laws Of Congress. which
forbid the fitting out expeditions from orr shores
TO engage in hostities with the dominions of
Spain. Spain is as much entitled 10 Caba as the
United States are entitled 10 Oregon or Cal;for-
MIA; and Spain wonld have as much right to CON-
pain of our Government for suffering or cit:-
zcus TO organize themselves into military ccmpa-
mics or cit out military expeditions 10 wrest Cuba
from her, as we wolld have to complain OF
France or Great Britain for suffering their sub
iects TO arm and fit out military expeditions to
take from us Oregon or California. There is 10
difference OF principle in the two cases.
The Gazette would have had The President fold
his hands in silence, and safer the Cuban sympa-
thisers to carry oat their plans for the independ.
ence Of Cuba. What woad hare been the Goa
sequence? In their full extcn; these cannot be
foreseen. Butwe may be certain that we Should
have been engaged in war with Spain, and per-
haps with Great Brita;n--eor i. is not the iatea-
ton Of either Of those countries ever to permit
Cuba TO be annexed to the United States, with
oIt the most strenuous exertioas To prevent it.
If the Independence of Caba should, however, be
achieved, and application be made to the United
State; for admission into the Union, it would %.
" be the means of rerivins the struggle and ex
citement in our country which we have Just pass
ed through, and TO which so happy termination
has been effected only BY the coaasels and exer
tons Of or wsest and mos, patriotic statesmen
If the course which the Gazette seems to pre-
fer, had been pursued By the Administration
what sort of reputation would oar Gcvernman
have acquired among the nations Of the world
for good faitb, and respsc. Cor is laws and trea
" supudtionS. VOuiu we NOT aaSe OeeH los
ever disgraced in the eyes Of the civilized world
The wings are party of law and order, o
conservatism and progress united Democracy
aggressive seeking not its own''--anmindf,
Of right The manner in WHICH this Cuba basi
ness has been viewed by the two parties is illus
trative Of their respective character and prime;
pes. The wing Administration, The Wing Pes
and the Wing party have been in favor OF the OBJ
servance Of the law, and of respecting the righ.
Of Spain and our treaty obligations with tina
country; the democracy, OF watch the Gazette i
a fair exponent, seeks to Sc: at defiance all law
aud to disregard all public justice. in qaixo;i
expedition against the territories OF peacef;
and nnoisnding neighbor.
kESrueKY.-The returns arc II from All OK
cept two counties. Powcll's ,na,or,,, :. FAR
2iG; will not Be more than ise IN the WIN,
S.ate. t4 a.7
to Fas American packet ship Baltic has late
!y made the passage from Liverpool 10 n. Yor
ia nine days and thirteen hours. rh:s is Il
shortest passage on record.
kossUrH.--Lord Palmers.on has stated in Ii
House Of Commons, that the Turkish Cover,
ment had promised the English Minister al Go,
stantinople, that Kossu.h and his fellow prise,