Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-08-26
The FilIibursters.

The failure of the praca expedition against Cuba,
under Lopez and the summary execution Of fifty of the
buccaneers, by the Spanish authorities of the island
has produced most intense excitement throughout the
country In New York, Philadelphia, New Orleans
and other large cities, meetings have been held, with
the obvious intention of tanning the excitement and the
most violent and incendary appeals have been made to
the assembled mutudes, to ''rise and revenge their
aughtered coun,rimen.''
On Friday evening, the politicians of the Ryaders
school, had great jubilee in the Park, and last eve
ming, grand pow.wow of the same sort, came off in
Philadelphia. At the New York meeting, there has
been great deal Of talk about "crushing despotsm''
and "naona HONOR" and resolutions were passed de-
nouncing government for its imbeciity the Cuban
authorities ol cuely and Others looking to the organ
izatIon Of formidable band of volunteers to reinforce
the troops Of Lopez if subsequent reports should nd
cate that he had made successful stand in any part of
the island All this is the natural result of the game
which southern cupdy and lust of power has so long
been playing; and its object is to embo this country
IN quarrel with Spain, by which they hope carry
of Cuba prize, and strengthen the slave power by
It's annexation TO the Union.
The scheme has been deeply and cunnngIy laid, and
the plans have besa-.s l-g time maturing; an though
contemplate the almost instantaneous execu.
lion fifty mis- guided human beings without feelings oil
deepest coumiseraion for their hard fate, STILL
not but be glad that the expedition under Lopez has
been frustat ID in its intentions, and that the prospect
Of Cuban annexation seems TO have been made more
mote by the exhibition that has just been furnished,
the loyalty Of the peope Of Cuba, to their own govern
men, and their dislike any change in their affairs,
brought about by the predatory forays Of from h
United States. branded by THEN Government a
outlaws.
Stripped of all verbiage, the expedition against Cub
was piratical one, and nothing else. There had bee
Instruction or outbreak of the people against tn
government, no declaration of hostes to the power
that be- from any considerable number Of the people
and as far learn, no intention was manifesto
by them to throw off the yoke of Spain. 1t would b
quite soon enough lend helping hanf in revolution
zing governments when invited 10 do so by the pee
pie; and even this excuse. the lbursters dc hav
T. On tie 22d of February 1919, treaty Of amy, Sc
Element, and limits, between the United States Of Anne
lea and Spain, was concluded in the city of Washing
ton the first aticle Of which is in these words:
ssThere shall be firm and invioabe peace, and ST
cere friendship between the United States and their c
liens and his Catholic Majesty, his and su
jects, without exception Of persons or places"
That treaty is still the law of the land and the Pre-
iden acted entirely ia its spirit, when he formally,
proclamation, withdrew the protection of the Cover
nent from all who should dare to violate it. In Il
t,eatment Of the American prisoners, the Spanish Go
erpent has displayed its usual barbary, but there
be doubt that by the laws Of natioas and the ruI
Of var, That they can justify their conduct. Hap
win it be for this country, for Cuba, and the who
world, ifby greater sacrifice than this, the desie
Of southern shareholders shall be frustrated and the
han patriots be permitted to work out their own sav
ton until such period in the history of this Cover
hent as finds it under the control Of its freedom-ov
rather than its slave-extension inhabitants.