Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-12-05
Presidents Message,
ft!om-citizens ofhe Senate
and Of the House OF Representatives.

and Of the House Of Representatives.
congratulate Won and our common con
stl,uencv upon the favorable auspices un-
der which you meet for y lur first session.
Our country Is al peace with all the world.
The agitation which, iOr tame, threaten
I'd 10 disturb the iralrrual relations which
make Us one people, is fast subsiding ; and
{; year Of general prosperity and health
has crowned the nation with unusual blcs
sings. None can look back 10 the dangers
which are passed, or forward 10 the bright
prospect before us, without feeling thrill
It qualification, at the same tine that w
rnnSt be impressed with grateful SENSE
of our profound obligations 10 Il brnrtcenl
l'rovd nee, whose patrrmul care IS So
manifest in the happiness OF this highly.
favored land.
Since the close oft the las, Congress, Ger
tain CuhanS and other foreigners resident
IN the United States, who were more OF
l.'SS concerned in the previous invasion OF
Cuba instead OF being discourage d by It's
I>.turc, have again abused the hospitality
"i this country, by making it the scene 0,
,he coupmrnt of another military rXpedi
non asail,s, that possession Of her Catholic
majesty, in which they were councnanc
ed, aided and joined by citizens Of the L..
States On receiving intelligence that
snch designs were entertained, lost no
TIM. IN IsSInL such IN 'truct!Ons To the
proper officers Of the United States a.
seemed 10 be calied for by the occasion.--
~ the proclamation, copy OF which is
herewith submitted, | also warned those
who i.It be in danger of being inveigled
into this scheme. OF lis unlawful char cter
aud Of the penalties which they would IN
cur. For some time there WAS reason 10
hope tina, these measures hnd Suilcrd t."
prevent any such altenpt. This hope,
however, proved 10 be dcusive. Very
early in the morning Of the lhrI of Aug.
d steamer called the pampero departed
tr(n New Orleans for Cuba, having on
baari upwards of four hundred armed
men. with evident intentions 10 make war
l.uon the authorities of the island. This
.apcdntiou was set on foot in paipable vio-
latlon Of the laws Of he United States. lis
leader was a Spa"iard, and several OF tn"
chief officers, and some others engaged in
1t, were foreigners. The persons compos
ing il, however, we've mostly citzens OF
the United States.
Before the expedition set out. and proba
bly, before it was organized, slight lnsur
rectlonary movement, which appears 10
have been soon suppressed, had taken
lace in the custern quarter of Cuba. The
importance Of this movement was unior.
tunutcy so much exaggerated in the &C
& a., n,,llisnnI in hal
,hsse Adventures seem to have been led
II believe that the Creole populatl IN OF the
island not only desired TO throw oil the au
ihofty Of The mother country, but had re-
solved upon that step, and had begun a
well.concerted enterprise for eitectlng II
The persons engaged in the expedition
we're generally young and illintormcd
The steamer in which they embarked lei
New Orleans stealthily and without a
clearance. After touching at Key West
she proceeded to the coast Of Cuba, and
on the night between the llth aud 18th o
August, landed the persons on board a
Payta., within about twenty leagues o
Havana.
The man body of them proceeded to
and took ossesslon of All inland village
SIX leagues distant, leaving others to fol-
low in charge OF the baggage, as soon as
the means Of transportation could be oh
tanned. The latter, having taken up Their
line of march 10 connect themselves with
the main body, and haVing proceeded about
tous leagues into The county, were attack
I'd on the morning Of the 18th by body
Of S, anish roops, and bloody conflict
arsued after which they rerrrated to the
l!ace Of Decentralization. whcg- atoU fay