The New York herald., 1851-08-27

tanned its independence without receiving aid or
assistance from the United States. Such policy
was not adopted, ard the result is before US.
Opinions OF Public Journals oss the Recent
News from Cuba-fositions OF she Political
Press.
The last news from Cuba his given rice TO a va
rety of opinions from the political Journals Of the
country, which cannot but be interesting 70 those
who are seeking to know the tendency Of the Cabs
question on our domestic political parties. The
vhig journals of tho city Of New York are opposed
TO he movement made in Cuba, aad some Of them
sanguipe in their belief tnst Lopez, By this
time, has been cut to pieces. Tho COerier aHt
EaqaIe is particularly strong on this pint, aud
"ioresaw the result from che very outset" 1t
maintains that the Cuban scheme was concocte1,
and has been kept alive, by unscrup -lous vllainy
and rojOccs that the administration at Washington
is exhibiting determination to enforce neutrality
by all the means il can bring to bear. Indeed.
while Wishing that the honor and dignity Of toe
American character may be sustained, it does not
favor any thing beyond the formal exam mination Of
the scenes Mt Havana, on the part OF our govesn-
ment, and commends the most stringent ac ion 20
repress popular feeling. Tho Ti5sae, 10 favor
always Of revolutions in Europe, is opposed to the
revolution in Cuba, and sides with The spirit of the
whig city j3urnss-a Of which endoayor to rePress
the popular feeling on the subject. These journals
treat the hole spirit of the revolntioaists dan
gerous ard upjusti6abe.
The leading wing journals os the "rural dis
tricts" are Of different complexion The -1i6Iny
Ereing Journal, which lOys down the rule of
action for free soil vhig politicians. inclined
to n. NV nd IN eat ha xtt raal
;ngs uncramped by political margins. While i. ex-
presses a belief that Lopez has been overtime
while it does not believe that there is aay general
feeling in Cuba against the Spanish government, or
at least, that there is not courage enough there to
establish general revolution, it thinks it not veil
to overlook the fact that fifty men were shst with
out a trial. 1t does not thick the movement Is to
be regarded as piratical" They we're not p.-
rates, it says. They did no. 60 upon the seas
to rob. They were reyolu,ionists, unla xiully,
it 10 true, hut were not ghwaymen. 1t insists
upon the distinction, a u mple act of jus
tice TO their motives, because they went TO war
upon nation, and not upon individuals. This new
tone of the free soi whig press is followed up by
the opinion that, If the American Consul did nat
interfere to se,ure a trial for his countrymen,
and, falling in that did not protest against their
NhOIeeAle bauSbtet, ne ueserVts tnc eIccrAti0De
which await him. 1t was the duty Of the Consul,
and Of the commander Of the United States ship
Albany, to demsnd q trial, and. If nat was refused,
70 pIotcst nganst the execution. The Buffalo Err
press, another free soil whig organ, i Of like ten
per- and says Of the execution, that "the blood Of
these victims viii be required at the hands Of the
spanish authorities, With awful interest. The sc.
is conc iusye evidence Of conscious weakness, Snd
was 90 cruel and vndictive to entirely overcome
all the terror intended 10 be created by the erecu
ton" II regrets the non-intervention Of tho edo
raj authorities. The Buffalo Courier, a national
democrat in politics, is indignant at the eold1ct Of
the Spanish authorities.
FrOD Few England we have other views. The
free soil whig journal. the New Bedford Mercury,
ssys-" They went ss adventurous, freebootOrs, no
more, no less they robber, ar os;lsws, with
Al In their hsnds'-and that their fate such
ss might have been anticipated Il sees nothing In
the sentence Of tho prisoners to disclain against
similar spin. pervades many Of the free coil whls
journals Of New rgland.
From other parts o. the cozE,ry, opinions are
given with great fervsney and spui;, oa both
iidts Of the question The PhilsdcIphia Pgaie
L<fsv justifes the Spanish authorities in every
particular, and this has brt ugh; out the Phiadel-
phia SVss in reply, showing tho sntiAneriosn feel
ing, and ccnsuring .he article which pallistes the
scenes ct Havana The Sua wishes Il distinctly un-
dstood that sach yrsnnc sentiments fad no o. ho
among the people of Philadelphia. The hmoIcaa
T,l.erdrd indeyendsn. In politcs sad publishcd az
Washington, is with the popular cry for calling
SPAN 10 account ior the acts pcrpctra.ed in
snd near Havana. IL bolievcs in the i'm nedia,e
independence Of Cuba. The Baltimore ClqSsy, Ia
dependent, l. in favor of thc revolution, and sag
&c sts mesbs for making It sueeessfsl. I. does not
heed the alleged sesre; treaty between spain,
France. and Grea. Britain, and s anxious 10 settle
the question without their interference. The Re- |
fpt<iear and Argus, Of tie same city, and demo
cratic In politics. is heartily ia favor CT the rovolu-
ton in Cabs. Il eaus upon the patriots 70 be erm,
az sssistaDce is a. hand lie COau;vilorsahu and 4
Reys-bc, State rights democratic organ, publish
cd in Augusta, Georgia, is pledged 10 the caa,e,
and rejoices in the Of the lsndng of.he Lopez
expedition. The PHILADELPHIA DaIly N,-e,, q whig
Journal thinks the Spanish authorities ought not to
be called TO account: but sdds, IL At tho American
Consul's behavior. IL correctly reported should
lubjec. him to the action Of The government. Il
.ubsequ quenty adds, tta. II the CubaDs sish r isedom.
they should themselves strike the blow; aud does
no, ss EN- 10 regard the Puerto prin,ipo declaration
Df inds pendencc, or the o.her movements Of the
abans az Of any Importance in justifyfng the as
iistsncc of American citizens The Philsjelphia
N,rth Antoft.tn, Scott whg journal, holds no
cautious or guarded language on the sabeot. II
ptaks out plainly in favor OF re,ribpIen, sas en-
,lodes by saying 49,
W. Lave particularly srrss " treating acvc-orn mt
h. Csgtan-Osnsraiey Of winch y ec7ernnent
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