The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-30
From the Detroit Free Press, Aug Is
The Revelation In Cuba.

We published yesterday a synopsis Of most exciting
news from Cuba OF the landing Of General Narciso To-
PEI his FIRST engagement with the Spanish hyenas the
capture Of small party OF Americans their execution
without the forms OF trial. and subseq uently the nhuman
and shocking mutilaon of their dead bodies by the popu
lace, under the eye OF the military authorities The an
nails OF brutality IN war contain parallels OF equal afro
city, barbarity, and unmtgated ferocity We look IN
vain for ITS counterpart in the savage records of our own
the aborxines Of our own land The power 70 invent in
srumen,s Of torture and to disgust the civilized world b.
scenes OF cruelty and nhumanity equal to those pee.
uated by the Spanish governor al Havana has been -
served to grace the brow OF her Catholic Majesty III.
Queen OF Span AN appropriate finale TO life OF ficeu
ousness and debauchery which has degraded the roya
coterie now controlling the desnies Of the Spanish
throne into instrument Of oppression and cruelty quite
in harmony with the constitutional ignorance which eli
Europe comedies belongs to that lusous line OF royal
prostitutes There is but one excuse 10 be urged in e.
enualon OF the bloody thus enacted The vices
oil their hearts may be overlook ed perhaps in the abec
mbecty OF their intsllects. This may lessen the moral
crime but never can Justify before the American people
the awful tragedy Of the 18th inst The spirits Of the
murdered men pleading with every citizen OF the
republic The records of civllzaon-of humanity-de.
mand from every enlightened Christian and paro, that
the scene OF the slaughter shall be wiped away by the Ut
ter obiteralon oil the last sign OF power which directed
the dreadful deed The blood Of the brave is now germi
mating their brothers, their wives, their fathers Their
sisters their children, their counrymen--a are now
pleading the OF liberty behalf OF the dead and the
living The very pavemenis over which the manga
and mu'laled forms OF our conntrymen were dragged
hyena wreches hercey bawled mprecations over their
feless forms against the people and government Of
the United Sates--demand from our hands the
avenging sword OF Justice. Shall il be withheld
Are we so tame and splritless that we can
brethren butchered under forms OF civilization without
remonsirance, without achonl Where is the craven
splrt that in thus foul deed cause for denunca
ton and correction Blessed beyond others in the
oyment OF persona liberty, and careful OF the rights Of
each ENTHUSIASTICALLY thankful to Almighty God Tor
the bountful privileges we permitted TO call own,
but which came from his band-can we look on such
scenes with Indifference, and PERM, such tragedies TO
enacted without extending our sympa,hies and our aid
TO the sufferers Are isolated from our fellow
tails and have for their shrieks and lsmena
uon mo hearts and souls TO receive their solemn ap
peals 10 us in behalf OF humanity Must Abe forms
the lifeless forms-of diplomacy sne our sympathes,
close our mouths, and paralyze our organism Mus,
we by silence and nacuon become parties fact The
Are we mere diplomatic automaons or are we treemen,
having tIamped under foot a kindred power OF oppres
sion, and assumed before the nations OF the world po
ston OF independence and OF unq ne sonable hostility 10
every form OF tyranny, rising when and where ii may
For ourselves We can only speak In what has &c.
CURED at Havana The Spanish government has placed II
sell, by lie volition wilhou, the pale OF civilized
States Outlawsby practice, il is The duty OF the
OF the world to make common for their cxteunna-
ION. She no longer is capable OF exciting sympathy
Tor she has turned IRON her councils every emotion
which belongs to the vibrations oil the human heart she
has commenced the work of slaughter. and il will end BY
pouring out her corrupt blood upon the avengng al
tar OF The country she has oppressed She has published
to the world her own law OF determination, and uniured
the red banner OF piracy and under these the baies
be Tough and continued, until her votares enle htened
and uneDghtened, shall be taught the power of reemen
and the Efficacy and force OF the freemans hand TO put
down and extetm'na'e such outlaws against humanity