The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-27

finally, in 1851 many sons Of Puerto Principe
and Trinidad were executed for having declared
the Independence of the island Is not this to
love and to toll for the liberty of ones country.
But the Cubans have not only toed in the IS
land, but have sought strangers to aid them in
their emancip ton from Spain. They came to
the freest people in the world, and found men,
arms, and ships. The Cuban juaia in the United
States had 5000 men prepared, and it was only
necessary to procure three or four ships to carry
numerous expedition, enough to afford any Sc
curity, to induce the Cubans to join it, No one
doubts the heroism of General opez; but that
the Spaniards Of the island deceived him that
he had too much confidence in his own valor
that he judged his own presence in the island
would suffice to induce the Cubans to join him,
or that he was unwilling to divide his glory with
any one, and rushed to Cuba with 400 men, are
indsputabe. Sixteen thousand Spaniards fell
on him, and his heroic deeds, his tragical death,
are now too well known. The invasion Of Car
denas and Las Pozas, prove HE vaor to be daunt.
less; but not to have been free from rashness.
Cardeaas is inhabited by Spaniards, and Las
Pozas is lonely place. -Four hundred men,
compared with the Spanish army, is mere hand.
full. The Cubans did not join Lopez to attack
the Spaniards, for the reason that they did not
strive for themselves alone. AT last the Span
iards surrounded the expedition, so that none
could join it. They kept the Creoles from leav-
ing the towns they imprisoned all who sought
to join him, and concealed all that took place at
Las Pozas, and from the very day of his landing,
published that he had been beaten, and was
fugitive in the woods. In spite of all this there
We're various projects of pronunc ianaentos, which
were delayed by the vigilance of the Spaniards,
Ignorance of what was prepared, and the little
confidence inspired by the small number of the
invaders.
We think we have proved that the charge of
apathy and deserton is unjust. In Spain, in
Colombia, Mexico, and in Cuba, among Lopez's
companions, are the names of many Cubans
who will be immortal in every part of the world
where vaor, virtue, and patriotism, are appre-
ciated. The Cubans contributed to Lopez's
expedition as much as they could, and are in no
manner responsible for his ardor and precipita-
ton. All hope did not die with him He has
proven the Spanish army and navy are not pow
erful as we believed, and that republican armies,
in few days, by their valor, can gain advan-
tages over more numerous enemies. Another
greater benefit we owe to the expedition of
General Lopez. 1t is the best practical proof
that there are thousands of Americans ready to
fraternze with the Cubans, prepared to shed their
blood in aid of the conquest of our indepen.
dence. The annexation of Cuba interests the
one country as much as the other, both in an
economical and political point of view. Proofs
of this are found in the pens which come to the
aid of the Cubans and employ their talent and
patriotism in making this reciprocal utility
evident, and in contributing, by every MEANS to
induce the sons of Cuba. and the citizens Of the
great American confederacy, to embrace as
brothers should.