The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-09-17
From The State Sentinel.
Cuban Revolution.


result. Tie Spanish authorities at Ha-
vana have carefully prevented any intel
igence Of the real character of this re-
volt reaching this country. through that
port. That there has been an uprising
of the people in the regions Of St. Jaga
D. Cuba Principe and the mountainous
regions back from the coast, there can be
no doubt. The Cuban patriots in this
country may. and probably hav exagge-
ated in, and the authorities on the 9TH
er hand, have suppressed its true charac-
ter.
The people of this country will deeply
svmpathise with the inhabitants of this
Queen of Islands: in their struggle for
liberty. They are initiating the noble
example of our patriotic sires, in throw
ing of the most CALLING yoke that ever
hung upon the neck of any people,
This beautiful gem of the gulf lies with
in sixty miles of our southern coast, con-
nected with US BY ties trade and COM
mrrce. The capital is depot for one
of our great lines of ocean steamers.--
In the struggle it is true that our Gov
ernmrnt cannot aid the people without
breaking their plighted faith to Spain.
and furnishing their national escutcheOn.
1t is the duty Of the Government, under
the act oflSl9. to prevent the fitting
out of vessels or organizing military ex-
petitions for their aid and support, but
when the sympathy Of whole people is
aroused in behalf of struggling humanity,
public opinion my become stronger than
law, and the one triumph over the other.
/ In that case. the Government must dis
avow the act. or they will be held res
| ponsib.e at the bar of the injured ma
ton.
But the right Of expatriation belongs
to every American citizen. 1.-The chooses
to avail himself of that right, he may
! emigrate To Cuba without hindrance, as
he may remove to Upper Canada, but
when he does so. he VOLUNTARILY abb ures
/ the protection of his Government, and
cannot claim it in any emergency. Ev-
cry citizens has right to bear arms i'll
def nee of his person and his property
/ Now W. advise no mdn in these unccr-
tain and dangerous times, to emigrate to
Cuba, but if he likes the country, he most
certainly has a right TO 60 there, and no
one has right to inquire into thu rea-
son that many influence him. If any of
our lends are determined to 60, We ad-
wise them to go well armed, and if posi-
terrible disease known as the garote,
which always proves fatal.
Whe Their this revolution will succeed
now, we have no means of judging
but the population of that Island are
dreaming of Liberty. and. sooner or later
will have it. At that fountain the peo-
pie of Cuba wit! ye! drink. The Span
ish Queen will loose this bright and gilt.
tering jewel from her crown. An OPP
pressed people will rise and plead with
God and man for her liberty. and thei
prayers will be heard and answered.
The Higher LaW" is the tribunal which
must decide their fate. If the men o
Lexington and Bunker's Hill were RICH
Cuba cannot be wrong, and the de scend
onis of these noble men of our revolu
ton will not put forth their hands tC
stay the blow, which is to sever the fet-
; ters of kingly power and oppression.---
= Cuba with her million Of population, he
her fifteen million of revenue, and he
l sixty million of inward and outward
commerce, with a soil teeming with TIT
rich and varied productions of the trop
les. cannot long wear the manacles o
oppression.
When the day Of her independence
shall come, she must assume one Of tire,
positions and the destiny of this key t,
the Mexican Gulf may yet be a matte
for the grave consideration of this Gov
eminent.
LIST. Cuba with her wealth and pow
er. may be able to sustain her position
as an Independent Republic.
ID. She may form an alliance witt
a the other Islands Of the Gulf as new
confederation under the protecting arm
Of Great Britain.
81. Like Texas, unable to stand alone
r she may seek protection annexation to thi
P Government. forming another State an,
2 another balance wheel in the Union.
When Cuba becomes independent, lie
our Government take her by the hand
b acknowledge her independence, and trea
her as standing among the Independent
| nations of the earth. Cuba once indie
pendent; can never be conquered. Spail
r miserable and decayed Spain-woult
be annihilated in the attempt. but in he
I lingering death, she may have the powe
t to annoy Cuba. and make her independ
ence insecure, AMI her liberty almost
> burden. In this contingency, like Texas
4 she would necessarily seek protection
1 somewhere. Her situation at the gres
crossing Of our lines of commerce woult
! naturally lead II r to look to the Unite,
{ States for that protection which alon