Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-13

not in our sympathy for the dead, but in our desire
to advance the cause of such a man as Lopez and
his Cuban confederates, no better than he? Are
we acting right in lending our conntenance TO the in
vasion, by an armed force of Americans, of the ter
ritory Of peaceful country, merely because that
country is rich and TO be coveted and because the
owner is supposed to be lily able TO protect il from
such invasion? What would be our conduct in a
parallel case South Carolina has uttered more
treason against the United States in the last year
than was ever heard from Cuba. 1t is evident if
we can believe what they say, that they want a
change of Government more than the Cubans do
Suppose that the people Of England should deter
mine to aid and assist her in her rebellion, land
men and munitions of war upon her shore, and take
up the cause of the Secessionists and assist in driv
ing the Unonists out of the State, would there not
be such feeling aroused throughout the Union as
would very soon lead to the extrpation Of the in
vaders We would be incapable Of any such enor-
mites as have been committed at Havana, but not
a man OF them would be left to tell the tale upon
our shores. Some such feeling may animate the
people Of other countries, and it is, at least wise
for us to pay regard to it, particularly when we
know that we are violating law of our own country
i at FROM TIE JoUasAI or coxMERcE. tstda
Now that Lopez and nearly all his expedition,
including many brave officers and men, are dead,
we hope it may not be necessary 10 advise Others
not to rush into the Jaws of perdi!ion All who 60
TO Cuba in little squads, with arms in their hands,
will inevitably perish. And, what is worse, the
sacrifice will do no good, either to themselves or
others. On the other hand, it will carry sorrow
into many families and hearts. Stay at home
then, boys, as you love your own lives and the
lives of others, .s 8 bs.i8 ...1a
raox ras sxw rosx xonxrss srAa.
0Drh
ed his maiden sword in battle against his native
country, when she was struggling for freedom nm
der Simon Bolivar. When the Spaniards were ex-
PEELED, Lopez accompanied them to Spain. Here
he was engaged in some Of those furious faction
fights which have so long Grenched the soil Of Spain
with gore. Afterwards he went to Cuba, and in
consequence of some misunderstanding with the
Government of that Island, left it, and has since
been engaged, in conjunction with a few honorable
Cubans, and large number of scheming specula-
tors, in endeavoring to overturn its present Govern
ment. tA t1 Rs W .5
PROM NEW YORK COURIER AND EHQUIRER., ,s
The delusicn has now, we trust, lost all power
of farther mischief. The occupation Of these Gu
ban agitaiors, we believe, has gone forever. Cuba
has enthusiastically shown, that degraded as Span
sh oppression has made her she still has The spirit
to spurn foreign invasion, though not the spirit 70
and GLASS, we doubt not, will now be satisfied to
leave her as she is. g4,Fs l.,4ga / Il saa,,j
,rRoM NEW YORKER. 33smh datHA
Lopez and his men have fallen victims to rash,
foolish and criminal, if not piratical adventure.
The Aibnstier campaign is ended The Cuban
cause is dead. Another similar movement willnot
take place for many years-perhaps never. The
Park orators ere silent The expedisionists have
slunke ed ont of si0ht ,64fitGd tee 3FG E89Rt&d Y
Faox rHx sALr1xoRr cLIPrxR.
We are satisfied that the Cuban Cseoles did not
join Lopez TO any extent although it has been re-
presented in the United States that they were pre-
pared to rise en xnasse The truth is, the Cuban
emigrants in the United States and other interested
parties, have exaggerated the discontents in Cuba,
and misrepresented the facility of conquerng the
Island with the view Of enlistng American citiEens
in the enterprises and they have succeeded SO far
as 10 cause the sacrifice Of many valuable lives.
And here we hope this business Of taking Cuba
will terminate for che present. If the people Of
Che island wish fur change Ii slieit Government,
they should usdertake the task of eeciiag it them
selves; and il the Cuban emigrants desire the
overthrow Of the Spanish authority, they should
risk their own persons in the enterprise, iastead Of
deceiving American citizens to their ruin
FROM THE ALsAxx xvEHIss JOURNAL. .g, 81
The Cuban intelligence leaves no room 70 doubt
that the expectations Of LOPEZ have been entirely
disappointed. There is no general discomfort on
the island, or those who promise fail 10 perform.
If the Cabans intended to rise they could not have
desired an opportunity more favorable than that af-
forded by LOPEZ, who effected a landing with
force sufficient to form nucleus around which
they nigh. have rallied. But it would seem that
those whom thew went to rescue exultedin the
cuton nf their deliyerers and even committed in
dignites upon their lifeless remains. wdF II
rnom rHr xoxrsoxKnr (ALA) sEcrssros sArSrs
The accounts which we publish to-day Of the
affairs in this island must convince every unpreju-
diced man that the Cubans do not desire free
Government; tha. they are utterly unfit for such a
Government if they did and that, therefore, for
. ou.sders % take it upon themselves to interfere
in their affairs unasked, and prescribe Govern
ment for them at the expense Of bloody revcinT
tion,s not. only, in our opinion, very great folly
but very grestcrime. We apply, however, these
remarks to Me iuture moro than to the past as we
have nov more light on the subject Of Cuban affairs
than We have heretofore had . Flibussersm," We