The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-20
The Eject. In spain Of the Cuban InvasIou.
OPINIONS OF THE MADRID PRESS.
Ern1u Ell HeraLdo Of Madrid. Sent. Ia.

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the demonstration in New Orleans IN favor of
the pirates who fell into the hands of our troops
the insult to our flag In the person OF our con
sui, show US that which we cannot conceal, that
"A war with the United States is in vitabe. We
will not fix the time when il will begin, because
! il depends on thousand circumstances which
may happen we will not say, either, If it is near
at hand, because it is to be presumed that the
satisfactions of the Washington government may
avert it but what we able to prognosticate,
without fearing mistake, Is that the govern
ment Of the Union, weak in the organization OF
its citizens, will be submitted, by will or by force,
to the almost revolutionary excitations of the
most unteachable portion of the Southern
States, and that in taking attitude contrary
to what is required by the rights of the people
of all nations, it will force US not only to useless
reclamations, but to hostile demonstrations The
reason of our prognostication is in the condition
| of democratic governments, and especially in the
condition of the United States government, the
| impotence of which has been offered as ex-
cuse for the federation with which they have
looked at the expedition against the island of
Cuba 1t is the condition of democratic govern
ments, that the true public opinion, formed by
persons of intellect, position, and fortune, dis
appears before that public opinion which clam
ors and proclaims itself in the streets with cries
of sedition, and arrays itself against all senti-
ments of Justice when its tendencies to anarchy
and plumber find formidable obstacle. And
as this false public opinion is powerful, because
| it threatens governments, we believe that it will
prevail later or sooner, in the United States, and
the government of that country will follow the
way thus indicated, although at the end they find
an abyss into which they run the risk of being
precpitated We flatter ourselves that there are
in the United States sensible PERSONS and news
papers of fame, not associated with the criminal
projects of the annexionists, and condemning as
we do ourselves the inaction of their govern
ment; but the sentiment of these persons, and
the fame of these papers, represent only reason,
and reason is not listened to before the coarse
voice of the crowds The crowds, we repeat,
will be victorious, and the war inevitable, though
we do not believe that the government Of the
Union will approve the ideas of the crowd.
But war does not intimidate US. How can it
frighten us, when we are able to gain very much
by it, and have nothing to lose? We do not
apprehend, either that the provocation will be
given by us. The only thing to which we pre-
tend, is to give the alarm in order that the
Spanish government should at once make some
preparations for the events which threaten it,
Increase our squadron, especially the steamers
give orders for the construction of some large
ships Of war, and send, if il is opportune, more
soldiers to Cuba; it is for these objects that we
would recommend preparations. 1t is possible,
however, that we cannot posses navy equal to
that of the United States but we sh not
offer formal naval battles. No; the privateers
will make the war, and our vessels will serve to
protect and guard the fortified ports, and leave
the coasts when the success of an expedition
will be secure. in warfare we have an immense
advantage over the u. States; in such man
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great profits, to those who will ask for them.
We will find privateers, not only amongst the
Galatians and Mayorqueers, who are the best in
the world, but in England and in the Philippine
archipelago, and in great abundance amongst
the Jolvanos, who, in consequence of our last
expedition TO their islands, have been deprived
of the profession ofcorsars And thus we will |
encounter the people Of the United States for
the rivalry Of commerce; covetousness is bad
adviser and will cause certain sentiments, which
are mixed with their interests, to be forgotten.
And them what will the government of the
United States do! What will become Of the
commerce of that country? Its vessels will ell
danger in the Indian and Chinese seas,
and will be pursued even to the coasts of the
Union-lheir commercial interests will be en-
dangered And what can they oppose TO it?
Nothing, absolutely nothing. They will man.
their military navy is not very numerous. 1t is
impossible to preserve their CONNER
cial trade, whom it is necessary to protect it by
these heroic auxiliaries.
But this is not the only damage that we can
cause the United States for if our privateers
deprive them of their trade with India, we will
possess the key Of the Mediterranean and then
be able to prevent their vessels from trading in
g waters of Madrid and Ceuta In fact, the
United States will find blockade, the result of
which will be their submission or their Iun
And ourselves what should we osei Now,
in place of counting what we shall lose, we
must consider what we can gain. Our CON-
merce cannot suffer- as that of the United
States, for two powerful reasons-frst, because
We shall not have to fear many enemies
because our commerce is not so
much extended as that of their country, but in
exchange. We will make show of our force,
which will make us strong, thus repairing so
many years of delay, and we will revenge the
ossess that we have sustained by the late un.
events, with the prizes of our pri-
pateers Yes, the war will be profitable to US,
and by war we shall gain riches and fame,
which we need. Thus, we have nothing to
fear from the results of the war; and the only
thing we have to think Of is, to be careful in all
cases, that the provocation shall not come from
US.
For if on the seas we have all these advan-
tages against nation which is represented rs
being more powerful than ourselves, upon the
land our advantages are greater. because we
are not inferior in force to any nation. A
French paper has expressed the same sentiment
on the same subject: "The Spaniards are as
strong in the war of eruize as in the guerl-
as" What force could be able to penetrate
INTO the island of Cuba without being exposed
70 the same punishment that was inflicted on
he pratical companions of Lopez Thirty
thousand men would not be sufficient. We
IAN raise fifty thousand and with that force,
composed of disciplined and well trained sol.
liers, who are headed by chiefs, of whom it is
enough 10 say that they are Spaniards, in
rider to know that they are b.ave and bold, we
reed not fear the hordes of adventurers from the
United States, or the troops Of any European
country. The annexatonists Of The Union may
ave known by the last expedition of Lopez,
hat the conquest of Texas is another thing
rom the conquest of Spanish possession, and
hat the Spansh soldiers know how TO resist