New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-27


selves most ccnsplcuous on the occasion
Few intelligent persons uninruencei by personal
interest," ~ purposes purely actous and dlsoryan
izirr. but know that, could those persons who. IN
the lsueGa,e OF the proclamation Issued by the
President Of the United states. ithlS day ouT months
aGO care 70 make our shores the scene OF their
guilty anc hostile preparations against friendly
LCweT. AID seek by ialSehood ana mlSEepFeSen.a-
ton 20 s-uce our own citizens. especially the Young
srd inccrScsrafe, into their wicked schemes"
succeed n t7nglng about revolution IN the Govern
mCut Of CuOa, and thereafter dHEcrfns u 70 the
lrHCd States. there l. 10 possible sie~ IN which
such q success would not be a curse and plague.
rather than an advantage to TINS country. a II dId
rot - tie first contact; Shyer ihiS tnon into irag
ufniS. There Is, IN our opinion, no consideration
Of Tohcy Which should induce the United states 10
accept lie Island Of Tuba. with 'ts present popula-
uoI zee SIN with the consent OF all the railonS
o. The earth TO the act We shall not. however. on
th> occasion. enter AZ large INTO the question ot
policy. Fer some considerations bearing upon It.
We respectfully refer the reader 70 the extracts
Win + We have made and shall hereafter make irom
other parerS
BIT we're n. on the contrary ever - cor>onant
viC the policy o.; The United states that CUBA should
CogGuor Ter own Independence, The Government Of
he nited States snd al the people of the United
SiaiCS represented IN the COngrV>S Ot Nations Dy
that Government, are bound by the highest Of all
human Obligations 20 abstain nom taking any part
u IT, ~ seeking or accepting. without the concert OF
Spain, any connection whit
After adverting 10 the laws and treaty stlpula
,icnS which hind US 20 disoountenancc, ami. Ii
possible, 20 prevent the invasion OF Cuba By our
citizens, the same paper continues.
notwithstanding the positive and explicit leelsla-
ton oi COncrCSS tins SUBJECT u i notorious that.
The Courts Of The United States for the District
LOUISIANA, u has been found impossible 10 enforce
The execution Of the law when the one ndef has been
Prosecuted arc understood - be equally certain
that TIC vessels which have most recently sailed
nom New-OrleanS on criminal expedition against
We territory OF SPAN nave departeo IN ae-
harcc of the Law or the OtcerS oi the
Jntod states. II becomes highly necessary
- institute IN inquiry therefore, IS Mr. JEFF
ler>on >alc upon memorable occasion, whether
the defect was n me fcStiwcnr. fsc idc, or
ne rrecnfca of the lam" II the lattCr-that Is 10
say. If anS OF TIE officers OF the Government have
been foupt tetlayTg their trust by cOnnivance. by
intentional absence rom their posts. or by Shrinking
from the performance Of their tuileS-the public vel
fare requires thai their places be forthwith supplied
b, men OF fmnoSS, teerleSSneSS and proper sense
OF duty. The character 0i the PRESIDENT Is too
WC'l known 10 admit Of a doubt that he VIII omit no
proper exerc 50 Of the Executive power TO cause
the authority ana The laws OF the United States 10 be
respected.
Ii viii te ior The wisdom OF Congress, when IL
entS tC inquire whether me '1r l. 100 feeble 10
accomplish Is objects. II 50. II must re strength
encd by provisions such as became necessary during
the War of 1912, to protect the officers of the United
to give TO the laws their proper efficacy UnlcSsthiS
he done. our laws and cur courts VIII become by-
word and lest even IN our own country.
Tie Repnbbc S scarcely less decided IN It's
tone /, says:
We place little reliance Just now on the various
ielegraphic adyiceS that come from New-OTleans oy
the way OF Charleston.
The statement that two steamers had sailed for
{ uDa from New Orleans lacks confirmation lniOr-
nation had been received here from an Official source
under date OF the 18th INST, that two steamers were
flung out with ihls view, but that measures had
been taken to pTcyen, their departure No ad'iceS
on the subject of subsequent date have been re-
ceiVed AT any of the Departments, by the mail or by
telegraph. II : not probable that the attempt would
rave seen made, whether successful or other"isc'
without the commune alton OF the TACT by the Col
loctor there to the Treasury Department, more es-
pecialy that officer had been advised that his con
duct IN regard to the Pampero required satisfactory
explanation. IN The absence ot Whlch MS removal
would be inevitable
The teieeraphlc adv ices from New Orleans 10 the
Char eSton papers IN regard to the alleged outrage
upon the spanish Consul pupot 10 be OF the 22d INST
Dispatches 10 our northern journals oi the same GATE
make no mention ofit The probability IS that the
story l. fabricated tor the Cuban market ior the pur
pose OF lnSgaiing the commsslono OF reiaatory out
RACES IN Havana. II founded in tact thefe can oe
tiie doubt that the statement - highly exaggerated
The extent to which the telegraph IS employed Tor
the circulation OF alschood on every subject OF pub
lie interest almost destroys its usefulness. No reh-
snce Whatever can be placed upon H. intelligence,
except where It IS youched FOR by responsible
name on is OF character that would furnish no IN
cuComont for misre presentation.
IL H. gratifying 10 observe the generally sound
ard Conservative cbaTacter OF the editorial com
mcnis upon the recent intelligence from Cuba. SYM
patty for the dupeS Of Lopez ana Indignation al the
sdueuinary vengeance Of the Spanish authorities, do
not appear 20 have diverted pubic sentiment from
Just estimate Of the nature OF the unlawful enter
puse Of which these men have been the victims. In
Tie quarters where there Is the most ,hoH Ot excite
mt. - would seem thai the pressure Of impending
elections has stimulated a., members 0l all political
parties 10 The determination that no one Ot them
shall profit by monopoly of sympathy IN behalf Of
oppressed humanity The imprCs ION. however,
seems To be generally prevailing that the attempt to
force liberty aud dependence upon men Who are
not disposed 10 seek these blessings Is rather work
OF supereroRaton and that The expedition OF Lopez
IS so exclusively one OF conquest rather tnan Oi and
and comfort 10 struggling people, that there Is
nothing to save II from TIE iuiam, of an adventure
icr robbery and plundCr