The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-11-06

were mislsd by ialsehOods. They were
induced To believe that a considerable
portion Of the people of Cuba were in
arms. with the determination To over.
throw their government. Those who
were Instrumental 10 creating this delu
sion, have an awful account to render To
their country aud their God.
The invading force. instead Of meeting
friends, met determined rnemirs with
arms IN their hands. Al every step the
invaders were opposed. aud it is not
known that a single Cuban jniped the
enemy. As m ght have been anticipated,
the career of the invaders was short aud
extremely disastrous. There suferings
were almost without parallel; and, with
Two Or three exceptions. those Of them
who were nm taken prisoners and exc.
cuted. were sentenced 10 an iguomiuious
imprisonment 10 Spain.
This second expedition terminated
more disaslrously than the first one. That
was fitted out BY the same leader, and
The force was also raised aud organized
in our country in defiance Of its laws.
The leaders and men were alike guilty
in each, but as in the first expedition bul
few we're killed. il created less sensation
III the country than the late one. These
unlawful entefprizes have cast a shade
upon our national character, IN the "piu
ion Of the civilized world They unjust.
y. mare Oi less. connect uur governnen Mt
with The outrage. and they sscribe il to
lust iOr power aud natinnaI apgi iandise
ment. The chief executive. by procIs-
nation. from lime to time. warned the
country Of the upawfulpess Of the Ell
lerprise, aud of the punishment to which,
those engaged 10 it would be exposed.
The executive and ministerial officers of
the government were admonished to be
on the alert, to check aud defeat the ne.
faIious design. Aud pait of the navy
was charged with the same service. But
these efforts WIRE iueifectual; in their
madness and folly, those who were en-
bodied, trsmpIed upon the laws Of their
country. aud rushed upon their own de.
structiUn. To suppose that they could +.
under such circumstances, have been i'm.
PEELED by any jusliRable motive in their
own views. is to suppose them To have
been laborlng under most extraordinary
mental alteration.
The duty Of giving effect 10 the law
devolyes upon the judiciary. and you,
gentlemen, for the time heing, constitute
an important part of that branch of the
government. Aud now that the excite
mcnt growing out Of The late expedition
has subsided, and its fatal results are ful.
ly known, it becomes US, from the posi-
ton we occupy, to take calm, cnnsid.
crate and legal view Of the circumstance
es which led to it, and of the acts Of our
own citizens, In this respect ycur in
quiries will be limited 10 the district Of
Ohio
Our own history may show in what
light our Government has considered
those opposed To us who placed Their
selves beyond the limits of civilized war.
fare. Gen. Jackson. whilst engaged in
the subjngation Of savages in the South,
captured two white persons who were
banded with them. aud in great meas
ure, controlled their depredainns. Ar
buthnot and Ambrster we're British sub
iects. but having been taken in arms
fighting on the side Of the Indians. a.
gainst our armies and within our terri.
tory, were summarily tIied aud summa.
rily executed; and the Commanding
General was sustained 10y his Govern
ment. Great Britain was too well &C
quainted with the laws Of nations, ant
with the justice of the punishment, t.
make it d subject ofserious remnustrance
Compare the acts Of these unfortunate
men with the invaders Of Cuba. Ar
burthnot aud Ambrister united them
selves with the weaker party. and tool
part in the war. They were associated
with savages, but savsges who, To som,
extent, were allowed to possess the at
tributes of nation. Treaties were made
with them. aud they had always exercised
the right of carrying on war against the
whites. These men identified them
selves with this people in the war, ant
in doing SO, did not. it is believed, vio
late any express law of their own cnun
try. They incurred the hazard Of sucl
a war. were taken and justly condemned
Our citizens. in the invasion of Cuba
put at equal defiance the laws of thci
country aud the laws of nations. They
were covered by no flag; protected b,
no public opinion; governed by no gen
eral law. They placed themselves be
yond the pale Of civilization, aud in do
ing So became pirates aud outlaws. The,
invaded a nation who were prolecle
from outrage aud injustice by the sclem
guaranty of treaty-a treaty in whic
our national honor was deeply concerned
No nation could be bound by more so
emn or higher obligation than our go,
ernmeLt is bound to maintain the mu
friendly relations with Spain.
Aud the expedition was directed
gainst an unotfending people. A pc
pie who were content with their Cover
, ment aud not desirous of change. Ne
ther in the landing of the invading arm
nor in its progress through the counir
. was there found traitor to the Cubi
government. This is most extraord
, nary fact. 1t could scarcely be realize
by the invasion of any other country ul
der similar circumstances. The lihera
. ing army found no one willing to be Il'
Y Grated. They were everywhere recel'
!, ed and treated as enemies. 1t is NJ
:, known that any crueliiies were Perpt
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