The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-05
From the Ne,p York Ezpres,.


throw off the government of Spain. The fate Of
what 10 called republication among the Spanish
race in Mexico, Central America, Buenos Ayres,
and Montevideo, has been such. that almost all
sound Judging Creoles in Cuba have como to the
conclusion that the government of the Spanish
monarchy, harsh it is, is better than the liberty
enjoyed among the Spanish race in any part of
Spanish America; and that bargain is to be
made by throwing of tyrant from Madrid in ex-
change for military tyrnnt, such generally
rules in the so-calied South American republics.
Nevertheless men of standing, if not of character,
in the southern country, do not seem to compre-
bend that they turn buccaneers, pirates robbers,
when they fit out military expeditions, or lend
their money to tit ost such expeditions, to invade
and foray upon Cuba, when the people not only
want nothing of them, but, on the contrary, have
q perfect horror OF them.
In this section of country, with some few excep-
TONS it 10 only the very lowest of the population
hungry and starving foreigners in the main, who
enlist for these pratical expeditions; but in the
southwest we hear of such men as Henderson and
Quitman, and in the South such as Towns, of
Georgia, with young men of family to back them!
Scrip 10 issued there. we are told upon Cuba plan
tatons; lands and negroes allotted and pledged
to redeem this scrip, which is sold at great dis
count to raise funds here. More disgraccful rob-
berry piracy it is difficult to conceive Of and yet
90 loose are the morals Of some men that they never
feel any compunction in engaging in this species
of arson, plumber, and murder. The abolitionists
at the North have just rs much right to fit out ex-
petitions from the harbors of Massachusetts, and
Maine to plumber the rice and seai island cotton
plantations OF South Carolina and Georgia, as have
these people to get up expeditions in the United
States to make foray upon Cuba.
Theee loose ideas ofinternational obligations and
of duties between States and States, and ameng
men and men, we have too often combattcd in
columns to leave our readers any doubt of the
right and tho wrong. When the abolitionsts here
have preached sedtion, and the sowing of scdition
and insurrecton in the southern States, we have
taught the duty of obedience to government, the
doctrine of edo you would be done blythe
claims of good ncighborhood, the wrong OF one peo
pie making their land the place to hatch murder
and arson in tho land of another people. Now, to
the South, we say-cvery reason we have uttered
in this case 10 applicable 10 you Make not your
country the pest house for spreading sedion, and
murder, and arson in the ncighboring Island of
Cuba. Be good neighbors. Do as you would be
done by. The like principles we have inculcated
when forays were preparing in the United States
upon Ireland. Self government, sclfrcstraint, is
Thus no two things further apart than lib
crty and liccntousncss The latter Is tyranny, the
former is self government The nation that best
governs itself is ever most free.
THE CUBAN HuNT.-SAvANNAH,A April %, 1851
You may expect to hear Of great times soon on
count Of the invasion of Cuba. "The hounds are
OUT" and are making great preparations for an
attack II il thought here that they will succeed.
have been let into the secret by friend of tho
cause, and you form no idea OF the extent Of
the preparations that making; five hundred
kegs of powder left here the evening OF the Oath in
slant, and we're carried some whore down in Flor
ida, but nobody appears to know any thing further
about it.
Three steamers are already engaged TO take them
| across. just saw young buck here, who has
purchased a captains commission for s ,000 Ev
cry thing looks favorable; and think the chances
| are that they will succecd.-Boston Transcript