Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-09-02

hdved treacherousy or in bad faith man has only to
look at his own position 10 see this Inc rae OF Lopez
in the incontest and now the soil OF Cuba must bear
him conquer or cover him CORPSE. lie has no al
tentative between death and victory He is cut of
from escape from Cuba lie is with price upon
his head surrounded by all that Spain has oil
power in Cuba. In such position he needs men, and
every soldier invaluable to him. BAD faith or teach-
cry would be the worst of folly or insanity
"But the letter OF the Adiutant Sanford gives key
to the whole matter. Crttenden and his party we're
assigned the duty Of bringing up portion of the bag
gage, necessary, perilous and honorable duty us
charging this duty, encountered with the baggage d
Spanish force interviewed between. them and the man
body ofLopez, and commu iication was Temporarily
broken off before it could be resumed, as VIII De seen
from Havana letters publish to day that Lopez nae
same hard lighting and could not eo,,unlcaSe WIN"
Crtenden. When he did communicate and Critten-
den started Join him, large Spanish force again III
tervened and the unfortunate result was as AdJutant
Sanford has sketchedi j;
detachment was impossible, and contrary to all rules
of reason and OF And yet on this it appears to
must any complaint solely rest Kerr makes more;
Crttenden far many OF his friends in this city know
land they have letter from him. makes none. Treach
cry or bad faith cannot therefore, from our present
lights, reasonably be imputed to Lopez
In reference to another matter aid from the ouoan
Creoles. 1t has been long known that they nave no
arms, and certainly till they have these and respec a.
BILE American force 10 the field to encourage theh,,
general outbreak on their part 10 not 10 DC eApecteo
1t Americans go TO Cuba, they must Iof ule present.
RELY upon their own aems to sustain them. we THINK
proper to say this, in all fairness truly brave man
looks all contingencies in the face and, larry consl0ered
and wisely provided for, he meets them without terror
and without surprise. As journalists we aim to state
facts with cearness and candor. We wish to see Cuba
free, and we deem it matter OF PLAIN common sense
that this result will be soone reached by calm provision
than headlong dsrbg-by wise preparation and sober
calculation than by needless torays and i'll ordered ex
petitions. This view, we have every reason TO believe,
now prevails among the emietan who will soon land
in Cuba, and in camer and more thoroughly digesed
views we dare prophecy solid and successful re-
sults."F
In the Picayune of the 23d inst. we find the follow
ing under date of Havana August II, which sa late
any received:
August 1.-THE news brought this moment, say
$50. by the steamer Almendares from the scene OF
warfare, is to the eechat Gen. Emma has fallen INTO
the hands of Lopez. The Almendares brings eighty
two wounded Spanish troops, and OF the number taken
prisoners by Lopezs party he has had the humanity
not 10 shoot one.
The Delta ofthe oath thus alludesto the efforts then
making to raise the "sinews ofwar' in New Orleans.
THE MEANs-We learn that the Cuban Committee
have committed to Gen. Felix Houston the entire Or
ganizaion of the plan of operations resolved upon
The General has gone into the matter with all MS zeal
and earnesness. His position, talents ana experience
will secure for any he may organize unlver-
sal confidence. in the meantime, the committee is not
idle, but proceeding in their collections with great
activity. They met with good success yesterday, and
Tomorrow the committee, the number OF which has
been increased, will make united and powerful effort
TO raise the to go to the aid OF our friends Let
every come forward and give freely 1t IS no time
for American citizens Draw their purse-strngs when
so great an object is 10 be oblaned-so solemn duty
is to be performed.
The New York Journal of Commerce has this par
agraph:
ARMS FOR CUBA.-We were yesterday in an extern
sye trunk warehouse that has been busy engaged du-
ring the last week or two in filling order for eighty
trunks, for wealthy merchant OF Havana, in which
pistols packed designed Tor the use of those favor
able to the Lopez cause Each trunk is calculated for
about fifty revolvers VIII ch to be distributed among
such as will use them in the manner desired.
INTERNAL MACHINES FOR THE CUBANs.-A person in
Norfolk, Va, writes to the Cuban Junta, New DIRK,
offering the use ofeight Internal DISCRIMINATING Seven
barrel Guns Each instrument he says, will discharge
200 ounce and half halls per second, the discharge
being made as fast as the pieces be aimed. The
eight machines would thus discharge sixteen hundred
balls per second, moving down, he says, TO deadly
certainty, any enemy that dared TO approach. Only
one is required to work each machine One
man could therefore, discharge $4,000 balls per hour
An effort is making in the Fredericksburg Con-
e reasonable District, to call new convention,
"for the purpose of allaying the distraction now
existing in the Democratic part, there" and nom
mating candidate for Congress. Mr.. Byrd and
Mr.. Bednger still hold on, and Mr.. Faulkner,
(Whig) is canvassing the district.
PLEAsANT.-An Indiana paper refuses to
publish eulogies gratis, but adds:-"We will pub
lish the simple announcement Of the death any
of our friends with pleasure
SLAVE WHIPPED TO DEATH-The Winchester Vir-
gnian gives the particulars ola horid affair Clarke
county, Va, on Wednesday week, which has excited
great indignation in that section The result OF it was
that Col. James Castleman, and his Stephen
indicted Monday last for having cruelty and unmer
cifuy beaten two slaves the Wednesday previous,
Causing the death OF one OF Of them) belonging
the former They have been held bail the of
$4,000 each.
The Winchester Republican says
"From the evidence of the principal Witness white
laborer, the negro was fastened up for punishment by
having his hands ed and chain put around his neck,
thrown beam, and locked Just leaving sufficient
length Tor the unfortunate object to stand upon the
ground lie was then whipped with the tongue strap OF
wagon, having h avy buckle at the end, having
on the bare skin. After beating him in the most
precedented manner, tor time, they left him bound
in the situation described for the purpose of whipping
his companion The occurrence took place about sun
set. A son of Castleman deposed that about ten o.
clock at night his father came into his house, and
announced that the negro dead. He had been
lett in the standing position in which he whipped,
and died in that way"
Judge Douglas OF illinois, is pulling all the strings he
knows how, to get nomination for the Presidency
from the Locofocos. Just now he is paying his
New York. He is there in person, at the watering
places, and mixing with the politicians whose favor OF
course he wants.-St. Louis Republican.
We'll, it would seem to be quite time for Judge Doug
las to be pulling the strings" when Mr. Donaldson
tells us that General Houston will be on to New York
in lie" days to cake charge of the es"-Repubic.
DIRECT TRADE.
The Portsmouth Transcript publishes an inter-
Paris, under date of August 9th, from which we
make the following extract:
awe are more than ever convinced of the ne
cessity, the importance and the practicability OF
line of ocean steam ships from the
waters of Virginia to Antwerp and Havre, or to
Liverpool. There will be some practical views
on the subject of direct importation developed in