Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-10-20
The Cuban Aifairs ID England.

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The Cuban Aifairs ID England.
hs following ast:c from that sterling
ssdfesflessndsocaae Of popular rights, the
Loadon Leader, will compare fasorabIv
aadahohorably y wsfh the sentiments put forth
" yauany Of the 80 called American pa
pEeIs; Elss;: s...,.sy ...s.s..s,s. ...,
sInteenstional Inv jig scoHted By the par.
tyoE order In some cases as ostentntjously
as j. il insisted on<in othets.. For instance,
tlss reach bandit expedition - Rome was
apalauded.by the reaction; the American
Gucaneer expedition 10 Cuba is condemned
Rome. inl s46, was in the hands of the
Ranans. "A Roman Senate made the
laws, Romasas ministry executed them,
Roman army defended The city Of the
CRsars and tine Popes. Throughout. the
States which constitute in international re-
ia,ions, lhe Roman nation, there was moth
ing exceeding the faltes. .uppor, given 10
shesnationat government, except the Joy
AID gratitude Of a people delivered hosn
tho bloody aud abominable rule of the In
QUESTION and The Vatican. Nothing was
waating to constitute an expression Of na
sional force and national will. As far as
Eraace and Austria and England was CON.
:erped, the Romaa States aere, to oil in-
tent aad purposes, nation.
eW al il aai, then, fairly within the pale
efiaierhatioaal law, aud entitled to the
pseteciiea eei. aations! How tha, national
lauswas interpreted. and that protection
pAyfded, use know. Four armies, with
s nnen and tnortars, with sabre and bayo>
nat. surrounded i,suniortied extent, and
one nation tra,npted ouf, no. only The fire
of is naslonally, bM lie last sparks Of its
kbef,y. ..ts..
zzsT,ts party st order rej9iced. The Times,
theL Lhrsupcie, aud the =" eaker vessels'' OF
abe Eagliss ais slulists, hal no. arguments
against the uien who re-eslHb!isied The In
eqthsiiion, are ne-asserted the domination OF
Austria. Then they did not urge, for one
ssso.tsIA; thsl the Roman expedition as u
sipiaa,oa ot iatefnusional law. Neither in
4hna aor the subsequent invasion Of tlungn,
sy by the lossacks, did they express
lunginx stoF the tItsas when all civilized ma
sions would unhesi,atiagly acquesce Sin
Ale Tlles ot:alntefssaltenal morality, CON.
snaaly deae,ninalea the law Of natpns."
But now, the tables ara turnsd. The
Spanish menarehy " one oil the brigh esl
gems ia .the crosa Of ahe party of trder,
bsceause it is one oi tho sseanest of lie
csss as ol Europe. Tae Spanish monar
chy il iss.asng she weakest and most con-
temptlDle OF that b.eodst,ined party, and
ans Spanish aaonarclty is Cor was) in pos
session oil the island Vi Cuba.
Cuba is no, a aaiion; Cuba is not liberai
ell and u,depetsdent, Cuba hns no national
seIaie, DO national executive, no national
ar,ey. Spanish soldiers command 10 her
citadsls, md a Spanish general ruled in
her counsels.. She is aet a part Of Spain,
bst que OF SPANS dependencies. She is
na al, Integral portion oil The Spanish
monarchy. The Creole population detesl
their SpaEisk r1aslers, and they strive TO
eject them from The islaEds. An invading
iufce land upon the shores 10 assis, the pa.
sriotic party. Part OF them nre taken, and
a Spanish hidalgo orders their m1ssacre,
IN cold blood. Fresh supplies of men, mon
ey aud arns are sent To the invaders
'Iheir own countrymen ore guilty OF the
csiase oil mourning and preparing 10 ayenga
their loss. Then what do We read in The
loasna!s oflhe party Of orders Those who
eaised not q voice 10 favor Of the annihila-
tio0 of Roman nationality and Roman lib
ersy--a case of the violation of interna.
tional law so strong that this Of Cuba is
weak compared with those who saw
only justice and right emblazoned on the
standards, aud enforced by the arms Of
Louis Napoleon, Ferdinand, and Fran
els Joseph, see nothing but piracy aid rob-
bery, injustice and ;anrighteousness, in the
expedition Of Lopez. The conquest of
Rome by the Jesuls was grea, and noble
Aes,.. ~: the invasion Of Cuba by American
repubIissa a as and exiled Cubans is an &c,
compaSabls cnty TO the deeds Of q Kidd or
a Conssable Bourbon.
We are 40. detsan5ing "bucaneers, we
ars4aaeing Two facts slSe by side in order
xAA f.eesais Ia y be. ohsaea-
afdths taed.of ths foreign ofnce either
constrained or compelled 10 help on the
right side. and prevented from s!aoolng
liberty an ethe back.
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