Calaveras chronicle., 1851-10-25

4 ENERAL LoFEZ.- ne IOnoWIpB
a count Of the last moments of this
unfortunate patriot will be read with
interest:
At the fatal hour General Lopez was
'rnught out, and ascended the platform
| With a firm step. His person was en-
elopetl in white shroud. The exc
ationer then .remuyed the shrOud, and
| here stood the General in his full mili-
lry. n.''ifOrm before the assembled
multitude. 4!-ss 2.9aA $3.50 s1 s 3
/ isils appearance was calm, digaified,
tAttsk heroic. Not mus le aiIivpred.
7 fe looked uPop the preparations for !,
| leath unmoved; his couuteiIihce chang
'aIsH6t, S~si'htss 5sia teAlrillg sNas firm ]
and manly. ~ .-G !, a d sf, ~
lie -cutiOner. now removed his ,
'n'roidered coat aud crafdt, and all
ie insignia Of his military rank in
token Of disgrace. -,t.'c =. YE
General Lopez, with his hands tight
y bound together in front, stepped for
ward, and, in a strong, clear voice,
slowly spoke to those around as fol-
lows:
pray the persons who have COM
promised me to pardon me as Ipar-
don them. aT' is1f
10y death will not change the des-
nies OF Cuba" ['rhe exesutiuner,
<:niing little behind, here iyierrupt-
ed him in ali insulting tone, with
8 Come, be qdRk, be quicko']
Gen. Lopez, forming his head partly
around, fixed his eye on the fellow,
and said sternly,,, grating his teeth,
6 Wait, sir" He'then continued:
!" Adieu, my beloved Cubai Adieu,
my brethren ~ .adu a. s.is.,o g
The General then stepped hack.
seated himself on the stool. A priest
with the crucifix and taper stood on
one side Of him, the executidSer on
the other. The collar was then placed
around the prisoners neck. The
priest now placed the crucifx between
the Generals hands, and Just as he
was in the act Of .inclining his held to-
kiss it, the executioner swung the fatal,
screw, and the head of the unfortu-
nate man at the saPie instN4sA4 sA4fr13-:. < ne
never moved again. There sat the,
body of one of the bravest men that
ever drew breath, but a moment ago
alive, now ghastly corpse.
The execution was conducted in the
most orderly manner, and in perfect
silence. No shouring or any other cx4
hibition of applause was manifest.
Immediately after the execution, Ge-.
neral Lopez's body was taken down
and privately buried.
The New York Evening Post thus
speaks of the brave, self-sacrifcing, and
devoted leader, who with his patriotic
band have yielded up their lives to the
tyrant minions of Spanish despotism.
1t will be the fashion of the press,
now grown wise by the events which
have passed, to denounce Lopez as
worthy of the fate which has befaHen
him. The world is apt to make a dis
tinction between rebellion and a re-
volution to depend upon the success Of
tn, revolters, who In the one case are
recorded in history as traitors. in the
other as patriots. Lopez will probably
be known, therefore, at least so long
as the Spanish rule prevails in Cuba,
as rebel and a traitor. In such in
justice towards this brave and high
spirited man, we will not be implicated.
Lopez was no hireliIg, no military adj
venturer in quest Of employment and
plumber, regardless of the rights of his
fellows. He was engaged in the deli
verance of his own country from the
most tyrannical and oppressive govern
ment that now exists-so far as we
know on the face of the earth.
He died, as he liYed, like I. hero and
a gentleman. Whether the cause of
liberty in his unhappy island died with
him. remains to be seen. The blood
of the patriot is the seed of freedom,
and we feel that we should dishonor
our ancestors and the country whose
independence their heroism achieved,
it we did not deeply symparhizea with
he CreOles of Cuba in the death Of
Lopez, their champion and martyr,
and if we did not continue to hope that
from his grave would rise, at no dis.
tant day, the Washington by whom
the cause Of freedom in Cuba may be
conducted to more auspicious issue
TIE FILLIBusTERs." This, term
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