The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-23

The French View OF tho Cuban Invasion.
The United States news presents to Europe singu.
lar spectacle, which suggests very serious inquiry
1t was about year ago that an expedition in WHICH
were engaged several officers and magistrates of tbs
Union, started from New Orleans, headed by Lopez,
~ ,-,ake rev lution in Cuba. Formerly such An
synsa ion would have been called piraticsI fact,
and those who had in it would have been
treated as p. rates. That expedition did not sao.
STANDARDS: Lepez end some others escaped and re-.
turned to the United States President Taylor, in
deed, was angry; but that ir,1tauon whteh did not
prevent the evil likewise did nHt serve 70 punish it.
Lopez arrested in the United Stase enjoyed his
liberty; and the prisoners, claimed BY the Govern
ment Of the United States under the peS OF inter-
national justice, were given up by the Sp sniards'
who are not usually disposed to give up, wiL,ogy:
flag of the United States. Some pirates were
liberated healthy and safe; when, about the saus
time, some individuals, arrested and chained, being
suspected Of entertaining certain opinions, were shot,
without any form of process, at Catalogue:
Now the same Lopez Is arming vessel at New
Orleans. He has organized another expedition, with
which many officers OF the United States associate
themselves, and sails without encounterinR any
obstacles on the part Of the authorities Of the Union
He leaves, also. other bands organized behind him,
and there are no measures taken to stop them.
President Fillmore sends ships Of war, in order to
cruise in the waters of Cuba, under the pretex it Is
said, Of preventing the Decentralization Of Lopez;
whose departure it was easier to stop: But If the
we hope, the American cruisers will serye doubt
they did last year. to protect the prisoners who
will have for their safeguard American nationality,
when it should be considered, on the contrary, Is
giving more importance to their crime, and more
clearly establishing the piracy.
Have we, in this, the last phase of American
policy, and may We jud go by what is taking place
pow, Of the kind of guarantee that the United
States prete nds to give to the rights OF nations,
which they frequently invoke? Have they played
a comedy, or do their organization, their laws.
their constitution, prevent the in reality repress
ing such acts as the expedition Of Lopez, and
stopping their repetition If they truly cannot,
coidipg to their laws, restrain Lopez and, if, in
deed, they have not the right and the means of
preventing hi 10 from being cause of trouble-H it
fit cut with shi ps and bands that no flag will
cover and protect-t they will give them refuge,
and permit them TO 60 out again without restraint
IT officers of the United STATES army, without be-
ing, lpso facto, dismissed and degraded, may join
such expeditions as these whi,h are now renewed,
let the United States declare it openly, and ac
knowledge, at the same time, that they are beyond
the laws Of nations. Ii they are unable to answer
for what takes place by their inhabitants, they
only expect from other nations what the interests Of
the moment require IL they cannot preserve d
state Of peace, it is right for the others to make
war without declaration. Algiers has been in this
condition, and has subsisted for long time.
BY the way in which the Unit I'd States proceeds,
II thty are not vigorously stopped, Cuba cannot,
whatever be the fate Of the present attempt, stay
Tor o long time IN the possession Of Spain. 1t Ia
scarcely an affair of many years. Now, the pos
session Of Cuba by SPan ia not only Of interest for
Spain. The Spanish debt is the affair Of many
french, English, and Dutch creditors; and if this
il Will not be forgotten that in losing Cuba, Spain
becomes forever insolvent. Let then, the govern
meuts IF maritime nations oonsiderit.
ALBERT DE CIaEcotay.