Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-08-30
The News from Cuba.

The news which we give this week from
Cuba, is rife with intense and thrilling interest
and cannot but awaken in the breasts of Anne
ricans the profoundest sorrow for the bruta,
death of their ill-fated countrymen, as well as
the bitterest feelings of hatred. and a longing
desire for vengeance, for the bloody and bar
barous edict which effected the revolving TRACE
dy at Havana !. Certainly, the massacre in Ha-
vana, and the immediate events subsequently
transpiring, have no parallel that we ever read
OF in ancient or modern warfare, and calls in
thunder tones for a quick and terrible retribu-
ton, not only upon the immediate agent who
instigated this dreadful business, but also upon
the prostltuted Government to which he be-
longs. In the language of the New Orleans
Bee, this fendish act evil arouse an excite
ment which will laugh to seorn proclamations
OF amity and treaty stipulations!"
1t really seems to us that an all-wisc and
directing Providence is ushering on Spain to
its speedy and inc vitable destruction-to sweep
away every vestige of its power and authority
from the face Of the earth. She planted her
power and commenced her reign upon this con-
tinent through blood and injustice; and in like
manner she has lost possession after possess
sion, till but one solitary but beautiful isle is
left to her odious supremacy. The myrmidons
of Spain, less honest and chivalrous than were
Cortez and Pizarro, but exceeding them in cru
city, would retain by barbarous usage and ty-
ranny the dominions they thus acquired in this
New World in an age of ignorance, idolatry,
persecution and wrong.
Who could imagine an act which would more
and quickly lead to the overthrow of
domination in Cuba than that of the
of the 10th August? 1t appears to
Us that the Captain General and all his satel-
ties are mad, ~blind-urged on by demons to
heir speedy ruin. They seem to act as if they
ived in the sixteenth century, before the dawn
# human rights and human liberty had illu- 5
the world, and when bloodshed and c
marked the successful career of nations; !
then, in fact, their Government was one of I
over and respect; they seem to think that :
pain is still what Spain was when Columbus /
# its shores to plant her banner in this west
N world-lnstead of realizing her true posi-
on in the present age, her weakness, imbecili-
:, degradation, and the detestation which her
'rrupt Court, prostituted Queen, and dishon-
st and assassin-like servants, are creating in
| enlightened minds throughout the civilized
ortions Of the globe!
Had Gen. Concha, instead of butchering
lose Americans, had nourjshed some feeling
humanity towards them in consequence of
eir Myfated education, and returned them to
If shores upon their parole of honor, telling
EN- if he chose that they were deceived and
lsled, there is no saying what such an act
ight have done towards perpetuating Spanish A
lie in Cuba; but he decided otherwise, and
e dullest school-boy can now read the fate
SPANS yellow banner (the emblem of dis "
seq upon her last foot-hold, her beautiful but NJ
Antilla: a few more days and Ju
e last remnant of her power will cease to Is
lst in this western world, and the flag which
st waved in triumph over a discovered CONT
mt, will take its departure back to the once =,
Various and powerful, but now desecrated ia
ninions of Ferdinand and Isabella. Sc
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