The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-12
Tn. Proclamation and the Appeal for Mercy.

Tbs Proc and the Appeal for Mercy.
We copy the following from the Republic Of
the 9th instant:
ave learn that upon receipt OF these dispatches the
President directed copies be the Spanish Minis
ter, the further TO enforce appeal already made 10 that
government, since the leader OF the expedition has
been off, deal merefly with hi, deladed followers,
who cnced into the invasion under the belief that the
people of the island already state Of rspostion, and
desired assistance establish republican governments
state OF which, had 1t existed could have justified
their conduct either 10 the view OF OF
the of nations but s expectations Of phieh gives them
a strong claim 10 pardon"
So, then, it now appears that the administration has
abandoned its denunciaons of the associates of Lo-
PEI. and betaken itself suppeatons OF the Spanish
government II is sincerely to be hoped that these will
now be as powerful in the Of mercy, there is
reason 10 believe the ndiscreet and most ill.omened
turbulence and violence OF the proclamation pow.
erful 10 imbolden il no, provoke, the atrocities Of
cruel and sangunary vengeance
But how humilatng is the attitude in which the ad
ministration has contrved to place ITSELF and far
as in il lies the country In solemn proclamation
the 25ih OF April it denounces body Of American c-
zens as plunderes and robbers" and then the sh
OF September following it begs mercy for them Ga the
25th OF April it procaims them outlaws, without the
shadow of claim protection, or any interference in
their favor though they should be given TO the rack
or the aggot and then on the sth of September goes
down upon its knees before the Spanish desposm TO
for that very cemency which it's act has thus done
the utmost to dsclaim and preclude
But this is not the worst The Republic tells
tina, the administration appeals for mercy these hapess
men upon the ground that they went to Cuba 10 the
expectation OF taking part in public for freedom,
and that this expectation Of theirs though deusve,
gives them a strong claim TO pardon" Be itso This
is the language Of humanity and justice But, behold
This language gives The loud lie the dreadful and fatal
language of the proclamation II these men went to
Cuba with intent and expectation to take part IN
public war; waged on most just cause, for freedom,
then Individually they wsre not "plunderen and ROB-
bes" II, as the administration now admits and claims
these went forth intending and. expecting" TO fight
in Cuba with patriots, and patriots for liberty, then
was the proclamation which denounced them beforehand
as ouawed punderers and robbers nothing less than
most Infamous hbeu Then in view OF the bloody issues
which that libel we'll fitted to bring down on the
heads against which launched it's false and merc
less denuncia,ons should have been written, like the
letter OF that law OF Draco which killed. in characters
Of blood The administration has found out that the
"bslief, and erpeetafion Of the companions Of Lopez
give them ga strong claim pardon" Be il so Then jus
hfy-iusfy yourselves II you can, TO the American peo-
ole far procaiming beforehand that these had for
ed al claim to protection, interference, and mercy In
80 doing you robbed them Of that very hope Of pardon
which you now claim for them a. their right