The republic., 1851-09-08


= mutual dependence and connexion, they formed
a system of compromise the most conciiatory
and beet for the entire country that could be OBJ
4 tanned from conflicting sectional interest and
opinions, and that therefore they should be ad
'hered to, until time and experience should de-
nonstrate the necessity of further legislation to
guard gainst evasion or abuse. Thatopinion, 80
far as know, remains entirely unchanged, and
'will be acted upon steadily and decisvely. The
peace ofthe country requires this; the securityot
'the Constitution requires this; and everyconsde-
ration of the public good demands this. II the
Administration cannot stand upon the principles
ofthe message, it does not expect tostand at all"
[DANIEL WEBsrER's Letter to the Union Meeting
al Westchester.
The Cuban Expedition and the President.
A strong effort is making, by the individ
ulls and presses that have been engaged in
stimulating the recent mad and wicked eXpedi-
ton of LOPEZ, to divert public Indignation
from their own folly and crime, by assallng
the Administration. In contraventlon OF the
proclamation of the PRESIDENT; IN defiance OF
his instructions to the Federal authorities in
every port; in violation of the statutes of
their country, and the universal law of ma
lions, they have encouraged foreign ad-
venturer, of no military skill or reputation;
of no means or responsibility; of no accurate
knowledge of the feelings of the people
whose territory he was about to invade, to Sc
duce large number of our gallant, but reck
less and inexperienced youth, into an enter
prise that the law denounces as one of rob
berry and plunder, which has resulted in
the violent death of the majority, and the
ignominious Imprisonment of the resi-
DUE Under such circumstances, the most
marked and emphatic public indignation must
overwhelm the spectators in stocks and politics
who, by their fabricated statements of revolu-
tionary movements in CUBA, and their lying
telegraphic dispatches, scattered broadcast
through the country, have contributed to this
bloody catastrophe. Parents who lament the
loss of your misguided ofspring-wives whose
hearths have been made desolate I'm the very
dawn of your married happiness-ssters and
brothers who have parted forever with those to
whom your hearts are bound by ties that can be
knit only in infancy and childhood, by affections
that are born in the cradle and perish not In
the grave-friends, kindred, connexions of the
unfortunate dupes and victims who have mis-
erably pershed, or linger in more miserable
captivity, sincerely and deeply do we sym
pathize in your unutterable anguish, and sorrow
over your irreparable bereavement! Enjoy the
sad belief-a beliefin which we share-that the
brave youths who have gone to their last account
were deluded with the assurance that they were
carrying relief oppressed humanity, and enter
ing upon path ofglory the llberators of
down trodden race. But there are other homes
than yours, which have not yet been visited by
this affiction There are still parents wives.
brothers, sisters, friends, whose hearts have
been spared the pangs with which yours have
been lacerated. 1t is for them we plead. 1t is
in their behalf we appeal from men who ha-
rangue madly in the streets, and adopt
infammatory resolutions, and call for arms and
money and transportation of troops to avenge
the death of our countrymen who have been
slaughtered in the great cause of Human L.iber
ty; it is from these men, and their Illegal acts
and assemblages, that we appeal to the sober
sense, the considerate judgment, the well-dis
ciplined and well tempered purpose Of the
American People, and call upon them to sup
port their Government in maintaining the es
tablished policy of their country and the uni
versal law Of civilization. Blood enough has
been she'd In Heavens name, let returning
reason arrest the sacrifice that is even now pre-
pairing for the bloody atars Of SPANISH justice.
Ii is not strange that the individuals and
presses that have encouraged LOPEZ and his
followers should seek to divert public indigna-
ton from their own heads, by denounclng the
Administration. At one time they allege that
the President has omitted to do his duty; and
at another time they insist that he has gone far
beyond what the laws enjoin or permit. Be
cause the language Of his proclamation WAS
designed TO warn the country of the legal
character and consequences of such expeditions,
it is charged that the PRESIDENT has encouraged
the CAPTAIN GENERAL to adopt his sanguinary
policy, and it is even limited that the blood Of
the victims of LOPEZ is on his head. 1t is
contended we suppose, that the PRESIDENT
should have paltered with his duty, and have
described the offence he was denounclng in in
adequate terms; leaving the inference that,
though condemned by the law of nations and
the statutes of the land, it was after all
a venial offence, with commendable points and
meritorious aspects. One would imagine from
the language Of some journals that il was the
PREsrDENT's duty to cover upthe nature of the
crime, and mitigate its enormity, for no other
or better reason than that Of inducing the young
and inexperienced to fall into the snares that
were set for them We rejoice that the PREsI-
DENT discharged his whole duty in this matter,
and that his proclamation stands upon the record
to attest alike his frmness and his foresight.
Proclamation Of he Presidsnt Of the United States
wAsHSGToS, April 25, 1851.