Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-08-28
FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST ss, 1851.
Cuban Revolution.


vented any Intelligence of the character of this
volt reaching this country, through that port That
there has been uprising of the people in the region
ST. Jaga De Cuba Principe and the mountainous regions
back from the coast there can be no doubt The Cuban
patriots in this country may and probably have exagge
ated it, aud the authorities the other hand have sup
pressed its true character.
The people Of this country will deeply sympathise
with the inhabitants of this Queen Of Islands, in their
struggle for liberty. They are initiating the noble ex.
ample of patriotic sires, in throwing off the most
calling yoke that hung upon the neck of any peo
ple This beautiful gem Of the gulf lies within sixty
miles Of southern coast connected with by the
ties of trade and commerce. The capital is depot for
of great lines of ocean In the strug.
gle it is that Government aid this peo.
pie without breaking their pghted faith TO Span and
furnishing their national escucheon 1t is the duty of
the Government, under the act Of 1SlS prevent the
fitting out Of vessels organizing military expeditions
for their aid and support but when the sympathy of
whole people is aroused in behalf of struggling humani
y, public opinion may become stronger than law, and
the triumph the other. In that case, the Gov
must dsavow the act or they will be held res
ponsible at the bar of the injured nation.
But the right Of expatriation belongs to every Ameri
citizen he avail himself of that right
he may emgrate Cuba without hindrance, he may
remove to Upper Canada, but when he does So he VOL
,ntariy abures the protection of his Government and
:annot claim il in any emergency Every citizen has
right TO bear defence of his person and his prop
erty. Now we advise no in these uncertain and
dangerous times, to emgratc to Cuba, but if he likes
the country he certainly has right 60 there,
and no one has right enquire into the that
IA Of IL Hat
ed to 60 we advise them to go well armed and if pos
sble, avoid all connection with that terrible disease
known the garote, which always proves fatal.
Whether this revolution will succeed now, we have
no means of judging, but the population of that Island
dreaming of liberty, and, sooner later they will
have it. At that fountain the people Of Cuba CH yet
drink. The Spanish Queen will lose this bright and
glittering jewel from her crown An oppressed people
will rise and plead with God and for her liberty,
and their prayers will be heard and answered. The
" Higher Laso" is the tribunal which must decide their
fate. If the of Lexington and Bunker's Hill
right Cuba cannot be wrong, and the descendants Of
these noble of revolution will put forth their
hands to stay the blow, which is to the fetters of
Kingly power and oppression. Cuba with her million
populations her fifteen million of revenue, and her
sixty million of inward and outward commerce, with
soil teemng with the rich and varied productions Of the
tropics cannot long the manacles of oppression
When the day Of her independence shall come, she
of three positions, and the destiny of
this key to the Mexican Gulf may yet be matter for
the grave consideration of this Government.
LIST. Cuba with her wealth and power, may be able to
sustain her position as an independent Republic.
2l She may form an alliance with the other Islands
of the Gulf as new confederation under the pro-
tecting arm Of Great Britain.
Sd. Like Texas unable to stand alone, she may seek
protection by annexation to this Government forming
another State and another balance wheel in the Union
When Cuba becomes independent, let Government
take her by the hand acknowledge her independence,
and treat her as standing among the independent
tions of the earth. Cuba once independent never
be conquered. Spain-miserable and decayed Spain
would he annhlated in the attempt but in her lingering
death, she may have the power to annoy Cuba, and
make her independence insecure and her liberty almost
burden. In this contingency, like Texas, she would
necessarily seek protection somewhere. Her situation
at the great crossing of our lines of would
naturally lead her to look to the United States for that
protection which alone may enable her to reposc in
quiet The long line Of coast, which, like the cres-
cent bends round this lovely Queen of Islands would
in the Union She would be in the road to posses.
sions on the Pacific, whether the communication be by
the way of Tehuantepec, Nicaragua or the Isthmus
She is, in fine, the key to the Gulf. In our hands
we can lock the entrances in the hands of enemies
they can open the gate Then if Cuba becomes indie
pendent as she is destined be- and is unable main
tain that independence she under the Protec
ton of the United States She must not fly to the
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TO take place. would be short sighted and ruinous pol
ICY We should do nothing accelerate this state Of af
fairs but should meet it becomes our interest as
nation, when the contingency arises and under the law
of destiny that time in opinion is near at hand
The importations from this island in the articles o
sugar. tobacco and tropical fruits amount to over twenty
millions annually In the hands of Americans witt
Yankee enterprise and Yankee energy, this amour
would be doubled. In this island we have alway
enjoyed large and profitable commerce. The Custom
House Havana shows the arrival and departure ol on
thousand vessels annually. Our tonnage would b
doubled if her machless harbors were unlocked TO ou
swift messengers of commerce, and the enormou
tonnage duties now paid to Spain removed. The Cuban
are compelled the black and musty flour fror
Spain because theycan obtain itby paying tax Of onl
two dollars and fifty barre when the fine andres
-four from the United States is taxed at the rate of tc
dollars and fifty cents per barrel If Cuba was free SD
could buy her millions Of provisions from the State
cheaper than from any other part of the world and ne'
market would be opened for the wheat and pork CROWN
States in the Missssisspp valley We import annual
ss 900 900 Of coffee and 80 100000 Of sugar, whc
would be greatly diminished il Cuba was State oil tn
Union.
Cuba would add 10 the strength Of the Union and th