The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-09-24

dos being sede distance IN sdVanee n
ihs iAfh, hii him badly IN he lsh zee
There ErIs sFfedieen e0uuiFymfn n DC
parry Ek0 capinrrd BIN. earh ~ whom
was psbilrls plessuiesi WiIh 81 900 and
: cross u hahoEs lm@edislrly sller lhs "a.
frnlian.
Lei Ms nov resi~w the causes and r..
suits Of Tins expedition. A. The time
rereissd nv spPpainlmenl from Nc. ~
CUR. one az IIle e.Iifrfs az fie New Or
leans Della, 4 ssfdii by him that re-
sals was frgrfslfy hzganrrrd smang me
cIeoles lhrungllouil HE Island OF caha |:
lLal they tad srferied Gensrai Lspez as
iheir fsadsr. and their ahjrfi fas 10 IRE
cuha from the tyranny 81 Spain. and
eItissf falm a republic al ihrif aan NJ an
mex flle f-land 20 The United Stairs. lie
It'd me lIiai imp & WAS about 10 lrase
New Ureans Tor Cuba with ath,ii Ave hun
dred Americans and that his landing VAS
lie signal Of general rising. and that
within Zen dsys saer his lshding he would
be al the head Of an army of ten thousand
meas that there were also iwo Whale
fsgimenls IL Spanish troops Ia come aver
Ia him with their equipments. The
same Story was rold 10 alls Was h so's
As have already stated our first salu,alian
was rolIey of muskelry. instead of. as
the DELTA asserts. large holy rf friends,
With lrdIses. si.ffs. Be-. for our use.
Instead nf finding the cerolrs our
friends. we fnund ilirm our most hitter en-
fmies. FAR more So lhan the iroaps-keep-
ing he lrodps constantly Informed Of our
movements. and hanging on nnr skirts. put
ling 10 dsaiIi. without mercy. all lhase
wfia .Iiasgied on The ma,el,. 0fihe troops
cannot 6iil speak in praise wnIl6iiia sin.
gle exception. They treated The pris-
onefs with the utmost kindness. giving
them wine. seears. brad. ioSarr6. and ar
guadenle freely. and iIom their own small
means fimagine no one will say that we
had any right Ia expert sncli Treatment.
Our conduct forrea and ,lrm ,nded their re.
speei. h.t certainly we had: M rlaim ci-
Their on their sympathy or generosity.
] now distinctly. openly assert. thai al
those lrllers furporling 10 lie from Ga6s.
uhicl, were published during The mnnih Of
July Iasi. AMI ropied throughout The In
ion. were base forgeries. for lhe express
purpose &c dsceising The riiizen< 81 The
United States. and advancing the sale of
Cuban bonds. Knowing the ambition Of
Lopez. and that strong Disposition To ex.
lend The glorious boon d'f freedom whirh
ills The breast of every American citizen,
those spectators in human blood took
advantage Of their knowledge TO further
heir own end. They well knew how
il'le efforts was required To start and keep
alive this excitement; they thought. or al
east they Enndly hoped. that more men
would 60 oul 10 joiii this lii le I,ai,I. md
that eventually the island would be free.
Cuban honds were worth. or were selling
II from Id 10 20 cents on dollar, when
his expedition left. Naturally they
,anld increase in value. IS Tie nfnsneri
y Iinrraiing Cnbi beraine n0re certain:
md u Ills expedition surccedrd, rs lhey
'retcn.led TO think il would. Cuba. when |
heraied from what they dtnominai, d The
vranny Of Spain. would have been bur-
ene.l with debt of from ffiy TO one
millions Of dollars. nj least 6Gv
'er eenl. &c uhich would have brrn in
pc pockets Of The wonld.bc philanlhro-
ISIS. who. active ~ they Wished 10 he
'o'iglii ~ the holy cause of liberty, took
&c beet 81 good care 10 peril neither life
~ their own precious Liberty in its b
al. Al the expiration Of tie var. and
Ter tnha should have become free: tiihn
was 10 be annexed 10 the United States.
nd as matter of conrss The payment of
lese uhan bonds was to be assumed by
Iat government. What do iliey care fur
'e mnlhrrs, wists ana sisters nf The oil.
NJ men who formed tie Inflated espe. ,
iinn. WIN have been rendered utterly ,
FETCHED and miserable forever! They
tri f. lite cliljns; The anguish, bnrne !
Ilinsc oiie lfantlfttl Hffd siSiv nuhleI
llnws. doomed 10 spend the brsi lcn
'ars 81 their lives in a Spani-I, prison |, !,
y they feel The I'll n,l-m,nev in ,I,.ir i
'ckeis. aud laugh over The result IL their :
ernla'Ion, They IRE The men 10 he
nlshrd II is on them the shades ~ :,
9 murdered couiitrymcn cali Tor ven. !;
anc'. Heavy. indeed. mnsi be their
nislnfient when Al The last ,lav IN If 4
''led and just Judge Shall demarl ne :.
I'm relrihutinn tfir their deed. >,
This Is. b lleve. Il tirrecl arc,un, If 8.
ranses. prree,IIngs. and results of j
unfortunate expedition. | hive en- i.
I'nred 10 give an impartial acro,,n,. i,
y alir I.iah, eilller north or south. :,
'sitiers hinisalf aggrievrd by any re- =.
: Il. contained lirti'lm. will en- leavor 10 =,
'fd hlm such Satisfaction as the n ,iure a,
Tue rase may demand. There hive
been. understand. some rrnertimis :,
VIC conduct Of nur Consul 40 fIara. =,
Mr.. Owens. aud also ON he off; =,
ol the A'biny. al The time of The n
eh'ion. AZ that Tine. Mr. Owens moi N,
was unable 10 do anvihing ID assist !. !,
10, but. as L am nf.rn,oI .,n.l l,ill.. .