The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-28
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From the New York sun August 70.
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It having been deereed by the general order oil the
goth OF April last and subsequently reproduced, what
was IN he The fate OF the pirates who should dare 10
fan. the so of this island, and IN view oil the DECLARE
lions Of the Fifty individuals who have been taken by his
exceency the OF TINS naval
the identity OF their persons pertaining 10 he holue
commanded by the traitor Lopez have resolved, IN ae
cordanse with lhe provisions oil the royal 1,;eoaS ,he
royal order OF the 18th June of the past year. s'usd m
this particular case. that the said individuals WHOSE
names and designations set forth ~ .he lolioWins
statement suffer this day the pain OF death BY being shot
the execution being committed TO The senior ieehe ue
Hes' o''kaa'sf q '"e "JosE DE LA CoNCHA,"
W. hava translated the above warrant for the nstruc-
tion ~ orr readers and of the American public gene
raly The Spanish Haynau does not pretend IN his war
rant for the that the men had been placed on
tral and convicted on conclusive evidence II would
seem that the brave fellows had scorned to seek mercy
by presentations or suberfuges but whether they made
.ny declaration of their acts and intentions is matter OF
great doubt Even il they did declare their connection
with the liberatng expedition. that declaration was not
sufficient ground Tor their summary and wholesale mas
sacre. But the language OF the warrant plainly shows
that their executions was not in accordance with the laws
and usages of civilized nations, but in accordance with
royal ordinance Of the Spanish Crown-despotlc and ar
biiIary a. the ukase OF the Russian Car.
And this is the kind OF government with which the
government Of the United States is SO anxious to main
tain am,cabls relation" ~ hare resolpe% says hay
all respect for civilized law and all respect Tor the
government Of the United States, which has shown such
anxious desire to maintain 't1endly relations" with
his government and to preserve TO its oppressed colony
Of Cuba Coacha will live to regret his resolve tie is
ignorant of the character and spirit OF the freemen OF this
republic He ancied that from the conduct OF the United
States government he could crafty his savage thrs, Tor
revenge, his desire for blood, with IMMUNITY But the
government of the United States is not desposm
which defy and control the feelings and actions Of
its people according its pleasure. Ii must be guided
by the will of the people, or, if il opposes that will the
people can set its dctaorial and despotic opposition
defiance.
The American people are law abiding, and lovers of
Just laws Justly and firmly administered; but whenever
their government exceeds the limits Of its delegated
power or attempts to form coalitions with desP1tsm to
they will to yield submission to its usurped power
and arbitrary mandates. AS all power emanates from
usurpations which the constitution. the laws and the
spirit of their free institutions do not sanction 1t would
be well if Concha had understood these facts and well
for present rulers at Washington TO bear them well
in mind
In this connection we will quote an extract from an
article in the Philadelphia North American OF yesterday
We have frequently expressed the idea which is contain
ed IN the first part OF the extract:
:" It has been what we may now call the misfortune
Of the government OF the United States to act towards all
other governments and especially the weak and minor
ones with gentle courtesy and forbeaance very seldom
practsed by other powerful States and the result has
been that has had to beaand has always been too will
ling put up with-slights and grievances from such
weak and minor governments as never perhaps would
have been offered to other States.
I'VE have particularly erred in treating as govern
ment the captan-generalcy Of Cuba, which govern
ment at ALL but colonial satrapate, which ought never
in any instance to be allowed to exercise, does the
power of life death the citizens of foreign State
Our courtesy rewarded by the cold blooded of
fifty Of our citizens Does any one believe that General
Concha, any other island governor would ever have
dared to shoot fifty Engishmen, or fifty Frenchmen,
der similar circumstances p