Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-10-25
CUBA AND THE ADMINISTRATION.
PROM THE LOUISVILLE COURIER.

PROM THE LoUIsvILLT coURIxR.
Extraordinary efforts are making on the part OF
a portion OF the Locofoco press through the coun-
try to create the impression among the masses that
the President sympathizes with Spain and her allies
as regards the Cuban question, and that he went
further in his proclamation than the exigencies OF
the case or the obligations of our treaty stipulatons
with Spain justified. The former assertion of our
opponents is as gratuitousy false and unfounded as
IS their latter proposition destitute of candor and
ruth No Puer conscientious and upright Chief Ma
sstrse has adorned the Presidential chair than
FIIInoRr; and to him Of sympaihizing with any
crow ed head against his country to give u,erance
TO the bases csumny that the depaved heart of
IuPt politician could conceive Of
During the late revolution in Cuba which had its origin
upon the island ITSELF Mr. Fillmore issued no proclamation
whatever was when the Cardenas expedition gotten
up entirely IN our country, and without the smallest in
dicaon from Cuba that such expedition would with ia
vor from any Of her subjects, that Mr. Fillmore issued the
proclamation that is made the target Of attack by his maevo-
lent reviiers That proclamation, honest man. faith
fnl public officer, and true friend to the institutions of
bis country he was bound TO give uerance to forfeit
the confidence and respect of the American people. In
spirit and letter dissimar Gen. Jacksons cee-
braed proclamation against the South Carolina nuers nor
to the one Issued by Mr. Van Buren, during the Canadian
outbreak, and which for long time seriously threatened
war between England and the United States The Carde-
mas expedition was fitted in direct and papsbe vo-
laton Of treaty with span giving than just
for war her part had the United States through their
Chief Executive, pudaied the illegal conduct of the nsur-
gen and warned them that all who detected in the
Of violating neutrality setting foot wake expeditions
against foreign Power with which peace would
be visited with the severest penalty of the law In all this
Mr. Fillmore did no more than bis duty than bis
predecessors had done under similar circumstances and
more than what every good American citizen win thank him
for having done
It isa little remarkable that the very party, and many of
denouing those of bis counymen who volunteered aid
the Caada revolutonss then made the heavens vocal with
their slouts-" Great is Mahommed, and Allah is his
prophe'no bitter in their denunciations Of Mr.
Filmop for giving publicity to State paper of the same
charace but called for under far greater necessity than the
CIRCUMSTANCES which surrounded the appearance of Mr. Van
Burns. In the instance Of Van Buren, revolution had
actually broken out in Canada, and her popuace in
arms sganst the authorities Of the British Crown. In the
Crdenas affair not Cuban had shoudered musket,
eyn extended invitation citizens for assistance, but
thu whole expedition set foot gotten up, and fitted
upon SOIL not this last to aid those
,op struggling to free themselves from Spanish op
prson, but to from Spain the island of Cuba whether
i inhabitants desired it That may be
ced Of msconstnng the language of Mr. Van Burens
c$matou here insert extracts from both his and Mr.
Fmores in juxtaposon to each o,her that readers
MY Judge for themselves.
Fbm Van Burens Proca- From FEAmores Proelamo-