Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-08-11

let them send backto Congress Mr.. Bocock,
who was openly and warmly hostile to the
compromise. ard the country will have their
Judgment Of condemnation. If they APP
prove them, let them elect Col Boiling,
who has been the uniform and jealous ad
vocatc and defender Of the compromise,
and the country will have their judgment
of approval. The issue is before them,
Let them meet it as candid and fearless men,
without regard TO party or personal feel
ing,in the only possible way by which they
can make known their opinions.
Cuba.
We continue to give such items OF in
telligence,in regard to the reported revolu-
nonary outbreak in Cuba, las reach us. Up
to this time.it is impossible 10 arrive at any
well informed conclusion, as to the extent
and probable result Of the movement
From all that we have seen, we do not
doubt that the Government authorities have
cndcavorcd to conceal, as well from the in
habitants of the island las the people ofthis
country, the magnitude Of the revolt and
disaHection. while it is probable the Pa
triots there, with their allies here, have done
all in their power to cxaggcratc the facts.
Whatever may be the issue of the pre-
sent connections, we regard it as certain,
that Cuba will at no distant day sever
her connexion with the mother country
Within the memory Of many Of our rea-
dcrs the South American colonies Of Spain
have one by one broken their bonds and
beaten back their opprcssors. Of all the
wide domain, over which the flag Of Spain
footed forty years ago, Cuba and Porto
Rico alone are left. The cxactons TO which
these have submitted, and the Government
al restraints and espionage, which they have
undergone, are hardly reconcilabie with
a just appreciation of human rights and
civil liberty, on the part Of their inhabi-
tants.
The practice. against which the colonies
ofthis country rebelled, taxation without
has no where been pushed
farther, than in Cuba-for notwithstanding
the enormous contributions yearly levied
upon the Island, to support the imbecile
Court of Spain with its heartless juntas end
corrupt priesthood-it has never had a re-
in the Cortes, but has been
entirely under the sub-despo,ism Of sach
Governors, as it has pleased her Catholic
Majesty to send over. All the officers are
imported, and their misgovcrnment paid for
by the people. A standing army greater than
that Of the Uni,ed States, is quar,ercd upon
them and supplied from their means. The
system ofespionage is equal to that of Rus
STA. A native Cuban, we have seen it sta
ted, cannot go from place to place without
a pass. Every movement and word is
watched and listened to by the minions of
power, quartered in every nook Of the IS
land, and upon suspicion of disloyaliy the
victim is driven from the country, or drag
ged to the dungeon or garrote. These are
certainly causes sufficient to urge them to
rcvolution,and to awaken the livelicst sym
pathy Of those, who abhor oppression and
love liberty.
But they are net, nor can ,hcrebc causes
sufficient to justify violation of our own
laws or u disregard Of the treaty siipula-
lions between this Government and Spain.
The President of the United States is
pledged and sworn that he will cause the
public laws to be faithfully executed. A.
mong these some iorbidding the setting on
foot any military expedition, within the it,
r'sd'ctjon of the United States, TO proceed
against any power with which we are at
peace. If he were to fail of his duty in
this respect, he would be guilty of high
moral and political offence. But he has
no power.Adsnot attempted 10 exercise dny,
and we feel perfectly confident will not at
tempt to exercise any. whereby citizens OF
this country,in their individual and private
charactcrs,will be prevented from quitting
this country and going TO Cuba. and EN-.
barking in any enterprise they may choose
In the present indetcrminate condition OF
affairs, it is useless to speculate upon the
result Of revolution in Cuba. We may
however easily fore,cll, that so rich pos.
session will not be surrendered by the
Spanish crown without bitter struggle to
preserve it. Without the income derived
from this source, the Government would
be bcggard. In addition to this, the pride
and selt-conceit of the Spanish people are
boundless;so that whatcvc- advantage might
be obtained by the insurgen,s-the time
would hardly ever come, whcnthe Spanish
would be convinced Of their inability to re
subduc them. There must be many long
and bloody conflict before Cas,ilian arro-
gancc would yield.
1t would be still more useless at this
time,to anticipate the questions that would
arise. should Cuba succeed in establishing
her independence. Whether she would
desire an incorporation into our Union,
and whether We should consent to 60 be.
You'd the questionable precedent, already
set, of annexing contiguous tcrritorv-and
takeinto our fellowship an alien people ane
a foreign land, are matters which we dc
not now feel called upon to discuss, how
ever decided an opinion We may entertain
Sufficient unto the day. be the evil thereof.