North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-08-30
IMPORTANT FROM CUBA.

lecting and connecting the details. That there is a
Revolution going there, and which, in its progress
so far, has been marked with the sangunary ex-
cesses, we have no reason to doubt. That it Will
continue to advance until the whole Island shall be
! involved in its commotion have every reason to
believe. However questionable we may formerly
have considered the alleged grievances of the people
there under the Spanish government recent events
have greatly changed the feelings with which we con-
tempated the subject. The high handed proceedings
of the authorities of the Island in chasing and board
ing and searching American boats and vessels-in
capturing upon the high seas our countrymen who
were not in arms, in conveying them to Havana
where being denied every privilege of explanation
ana Defence they were drawn out in public square
and shot down like beeves like these are we'll
calculated TO kindle flame of Indignation in the y MI
ted States that will invite thousands TO rush from our
shores the Island with determination, at all haZ-
ards, avenge the cold blooded and nhuman massa-
ere of their countrymen. There never was more
shocking needless exhibition of erocy on the part
| of its perpetrators than the late massacre OF
Americans at Havana. 1t would have been wise In
the Captain General and his subordinates to have
treated these unfortunate men with some little lenl-
ency. Magnanimity such an occasion and under
such circumstances would have done much TO Grip
pie the projects of the dsafeced-for ii would have
served to soothe eXcitemens every where; and TO
discourage the arrangements going on abroad tor ras-
ing the requisite supplies of men and arms for the
assistance of the patriots. 1t would have led the
people and here to act more harm
together in enforcing neutrality, and it might have
smoothed the way perhaps to accommodation. up
on honorable terms, between the Captain General
and the insurgents. But contrary to every dictate OF
sound policy and contrary to the voice OF prudence
that guided funconay has, under the Impulses OF
almost diabolica spirit, stained his administration
with a crime which all the water that flows between
| him and his imbecie Queen cannot wash out. He
| has by savage butchery of unarmed Americans,
almost under the windows Of his Palace, and amidst
the shouts and yells of miserable populace, put the
seal of in!amy upon his name. and laid sure tOun-
dation for the severance of Cuba from the Spanish
| possession. knowing, as he must have known, the
extreme activity with which Lopez and his cooper
ators ensting soldiers in the United States to
effect this superintendent knowing, too how many
ready to flock to his standard whenever 1T was
raised the Captain General should have carefully alb
stained from any demonstration, which would give
Just Of offence irritation to the people here,
for if he did not, he might, in an evil hour, PrecIPtae
upon himself overwhelming force that would
| crush him and his whole government into the dust
He has, however, disregarded all the considerations
which should have counselled him TO forhearance and
gnaniinity. He has, with total blindness 10 con-
! sequences, cut himself off from all sympathy with
| the people Of this country, by doing deed which
awakens in every bosom emotions of adherence and
unutterable detestalion towards him and Spain. He
has done than this. He has rendered certain
the independence of Cuba and its subsequent annex
alton to the United States. All the power that he
| possesses, backed by all the power of Spain and
the whole of Europe besides, will not now be sui-
cient prevent the fulhlment of this now obvious
destiny of that fine Island. We are led TO this con-
cuson b. the certainty of our belief that the univer
sal exc ationS which the Intelligence OF massacre
of many Americans will awaken all over our land
will lead thousands who would have never dreamed
of joining invading expedition, to band them
selves together for the purpose of avengng that foul
and dreadful deed. Our own government, too, Will
be seriously embarrassed in its action by t-for so
universal and deep will be the excitement of the peo-
pie that it will be almost impractlcable to observe
the neutral obligations which have been compro-
missed by the folly and stupidity, to say the nhu-
maDity, of the Spanish proceedings. Public sentI-
ment prevails in the Unied States with power that
foreigners seem TO be entirely Ignorant ot-and when
rec,ion it is Irresistible. Great therefore, should be
the precautions, all sides, to keep it in right
state-and great is the guilt which attaches TO
any outrage the tendency of which is manitesty
to name this public sentiment in such way as 10
expose peaceful relations with any nation 10 dis
turbance and rupture. The guilt is on the head of
the Captain General of Cuba, and he is responsible
for the further disasters of this outbreak in the Island
Petersburg IntcNgencer.
The right of revolution and the right of secession
things totally distinct and different. Revolution
in the eye Of law, is wrongful in incipiency-so
wrongful that it be resisted with arms and
to blood 1t only becomes rightfui in the eye OF law
after it has succeeded after ii has trlumphed over the
forcble and sangnnary measures used TO suppress It,
To say that secession is revolution, is to say, not mere
ly that secessian is nexpedient unwse and danger
Gus, the majority in the South considers it
but that it is unlawful in its incpercy and in its Pur-
pose-is to say, Mr.. Webster has over and over
again declared in his recent speeches. that must be
resisted by force-resised with all the powers OF the
government-that blood must be shed, that life must
be sacrificed, and that civil must desosate the
land, until the seeding State is physically overpow-
cred, until the resources Of the national govern
ment are exhausted and revolution secession is
thereby consummated. The idea that secession is
revolutionary right, is bloody in all its scopes and
feaures-it falsifies Mr.. Websters doctrine of
" bargain broken side, being broken on both
sides, and the compact being thereby dissolved, and
renders the ravages of civil and horrors OF tratrI
eide necessary effect release from that broken bar
gain and dissolved compact. 1t supposes right in
the usurping party to the compact to enforce Cbedl
enre to its usurpations and denounces as treason
what may be only efectual resistance of those
pations by the injured party. ltarms with the sword
of justice and law the volators of a compact, and
the obIoquy of rebellion and treason the in
jured object of their outrages.
Such is not the doctrine Of the South. Such is
not the doctrine of the Satesghts party or the great
republican party of the Union Such was not tie doc
ne of the great Jefferson. contained in his paTiachal
counsel to the South 10 separate from our cOnlpan-
ions (he did say reuoH from rulrs) only when
the sole alternative left the dissolution of our
| Union with them, submission to government
without limitation Of pOaUers." What does this doc
trne of Mr.. Webster-that secession is reu0Eution-
arg nightmare of the national government but q
government aoithout limitation Of poOers The serts
of Russia and the oppressed millions of Europe are
without all other redress than reroution. because
their governments lUithOut limitation Of POlcerS
Are the people and the States of this Republic in the
same abject condition. If there be redress for
the States for violated constitution, broken bar
gain, dissolved compact, but revouton-but unaw-
full revolt which the usurPlng power may lawfully
and must in duty, suppress by force and bioodshed,
of what value, what but mockery, are any llmIta-
tions of its auhoritY-what does the uSurplng gov