The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-13
From the Belfast (ds) Republican Journal, Sept. s.
Tn. Cubau Patriots aud the wing Fssss


The fact that within three days sail OF the most republic
can country in the world people the most oppressed by
despotsm the most cursed BY such government as ex
lists by right the most prosecuted by exactions which
90 sustain the cumbng ruins OF the most ancient and
out OF European monarchies Is struggling Tor
fair chance OF exlslencea this is well calculated 10
excite discussion and comment Upon such occasions as
this the old instincts OF political parties show themselves
anewhey return upon the bases upon which they were
exhibit the principles which lie at the bot
tom OF the measures which they advocate.
Last week asserted that "the leading wing papers
OF this country employed in slgmahzlng those who
would relieve Cuba from the yerest desposm that any
people groaned under and apoogZng Tor the buch-
cry and mu'ilaton OF American citizens by me Span
sh government at Havana" This assertion the Ban
gor Daily Mercury warmly repes, and cites an
article of its own, and extracts from an Albany wing
paper and Philadelphia wing paper TO sustain It's denial
Now, we do not often make assertions which are not
based upon fact BY the words "leadinS wing papers,
of course do not wish 10 include our able cotempo-
raTy because il does not join the majority OF the wing
press in lis cry of stigma upon the Cuban patriots we
glad 10 il holding honorable tone upon ms
matter Calling II las II s) leading wing paper sun
it will find upon careful observation that lis position
upon this question is with the minority OF lis wing
brethren of The press To sustain our assertion OF ast
week, make the following extracts from 'leauihg
says The National Intelligencer, the leading wing pa
per al Washington
But we must not suffer ourselves be blinded by the
tears Of com TO enormi oil the crime, d.
the of wishing to enjoy the rights which belong to
those far innocent than they, who, first blindodng
their dupes led them edge Of the pce, and then
urged them over 1t into the yawning guilt
II is urged by wing papers at the North that the whole
scheme is gotten up by the shareholders of the South
Here is what the Richmond Wing, pro- slavery paper,
says:
.Are we such pAans aad robbers tina, canno let our
neighbor and his goods alone, even when we see that
pIunderng him will be inevitable destruction
DO 10 sop that are, as people, oorthy not
only the dun geOn but The mad house?
As Tor the shooting OF the tory.nne we should Ike 10
know what else these fellows expected, or their friends
tho Thnu pG a me Il N "
body"
The New York Commercial Advertiser says:
"The who have thus fallen-not, alas, in honor
able warfare amid the igaomtny thai has followed
,ana ard di1eutabe attack upon the possess IONS OF Il
friendly naon-had ample warning from Spain that they
would be treated as pirates and that no mercy would be
shown them, and from their own government that they
violating the law of the land and placing themselves
beyond the protection OF their own flag"
The New York Express says
'.Now an island peaceful, prosperous, and, for all
know, content, thus invaded the second time by
nation. be it mbered-under the sanction OF gov
eminent, bear in mind-wh flag at the start, there
earth And these trsbootrs-PiRArEs rather for in the
mencature nations that is their real namefe, burn
shoot slash shay the people hey find there, under the
preence of giving them liberty"
The New York Courier and Enquirer says:
"The simple execution of these prisoners however
much it may excite pity, does not justify elimination The
infringement OF any International law right
Nearly all the victims Americans by birth and c
zenstp; but they informed months ago. in the clear
language, by official proclamation OF the President
enlistment
dertaken would deprive them OF all claims TO American
ton and also warned by public manifesto
Us5tron Was against Cuban territory those taken
in it should suffer pirates Doom"
We last week gave the words of the Boston Advertiser
of a similar character Coming to our own Sale of
Maine how do we find the sympathies Of some of the
leading wing papers The Rennebec Journal says:
The whole thing is got up, not from any real sympathy
for an oppressed people 5a, from private aud sec
There isa particular urgency Just now to send
out more flibu.ters Cuba hence tue activity OF the
ind gnaton' makers"
The Portland Advertiser which plumes itself upon the
antiquity OF its federalism, holds still stronger language
It says:
desptHg Of consdsration fr.ni an Aased" pub &c
Thy go as rerboote1 acting ~ dhane o. hs faes ne
p,rv Of gtat cities grants from foreign
shores fHbsOs aciuatsd By no higher motive than lore
may have been deceived, and fearful responsibility will
upon those and those individuals who have =
wed them. There be but little doubt that the Cuban
authorities will take terrible vengeance upon those who
have per,inaciousy disturbed the peace OF the island
and promoted the spirit OF rebellion, whenever they may
fall into power For ourselves, although regret
their folly, and would perhaps prefer that OF those
their place. shall shed many tears over their fate
Thy haze bsness there Tiny there Jr'ebootos
and pras and boors and pirates they must erpeef TO
be treated"
Now we put this evidence OF the tone OF the leading
WING papers against the three examples cited BY the Mer.
curry We could fill paper with extracts OF the same
character Setting aside all question OF the justice oil
these anmadversons upon the Cuban revoutionss lei
whether these presses do not violate truth for the
sake of stigmatizng the patriots. Ii is pretended by
most OF them that the Cuban movement Is entirely set on
foot this country-tha the masses OF the population OF
Cuba DO not sympathze with it. All this Is said IN the
face and eyes OF facts which prove the contrary The
declaration of independence signed by Cubans, and
by them put forth; The majority OF the troops there are
Cubans The Spanish government has been constantly
the watch for rising among the islanders natives sup
posed TO have been in The plot have been seized and
finally Lopez, with mere handful OF men, landed upon
the island densey populated and swarmlng with Spanish
troops, and has sustained himself there In the face OF
all these facts II IS simply peposerous TO say that the
oppressed native Cubans do moi rely for deveance upon
the Of this effort that the island not the seat
of the revolution II these presses cannot sympathize
with the Cubans might at least be expected that they
would not misrepresent and belle them.
Let US for moment examine the spirit IN which this
opposition OF The wing press to the efforts Of the Cubans
is conceived; let us how such language have
quoted would have sounded had IL been held in relation
TO other events OF history Once as colony, refused
10 pay taxes for the support OF the home government
Men resisted, and call them patriots. Men
from other nations 10 our aid mingled their blood with
that OF our foreathers, and in gratitude blend
them all together as heroes Now the doctrine put forth
by these wing presses, applied TO revolution,
would make OF foretahers rebels deserving OF hang
ing, and of Lafayette, Rochambeau, DE Grasse, DE
Kab Baron Steuben, and Count Pulaski, 4" feebooters
and prates"-erms which continually applied TO the
Cuban army by those who well know its object neither
page nor theft and tina, il respects properly The Ian
guage used by papers, applied TO the late Hungarian
movement, would have made kossuth and the Magyar
patriots llibusters" and any American or Pole who
might have been in their army an outlaw deserving OF
Austrian butcheTy.