Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-09-05

natural consequence of insisting that the North
should receive and adopt the compromise as final
settlement it is to be presumed that We part
will so receive and adopt it, If we insist upon the
cessation of agitation their part, implicitly
promise to do so on ours. What is past, the demo-
cratic party admits, under solemn understanding
that it Is past and not to be renewed. For the fu
ture falls back upon the sovereignty of the States
and their right to protect themselves against hagran
violations of the constitution judging for them
selves of the mode, and time of redress
such redress extending even to secession for just
cause-that cause being such violation of the con-
stituion would render it in its nature a COM
pact totally null and void, and release the parties to
it from it's binding effect.
| The democratic party is the only national party
founded upon the sovereignty of the States and it is
only through the agency of that party that anything
can be effected at the present time. Under the pre-
sent state of feeling all sectional organizations must
prove powerless for good but fertile for evil alike to
the South and to the Union. We cannot perceive
the justice, prudence or proprety ofsome democrats
who would declare the party dissolved-party organ
ization at an end. The democratic party is no fac
tion,--it is party with fundamental principles,
founded upon the nature of our government and
like the principles upon which it is based, nerer
| be at end
The Cuba Affair.
1t is a pretty hard business to form anything like
an opinion in regard to the transactions now 60
ing on in Cuba. The accounts are so contradictory
of each other and of themselves that it is next
to impossible to arrive at the truth. Having been
away for some sixteen seventeen days, during
which time we hardly saw newspaper, we found
ourselves on our return Saturday last considera
bly, behind the age and had to commence laborious
system of reading. We must confess that the result
has not been satisfactory. We can see little no
chance for present success; the Creoles WILL per-
haps give money secretly, for the purpose of fitting
out expeditions in the United States but will not
risk their lives and fortunes by open movement
in their own country Of the fifty prisoners murder
ed at Havana, only one two Cubans. If
Americans gW go to Cuba they ought to go in thou
sands. not in hundreds. The Creoles are not to be
depended on The maj GRITTY of the common people
are ignorant lazy, and bigoted, and nothing
about liberty oppression so long as they enjoy
their segar and siesta Of the Weather classes a
large number, perhaps majority, have been educa-
ted in the United States, and have imbbed our
tions-but they want the sturdy basis of character
which would lead them to dare danger in the asser-
ton of their rights and opinions They have plenty
of money, with which they no doubt have furnish
ed LOPEZ secretly, but they want the to risk
their all for liberty. They would no doubt, accept
it as a boon, but dare not extort it right. We
are of opinion that the of Spanish regiments
having gone over to LOPEZ is untrue We look upon
LOPEZ not safe by any means. 1t would
seem that he is brave enough, but to vulgar
but expressive word he is "gassy." His landing at
Bahia not the result of settled plan concerted
between him and the Islanders. 1t was an accident,
and at the wrong point. A great deal of the excl
ting news in the New Orleans papers and the New
York Sun is humbug. All misrepresentation for
any purpose lies and such lies rise in crimina
ty when they involve as part of their consequences
the destruction of those who have been msled by
them.
The conduct of the Spanish authorities in the MUIR
der of the fifty prisoners under the name of military
execution, barbarous in the extreme especially
if the reports Of the indignties offered to the dead
bodies of the unfortunate be relied on and,
unfortunately. they seem to be only too true; but
however revolving to our sensibilities as men, we
question whether there is anything for which our
) government could demand redress, unless it be the
insult offered to flag by firing upon the Falcon
The conduct OF MI. OWEN. the American lOnSul al
Havana has been severely and justly reprobated by
the press throughout the Union, heartless in the
extreme He made no effort in behalf of his misera-
BILE countrymen--perhaps it would have been useless
for him to have done so-but he did not even at
tempt to them, although earnestly urged and be
seeched so to do They were indebted for the trans
mission of their last words-the little tokens of theil
= remembrance-the few letters that have arrived-tc
u the kindness and sympathy of Senior COSTA,
l. Spanish merchant of New Orleans, who, although
partizan of the Spanish government, still
g a name to which MIR. OWEN has proved himself t.
e have no claim This OWEN ought to be removed
r We shall expect the arrival of the next steamer
e with great interest. As yet do not credit the re
s ported capture of LOPEZ. We hope that reinforce
d ments may yet reach our countrymen who are will
him in time to extricate them from their perilou
n position If the Cubans will fight for themselves
l. liberty is gift too precious for them especially if
IT must be bought by the best blood of America.
Since the above renned, we have received tn
y additional news which will be found in another col
y umn. It so good that, upon its receipt on Wed
IT nesday, we Immediately issued extra slip. Tha
it is in part at least true, is beyond doubt Gen
&c EMMA is certainly killed at any rate he is buried
N and LOPEZ is taken, but is stronger than he
AZ at the first We fear that the reports of his grea
successes must be taken with much allowance. Fur
i Their arrivals will be anxiou>ly looked for Unfortu
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