Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-12-11
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


vou meet for your hfst session. Our country Is
At peace with all the world. The agitation which
for time threatened to disturb the fratcrnal re-
la,ions which make us one people. is fast subsi-
ding; aud year of general prosperity and heal b
has crowned the nation with unusual blessings.
None can Look back to the dangers which are
passed or forward to the bright prospect before
us, without feeling a thrill of gmuication at
the same time that he must be Impressed with a
grateful sense Of our profound obligations to a
beuiGcenl Providence whose paternal care Is SO
manifest in Vie happiness Of this highly favored
land
Since the close Of the last Congress- certain
Cuban. and other foreigners resident ~ the Uni
ted States who were more or less concerned in
the previous invasion Of Cuba, instead OF being
discouraged By BIS failure, have again abus sd the
hospitality of this country, by making il the scene
of the equipment OF another military expedition
against that possession of her Catholic majesty
in which they were condemned, aided and
Joined by citizens of the United States. On re-
cerlug the intelligence HAT such designs were
entertained, lost no time in issuing such iu
eirucuons 10 the proper officers of The United
States as seemed 20 be called for by the ooca-
SION BY the proclamation a copy of which is
herewith submitted, | also warned those who
might be in danger OF being nvcIgled into this
scheme Of It's unlawful character, aud Of the pen
altcs which they would incur. For some time
there was reason 20 hope that these measures
had sufiicei 10 prevent any such attempt This
hope however proved % De delusiye. Very
early 100 the morning of the third of August,
steamer called the Pampcro departed from New
Oleans for Cuba. haVng on boarl upwards of
ioa hundred ouDed mcu. w.lh evident in,en-
uaHs @. make war up4n the authorizes Of the
isaHl. Tins expedition was sct 900 foot DO pal
pat.e violation OF the laws fine United States
De- ieaderwasa SpauArd. and several ot ,hc cbci
of.es ami some Others engaged m So, were
hr 4ucrs The person, composing BE-, however
were nostIy ctzcns OF thc United States.
Before lhe expedition SET nui. and probably
before % was organized, slight usuTcctonafK
movement. which appears 20 have been soon
suppressed bad taken place iu ihc eastern quar-
ter of Cuba. The importance ol ths movement
was unfortunately SO much exaggerated in the
accounts of II published 500 iHis country. That
these aIvcu'ufcis seem 90 have 1eeu Jed 10 be-
liege thli lhc Creole population of the island not
only desired % throw 0h ihe authority OF the
mother country, but had resolved upon taat step.
and had begun well concerted enterprise for
eiiecung o. The persons engoged DO the eNpe
dluun were generally Young aud iil-iniorued.
The steamer 300 whicn they embarked Ten New
Orleans stealtmIy aud without clcaiance At
ter touching at Key West, sbe proceeded 10 the
coast of Ceha, and on the night between the
ilfh and l2ih of August, landed the persons ON
board al P.ayias, ithn about twenty eagues of
Havana.
The maiu body Of them procce led to. and
\ iooN p'fsfs-i'h "'' %" in'l'iN N"i's s'H
oi-i1hi' leANh4 ON rs lH ''i'- r. '' '"' ''--ps
as soon as we means oi i'n'l 3'''"'" e'"-e "'
obtained ne 'AHei' "'''"- '4N'" Wy '''
oi inafcn % connect lh'. i>-''. s WIN '" "'''"
OoUy' H"a having pIoceeu'1 'u'1' ~"
I.'' 'N. county, "'.'
I'D, l'." 10y d ooit OF ppm" .''
bloody conflict ensucdi ailtl VINO" 'he1 i'' ''
ra To- ue pace "i "'sy'i' N'.'',' L'i
my oi inrm ooi'l"ea o'"'s anu
lhefein hey were however 'n'ei''P.' N.''''I
the Keys near the shore uy spanish S','',
CRUISING ON me coast cai'uteu "nA o''''' "
Havana, and, alter beng examined ue'" u''''
vary court were sentenced I'D 'i
e1lcd' goa ihe senle'c' Was '"'i''N ''.'
90 l"e ION "i august
IN tecei'"g inlof'a'o" 90 ".'' "'D
''l' ''mNod' 'e ioN'ti ''"'
,a lo pr'ccc. n The si'A'n '"-t''
Havana, and inquire in'n tie 'h i-'' '- ''''S
ihe persons eNecnied, lhe cFcn'n'lil''' "D''
WHICH they acre iiheh any """'S'
lo ine trnl aud sentence O"p'.7 u' l'' ''''''
tons from The Department oi state '' u'n' 'll
OF his letters 10 that Department. are h''c"''
submitted.
According 10 iho iecorl OF ine oA'u'' '''l'''
'ne prisoners an "ah'''ev inc FL,
against them, of beng hos ne invaders OF 'n'
island Al the time OF their 'rlAl ah1 eA'oN'' ".
The maln body of the inNaaefs was -li 3" 'u'
field making war upon tine spanish "H''. '"''
aud Spanish subjects. After me lpse "l SOM
days, being overcome 10y The spanish troops
they dispersed on the 2iih OF August b'p'"
their leader was captured some Gays a"oh "''
executed on the lst OF september many v' n'
remaining followers were killed, or d'.u OF Huu
ger aud iargue and the rest were u'a' rlso'
ers. OF these, none appear TO nave neeh "'e'
or executed Several ct them were '''oo"''
upon application of their friends ana others an'
the rest, about one bundled and sixty M huHioei
were sent 10 Spain. OF the hnll disPos'uo'
made of these we have no Official lnioIihalon'
Such is the melancholy result OF ms ilesl
and i-latcd expedition. Thus mon sni'es'
/ young men have been induced ny ih'so ah
fraudulent representations, 10 viol'lc 'h9 -" y
| their country, through rash ADD un'nnhne" TN
pechuons Of assisting TO accomplish P'i.'lca
revolutions in other states, and have lost lncl
lives in the undertaking lon severe d J"nso
ment can hardly be passed, by the lh", 9n'U
sense of the community. upon those VINO, Oelns
better Informed themselves, have yet Tea ava.
the ardor of youth and an 81 directed love o
political liberty. The correspondence oet"eel
lis Government and that of Spain relating y