North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-12-13

RES OF national documents, correspondence &C., from
all of which we have really good to suppose
that we are on very fair terms with all the world.
The President and his cabinet evidently mean to
believe that hand and glove with all the mon
archs-maj or and minor-of all Europe, and the
Sandwich islands. And, of course, very glad
to hear it.
We are assured that in the matter of French and
English Intervention in Cuban affairs, our quondam
friend and quondam foes, have generally expressed
their purpose respect the flag of the United States.
And, simultaneously with this announcement, imfor-
nation reached US, that an American merchant steam
is fired upon, brought to, boarded, and captured in
neutral waters by British steamer of war, under pre-
tence of an evasion of port charges.
Com. Parker was directed TO inform himself of the
character of the proceedings had in the of the
prisoners captured and executed part of the Lo-
PEI expedition. He say TO the Captain Gen
eral that the American Government expected, that
if citizens Of the United States among the per-
sons shot, the offence with which they char ged
was satisfactorily proved.'' He was to obtain
copy of the proceedings Of the court which sentenced
the prisoners" And what did he getf He found
out that something had been done before examining
court, but what this was, nobody knows. The Cap
tain General did not feel at liberty furnish the pro-
ceedlngs oil this court, but would send them to his
own government and the Spanish Minister at Wash
ingtoD. The whole party sentenced to be
cued at half past seven O'Clock, in the morning but,
SAYS the Captain General, sentence delayed until
Ii o'clock, to give the prisoners opportunity of
,Urtting to their friends Touching clemency-and
what followed During this Period-aler conden1na-
tion-they made the declaration that they constituted
part of the forces of Lopez. Here is the admission
then, that they were not condemned on their
fession, as has been alleged And who can doubt that
the cLemency accorded to them of few hours delay
was dictated by cunning, that confession might be
wrung from them letters to their friends. Nay more
we believe that this very delay of execution was
accompanied by some glimmerlngs OF hope. The
of the letters. conveying to the mind of the Gu
ban authorities the conviction on the part of the PrIs
of the folly and error they had committed lndi-
Gates covert appeal to clemency. And we susPect,
and have ever suspected, that this was wrung from
them by the aatterng of hope, adroitly used
for the purpose. Be this it may all that our gov
eminent has got for its pains, is the information that
the whole party. and boys, were shot pirates,
having been denounced in the proclamation of the
President of the nited States.
But further, Com. Parker is to assure the Captain
General that if hereafter unhaPpy, citizens of the
United States should be forgetfu of their obedi-
ence of the laws Of their country, and Of regard
to the rights of Spain to be engaged in hostile ex
petitions against the island of Cuba the President
earnestly desires that they Will not be punished er-
cept upon the cLeares, proofs Of uiH and without an
obvious necessity"
Now, what does all this mean, something or moth |
ing In the matter of the Lopez expedition, the
government of the United States gets answer to
its demand about fair trial, dings of the
courts &c. But when the facts come oct we find !
enough TO convince the most seeptical that the unhap
py victims of that folly most cray dealt with,
whatever they may have DESCRIBED. We do not re-
refer it, matter for further dispute but
hbit the Spanish style of operation. with respect to
The probabilities in another In the very face of
" the Presidents desire'' that American ct-
1ens will be punished except upon the clearest
proofs Of guilt, we have just now been apprised of
Inc proceedings in the of an American citizen, !
which involve hideous mockery Of justice and have
resulted in burrying him off to the Spanish mines
Of course, suppose that something will be done,
in both the British and Thrasher case. Something ?
But what sort of something? We are little dis
posed see the American government precipitate
aosties with any foreign power; yet if the facts
stated true, the American people have been deep
y wronged and grossly insulted in both. The rash
fool who has been entrusted with the charge of Grey
town, had understood, suspect, that the British
had taken surveillance of the American coast; and
upon this stroke of audacy he has thought
proper to introduce direct and unavoidable issue of
most threatening character. The act involves an
utter abandomen by Great Britain of all her Preten-
sions to the police of the Mosquito coast, and dis
tinct apology for the outrage committed, by this
spawn of arrogance and folly, who has dared to fire
upon the flag of the United States.
Baltimore Sun. (,.eutraL1 !!