The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-10-15
From The Cincinnati Comm.r.,

" N""'y Gnu OF oil en-
gagged, having subsidized for The present, i, ma
be proper for US TO explain to our read.,.,s
reasons which controlled The course ,sks,h'
this paper on tina; subject.
Previous 10 the fitting out of the .,o.E
ton, we were called on by prominso, -
engaged in the enterprise, for the purpo..a.
securing the Influence OF our columns. ~.
led TO an exposition. on their part. Of ~.
plan Of the campaign, and the mean, 4.
which II was hoped To carry il out. Am.
those we conversed with on this sub;ec,
Gca. Hamcr's son, now no more. wsnam.
him, because he told L. X. Campbell ,b.,
we protested sgslns, the whole atranp,ms,,
uud endeavoIed TO dlssuade him from En-
ging 10 1t. There are others h,,,, -.
whom We had better success, and would ,..,.
we're Il accessory. The reasons TINT ina,
enced US in our position were, that the :
vssion was uojnsihable, and the plan Of ii.
campaign showed The ignorance cf the pro,
Jecior.
Money was TO be raised, ard the bond. &c
the Cuban Government was to have b,e,
disposed Of. II IL said. to immense amuu,,s
at ten cents on the dollar. This wa, ,o
engage the interests Of spectators and
certain leading newspapers. Leading press.
es throughout the eouniry were tc be seeur.
ed, and u was thought the Others would hs
their echoes, until politicians took I'm N,
subject when tho monsyed interest. ,hs
press, and poltlcisns would force the Co,
ernmen, into the measures of the secret ei,o,s
which were then urging II forward, and fan.
ey letters were to be- written, To keen IN,
'ba" ia motion.
Whilst these temptations we're held OF. "a
the money interest, the press, aud politician,
the officers ~ho would engage IN the .pecu.
laiIon were 10 receive sugar and coffee man.
ia,inns, with the slaves on them.
The method b. which these plsn,st,o,,
aud slaves were TO TO obtained, was to ene.
h.csle the property OF all the Cuh.n. who did
not J,In IN the enterprise. While these
pflncels otfrrs we're made to flicer.. the -.
diers we're to receive s5 600, aud oil sso.
posed degraded enough 10 ls,en To such pro.
positions were promised the smiles and gr4
iuls,lons sf the Creole girls.
The plan Of the campaign. as laid dosnt to
US, Was From : To l50co men from tbs
from Puerto Principe, WHERE there are many
BAYS & nets so shelter vessels not onl, from
storms, bul from observation. Why he psn
Of camrsign ives changed. and Lopez tt1d
ed AT Bahia Honda, We do not kans.
l. was stared 10 u.s. thst 'he Spanish army
ia Cub. numbering f'om 20 TO 80 900 acn,
had been tempered With. aud would desert
their standard Nv soon as American troops
iindod % ths soil Of that Island sud tbs, oil
the officers al the Spanish nav, on tho Nest
lndA slaiinn 10 be icared, we're IN the in,sr.
est Of the Patriots and IN their pay. Lutte
WAS sad shout ans reliance placed on the 10
hab,tsn,s Of the l.lsnd joining the ilberaiors
To these plans wr objected. bscan, W.
bought them fooll,h IN the extreme, and
urged, what eScty we'll inlof med man kBoss,
that Spain, like England. and esefy Other
nonsfchlcs nation. seuds The troop. OF he
mother country to serve IN distant pro
vince, where they have no sympathy ~th
The nhabiians, and the troops faIsed n he
province. are taken TO the mo,hef counfn 10
protec, the throne hat the officers IT lie
Spanish feet on The " station we're 6om
Spain, and could nol be expected to .fmfa
ihiss with the Cubans coasr quentN tth,
leaders Of the enterprise we're 81 coffetp#ed
spce With the Ulcers II The fleet aud affa
81 Spain, they certainly would be tetfltft
and that the Cuban Gatefnment had = - 9
every considerable CITY OF the tnlan. al
vas well informed of hrlf movement
We told those Of the patriot. ~ho en-
yersed with US, that the Government ot th'
Uhred States would not suffer nn army %
organise IN our territory 20 inyF de- thai GA
friendly aaunn; 20 whIch Il wss replied MT
the men World 60 IN small delaehmeri. no
rs. delacbmrn: TO iske sltone p3,ltoa
on the mountain shleh sp9fpaehs. sithHs
few mile. Of Puef,o Principe, where they
might cover the landing ofthrii friends. We
repled to this that the Spanish s'ms 10 u
bi would cot "A he te,Achmerts 30 erisd
before At would he possible for them 20 cor
ctnt1aie, and that no quarters could BE- -
pected bs prsorrfs, because Is soon as men
left the Inued Slaies for he purpose q q
yad,nR country 81 peace VII ~, ttsN r.
nounced Their allegiance and the captain
Geaefnl ol Cuba mad proclaimed thai AZ ~
ken ~ such an enterprise should receive ~
q1lficrs.
To thu. II Was replied sctoralJs, II ao'"
It, and viii ask no qnauet.;' 'ouf MOTORS
death OF victory" Oar course IN h. q1e''
llon - kuoNn
II may he said thu. expose comes al a .a.e
day, and Is nov useless, the expedition bf"s
ended. IL reply Ia th's We VII say, 'na' W.
Commercial stood firm az Iusl the e. rtPi''
when almost etery other paper ~ me '"i'"
wayered. IL never, save ahat we're '"t
n,shcd by telegraph, has published ihe GLOW,
ing account. of victories to he found IN most
other papers. The editor refused to '''' wv
blood of his fellow nz-ns aud sstned '"t''
ssains imposition N as strong terms - nov,
aud would moi at this late day deiai 'ht''
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