Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-10-25

persed against the United States through the attempts
against Cuba so long and openly and appoving mentioned
by American politicians and newspapers and twice attempted
by American armed bands. The newspapers Of SPAN very
openly and zeslousy recommend declaration Of war against
the United States
This intelligence does not surprise us, because tne
Spanish of the which presents are no novees
in eyes. More than once heretofore nave we sad na
unless these piraal attempts against friendly nation were
restrained and punished, with that nation would en-
sue in which, while it invunerable to US, excepting in
Cuba our commerce would be the prey Of all who chose to
assal under the Spanish flag We repeat the warn
ing We say that Spain has many reasons for desng and
none for dreading war with the United States Looking
forward to the eventual loss of Cuba, either BY conquest or
by the anarchy and Of that would ensue from the
the negroes Spain has the alternative OF IN
curing the loss without any indemnify or OF seeking ndem
nity in the plunder Of commerce will not suddenly
emancipate the negroes without pressing necessity But If
American conquest c,me Spain at least render the
conquest worthless the conquero by such emancipation
And what nuy beyond such conquest which Spain breads
whether in peace could we iDfict on our adversary
Spain has no for navy and prvaeers and oar
invasion Of Spanish soil would be peposteous in the last de-
gree. If the conquest Of Spain worth making, zoe
could not conquer it. country which defed the whole
power of Napoleon and in which large armies will starve
Of any force that e could coud send across the Atlantic
Our ATTEMPT would exceed the utmost absurdtes OF Spains
own Don Quxote would be met BY wndmis more for
midabe than any which knocked him Therefore, with
all our boasng which exceeds that of people, the Eng
lish always excepted we should be, in war with SPa
another Guyar mbs tied the prey OF Liputans
why, them should Spain dread contest in which all the
advantages would be her de and which would unite her
parties indemnify her for the loss colony which we
threatening take without war, and rePenish her empty
treasury The Spanish nation must have some sclfdensl
to resist such temptation How merchants and ship.
pleased with the prospect What say our planters
and farmers who raise produce for foreign markets! Will
they incur all this for few floating adveatuers few
spectators in Cuba stocks?
But how the Spanish nation be appeased, and the
gevous calamity of Spanish be averted Not by
mere disarocas of the Federal Government 1t must do
something than expressing its disapprobaton And if
it says that is powerless without the cooperation Of the
people, what will the people, who to suffer by Spanish
war; do advert it Will the Executive order District At
torneys to This w avail nothing unless Grand
Juries ndc and Petit Jures convict The Grand Jury Of
New York would indic those concerned in the expedition
against Cardenas though have found abundant evil
dence. Petit Jures in New Orleans would not convict
those tried for the attempt though the evidence was
much stronger than that upon which hundreds have been
hanged"