The republic., 1851-09-12
From the Belfast (Me.) Signal.
The Presi dent and Cuba.

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From the Belfast (lIs-) Signal.
The President and Cuba.
The Locofoco presses, with their usual avidiy to
avail themselves of every thing that has an air oil
liticai capital out of the Cuban affair The Wing
press is arraigncd and Indignantly vilihed, and
the President is also made the subject OF especial
censure. For this conduct ON their part, there Il.
not the least cause or justification, They are well
aware Of the vieness of their trick, but they are in
different if they can only make it succeed.
What is it that these philanttropic and patriotic
gentlemen are crying about We do not believe
ihere is a Whig press in the country which would
not rejoice at the liberation Of Cuba from her Span
ssh oppressors. They would say "God speed" the
efforts of every true man who may be laborlng
with noble intent to bring about this result The
Cubans should they arise in their power and make
an effort for liberty worthy OF their cause, would
meet with their heartfelt sympathy; and SO would
any oppressed nation struggling to be Tree. we
trust there ia bounds to their wishes Tor the pro-
gress of liberty throughout the earth But with
all their desire for the advancement OF other ma
tions in liberty and happiness, their solicitude
and affections have their chief centre In their own
country. Although they edo not love Cesar less,
thew love Rome more" Within our own country
Srue liberty has sought refuge. There her tenn
pie is, and the light and beauty OF her counte-
nance is shedding most benignant influence up
on all nations. II she is retained there she will
work out the most glorious results for universal
humanity. But she cannot hold her position there
without effort and cautious circumspecuon on our
part. The American who would do violence to
her-who would wifully commit one act, however
trilng, that would tend to repel her from our do
minions, should be cursed with the severest male
dictions. Although we believe that there are lew
Americans who would be guilty Of any deliberate
act that would injure their country, yet the times
indicate that there are many possessed OF more
enthusiasm than judgment, whose impulses are
not governed by discretion, and who, led away by
of instrumental
in producing results to our country as injurious as
If they had followed from guilty and deliberate
premeditation. Their il-timed acts would keep
US continually at war with foreign nations, Whlle
our true policy is peace with all the world Our
peaceful progress will be more glorious than any
career of arms, however brilliant yet we greve to
say that in many quarters diferent view Oh 'he
matter ia entertained. This Cuban expedition is a
manifestation OF this opposite view. While we think
these Cuban expeditioniss would involve our coun-
try in with Spain, and divert her from her
true course of policy, regard them as well-ln-
tentioned enthusiastic and deem them rather objects
OF pity than censure. In this light they are held
by the majority Of the Whig presses of the country
They have been severely oensured by many press
es Democratic we'll as Wing. OF this our Dem
ocratic friends well aware, yet they persist In
open mouthed denunciations of the entire Wing
press as being unworthy of their country, and op
posed to the progress OF human liberty, and as nat
ing those striving to attain it. But the trick is al
most too shallow to need exposure The Wing
press will vindicate itself by its course 1t depre
Gates now, ever, the disposition for war and for
eign conquests, and would advance liberty by pro-
tecting it at home. 1t is animated with the most
happy thoughts when any oppressed nation strikes
for freedom, and will ever be ready to give the
struggling patriot word Of cxhortaton and COM
fort.
President Fillmore, from the same source has
been most heartily abused while in the honorable
discharge of his duty. He has sanctioned none of
these undertakings against Cuba, but has made
every effort to check them. Actuated by the noble
sentiments bodied forth in the cious and patrl
otic farewell address of Washington, he has endea
vored to carry them out by interposing the strong
arm of the Governmentin opposition to those whose
conduct might involve us in foreign difficulties
He has also given these individuals warning that
they must expect no assistance from Government
in trouble that might happen to them from their
undertaking. They alone were interested in the
hazards of the game Upon reflection, every can
did citizen will admit that this was honorable and
patriotic-worthy of the President and his exalted
position. We have the faith to believe that each
and every one OF his predecessors would have fol-
lowed the same course under the circumstance IL
is well known that President jackson exercised
similar authority in preventing the interference OF
Americans in the Texan revolution and one lndl-
yidual accused of it was arrested and tried at New
Orleans. Commenting upon these factss In con-
nexion with President Fillmore's course, the New
Orleans Builetin remarks
ssBut the Federal Government, which was then
administered by General Jackson, considered all
these movements pioIafice Of the la,os OF The land
which in terms prohibited any such expedition or
enterprise against u Sthte Win WHICH tuo OhitSu
States were at peace; and, as example, the pro-
ceedings which we have above related were insti-
tuted by pirue of special instructions from fhe Ere
eutipe TO the prosecuting officer. As far as we KNOW
no one found fault with President jackson for ex-
ercising his undoubted official prerogative; no one
now pretends to say that the old hero did wrong.
AS the sworn administrator of the laws, ii was his
bounden duty to see that they were executed, and
the preliminary Investigations OF prosecutions that
he might deem fit to institute, were the necessary
incidents of his official functions with the view OF
eliciting truth.
M"But what was a virtue in President jackson is
a crime in President Fillmorei The former might
enforce the law against the sympathizers of Texas
without mourning any censure or reproach, while
the latter for his attempts to execute the same
laws against the Cuban auxiaries, is denounced
the enemy of liberty and the friend and ally OF
Concha. Such is the even-banded justice that is
sneted out by unscrupulous partisans."
However much cavilIers may undertake, for the
sake of gaining popularity. TO mahgn the Presi-
dent we believe they will fail of their object; for
we think that true public sentiment sustains him
in his course.