Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-09-09
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President Fillui0re is determined that he will no, eosntenance kny 's cid and comfort " io inc Patriots of Cuba. This Is magaaniEnous course oa the part Of the administration and will earu hso high repDtation among monatchis's, and in the coafssyof Kings and desposs. but Rw.H bring down upon his devoted head the bilterest snathema Of every lover Of liberty throughout the globe. There is m more reason now for the iniericfance Of the Executive authority to prevent emigration to Cuba, than there was during the struggle n Texas, 10 keep volunteers from giving aSsiSsencc so the pat riots there. The Fillmore administration, howeve., reals the case quite differently. and rivals in abuse of the patriots even the strongts. language of the Spanish Captain General of Cuba. Witness ih,, following proclamation ffom the President Of the model Republic. with regard to those wbo are seeking to assist the oppressed pa, rios Of Cuba, to throw of servitude more gall ,ug and grinding than that which brought abou, our own glorious revolution Where is the spirit of 'T5--or the least spark of sympathy Tor the loyefsfof liberty in ihis docamcnti
 "WheSeas, there IS reason 10 believe that mill 'ary expedNpn lS about b be htied out in the Uni ted States, w1sh intention Co invade the island of
 
 try is a peace; and whereas il s believed ttat thS srpe tifon s insiiggted anf ssi foof eh5cfiy Iy ETGNERS uho ddre 70 EIgke ssr slores tae scene of tseir GUILTY aad hostits pregni'ioas against frien ly pqtrsr. end ssek. by FALSE HOOD aad MESREPRESENTIT to luce 0lca eitSeBs, sspecigsty Ae ysuHg sa{ i cons aerIts into far WICKED SCHEMFS-an UNGRATEPGL return for Inc hene fits conferred upon them by this people, in perm Hag tiem to make our country an asylum from oppression, and in FRAGRANT ABUSE Of the hospitality thus extended to them
 And whereas, such expeditions can only be .rs earJed as adventures for THUNDER AND R(l3. BERY, eHt must msst ttr condemnation Of tAe ciri. Gsef lcrl3 whilst they are derosatory to the char. acter of our own statutes, winch declare,'' &c.
 The administration press has taken np the Fill more cry and denounces the Cuban patriots as hgh- o1y 70 ibers des rrny ths fate hy met .esiA And even the petty officials have received their cue and are openly aiding the Span sh Government; iu the pegpeuaiiou of the mos, hileously cruel barbari- ties.
 When the American Consul at Havana. the Hon. A. F. Owen, (let his name be known and held up to scorn) was applied to, to niercede for our poor countryInen ordered for execution he REFUSED on the ground that our own Government
 
 placed them under the ban of the civilized world.
 The Eslnphs Appeal has the following account of the conduct of thiS reppLhean!!! officer, of yepa5hegs administration.
 .'Ths gentleman Is the successor of our high toned and truly American Consul ai Havana, Gen. Campbell. who was recalled by Mr. Secretary Clayton for no other aSSignable reason than hts spirited conduct n the Conioy affair, which ren- dered hun unpopular with tho spanish authorities.
 The H1n, 4. F, Owen of Georgia, the present Consul, has, if the accounts received be true, sue ceedcd in envelopng his name in cloud Of nfamy which will follow hun to his grave and throw pail of backnesS 9sef hls memory. The story of his infamous coadaet ia deriyed from jilftsent sources each confirming the other. Tie Delta states that the passengers by the Empire City were loud in ther eSecrations. The same. paper has a letter, dated Havana August IS, in which the writer says: write to impress you withfhs con duct of our Consul-Mr. Owen, of Georgia. He has been called on by several Americans, io go to the Captain General, who would not have refused him to be present while these poor fellows lived, and obtain their dying request. IT. retused. Aaso- LtTELf, to haye anything 10 do with Il !" The Plcayune has the following letter, which, though we have already published Il, we repeat ia this connection:
 HAvASA, Aug. IS, 1851.
 My object in writing you these lines is 10 lay uetWe ny Cp"ntillHCH tic ucPotuhcHt ol A. r. Owen, of Georgia, Consul Of the United States, in regard to these victims of their own ardent appre- citation of the blessings of liberty. and If ther de sire to bestow them upon down trodden people. Mr. Owen, 10 my personal Knowledge, was called upon by a eounlTyman of OUTS, who wished to learn if he had made any efforts 10 Sec the prison CTS, In reply to this inquiry, the Consul replied. "Oh, these men have been placed by the Presi- dent without the pale of the law, and shall not interfere with them" Afier some conversation, and suggestion that they mgh not be without the pale of humanity, the Consul concluded to write to the Capiain Genetal Al o'clock. Several hours after the execucn) the same gentleman called upon he Consul and was informed that no reply had been received from the Captain Gen eral. Upon further inquiry, the Consul stated that ln hls letter he had merely asked for an interview.