Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-11-17

raj enemy of Spanish power on this CONT
nent, as they must continue to be, so long
as the last colouy remains to Spain. with
in reach of the fataA Spestilence which is
borne on the wings Of every northern
breeze that rustles through the ORANGE
groves of the Queen of Antilles. or waves
the tall crest finer royal palms. They
feel it, they know it; generations have
grown up with the knowledge and the
feeling. And as the oppressed and fet-
tered Creoles look to US with hope and
fond longing for that help which we alone
can render, which we cannot but render,
and without which they can ill-effect or
even attempt anything, in their peculiar
situation, Just so does the tyrant caste
which lords it over them, and sees in us its
own inevitable fate, regard us with Il Bit
terness of hate unknown to any other rela-
tions between nations. This hatred is
not only doubly enyenomed by its COM
bination with fear, but when ii mingles as
it does with the characteristic arrogance
and conceit of the nation, it naturally pro-
duces precisely this result which we be-
hold, rendering it peculiarly grateful to
the universal sentiment of every Spaniard
in Cuba or out of it, to make the most of
every fair opportunity they can ever find
or make, to persecute an American. or
still more welcome qualification TO the sem
timent-to put imdignity upon him and
through him in a safe and petty way, up
on his country and flag.
This is an unquestionable fact. Every
American in Cuba knows it, and, with
the exception of that small, servile and
degenerate class, who read in their cash
book the Whole Duty of Man, every one
of them feels it with an angry while scorn-
full resentment, and hopes for the day
when that now base and mean flag, of
which it has been well said that its twin
colors of red and yellow fitly symbolic
the blood of Spanish cruelty, and the gold
of Spanish corruption, shall give place,
as it needs soon must, to that brilliant
banner, whose starry blazon ever sug-
gests divine inspiration, and represents,
wherever it goes, principles and truths
written in such light on the skies, that while
manifest to the eyes, they cannot fail,
sooner or later to command the love and
worship of all the races of men on the re-
volving globe.
And this disposition, to insult us and
ours, has received a new development
within the past few years,-within the
term of our present federal administration
If it has now gone to the outrageous
lengths which have at last awakened a
strong reaction of Indignation throughout
the country, we are ourselves half 10
blame for it, responsible as we are for the
conduct and character Of the administra'
ton to which four years ago we had the
folly 10 entrust the maintenance of the
honor and integrity of our country. Gen
Taylor, himself, indeed, would never have
trailed our banner so low down in the
dust to be tramplcd ON as it has been by
these insolent Spaniards in Cuba never
neverl With all his weaknesses and de
iciencies, he had enough of Americanism
in him to have saved from such shame the
flag to which he had added a new glory
on the field of Buena Nista;-and without
that iomething which sufficiently harmo
nized with the sympathies, and beat tim'
with the pulsations of the popular heart
he could never have been raised into thu
position Of the Executive representative
of the nation. Fillmore is after all, onll
a vice presidential accident; mere re
suit of caucus contriyance 10 satisfy po
! liticians of State and section, who coult
neither have been ever nominated, nor
still less. ever elected TO the Presidenc,
itself. Our folly, for which we are justl,
blameable, and of which we have had b
taste bitter fruits, consisted in overlook
ing the possibility of Old Rough anC
Ready Presidents death, and the eonse
quent succession of narrow minded, fec
bic, timid, and radically whig successor
in that decently third-rate Buffalo attor
ney, whose administration Of shame is now
thank God, drawing SO near its welcome
close.
In the first place, look at the affair o
the Contoy Prisoners, and the two YES
sells, the Georgiana and Susan Lond.
Here were number OF men who haC
sailed from New Orleans in these two
chartered vessels, cleared for Chagres
aud ostensibly at least bound thither. A
few days after them starts the steamei
Creole, from New Orleans, overtakes Ont
rendezvou at Mexican island lying OF
the track of Chagres voyage. An in
vitation is given TO the passengers of th'
two vessels who thus meet at a point o
foreign jurisdiction (Mexican,) to unit'
with General Lopez, and those with hin
on board the Creole, in a revolutionary
liberating expedition to the neighborinG
island of Cuba. The bulk of them enthu
siastically accept the proposal, which
indeed they had well understood would
be made to them, though all had believed
that it was at Chagres that it would bt
made, and at Chagres they would bt
free to accept or refuse. A portion oi
them, however, decline Il; Withstand al
the jeers and taunts OF the msjority /: ant
sticEiro bv their American deck unde,