Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-23
OUR OWN COUNTRY FIRST.


The fact that another expedition for the invasion
of Cuba is or has been organizing in the city of New
York with a seeming secrecy that indicates systen
and management evidently more efficient than any
that characterized the similar enterprises that have
hitherto been made) is something which manifests
holder spirit of lawlessness than we ever dreamed
could animate even the many lawless men in our
midst And when it is remembered that it is but
little more than twelvemonth since that the garrote
and the musketry Of Spanish soldiers in the square
Of Atares sent to their final account scores of I'M
fortunate dupes who, with their last gasp cried out
in execraton not of the Spaniards but Of those at home
who had deceived them the real of public feel
ing in Cuba; when these melancholy "reminiscences are
recalled we repeat is with and sorrow that
we are informed that there still among us men
aye thousands of hem-ready and willing to act over again
miserable farce and to pay the dread penalty OF as
melancholy tragedy. But such is the truth, and no
measure Of amazement, or sorrow, or indignation can
make It appear otherwise. despatch from Washington
tells the whole story in very few words but brief as it
is there is world of suggestion in it eminently worthy
the reflection of every lover Of his country every friend
of peace and honor abroad and of prosperity and tran
quility at home Let these suggestions to some
practical account while may for the time may come
when it will be "too late As things stand just now
there an opportunity for the people be heard even
amid the clamor of the trading politicians and the dema
gogue but that opportunity will not long be reserved
for the day which determines who shall be the next Pre-
sident of the United States will bring it to end.
There are unmistakeable indications that the move
for the invasion Of Cuba formidaby revived here
but happily discovered in time and put down again by
the vigilance and energy of patriotic Wing Adminstra-
on is only part and parcel Of organization co-exstent
and CO. extensive elsewhere It's extent its ramfcaons
4 @ha .La
caliber of the leaders, maybe guessed at from what is
already known with enough of accuracy to show how
formidable it is And for its determination and per-
severance they proved in by its reckless
disregard of personal consequences and in another
sense by the contempt that is shown for law at home and
law abroad These men, however, let say here, are
but the practical mpersonaton of very wild and very
bad spirit which abroad at this moment in the United
States spirit of aggression of annexation and plum
der, all embodied in and ending where all such schemes
invariably end-WAR, desoating bloody, and expensive
and in this case, war whereof no foresee or
fortel the consequences. Under these circumstances,
them do exaggerate in saying the desnies of our
beloved country rembe in the scale 1t is for the people
to say-to say in the election that is at hand-o
(which side the balance shall incline
Remember the Democratic party under such leaders as
Senator Douglas who is to be the Secretary of State
schemes of these Cuban revolutonsts The Democratic
presses all the country still publish, and will conti-
nue. to publish with unqualified approval the wild de-
claration that Cuba and shall be ours, which
received with half frantic JOY the other night in Tam
many Hall, very doors. Democratic candidates
for Congress every where join in the cry being
most popular for the hour while Wing Administration
Wing presses Wing orators all indeed who seek to
strain them denounced and execrated enemies of
Progress up with the expanding spirit of the times,
and shameully the advancement of the nefa
rous schemes which covered up in the meretrcous
garb Of what is known in the slang phraeoogy Of the
Progressiyes Young America There is nothing to be
gained by shifting this ISSUE and quite little be
made by exaggerating it.
Look the facts in the face just they are and say
whether is SAFE wise expedien transfer the
careful and enlightened Administration of the Federal
Government from the party which, in the of very
few years has brought country safely one war;
and saved it from getting into two Others to the
hands of party ready to overlap the restraints of
conservative public opinion home, the obligations Of
international law and law Of all other kinds execute
the behests only of Manifest Destiny abroad. Is il
wise to put party in power which in advance
that will this foray upon Cuba that is
ready to 90 with SPAIN If need be- in its defence
that it is ready spend millions and millions of treasure
and to let Of blood to conquer the Island and
when it is conquered to renew, of necessity, slavery
agitation which may snap the Confederacy in twain be-
fore Cuba is brought into it!
We do but hint at these sober truths We could elabo-
rate them and multiply them; but, we have said, The
time Short and the time for enforcing them is welngh
spent Read think observe the signs of the times and
Democrats well Wings, of all parties, speak
for the United States and for SPAIN for Cuba
when the time comes to act.-Nep York Express.