The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-11-03
Cuba and the Crescent CITY.

The Baltimore Suu, a paper neutral in its
politics, and proyerbaly moderate in its
tone, utterS the following patriotic reflections
npon the late outrage upon the American
vessel by the Havanna authorities: 'aaE
The protest of Lieut.. Porter against the
pro roeeedngs of the Cuban officials with re-
sPect to the Crescent City published in the
Sun Of yesterday morning, could not fail
to imp ess every reader with due sense Of
It's dignity, consistency and justice. Adj
mhtng the grounds on which it is based,
there can be nc question that the Authors
Ties OF Cuba heve exceeded propriety. To
what extent the magnanimity Of this great
nation may warrant the generous construc-
ton OF such frivolous conduct on the part 10
the alarmed and pctuIant Spaniards, il is Tor
this government to determine But the peo-
pie OF the United States cannot stultify them
selves to the fact, that an act of national in.
justice has deem conSummateI ay,iust the
rights OF portion Of their fellow citizens, and
virtually against nil. g.
Mr.. Purser Smith, the John Jones of Cap-s
tain Canedo in the presept case. is CHARGED
with the henous offence Of repeating in New
ork, what he saw in 'lavana, and adding
thereto something that he did not see And,
all this was said to have been done forsther
dement, OF the newspapers in that wicked city,
tot Gotham, and greatly to the determent o,
ne peace and good order of the amiable peo,
Pile of HAVANA Lieut.. Porter has denied
the charge on the pIrt of his su5ordinAte;g
and mAntanS that had the act 10 charged
been done, il would not have been an offence
at all; or if an offence, it was not committed
within the jurisdiction of Cuba But these
are all minor considerations in a common
sense, as well as u national point OF view. h
The two natlons-Spain and the United
otatcs--are at peace; and unless it is con- !.
tended oy The representatives Of the former
IN Cuba, that CT tlZen of the latter risitin,r
Havauna, is not 10 relate "hs experiences"
on coming home but under peril of dcnunci-
alton as spy, and the exclusion Of any ves-
sci on wnlch he may be on board, from the
ports and harbors OF Cuba, he has committed
on offence at ALL lion the other hand. the
authorities of Cuba mean to assert the sab-e,
snrd doctrine expressed above, the United sc
States wlil certainly, not submit to it. This
excels Austria in absurd pretentons; and 4
would really put Louis Napoleon to the
blush. Even the London Times can avail
ITSELF OF the ammunition of Il correspondent
III Pals; and launch lis thunders at the I'm.
peral President from the same artillery. ss
And, moreover, We shall find in it a Preee. 4,
dent Tor our great revenge" M ssuR
Just imagine how Intellectually we have
smarted under the irreyerent satire of, AL
Trollope, Lidler and Dickens. And at
this very moupnt <,,,r
an other infection ut, the hands Mr. Thaeka4
way, or some gentleman of like omnious "a
name. And shall We submit to thesethinge
In the name OF the prophet, no. Let us 81.
der off Cunarder or anything else that would
turn loose upon cur shores another Of these ua
peslllent observers of our little peccadi los, st
or great one either They may not find us ]
thrusting men and women into dungeons for
daring to think and speak about government q
or any thing else.--'Ihsy may not defeat usnid
in the midst OF a little ente, tainment with al
platoon Of musketry and some half dozen al
glant fellogs stuck up for a target, some m
morning before breakfast. But when they
have seen us going through the intricate II
and fearful process If Presidential election.
They hdvs heard the laundering ieloousncs sq
OF bang up Congressional enaaete.a They "a
have even witness the uniyersal tendenc ysa
OF our people to disolvs into plenteous raia u
of tobacco juice and to these thinpe. although ~
they have descanted upon them ,psshapa u
cruel design against the stability Of our m q
stitutions' we have innocently submitted, VI
when tits quite clear, according to, this law4Hi
Of nations as Unexpectedly Spain, we uightsa
have spanked them well, and hustled thenalgss
out at the narows adrftin a cock -boat7gw sasi
The fact is, Cuba is acting towards the
United States At the instigaiion Of ofsentiinenls
not warranted by the relations existing be- "A
tween the two governments The bearing =
OF the Cuban officials is an offence against !
the national integrity Of the United States.
And it is quite clcar~thrt the Internal disset-
sion upon the Island will be the fruitful a'
source of ndigaities againsGour flAg Unless =,
some consistent rempnstrance tor intelligibls
rebuks shall effectualy deter the insuiar
government hereafter, from such action 3
with respect to unoffending Atnsficans.
as originates in disaffeclion there, and that !.
vague apprehension entertained with rsspset
to anybody and everybody fion tho Unatkd
/ States. j 5ia, aa3j bed f33his aAi taM h7aaa
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The height Of tollyr-taking bic"
ters when one has no money 10 tpaysla
toradlnner.v 5aa ode ntattsaaa og hsalafa
Our Devils wants To- know II We, " Y.
have ever seen the mould in whiclpra
1yotos areacast.1 We CAN'T answer
such questions on Sutiday, Aga l Ices 80 :,
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