Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-12-23
INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1852
FiIlibusfiers.

Those papers that have been taking the part Of the
Captain General oil Cuba against their own country,
that they find the Administration the Spanish Min
lser the Captain General himself, and probably Span,
sustain the same view Of the Cuban outrages was
taken by the Steamship Company OF New York. are
quietly slipping of their dlsreputable position.
they talking wildly Of fIlibusers, men Of straw,
far their knowledge of facts is concerned, which
their maginations have conjured up, magniied, and
clothed with awful attributes. Ii is probable there
6busteTing expeditions in midst looking and long,
ing Tor an opportunity to revouonze Cuba possessing
adequate lurce and all that sort Of thing but il there
be, know nothing OF them, and our means OF infor
nation great theirs.
The fact is, these good people afflicted by the
disease the Captain Gereral, but like him. hav
ing taken dose OF common sense, getting bravey
il. The bugaboo has been charmed down by the
boldness Of Mr. Law who walked right up to he
crow, and kicked it over, saying, Now, Mr.. Ghost,
take that and if you don't like it, help yourself bur
don't get in my way agan!" And then everybody
laughed and exclaimed, II never believed it was any
thing else" These kind Of people, however, must,
the Scots say, have .'bubby;jo SO they immedi-
ately get M set Of iibusteros, oil not quite
nowned a family as the Smths-with airy habtatons,
and without names, who, and what and where, they
know more, than babes SIX months old-bu they talk
so much about them, that they finally soemnly believe
all they saw matter course facts that the unni
ated take them trust, receive implicit y, the
figures and fances Of their imaginatons.
FIRST George Law, a millionaire of New York,
gagged In active commerce, bought hundred and for
tonary excitement, commercial speculation, far
as any body knows to the contrary-but il not, what
shall be said Of the United States Government who sold
the aforesaid in the midst of political troubles and
TO buccaneer7 The idea is ridiculous. Admitting
there was and good grounds for supposng the exist.
ence Of Ilibuserng expeditions in embryo in the Uni
ted States, what is that to ths New York Steamship
Company that they should permit themselves to be in
suited and outraged by the satrap OF foreign despot,
and quietly resign their rights their and in them
them the national honor' The truth and facts Of this
case seem TO papable to lie clearly the
face, that they cannot be mistaken First the Ohio is
treated with indgnity time and again. without cause;
then the Philadelphia though in distress, and in
fit condition is driven to without being perntcd
take in her coal lying ahoat and immedasey along
side the ship; then the Falcon is fired into by Spanish
cruisers and then American is ordered off the
deck Of Americon ship, alleged general suspicion
for something said in his country. Ii seems very
natu al that United States Government being unwilling
to resent h outages and the Governor General get.
ting worse from the impunty he enjoyed il became the
duty Of the steamship company. having alternative
but submission press the Governor General to his
sponsibty by persevering in uphoding Purser Smith
saying him, in effect, arrest that man, il you dare
He dare do it; and thus having blufed the United
States and gratihed Spanish PRIDE the Captain Gener
ais game Of brag last brought to end by the
steamship company's insisting that he should show his
hand-when 10 and behold! he had nothing in it, All
honor to the U. S. Steamship Company all Of whose
vessels in entering tho port of Havana hereafter should
carry ct then fore, flag inscribed Free Trade and
Sailors Rights Gin. Timss.