The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-08-23
CUBA.

Ii has been scarcely one year since the at
tempt Of Lopez, an attempt originating, IN
great measure, from representations manuiac-
tured in the newspapers here, was put DOWN
with consequences so awful, that they WIZ no.
soon be forgotten by the people OF the oh''eo
STATES. The most systematic attempts "e'e
made 70 deceive t,.e pcon'o here. WI" 'ee'''
20 the STATE of feeling there. We we've io'd' os
r.,vsrs,e,s which seemed TO have niue else
r.. % manufacture Cuban news. that
the Creoles of Cuba were in open resoh-'ha'
,hsv had large forces in the field. VINO were en-
..i in daily and successful CONNECTS wan
,he;r Spanish oppressors-'hat Inc spanish
.o1d;s,s were. to a man, ripe for revolt-and
thu, there was scarcely en- inhabi'ant OF the
island who was not ready to take up arms on
the first intimation that an American auH'i'aty
force had landed TO assist them. 80 hume
rous were these stories-repeated win ~
much Judgment as to time and place, and nade'
in all respects to tally so completely WIN cue"
other. that thousands were deceVe'' ana We ne
si,ate not TO say, we among the NUMBER we
and thew were, the rather, deceived, because
~. wished to he so. We wished to see that
to;r ond fertile island freed from the incubus OF
Spanish possession and protection, benea'n
which il groans, and allowed to flourish, as II
must. beyond all doubt, flourish. as soon as IL
s,.ll have been left to itself. There were
few. unfortunately, who did not rest contcn'eo
with mere sympathy. They went TO assist
oo,z;dorat cling pa
triots, with arms in their hands.
What the result was, all the world Knows
large narty Of them, bold, daring, nobe.spl-
ri,ed Young mon, were publicly shot on the
Ploza of Havana. The rest, wandering about
for DAVIS. were murdered by the peasants, or
captured by the Spanish soldiers. The latter
showed themselves far more mercl'ul than the
former. The former manifested all the ferocty,
and Nil the hatred of foreigners so peculiar to
the Spanish character. They showed neither
estimation of the Kindness intended for them,
nor mercy for those at whose hands thew were
expected to receive it. They murdered them
wherever they caught them. They ran them
down with blood hounds-refused to minister
TO their necessities, even under the most dis
tressing circumstances and as they were dying
of hunger and thirst laughed their miserles TO
scorn. From all this it must be apparent that
the people of Cuba wish no change-that they
are not only contented with their government
as it exists, but that they mean to shed the
last drop of blood in its defence-that they not
only do not wish assistance from the United
States, but that they are determined to punish
with torture and death, all foreigners who may
SET foot on their soil with revolutionary pur-
poses.
Yet Notwithstanding all Observation-Disclosures
ing the fate of Lopez and his expedition-not-
withstanding the manifest Discrimination OF the
Cubans to receive assistance from the United
States, nav, in spite of the bitter hatred they
have manifested towards us, the same story is
again told that was told us last year with some
additions. We are told now not only that there
is great discomfort in Havana, and elsewhere in
Cuba, 1--WE were told SO last year, but we are
likewise told, by correspondent of newspa-
per Of great standing, writing all the way from
Madrid, that the Spanish Government is about
to cede Cuba-Cuba, the only support of the
Spanish Crown-Cuba, from which Spain de-
rives at least four-fifths of the revenue which
she employs in carrying on her home govern
ment-Cuba, the last and most valuable of her
once magnificent colonial Professionalism
Spain, we say, is about to cede Cuba to the
negro chief Soulouque!
But the greatest of all the absurdties in
volved in this matter is, that the Spanish Go
vernment, the proudest of all governments that
has ever existed-thc Spanish Government,
which at this moment considers itselfa fair
match for the Holy Alliance, with France, En-
gland, and America thrown in for a make
weight-the Spanish Government, which was
never known 10 yield foot OF territory volun.
tarily and which, to this day, has never &C
knowledged the independence of the Low
Countries, though established three hundred
years ago, ofMexico and the South American
provinces, though fixed fact'' with all the
rest of the world, should gire the last of her
possessions to the vilest OF all pretenders TO
monarchy that ever wore the tiara 1t is real
ly too bad even in these days of humbug,
when the Hudbrastic dictum that it is as
pleasant TO be cheated as it is to cheat, is eve-
ny day receiving fresh practical commentary
each of which proves that it is founded in truth
and the nature of man.
That the Spanish Consul, as stated, may
have demanded the return of the Cuban exile,
is very possible. The Spanish Government is
capable ofalmost any atrocity. where its pride
Is involved. But for the rest of these reports,
they bear the impress of the mint too strongly
10 be mistaken. We desire to see Cuba indie.
pendent of Spain, but by legitimate MEANS
We desire also to see her annexed to the
Union, but not through the medium of bucca.
neering expeditions. We trust that the scenes
of last year are net to be repeated, and thai
these reports viii! be sifted to the bottom, be.
fore any young man commits himself to one
of those expeditions, said TO be already on foot
Tbev mast result i'm death TO ALL for the Span.