The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-11-25
The United States and Cuba.


The latest news from Cuba comes by the steam
ship Crescent City, which sse has returned to
New York from Havana She was permitted to
land her passengers and mails, and at the same
time the authorities issued an order to the effect
that this privilege would not be allowed again #
purser Smith should he on board Captain Da-
venport replied in writing that The vessel would
return with Smith on board, and that if she was
molested. the SpanisI. authorities must take the
responsibility. The vessel sails from New York
IN few days and upon reaching Havana rup-
ture is likely to take place. should the offensive
Mr.. Smith be on board, and it is said he WILL
Mr.. Smith is the occasion of all the present
difficulties with that island, and it might easily
be questioned, ''upOn what meat doth this our
Cesar feed that he is grown so great?" He is
becoming quite notorious and bids fair to make
his mark upon the age No doubt ''higher hon
ors'' are in store for this member of the renown-
ed Smith family, who has so far caused so much
confusion between the Queen of the Antilles .
and the Uuted States. A monument should
forthwith be built to commemorate his ''deeds
of dreadful note" and be the means Of handing
erations. lie may, however, be &" a man more
sinn'd against than shining" The Cuban
thorities charge him with conveying information
regarding the revolutionary movements upon the
island to the '.Filibusteros in the United States,
and with being the means of communication be-
tween the disaffected on the island and their CO.
operators in New York and New Orleans. The
Spanish officials may be over-punctilious, and
Mr.. Smith, may. ms he states have committed no
offence. They believe that he has, and have
therefore, the right TO forbid his landing, hut
none, we believe, to prevent the landing of the
mails and passengers because one obnoxious
person is on board the ship. This the authori
ties did do recently, snd it is for this, and not
for the treatment Smith received, that we con-
demu them. Mr.. Smith acts no doubt, under
instructions from the owners of the vessel, Mess.
George Law and NJ o. Roberts of New York.
Mr. Law has large number of old muskets,
perhaps one hundred thousand, which he pur
chased on speculation from our government at
the time the kossuth fever ragged so violently.
and this excitement may be gotten up to enable
him to dispose of his stock on hand and thereby
put money in his purse. A few days may give
us some important news from the theatre of op-
erations, and the muskets may come into requi-
.ition sooner than we anticipate. We hope
good berth in some regiment will be rendered Us
Us we are anxious to 9 serve our country"
Generally, there is Il desire on the part of the
people 20 acquire Cuba, either through purchase-
or conquest. New York seems to be the place
where the '.Filibusters' and Lone Star sold
iers" most do congregate. That Cuba will ul-
timately become part and parcel of the Union
we we'll believe, and we would be satisfied with
her admission n state, provided the island is
fairly aud honorably obtained. The inhabitants
Of our country, not only here but everywhere in
the States, are opposed to all ''Filihustpring
Expeditions in opposition to our laws ; are
opposed to forcing war upon Spain unuecessa-
riiy and they constitute the great body of
the Nation, their voices should be heard. The /
residents of the cities may bluster and talk and
20 10 extremes but the sober second thought
of the country is against their designs The |
people do not object to acquiring Cuba by pur-
chase. do not object to acquiring it by arms
provided Spain gives us just provocaton and
sufficient cause f0r war; but they are opposed
TO the Vaccinations OF few men in the east
who desire to pat money in their purses through Il
the agency of blood