The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-17

it il SO far complete that four thousand men
have been actually enrolled. and are ready to
set sail at any moment for the island. A leader
has been chosen; and we fancy the public will
be inclined to compliment the "flibusters" on
their choice, when we add that he is one of the
most distinguished officers of the Mexican war
Four thousand Americans, led by an able gene
raj, would we need hardly say, succeed, where
Lopez failed. Once landed in Cuba, all the
Spanish forces that Canedo could rally. would
not hold single fort against them. And very
moderate degree Of skill and precaution would
enable them to avoid the feet. which, though
sufficiently powerful perhaps, in the present
condition of our navy, to blockade all our At
lantc ports, could easily be out-manGuvred by
few Yankee steamers on the Cuban coast.
1t will be well for our government to see to
the matter. 1t behooves the President to sup
press promptly these illegal organizations, and
to guard against the fresh stain of second
flibustero expedition. We trust he will evince
the energy and nerve requisite for the task. At
the same time. neither the government nor
foreigners must be allowed to shirk the clear
conviction that Cuban filibusterism is hydra
which it will require ages of vigilance and a
world of trouble to exterminate. Out Of the
ashes Of one expedition. another stronger and
more determined will arise. Fresh grounds
for the illegal venture will constantly spring
up, while the old ones derive daily increasing
Importance from the folly of the Cuban authori-
ties The belief that Cuba must one day be
ours is becoming every day more and more fami-
liar to the people; as time progresses less in
dignaton at flibustero attempts, and more sym
pathy with their perpetrators, must be expected
from the masses These are unpleasant truths;
but no man thoroughly conversant with the
world can deny that they are truths. They
spring directly from one of the most imperative
laws OF our nature.
Would that we could believe the lesson they
teach will not be lost on the administration!
OUR FOREIGN observation-disclosures THEY
Cone FKoM-WHo THEY ARE AND WHERE
THEY Go.-Almost daily we record the arrival
of ship from Liverpool, Greenock. Glasgow
or Cork, with very large number of immigrant
passengers on board. Every week is printed
the aggregate number of arrivals-say three
thousand-which would be near two hundred
thousand per year. This immigration is by
sea alone, and does not include the many thou
sands who land at Boston and other ports, then
pass through this city to the mighty West
The great question is, where do these immi-
grants go? Who hears OF them after their
landing? Who cares for them? A very few
perhaps remain in thu city; but the great bulk
of them turn their steps towards the setting
sun, and help to rear a republic, the glory.
the wealth. the population of which shall
eclipse the glory of Rome, Greece, Assyria.
Phpnicia, or the land Of Omar and Haroun ell
Raschd. They are but as SO many drops in
the bucket-their language their ideas their
nationality all mingle in that great ocean of
American liberty to which the sagacity Of man
cannot fix boundary.
But for the sake Of showing. beyond dispute,
the useful character Of our immigrants we
have collected an analysis of the occupations
and destinations Of six hundred immigrant pas
sengers who arrived at this port in ship Uni
verse, Capt. Bird, from Liverpool, on Monday.
They are classified as follows