New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-08-16
MR.. soULE AND THE FYLIBUsTERS.

Previous to Mr.. Soules departure on his mis-
sion to the Court of Spain, the Gothamites got
up rather an extraordinary demonstration in
the way of brass band music, transparencies,
ETC., in honor of his exit from among them
Things were done and speeches made that may
have an important bearing on the success of his
mission. A few days previous to this the Span
ish Government organ, La Cronicd,) published
in NewYork, had thrown out certain hints that
Mr. Soules known inclinations towards Cuban
FiGbusterism might determine the Court at
Madrid to reject him. This surmise was not a
little strengthened by concurrent opinion of
the Diario de la Marina, the official lickspittle
of the Captain General of Cuba. These hints,
thus semi officially announced, of an intention
on the part of Spain to perpetrate an insult on
the accredited Minister of the United States,
and through him on the immaculate g Stars and
Stripes" aroused the ire of some of the subter-
ranean classes of Gotham, and famed the hopes
of the members of the Cuban Junta, who thought
the occasion proper one for demonstration
that would awaken the anger Of the Spaniard,
and by so doing ensure the preparation Of an
indignity which before had been but remotely
surmised. Accordingly, the Junta assembled,
drummed up the rank and file of Cuban annex
ationists and manifest destiny" men, and
gathered all the old transparencies of the last
Presidential canvass, for the purpose Of making
a grand demonstration in honor of the depart
ing Minister.
The procession bore the characteristics of a
political torch-light Qualification, and was illu-
minated with a string of transparenices, bearing
I O.. NJ.
and Cuba" "Cuba must be free etc As a
matter of course, the usual crowd Of boys Joined
the party aud sent up the usual quantity Of
shouts and kicked up an unusual amount Of
dust. Headed by the flag of the United States
and the Lone Star banner, they marched up to
Mr.. Soule's hotel, where, after the usual amount
of shouting and yocferation, that distinguished
parsonage made his appearance, and the usual
theatrical preludes gone through with, was adj
dressed by Signor Toulon, of the Cuban Junta
Mr.. Soule, of course, replied, and doubtless
astonishcd some of the natives by his ready |
eloquence and by a mixture of those peculiar
rhetoric graces and Gallo semiquayers with |
which he has been heretofore wont to stir up |
the ha6itues of the First District Court-rooms |
Doubtless he forgot not to shake his "hya- |
cinthine curls " and to roll his eyes a Ia 7dima |
whereat the subterraneans applaudcd, and the |
urchins vociferated yet the more. lie did not
fail, of course, to allude to his liberal senti-
ments on the subject of the extension of the area
OF freedom-not by name mentioning Cuba, of |
course, but Ringing thereon and SO closely |
that the Filibusters cried out "yea verify =
and =" amen !"
bplipva hat -, 10,
ever encircled within the narrow limits of the
space assigned to US at the dawn of the Repub.
nc lie was not OF those who entombcd the
hopes OF the futurein their reverence for the
past While ready and willing TO profit by the
lessons OF the past, he was not one of those who
peneved that the destinies Of this great nation
were to be fettered down to the proportions Of
one Oh those empires of the olden time, which |
nave ielt out feeting memory in the history |
Oh the past There was nothing in his adyen |
utous elevation to the post which lie occupied |
to justify the hope that they were not in ae |
cofuance with the respect due to the rights Of |
other nations yet, there was something nor. |
maps In the opinions of him who thus bcla tbo |
confidence of the Executive to give homes To
those who suffer.
Mr. Soule did not say that he went in 70, tbo |
acquisition of Cuba but he limited il, and that |
was enough
what was the object of this demonstration
Nothihe more, as We take it. than to exasnerotc
inc ea'ers d. the Court of Madrid, and thus to
create strong probability of the reioct;on %
our Minister or at least, to procure him that
cold reception which must lead to ,eio,,1t ,,'5
unpleasant negotiation
The probabilities are that the news - -.
.trisaque will reach Spain before Mr.. soul6 aaa.
and if it does not ensure him a frigid welcome
will, at any rate, lead TO feelings not at all cal
culated to render his residence there agreeable
to himself, or profitable to the country that sent
him.
The leaders of the Cuban Junta are a cunning
set. They know that in the present state o
public sentiment Cuba can never be freed iron
the Spanish yeke by the summary process med
itated by Lopez and his followers, and that oul
own Government would be one Of the first I,
oppose such an attempt Their idea is to pro
woke national animosities to stir up the yindic
tiveness of the ireful Spaniard by show Of al