Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-22
1MpuDENcE OF THE FREEBoorERs.


If the Cuban patriots, as they style themselves,
are not getting stronger they at least getting
bolder We have seen nothing in their organs
which, for cool assurance, false reasoning and de-
fance of INV and scorn of moral restraint, equals
the following from late article in one of their
New Orleans presses:
rRon THE ORLEANS DELTA JULY 10.
A very absurd impression has gone abroad that tina
proclamation Of the President and the ssps tahss BY
Judge Campbell to suppress the movements within the
law which have been going On in this city in behalf Of
Cuban independence, have achieved their object There
Is not the slightest foundation for this idea These abor-
tive proceedings have rather increased than diminished
the zeal Of those engaged in this noble enterprise 1t is
true that abroad in the island Of Cuba they may pro-
duce some alarm and languor but here it is well
derstood that neither Presidents Judges procama
tons wris can restrain that patriotism which fills
every American heart and prompts him to extend his
sympathy and aid to his oppressed neghbors that the
employed defeat have rather tended to pro-
mote the success Of the design. The atrocous usurpa
ton and garing outrage which have characterized the
judicial Interpretation Of the neutrality act have added
fuel to the fame and made it the duty Of Americans
stamp with their emphatic dsapprobaton doctrines sub
versive Of personal freedom and political rights
of determination longer to in secrecy designs
noble in their character, republican in their object and
national in their spirit We rejoice in these proofs of
gacity and patriotism. Why should conceal the
preston Of universal feeling? Is it, indeed rcpub-
c2 Do possess freedom Of speech and Of public
sembage that should skulk into and secret
in order to whisper feelings and purposes
that absorbs the whole heart and mind of the
South? There is no nation in the world, not the
most despotc, where such concealments and eyasons
would be necessary. Indeed here may hold meetings
conspire against Government Judge John A.
Campbell may preside over meeting to dissolve this
Union he may invoke such dissolution the only safety
for the South The Abolitioniss may meet at Boston
and curse and denounce the Union and veil in Grape
and stripes that symbolic its greatness Our cit
may hold meetings to aid Ireland in struggle
against England which high political dignaries
and en- archbishop may preside Even Congress could
forward and greatest orators exhaust their
eloquence in behalf of the nsurgent Greeks and Poles
Shiploads ofarms and provisions mar be openly cleared
from our ports to be used in war against Power
friendly with And quite recently our Ministers are
permitted to declare the sympathes of nation with
one Of the combatants in foreign war and officers Of
army furoughed to enable them take active
part in that war against Power which has been
Of strongest friends and whose interests and
pirations do not conflict with ours
But when it is purposed to aid the Cubans to
from foreign oppression island which lies within sight
Shores and whose SO essential to
Defence peace and Union, then the people must
be terrified into silence and driven into in
order to manifest their sympathy in tina. behalf and pre-
pare any for the aid and relief of the Cubans
And their secret places will be penetrated Judge
Campbell threatens, by detective police by applying
legal fortunes and inqusitions parties suspected