The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-09
The Late Bloody Doings In Cuba-The Per,li
OF Spanish Terrorism.

The Late Bloody Doings In Cuha-The Per,ls
OF Spanish Terrorism.
The late terrible executions Of Pinto and
Estrampes at Havana have produced here, as
they must everywhere produce, profo md
sensation of pity and horror. TIE effect has
been such as to paralyze for the moment any
general expression Of public opinion through
the newspaper press. From the article, however,
which we copy today from the Charleston Mer-
cury-a remarkably conservative journal upon
the Cuba question-we doub. not correct
judgment may be formed of the sentiments of
the mass OF the American people touching these
late bloody doings of the Cuban authorities.
A despotic mockery of justice and Law, aud Of
all the forms Of criminal trials, as recognized
among civilized nations, can be nothing else
than repulsive to any intelligent people. But
the reaction from such bloody terrorism as this
OF Cuba upon the public mind in this country
considering our delicate and critical relations
with Spain-is full OF peril to her continued
sovereignty over her Ever Faithful Islani.n
Experience should have taught the Spanish
authorities the wiser policy OF moderation.
The summary execution Of Crittenden aud his
command Of the last filibustering expedition of
Lopez, and even the garroting of Lopez, had
less effect-much less in REFRESHING the fiibus-
teTiDg spirit in TIE United States than the sub
sequent clemency extended to other prisoners of
that expedition by the Captain General, and by
Queen Isabella. In fact, we have reason to De
lieve that revenge for the hasty slaughter of
Crittendon and his companions constituted
primary incentive to the organization of this
more formidable scheme of invasion and revolu-
ton, which has lately been detected and de-
feated through the most remarkable and ex-
traordinary vigilance of the government at
Washington. That this conspiracy embraced
large aud influential body of Cuban creoles
there can be little doubt that il involved q
very formidable secret volunteer organic alton
in this country there can be no question that
the conspirators contemplated hostile invasion
Of Cuba, and co operative internal rebellion,
and that they aimed at the violent overthrow
Of the Spanish sovereignty. are facts which
appear to have been well ascertained. The
leland leaders in the movement, also, may pos
sibly have intended the assassination of the
Captain Generalas the signal for general rising,
or as coup d'ftat; bat Of this we have no
proof. What we have had, has been the arrest
of number of suspected creoles and Galatians
by the Cuban authorities and the execution of
several, under system of Indictment, trial aud
condemnation which renders unsafe the life of
every man in he island, and of every vieiter
there, who may incur The suspicion Of an in
former, whether such inforner be az honest
man or convicted felon.
We, therefore, repeat that the facts and cir.
curnstances OF these late executions az Havanain
stead Ct REFRESHING, through terrorism, the spirit
OF flihusterism In the United States, will only
operate to strengthen aud exteld it. To the
adventurous young men of the South and West,
full OF the propag andism of epublcaa opiaions,
and intensely hostile to the domiueeriDg French
ard English protectorate over Cuoa-to our
reckless military spirits, ambitious Of glory as
the liberators of suffering people-to unem
ploJed heroes and patriots with an eye to the
spols--the bloody despotism so s'rikingly con
iirmtd in the fate Of Pinto AID Estrampes will
be recognized as full Justification for III.
overthrow Of the sovereignty Of Spaio, at the
first opportunity, with or without the authority
of our federal government IL is possible, in
deed, that such may be the eject upon the
American popular mind thai our government
may be ultimately compelled 70 fall back upon
the last alternative Of the Aix-la. Chapelle mani
festo- the seizure OF the island. At all events,
there is great danger that such an impulse will
be given TO flibusterism from the late bsrbarous
proceedings OF the CabGn authorities, as will,
in the event OF hostile Eruption or revolution
in the island, render The government at Wash
irgton powerless 10 arrest the emigration of
revolutionary achievements by thousands from
our shores.
1t is great mistake 20 suppose that the dis
covery and defeat OF the late projected forsy
and insinuation has broken up and DISPERSED
the flibnsteTing branch of this conspiracy in
the United States. On the contrary, we are
credibly Informed that this secret orgsniza.
lion continues substantially intsct-that it
numbers some thousands Of able bodied young
men: that 1t has o fund Of nearly two millions
OF dollars, partly collected from the creoles Of
Cuba; that IL has from four 10 half doz en-
swift steamers already chartered. and good
store of arms and munitions Of va-. We are
also advised that the leaders Of this or
eanizatior are impressed with the idea that
it is important to strike another blow FOR The
liberatioE Of Cuba, before England and France
are relieved Of Russia; ard that our slibusters
are confident hat the present Reign Of Terror
will react to their advantage upon the slightest
prospect o. deliverancc from iiberating 10
vasior.
!: i rot in tie natare Of things that despo-
tism ike ihat Of Spain can much longer con-
tinue 10 exist so near the liberal and Inviting