Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-17

see if they have not gangs of Fillebusters on
board destined for the Island of Cuba. Young
America is very indignant at this. The little
fellow draws in his breath, swells out his CHEEKS
doubles his two chubby fists, and squares npt to
Spain with the flourish of u pugilist.
Spain has been badly treated, and has just
cause to complain; and for this Young Blood to
endeayor to bully her out Of her right, solely
because she is feeble and decrepid from ago and
infirmty, must render us an object oil contempt
to every nation on earth Should peace be re-
stored to Europe, and the British Lion utter
only one roar within hearing of Charleston, this
Hunker dynasty would disgrace us as much BY
their cowardly sneaking and cringing as they do
now by their froth and their swagger Before
this young scape-gracc has kicked up such
row in the nursery that We cannot hear ourselves
think, we had better look cody into the subject,
and see what cause there is for this riot and
hubbub
We IRE told by bunker editor that our ships
should be held just us sacred as our soil. Very
well, Mr.. Wisdom be it SO for the present.
And then affirm that Spain, if she has good
reason to believe that our citizens are organic
ing, at New Orleans, armed bands, with the in
tent of again invading the Island of Cuba, has
u perfect right to take possession of that city,
and occupy 1T with her troops, until she has fair
| ~ put down these maupders, or until oar Gov
kernmsas has given Spain satisfactory guarantees
that-th shall be restrained FROM such lswless
facts in future.
This may seem strange doctrine to this crazy,
go-a-head party, who really believe if a man
should happen to look back, he would instantly
turn to u pillar of salt, and who cannot tell you
to-day what our Government said or did yeser-
day. wish you would permit mo through the
columns Of your excellent paper, to give them
a scrap''of our political lis DRY Of which they
appear to be perfectly ignorant, and fear will
forever remain SO, unless some gentle kind
hearted old foggy should condescend TO cnlighten
them.
Florida was once an appendage of Spain.
Armed ands of savages, living within the linz
its of that province, frequently passed into the
United States, stole the horses, and carried off
the negrocs Of the planters, and sometimes MUIR
dured The white inhabitants Our Government
required Spain to restrain these savagcs and put
an enc 10 these depredations The Spanish Min
lister, in reply, said the authorities Of Florida
had cndeavored to do this, but from want of
sufficient military force were unable to effect it.
At length the Indians, emboldoncd by IMMUNITY,
attacked Lieut.. Scott and party of forty SOL
diers, that were passing down the Alabama Riy-
or, and killed every man. When the news of
this outrage reached Washington, Mr., Calhoun,
then Secretary of War, Immediately wrote to
J Gen. jackson, who commanded the Southern
: Department, directing him to call on Governors
Of the adjacent States for such IL military force
, rs would, in his opinion, enable him to put a
speedy termination to these outrages. jackson,
before commencing his march, wrote to the Sec
: rotary of War, and, informing him that Il mill
tary Gordon, drawn through wilderness, could
never protect the country lying back of it from
! the inroads of sayages, went into very lengthy
and able discussion Of the right of the United
States to occupy Florida; and, in conclusion,
said he should advance into Florida, and take
immediate possession Of the town and fort of
: St. Marks. jackson was as good as his word.
lie did march into Florida and occupy St. Marks.
Finding it impossible to accomplish the object
t of the expedition, he marched upon Pensacola,
Q took possession Of the town, and demanded the
n surrender of the Barauca, This was at first re-
1t surrendered--not, however, until our troops
were in full march to carry them by storm.
l. Gen. Jackson continued in the military oocupa-
:. ton of Florida until the Indians were subdued
# The stern and fearless old Roman had captu
l. red and hung Arbuthnot and Ambrister, two
}. subjects of the British king. The thrones o.
E. both France and Spain were occupied by princes
l. of the House of Bourbon, then in the closes
ID alliance, and it was feared by many, (Mr. Cal
y- houn and most of his Southern adherents wer
70 among the number,) that, if our Government
did not disavow these acts, we should have no
l. only Spain but Franceand ENGLAND to deal with
IS The Spanish Minister addressed q very spirite
I'd remons,rance to our Government. Mr.. Adams
then Secretary of State in reply, without an
ID diplomatic :" but and if" which he knew so wei
rs how to use, but, in good, plain, old Anglo
of Saxon. fully justified jackson through the Who'll
course of his proceedings In doing 50, thi
no great and as yet unmatched expopnder of inter
4. national law lays down, in substance, these prin
bs ciples that it is the duty of every Government
20 to restrain its subjects, and those living with
ar its jurisdiction. from entering the territory
bo another nation, for the purpose of committin
" depredations, or disturbing the peace of til
ho country and if they fail to do this, either frol
;, weakness or want of inclination, the nation il
a. jured has a right to restrain them aud il i
- the exercise of this right it becomes necessar
II to take possession of and occupy any portion
the territory within the jurisdiction of the Go,
20 eminent that has neglected to perform this dut
=. the nation injured may do SO, aud this occupal
cy furnishes no cause of war or ground of con
plant. So fully did Mr.. Adams prove this do
=. trine, and SO clearly did he show its neccssit
for the peace and security Of nations, that neitl
/ err France nor England interfered in the leas
9 and the Spanish Minister made no answer to tt
communication. Such was the doctrine we ai
+ + down in our Florida difficulty, and such tt
- principles of international law we forced upo
= Spain at the point of the bayonet.
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~ papers and documents--have none before m
RI and in making tho foregoing statement ha,