Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-04-07
false sense of honor, should refuse to sell Cuba

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by every law, human and divine, we shall be
justified III wrestling Cuba from Spain, if VIZ
posses the power
There, says l, there's your chart, as plain a:
the nose On a mans face; and all we've got te
do is to go ahead. SO we all put our heads
together to draw up plan of the campaign
and was mt long about it. 1t was finally con-
cluded that Sanders should 90 and stir up the
Southern division, headquarters New Orleans
slckles should take charge of the centre wing,
headquarters at Washington, and branch at
New York; and | should 60 as fast as possible
"down East, headquarters Downingville, and
mt out naval force that would put Cuba
through. And here | am, Gineral, and you
may depend ont the works got to be done.
But now must ask you, Gneral, what in
thunder Mr.. Marcy means by backin' and fllen'
50. | have jest got some Of the latest New
York papers by outer-bound vessel, and one
Of the first things l see is Mr.. Marcy's letter to
MIR. Souley, dated 18th of November, and it is
SO full of milk and water it makes me fairly
sick. | was always little afraid Marcy was
an old fogy, but did think he had little more
backbone than he shows in this letter. He's
no christian, and he's violated the Scripter, for
ne has put his hand to the plough and looked
back. He seems now to be for smoothing over
AAioSeSAos ehiuhS luuyuC country CONE
manage some how or other to get along without
Cuba; don't know but what old Spain means to
do the thing that's about right after all; better
dlcker little longer with her in friendly
kind of way; better not do any thing to af
front her; keep things quiet till Spain gets in
the right mood, and then, if she wont sell Cuba,
perhaps she'll settle and pay up.
Now, I'll tell you what it's, Gineral, our
Eurup Cabinet don't swallow no SIGH milk and
water stuff as that. What's got into Mr.. Mar
cy! Last year he told Mr.. Souley to demand
three hundred thousand dollars for the Black
Warrior right down on the nail, and not stop to
party about it. But now he quivers and shakes
one way and 'tother like leaf in the wind.
Pm afraid Mr.. Marcy is getting old. And
there's poor old Uncle Joshua, postmaster of
Downingville, find he's getting old and timer
sum, too. When got home to Downingville
and told the family was going to fit out the
Two Pollies and be off the next day to take
Cuba, Uncle Joshua was struck all of heap.
Says he, Major, beg of you not to go into
any of that fllibustering business; it's next
akin to piracy; and there's the neutrality laws
dead agn you, too
'.Oh no. says I, "Uncle Jashua, I amt
going to undertake any of your low flIbusterin;
I'm only jest going out to take Cuba man
fashion, because cur country can't get along
without it, and representation you know is the
first law of mater, and because old Spain keeps
insulting of us and won't pay up
"But don't you see Major" says Uncle
Joshua, elf you 60 to take Cuba, you are
making war upon Spain; and you can't do that
according to the Constitution. Nobody in this
country has any power to make war but Con-
gress."
But you're mistaked there, Uncle joshua
says |. "Did'nt Mr.. Polk make war upon
Mexico?"
''No, by no means" said Uncle Joshua. eff
you will look back aid read the doekyments of
them days, you will find it reads, "Whereas
war exists between this country and Mexico
You see that war come itself But you have no
right to make war upon Spain or Cuba unless
you get your authority from Congress"
"Wal, uncle, I hare got my authority from
Congress" says l.; "what more do you want?"
''Oh, no." says he; Congress hant declared
war, because it would be in the papers, and I
should seen it,
'' But don't mean your lazy Old Fogy Con-
gress to Washington" says I 81 mean our
Eurup Congress
And then took the dockyment out of my
pocket and shown it to him, signed by Mr.
Buchanan, and Mr.. Mason, and Mr.. Souley.
At first he was thunder struck, and could MT say
nothin. Then be fell back on to the Constitu-
ton agin, fast as he always does, and said he
lid MT believe our Congress over there in Eurup
vas constitutional. Then he reached up to the |
shelf and took down the old Constitution,
covered with morocco leather, that Gineral
|ackso sent him more than twenty years ago. |
md he put on his spectacles and looked it all
ver from beginning to end, and said he could Mt
ind nothin about any Congress in Eurup.
"But if you call your meeting over there in |
surup Congress-" says he, 90 l should like to |
inow where you find your authority in the Con-
titution to make war upon Spain or to go fill |
'usterin about Cuba
"Why, Uncle Joshua" says I, sswe find it in |
hat clause where it says II take the respon-
"There!" said Cousin Sargent Joel, who had
'een listening all the time without saying |
Ford; "there, uncle" says he, 81 knew you
vould find the authority in the Constitution |
omewhe.. That's one Of the amendments to
he Constitution that was added by Gineral /
ackson, you know, and therefore it must be |
ight.''
Then Sargent Joel turned to me, and says he,
"Major, I've been round and notified the |
Whole company of the Downingville militia, and |
hey are all ready, armed and equipped as the
aw directs, and viii all be abroad tomorrow at |
en- o'clock. They are full of grit, and ready to
wallow Cuba alive"
hain't got near through my story, Gineral,
or wanted to tell you more about fitting out
he Two Pollies, and about the crew, and the
ogers, and the marines, and the hoss-marines,
nd the VICE, but shan't have room in this
espatch, and the little clipper, that's waitin
or me to finish writing, has got smart wind
nd wants to be off If don't see you stand
,g on the pint Of Floriday as we go by, shall
Ike it for granted that you have concluded not
60 out to see us take Cuba; but if see a
ian standing there and swinging his hat, /
hall know it's you, and we'll bear right up
it'll the Pollies and take you off.
remain your old friend, and Minister Gin
al at large, and Read Commodore of the
libuster- fleet. MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
REMARKABLE PRoPHEcY.-The following re-
arkable prediction was made by Friar Bacon,
ho was born in the year 1914, some $40 years
%. Here" says certain writer, els
'etry and philosophy wound together, forming
wondrous chain of prophecy"
"Bridges unsupported by arches viii be
ade to span the foaming current. Men shall
scend to the bottom of the ocean, safely !
eathing, treading with firm step on the ]
lden sands, never frightened by the light Of