The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-28
True history OF the Ostend Couvsots~,.
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Trae History OF the Ostend Couveotsc,.
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct 10, 1853.
have bern not little surprised to hos ect.
~ posted tho presr and the public on tho true
eharacier Of the Osiead Convention. In what nai lie
origin, xho the most active ia 10 manage
nent, and what It's real objects, po!rts wk,sn
seem ytt Involved IN mystery aud ye: they are those
OF which ,hc p-blic should know most few polciscs
and White Ec ase camp followers only IN lie secre,
and this seerst hey disposed 10 keep closely o;xea
up In Their thoughts. The public know nothing Of The
aims and snds Of this Convention beyond what Il
transparent In tho manifesto. had, however, deeper
and more important significance than ooud be extracted
rom that somewhat my teal document. There are
ANA doaunens, pubic we'll private, Thai would
throw much light upon the whole affair. But no one
has ss yet seen III 10 Call Tor them indeed led 10
believe that the extraordinary character Of the Conves
.on, 40 revealed N It's published proceedings, seized
upon .he public mind that It completely oversnadowed
he importance that might attach to any further inquiry
into .is real motives The documents now ex:snt wc0ld
show ooDclus!vely who the real geers up cl tho
Convention, wel the desperate character OF is
policy and the unpsriamen,ary nature Of is proceed
mge.
intend making no ugly disclosures. ]. viii be
enough that connne myself to stating few scts vita
done this will leave TO the friends OF Mr.. BUCHANAN to
,an for proofs they choose Let the reader them
sack to the month Of May 1854 In that month the po
hcs atmosphere Of Spain gave out unniistaaoe signs
Of revolntoa The government OF Narya hai be
miserable desposm, Christina 1.-THE Queen Mo.her) had
surned he Cour: into den OF thieves, whose obe;s
vas TO pander the nation and the Queen herself vas
regarded by the people q lcentous pappe..
VIII noting but tyranny on the one hand
and decay the other, alarm spread over sue
County,. The very nation seemed 81 tho ten
der merces o. detesIabIe Camsrila. !. WIS q.
the time very generally kno tina. the secret
eeles were actively al work, and that IL the bore OF
andnE remedy for the enfcs bed state OF the
oatbars. OF popular opinion would place. Va
rous were the shades of opinion with regard tha
rnedy There were the mederadocs, the progr.stss
The red repu ,h,sns, al vary ing in opinions but
bsesf protesting spirit Of animation for the
throw Of The court party The ~ TO: up
roo.ns corru administration Is Is now felt n OR
country wac then apparent in Spain Each os toe op-
pOsite parties too, seemed anxious advance
ablh lie own principles in the Of outbreak.
4 might, with proprety, here be asked, what was the
daty Of an American Minister in such emergency
oniy superficial observer would have supposed the
elements OF repubcanisn OF sufficient strength To bold
ou: any encouragement OF Blu, has been well
1t srikingy revealed than IN tic boast.
ngs q the spanish republican leaders at the tao here
named The various leaders of the repuol ;sr party
vto strongly infused with French rods, FRO
ceedei . uadisguised than either OF the
others. Their organization, they said, better
Planned; they made 1t no secret that they
ans,or with the red republican clubs Of Paris Lon
aor, and the Cuban juntas in the United states.
While then. these elements Of revolution are spreading
their clouds Of revolution enfeebed Spain il
viii be well 10 take survey Of the elements here
The French reds were busily employed sending secret
agents into spa!n many OF whom, it well known, he'd
american passports Consultations were daily held and
rlans without measure being concocted AZ FOR
aid and comfort in the event Of outbreak, that
was all promised. In London the reds and
disanected cubsns were equally busy Tne Gu
bans feeling safe in the distance seeking by every
in their power get the London press Of
the Of Cuba the United States well ~ 70
decry the exstug government OF Spain If the reader
has any doubt OF this let him refer back that peroc
when will require very acute observer 10 detect in
the columns Of sundry leading London journas he Tina
eyceped) strong secret p,wer working from without
favor Of hlbustcrsm The very conservative Mr. Cob.
den was, among others, persuaded TO come with q
strong expression Of opinion in Parliament In rav1r Of
the annexation Of Cuba TO the United States. (See
6uuID) while even the old Anti SLAVERY Reporter much
the surprise and horror Of is Stafford House readers
was got 70 lend It's columns 70 the movement aGaiu
NV York HpuID.)
was At that moment too that Mr.. George Sanders,
whom the deluded exes nstook for the United States IN
general, most active In delugng the oppressed
uonaes with his mighty circulars In the event or an
outbreak Mr. Sanders pledged the Uaed states perform
end Of duties In the way Of aid and comfort Pierce as
this moment In the position Of Don Quixotts with two
squircs-kaster Forney at homo and Sanders abroad.
Both were pledgng their master TO perform al sorts Of
miracles the way Of killing giants and capturing iaa6s
And whb rcse things were nicely progressing In Europe
the Cuban Junta in New York (havns despatched It's
Knight errant) was holding out golden prospccs The
restless assured that the good time coming and
the collecting Of the sincws Of war went ncoly on.
Agents were being despatched 70 New Orleans, where
as was well known, formidable tdition foot
the object Of which descent upon Cuba. I've
must have Cubal' That was the word And the more
sansune and consequently the most dangerous men 70
tho carrying out Of auch movement, openly stated who
the What places NV wore s'ss dss
expedition. Mobile, savannah, Charleston, and
even baltimore dinks In the supposed complste
chain) 10 furnish taer quota Of men and money.
Tine passed on and the focus Of the changed
10 sTAn, 70 which point money 10 rpen the project,
orcseen circumstance Intervening 70 prevent i sa az
at the appointed time. And, unfortunately those in the
secret had not dhcreon enough 10 keep 10 themseves
Some wort 30 far m 20 name. In connection with the
movement . certain general, now prominent member
Of Mr. Perco's government. However this may be,
certain Il thai there n the time division Of opin
ION the Cabinet technically called the Cuba
question Pierce was pledged 70 the acquisition Of Cuba
but beginning 10 discover hn weakness The policy
Of getting 70 his southern supporters I mean these
who supported him for thai aim and end Every move
he had made was In the wrong dirccaoa and thas he
lacked nerve, was TOO apparent There were aso too
many "unsoundn members In his Cabinet 70 suit the
requirements Of Messrs. sndeI, Wise, Tcombs Fornsy
and their hlbusterng satellites. Marcy, Cushing and
Guthrie could not be brou mt the traces Of
policy invested with dangers. o. the opposition Gen
era teI. Davis might be named the most prominent
give these items merely 70 rcfrcsh the public mind
have however, strong reasons Tor believing that there
was TOO much truth In the statement that this somewhat
Quxotc General was m actiye participant In the move
mcn..
Now, the plan vss Of iueg imperfect and exceedingly
locsc In ts details And yea The hbusters here and the
red republicans In Paris and london scred the nselves
with the Idea that they had . oonjcnt oresnratou Of
great compesencss with which wss Their purpose 10
overthrow the government Of spain n The eod and
effect the annexation cf Ouba 81 the chcr. Ths whole
thing chimercal Nevertheless fosnd IT. strongest
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