True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-01-16
Mischief Done ~ Foreigners.

ways existed between our country and
Spain, until it was disturbed by the acts
Of former citizens of Cuba who had fed to
our shores to escape the punishment Of
treason to the latter government. No A.
merican citizen had ever been wontonly
outraged or insultsd in Cuba, until those
foreign edventurers in our country set to
organizing expeditions here for the inya-
1iod Of that island, or issuing publications
in New York or New Orleans, designed to
stir up the whole Cuban population to a
revolt. Those adventurers contrived to
enlist the warmest sympathies of large
numbers Of our young men, and soon crea-
ted such a feeling here against the author
tiles Ct Cuba, as to give the latter good
cause for suspecting that every American
who landed among them was an enemy.
Upon several occasions war between Spain
and the United States was onthe eve Of
breaking out, the result Of acts committed
by the Cuban authorities under the provo
cation we permitted the political refugees
from that place to give them.
Considering what we have allowed to be
done on our soil against Spanish rule in
Cuba, by refugees from that Island and
other places, we bad but little reason to
complain lsome time'ago) oftheserY great
care the Cuban officials took toskeep from
their territory all men whom they suspect
ed of hostile designs. If Benedict Ar
mold had fled from our country to Cuba,
and vNs there receiving assistance from
Spaniards in getting up hostile expeditions
against Louisiana, Florida or Texas, how
would we have liked it! And suppose
these things were persisted in by some Ar.
mold for series Of years, and news were
to reach us every now and then that an ar.
my of FIVE thousand Cubans would soon be
landed in one of the places named for the
purpose of dspossessing our Government
of it, would we take such things amiably
| On the contrary, the whole country woult
soon be in blaze, and public sentiment
would demand that no Spanish vessel woult
be allowed to come near any Of our shores
Public sentiment would demand that every
one of them be hauled to and closely search
ed, if not cut to pieces and sunk. Then
we should not have been so harsh toward:
Spain for the precautions she took to pre-.
serve her valuable Island.
The exiles from Cuba having failed tc
provoke war between our country ant
Spain, the Irish Papists bave set to work
TO involve US in war with England. They
have recently held secret Convention in
New York, where they sat with CLOSED
doors and excluded all the reporters of thu
press, and the object of it seems to be tt
prove that it is impossible for an Irish Pa
pist to become good American. AS Amer.
leans they have not shadow Of complaint
against England, if they had as Irish
men. For what reason, then, do they
propose toraise money to aid in making
some hostile demonstration against En-
+ gland For what reason do they thu
abuse the hospitality we extended to them
For what reason would they thus nsul
and outrage great Power with which WI
are on friendly terms, and ought always Il
remain SO! 1t must be because they fee
that they are not yet Americans and cal
never become such. It. must be because they
consider themselves Irshmen still, ant
take no sort of interest in our country
welfare. This is treating their defcnde
of the foreign party very badly. This il
telling them that they published falsehood
when they represented the Irish Papist
to be better Americans than the natives
These secret associations and conven
tions of the Irish Papists, must be broker
up. Their plottings and counter plotting
for bringing on war between the Unite'
States and England, must be published a
treason and punished as such. The inter
ests of the farmers, planters and merchant
Of this country, must not be injuriously af
fected by the action of a set of Irish boast
ers who are very brave when their foe i
at distance, but who proved to be yer,
great towards when the foe met them fac
to face on their own dunghil. The pun
ishment these same Irish Papists calle
for against the fillibusters who designed in
vading Cuba, must be visited upon them
, Let President Pierce look to them, and ge
f, his proclamation ready. Foreigners hav
done mischief enough in this country. The
must not be allowed to provoke war for tn
natives to fight out baltimore Clipper
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THE New YEAR.-A new year, tha
8 of 1856, is fairly opened upon us. Thre
S hundred and sixty.fve days stretch ava
. in succession. all unknown 10 US. Durin
: this period, what havoc death will make
e how many victims deposite in the grave
/ how many tender,lies sever forever. ho'
: many tears call forth, while mourning e
e loved ones that are no more on earth. N
# tongue or pen can decripe the changes lh'
e await the year 1855. AS it dies away an