Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-05-13

York announced, with great nourish
that "band Of patriots had started from
this country for Cuba, aud that the next
news would show that the island was III a
state of insurrection. The public have
waited patiently for the news Of this re,
volution, but every arrival from Havana
showed most provoking quletude 10 poll
tical affairs. Yesterday, however, tele-
graph despatch brought intelligence of the
revolutionists, and the result Of their pa
trio,ic enterprise. A flibuster schooner
arrived at one of the ports and attempted
to land thirty-fve men, but for'uLe did
not favor the brave The boat was swamp
ed and the heroes returned with wet jack
cts. The schooner then sailed for Hayti,
the expeditionists not meeting with that
sympathy from the inhabitants which they
expected, and the Spanish steamers of
war being quick in persuit. BY the last
accounts, the "patriots" were in desti-
tute condition at Hayti, the American
Consul having refused them any assistance.
We can scarcely imagine any more stupid
adventure than such enterprises as this.
A well-appointed army would probably
find some difficulty in taking Cuba, guard
ed as it is by sea and land. For hand
full of men to make such venture seems
like the highest of foolhardy daring or
madness. 1t is probable, however, that
the individuals engaged in it have been
deceived by the faIsehoods of the Cuban
Junta, band of heroes, who, from their
safe aud comfortable refuge i'll New York,
are continually putting forth false mani
festoes Of the progress Of the revolutionary
feeling in Cuba, ard pcrsuading needless
young men, and persons Of desperate for
tunes or love of adventure, to embark in
such crazy undertakings. The unfortu
nate ending of all these fllibuster expedi-
tions ought to teach a lesson Of wisdom
and put an end to the folly and crime in
volved 10 tho ing.-HH Ledyer.
KENTUcKY-The campaign was open
ed in Kentucky, last week, at Lebanon,
where the two candidates for Governor
met and addressed the people. Bell,
Opposition candidate, took the most ultra
pro-slavery ground. lie took up these
two questions: lst, Has Congress the
constitutional power to protect slavery in
the Territories I'd, Ought Congress to
interfere to protect Southern property in
slaves in the Territories ?-and answered
both squarely in the cfirn'dttoe, asserting
that it was the bounden duty of Congress
to protect, not only against any actual
prohibition, but against any "uniriendly
legislation" on the part Of Territorial
Legislature. He, and Ihoso who suppor.
him, are the men who ask US to give up
the Republican organization and unite
with them in electing President Of their
own kidney in 1860 .-Pdsbury Ga-et'e,
Letcher and Goggin, the two candid
ates for Governor of Virginia, are also both
trying to see which can be the hottest in
defence of Slavery-and Goggin's friends
talk about fooling Republicans into a"Un-
ion" in a Presidential Convention :.
1N-And Ne,herland, the Opp. nominee
for Governor of Tennessee, "out-llerods
Herod" in Dragging up Slavery and abuse
against its disbeievers. He is the brute
that created that great excitement in the
Presbyterian church by his barbarous
whipping of his slaves behind the meeting
house. He deserves q Nethcr-laad vote !
KILLING, NO MURDER.-The Sickles
trial has resulted in the acquittal of the
prisoner, and he is congratulated in the
most extravagant terms by counsel, jurors
and witnesses, as if he had done a very
commendable act. The fact goes to show
how little human life is regarded in this
fast age. Whether society will be i'm
proved by this departure from the strict
principles of law and justice, remains to
be seen. If every injured husband and
wife should, by this sort Of encourage
ment, be induced to take the law into
their own hands, there is fair prospect
that the population of our large cities
will in q short time be considerably re-
duced.
Since Herbert and Sickles, each of
whom shot down and killed q man in
broad day and before several witnesses, in
Washington, have been found "not gull
ty" of the crime of murder, some have in
ferred that the right to kill any obnoxious
individual is among the privileges con-
ferred BY the Constitution on Democratic
Members of Congress. Whether the
same rule would apply to a Republican
Congressman, is not so we'll settled, such
q case not having yet occurred. /
A Washington correspondent of the
Tribune, speaking Of the acquittal of Sic
kles, says, "It may now be regarded as
settled that while Mr.. Crawford is Judge,
no member of Congress can 10 convicted