The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-03

rv t'utiouists For this he was con-
dcmu,7l 90 death hf tbe spanish govern
ment, but ia 1872 as ailut1ut general Of
Cen Narriso lopez-who, on account ~
his knowledge Of the country and the LAM
gaage, committed the work 10 him-he
organized the first "lnpeZ expedition, "
which landed az Cardenas. he was SEC
ond in command of that expedition and its
director. for the reason stated, until it
landed In the capture Of Cardenas he
was the first Cuban TO shed his blood for
the freedom of his native land. Had sue
cess resulted Cuba would have been a
southern state of this Union, and the men
who liberated her from despotism would
have had the honors of Garihaldi He
later organized another expedition in this
state and Georgia in conjunction with
Lopez and Crittenden. Having been de-
ceived by reports of a successful revolu-
tiOn i'm Cuba, they sailed from New
Orleans hastily without effectnu a juno
tion with him. and met their death.
He was ch Osen by his own coUnIrymen
their envoy and their leader. which is
sufficient evidence of his position in his
native land
In 1919 he became an American citizen.
Before the fall OfSumpter, in 1861 he had
volunteered in the service of South Caro-
lima and the south, and served through
out the war, guaranteeing with John
stOn's army at Greensboro n. G. He was
successfully inspector general of Beaure-
CARDS staff. inspector general of South
Carolina, chief of artillery for the depart
ment of South Carolina, Georgia and
Florida under Beauregard, Jones, Penn
berton and Hardee, and acting chief of
artillery in JohnstOn's army.
As to his standing in the south, he was
urged before the war for the Gillian, or
other South American or Central Ameri-
can mission, by senators and representa-
tives from nine southern states, including
Speaker Orr, Senators Hammond and
Evans, and Represen tatives Boyce, Nc
Queen and Keitt, of South Carolina Sen
ators Tromby and Iverson and Represen-
tatives Crawford and Lumpl1in of
Georgia Senator Nicholson, of Tennessee;
John Forsyth, of the Mobile Register;
Senators Jefferson Davis, Brown and
Henderson and Gen. Quitman, of Missis-
sippi; Senators Clay, of Alabama. Slidell,
of Louisiana, Rusk of Texas, Sebastian,
of Arkansas, Mallory, of Florida, and
many others, among them Gen. Beaure-
gard, the mayor and citizens of Savannah,
etc.
At the beginning of Cleveland's admin
istratiOn he was urged for diplomatic APP
pOintment by Senator Hampton and the
representatives of South Carolina in con
gress, the governor of the state and many
of its most distinguished men.
! could pile up proofs if it were neces-
sary, but these from Jefferson Davis ought
to suffice. In April, 1857, he wrote of my
father: circumstances have led me to
particular acquaintance with him, and
have taught me to respect him as 4 man
of the incest since of honor and one of
our naturalized citizens, wholly devoted
to the interest and fair fame of our
country. I have long desired to see him
placed in position worthy of him" In
May 1884 he wrote: My knowledge of
your career claiming alike respect and
sympathy" and subscribed himself with
kindest remembrance of you as a soldier
under two flags, but one cause, that Of
community independence"