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„ . , BV CHARLEE W. BAIRD. '
’’So let the favored twelve depart.,
And leave their Lord to other cares ;
There Is an humble woman's heart
■' More riady for his work than theirs.
. Yes, daughter of a (elthlese race,—
. They soil the erring elave of lost—
Come, for hie wlse.impartail grace
Commits his worship to thy trust.
: Stillat a long forsaken shrine
, •: The formal Jew in darkuese bends ;
Still .the new dawn of truth doth shine
Bat dimly on the Savioui’e friends ■
For gorgeous rites end golden dreams
Alilds their wandering thoughts amuse,
i Too busy in thelruorrow schemes 1
. 1 His light and easy yoke to choose.
-JL^l'Itu liubdlh uTunpardimed tin,
Without a Saviour to atone.
Without the hope of Heaven to win,—
She hath no lingering dreams tojeeve,
No clinging pride to cast away:
She eon but llsleh end believe,
Repent and worship and obey.
The unhallowed alters of her sires
On yonder lowering mount ere built j
But even her clouded mind requires
Some eurer refuge for her guilt.
The courts of Salem’s holy place
Are crowded wtth their wortbippere;
But she, of foul Son aria’s rtee,
May not pallets their rites with hers.
O blessed faith ! whoso tenns demand
Ho tilled clalmiof long descent,
But welcome all in every land,
Who seek Its blessings ond repent.
O blessed worship! that creates
'A holier fane then priest hath trod,
Where'er s true heart consecrates
Its first affection to Its Mod.
Then let the favored twelve return .
With silent wonder to their Lord;
The lessons they have yet to leom,
Within that women’s soul ere stored,
And from her contrite heart shall rise,
In burning lave nnd glowing praise,
A pnnr Rome of sacrifice
Thin all the priests of Solem raise.
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VOLUME 7.
ux ter,
ROME, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1851.
NUMBER 10.
WE WERE BOYS TOGETHER.
BV OEOROE T. MORRIS.
Wo woro boys togotlior,
And never can forget
The echonl-house near the heather,
In childhood whore wo met ;
Tho hamblc home, to memory dear,
Its sorrows snd Its joys,
Where woke the transient smllo Or tear,
When you nnd I woro boys.
Wo were youths together,
... And cnstlos built in air—
Your heart was like a fonthor,
And ralno weighed dpwn with cure.
To yon came wealth with manhood’s prime,
To mo It brought alloys—
Foreshadowed In tho primrose time,
When you and 1 wore boys.
WeVe old mon together—
The friends wo loved of yore,
Wtth leaves ofnntumn weather,
Are gono for evormoro.
How blest to age the impulsu given,
Tho hopo time ne’er destroys—
Which led our thoughts from earth to Heaven,
• When you and I were hoys I
A HOUSEHOLD DIRGE.
BT BERRY WILLIAM STODDARD.
' I’ve lost my little Moy st last!
She perished in the Spring,
1 When earliest flowers began to bud,
And earliest birds to ilng;
J I laid her In a country grave,
l ; A green ond soft retreat.
A marble toblet o'er her heed,
And violets at her feet.
[ I would that she were back again,
In all herchildlsh bloom:
.My joy end hopo hnve followed her,
My heart is in her tomb!
. 1 know that she is gone away,
I know that she is fled,
| mias her everywhere, and yet
I cannot think her dead !
> ■ 1 wake the children up at dawn,
ia ' And say s simple prayer,
draw them round the morning meal,
it «)e to-wanting there!
Ire.. little choir apart,
A little pinnefare,
ind Memory fills the vaeency;
If I As Time will—nevermore !
! sit within my quiet room,
h -Alone, end write for hours,
i And mile the little meid again
' yfmong the window flowera,
fyrd miss her with her toya beside
My fiepk jo silent play;
| And then 1 tun) ajod look fpr her,
Bat she hie flown away!
f drop my idle pen, and hark,
j And catch the faintest sound;
.) She' must be playing hlde-and-seck
^ In shady nooks around;
.She'll eonre and climb my chair again,
, And peep my shoulders o'er;
i hear s stifled laugh,—but no,
Sha coineth nevermore !
Jr
.waited only ycster-nighl,
‘ / The evening service read,
I lingered for my idol’s kiss,
Wore she went to bed;
. .siting she had gone before,
' In elumbere soft and sweet,
Bonument above her bead,
>-j|nd violets at Jier feet.
RIDDLE.
ire my birth I have a name.
li'hflriJliose the sgme';
““ \’jn laid within the fjimb,
“Jj* nanie assume;
5 days together,
From Major Jock Downing.
(Wo wero really rejoiced yesterday to re
ceive tho subjoined letter from our old friend
and (hvorito, Major Downing, who, from his
long sllonao, wo had began to fear had gono
to that bourno to which ho scorns to appro-
hend wo must ourselves havo departed. We
hopo now to hoar from him more frequently.
—Eds. Nat. Int.)
Dow.NiNavn.LE, Down East in Maine,
November 10,1851.
Mr. Gales So Seaton :—My dearold friends,
if you are yet in tho land of the livin, I long
to hare a little talk with yon about the affairs
of the nation. And if you atnt In tho land of
the livin, but have dropped offslnco I’vobcon
away to the gold dlgglns la Califomy, if you’ll
contrive to let mo know it, I’ll go to one of tho
“aporrit rappers” (cousin Nobby knows one of
’em) and fay to havo. achit
wr. Ana my old friend Mr. Blchte, too, I
want to havo a chat along with him. But I
don't know where to find him, for Undo Josh
ua tolls me he isn't In the Washington Union
paper now, and tlioy’vo “carried him back to
Old Virginia.” Now that’s very bad; it’s trea
son agin the Government. How can tho coun
try get along through a Presidential campaign
without Mr. Richio 1 They nevor havo dono
It, and it can't bo dono; it's Impossible. I
don't know who they've got In hlsplaco in tho
Union, nor I don’t care; but I know thoy nev
er will find ono that can fight agin the Feder
alists like Mr. Blchlc. ltow many times he's
saved tho country from being eat up by Fed
eralists ; and what very remarkable, lie could
fight agin em for years and years after they was
all dead, jist as well as he could when they was
alive. There's to bo a great battle for tho
next President and wo can't get along without
Mr. Blchlc. He ought not to a gone off so;
ho owod his services to the country, end he
ought to bo kotched and brought hack to
Washington under tho “fkgitivu slavo law.”
That law Is carried out everywhere hero to
tho North, and we expect it to bo carried to
tho South. What is saas for goose is sass for
tho gamier. If tho South wants, to keep tho
North III tho Union, sho must give some good
strong proof that sho is willing to fulfil and
carry out tho fugitive slave law. And oho
couldn't do .lt any bettor than to ketch Mr.
Ritchie and carry him back to Washington,
and shot him up in tho Union paper office,
and tie him down in tho editorial cliair, and
put a ream of paper buibro him and a pen In
Ids hand, and set him to writing about tho
next Presidency. Then tho dark Ihg that now
hangs over the whole country would begin to
bo hlowcd away, and parties could begin to
seo where they are again; and the luiots
ami tho snarls of politics would begin to bo
nnravclled, so that we could all tell where to
take hold and pull with a fair clianco of doing
somo good. Then wo might stand a good
clianco to got a President noxt year. But as
things now go, tho chanco looks slim enough.
Timos Isn't now ns thoy used to he, when
wo hadn’t only two parties, aud every body
could toll who be was flghtin against. Then
a single blast from Mqjor Ben Russell in the
old Boston Sentinel would call out all the
Federalists in tho country, and mako ’em
draw up in a straightllno; and thenanothor
blast from Mr. Ritchio In the Richmond En
quirer would call out tho Republicans into
another lino—and when thesotwo parties woro
called out there wasn't nobody left but women
and children—and then the two parties had a
clear Bold before ’em, and marched up face to
Ihco and had a fair fight, and thoy always
knew which got whlpt But tilings isn’t so
now-a-days. There’s more parties than you
can shako a stick at. And they Dice in ail
manner of ways, so that when you are flghtin
for ono party it would puzzle a Philadelphy
lawyer to tell what parties you arc fighting
against, or to toll who Is whipt when tho bat
tle’s over. I didn't know things was in quite
so bad a snarl till I got homo tether day from
Oalifomy, and sot down and hod a long talk
with Uncle Joshua, who told mo all about It.
Uncle Josh is getting old, but ho holds ills ago
remarkably well; I think full equal to Mr.
Ritchie, and I don’t seo hut ho keeps tho run
of politics as well as ho used to.
Soys I, “Uncle Joshua, what’s the prospect
about the Presidency!"
" Well,” says ho, “ Major,"—he always calls
mo Major—says he, "Major, there alnt no
prospect at all.”
"Howso,” says I, “liow can you mako that
ontl”
" Well,” says ho, *' thoro's so many parties
now, and they are all so mixed up, hlggledy
pigglody, that you can't soo through ’em with
the longest spy-glass that was over made.—
That’s why there aint no prospect at all.”
"Well, now uncle Joshua," says I, “jest
name over all these parlies, so I can begin to
have somo idea of them.”
"Well,” says lie, " we'll begin first on south-
side of Mason & Dixon's lino. There’s tho
old Whig party, tho old Democrat party, and
tho party of Union Whigs, and tho party of
Secession Whigs, and tho party ofUnion Dem
ocrats, and the party of Secession Democrats,
and tho party of absolute, unqualified Seces
sionists, and the party of Co-operation Seces
sionists. And then If we come to tbo north
side of Mason & Dixon’s lino, wo find tho reg
ular Whig party, and tho regular Democratic
p^rty,and thoUnion Whigs,andthoAbolition
-Whigs, and tho Union Democrats, and the Ab
olition Democrats, and tho Silver-gray Whigs,
and tho Wolloy-hoad Whigs: and tho Hunk
er Democrats, and tho Seward party, and tho
Union Safety Committoo party, and tho regu-
illlir Freo-Sile party, and the regular Voto-
youreclf-a-Farm party,"
Hero Uncle Joshua paused a iittlo, and
Aunt Kczlah laid down her nitln-work, and
looked over hor spectacles, and says she to
me, “Your uncle Joshua must havo awon-
derful memory to kcop all them hard names
jp his head; for my part, I don't soo how ho
does |t." Then cousin Nabbyshe clapped
hor hands and laughed, and Bays she, "Now
pouslq Jack, which party do you belong to!”
Says I, “i'll be banged if I know. If the
GlncraL was q||yo—I moan old Hickory—I’d
go with his’ party, )ot Ji bo wplch 'twould; fbr
then I know 1 wqs going for the country.-
Tbs old Ginoral was always ready to fighf '
Well, now,” says Unelo Jinhun, “ how do
you suppose wo are going to work to mako a
Presldent'wlth all those parties in tho field,
flghtin’ cross-handed, and catty-corners, and
every which way."
" I’m sure I can’t see,” says I, “ unless wo
con got up a party thatwillsuround the wholo
of ’em, as tho Irish-corporal surrounded the
half dozen soldicn that he took prisoners,”
"What do you think of Mr. Calhoun’s
plan,” said Uncle Joshua, “that’s laid down
in his works jest published 1”
“ What’s that 1" says I, “I don’t jthlnkI’ve
heard of It."
"Well," says he, "he recommends to chooso
two Presidents, ono for the North and ono for
the South each side of Mason & Dixon’s lino;
and no law of Congress to becomo a law till it
Is signed by both Presidents. How do you
inmR that would work V
"Well, I guess,” says I, "if tho country
depended upon laws to live on, It would starve
to death; as sure as tho ass betwoon the two
bundles of hay.”
At that consln Nabby spoke up, and says
sho, “More Ilko tho country would bo like a
bundle of hay between two asses, and yrould
got oat np pretty quick."
“Well, you’vo ihlrly ran It Into the ground
now," says Undo Joshua, “and I gnosawe
may as well let It stick there. I’m more
troubled about electing ono President than I
am two or twonty; and I should like to get
your Idea how It can he done. I know Gin-
oral Jackson used to think a great deal of
your opinion, and may bo you can contrive
somo plan to get us nil out of this hurly burly
that we are in, so that wo can moke a Presi
dent noxt year when the time comes round.”
• "Well,” says I, “ Undo Joshua, according
to what yon say about the parties now-a-days,
all split up into flinders, and, cross-gretnod
every way, I don’t think there’s much chance
for any of ,om to elect a President, especially
if Mr. Richie don’t help. But, for all that, I
think tho thing can bo done, and I think
thoro's two ways of doing it. Ono way Is, to
got up a now party thatshali surround all tho
other parties—I moan a real constitutional
party, an out and out natloual party; a party
that will stand up to the rack, fodder or no
lbddor, and go fbr tho Union, tliowliolo Union,
and nothing but the Union, live or die. This
party would have to bo made np of tho twen
ty portlosyou havo named, so I guess wo
might as well call It the party of ‘National
Come outers'"
“Tho ’tothor way would bo, to'get up a sort
ofrerolution-annexatlon-msnlfest-dostlny-glo-
ry party and have a great banner painted,
with Cuba on one end and Canada on ’tother,
and what there is left of Mexloo in the mid
dle ; and get up a great torch light procession
from ono end of the country to tho other and
hire Kossuth to mako stump speeches fbr our
candidates through all tbo States. If wo
didn’t elect him, I’d go into retiracy and set
tle on tho hanks of Salt River for lifti.
“ Well, Major,” says Unelo Joshua, “I think
a good deal of your notions, and.I wish you
would think tho matter over, and draw up
some plan for us to go by for it’s high time
wo was doing something.”
So Mr. Gales So Seaton, I remain your old
friend, MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
visits of morey, and cheerfrilly wont any dts-
tanco to impart comfort to the disconsolate, or
to aid thorn in tho burial of tholr dead Sho
was excellent at Amorals, having a very lhst
walk; andjvascvcratthe aerrtco of tho-in-
flrm and agod on such occasions. Sho would
load a procession fbr miles foster than any
horse over known In this region, and yot not go
out of a walk. And what shall I say more, ex
cepting that, In a single sentence, sho ia tho
moatperfoctofber kind, and her loss to me
is great and Irreparable. Dear Kate, shall I
novor seo your pleasant faco again 1
A liberal reward has boon offered fbr Infor
mation leading to her recovery; and I engago
suitably to lncreaaoit,lfncecaaaiy,toanysum
not exceeding a hundred dollara. I am wil
ling to buy her of any ono who has unwitting
ly purchased her of the thief, and will secure
him from loss If he will giro hor up; and If
the thiofhimself will bring her hook twill
give him the reward and ask no questions.
That you may know what kind of an ani
mal sho Is, I wlU describe her as sho was when
stolen. Sho Is of medium eixo.chcsnut color,
boautlftiily formed, flowing mane and tail,
deeply cut in tho mouth by the bit; is very
fleot, having novor boon struck with the whip;
her fret very small, the hind ones white, witli
wtndgalls and marks of Interlining; has no
superior os a lady’s horse, was the delight of
my daughters; Is old enough to be a grand-
motlior, but Is os sprightly os a colt, and is
marked with tho collar and saddle very slight
ly. Couldyou soo her turn out in a Whigpro-
cosslon you would think her foot hardly touch-
od tho ground. I nevor knew hor predilec
tions, howovor. for she is a prudent animal;
but I always fancied that when sho turned out
In a procession of tho opposite party her hood
and fail rather drooped; but sho always, wont
cheerfully when borrowed on such occasions,
and was but slightly Influenced in her feelings
by tho company she was in, or was too polite
to show it.
Governor Johnston paid a visit to this
place after sho had been stolen, and, I say It
with great reluctance, that ho novor Inquired
about Kate, nor came to condole witli mo, nor
offered to Issuo his proclamation, although tho
crime was so base and had been committed
within tho precincts of his official rale. But,
" I write this more in sorrow than In sngor,”
ho is justly punished for his official delinquen
cy.
Lest iny efforts to recover Kate should foil,
I Invoke your aid, citizens of Now Jenoy. I
do earnestly solicit all benevolent, kind-heart
ed editors, for such Kate loves, to Issuo ibis
my humble address to tho good people of tlio
Commonwealth, that all may know tho cir
cumstances of the cose, and unite their efforts
to wipe off from tholr State (ho grerious stain
of giving harbor to tho black-hearted villlan
who would bo'so mean as to steal a minister’s
horse. May ha nover know what It Is to havo
a flincral sermon preached over him.
HENRY A. ROWLAND.
Honesdale, Fa., Nov. 12,1851.
Howard for a Stolen Hone.
rnOM THE NEWARK DAILY ADVERTISER.
The reverend gentleman who has so touch
Ingly depicted his loss as to secure a free ad
vertisement in our reading columns, and in so
forgiving a disposition withal, Is certainly en
titled to havo his case made known, and if the
thief lias any pity, or the “ honor " said to be
long to his kind, tho lost proporty will bo re
stored without any other reward than tho con
sciousness an honest and benevolent act af
fords.
To lie Citizens of tie commonwealth of New
Jersey greeting
Dearly Beloved: Know yo that I was pos
sessed of a beautiful mare named Kate, and
that, on the 21th of September last, sha was
stolen by some dculzcn, I fear of your State,
and was traced to Dcckertown, whore tho trail
was lost. I trust you will not therefore regard
it os impertinent in mo if, in these affliettvo
circumstances, I invoke your aid.
That you may know something of tho dopth
oftliis affliction I will recount somo of the ex
collcnt qualities of this quadruped, which are
many and great. She is very kind in hor dis
position, and, whotlior in harness or under tho
saddle, sho is pronounced by thoso who know
her best to bo tlio most complete of hor spe
cie's. No terrors can alarm hor, no accident
can provoke hor to ran; and she will jump so
gently over a hemlock log that may havo fallen
across the roud, if you are in a sleigh, that you
hardly know any thing bos happened. Sho is
a real missionary in her feelings, and delights
in nothing more than in bearing hor master
out into tlio destitute settlements to preach.—
Sho is punctual in attendance upon the Pres
bytery; hut snuffs at thoso deacons who,
when thoy know that the Presbytery is
meet In their piaco, havo no oats yot thrashed
out Hnspitahlo in her feelings, sho loves to
sec this kindness exemplified in others. Site
loves to havo a good preacher’s horso drop in
of a Saturday ovening; sho clieerftiRy wel
comes him to a stall by horsldo, and Is willing
to share with him her last morsel. When her
master is wearied with study, sho loves to
hear him out on Iittlo excursions, in which ho
may obtain, by means of his fly-rod, a beauti-
Ail supply for Ids breakfast table.
She knows every good trout stream and
hole within ten miles of tills piaco; but will
trot past a pickerel pond without deigning to
notice it. Sho thinks ministers of tho Gospel
do right to presorvo their cnlllng, and in ac
cordance with apostolic examplo, many excel
lent doctors of divinity, who havo sought ro-
crcqti.qp qnd health in tho country, sho has
borne on excursions of this character, and re
ceived their warm commendations; while she,
on tho other hand, lias highly esteemed them
as sensible men.
She alms to do every thing from correct
principles, and could not bo Jhdnoed, for the
sake of cxerelso, to neglect aelnglo known du
ty. She was nover known to turn away from
tho poor and tho afflicted because thoy were
in hnmble circumstances, hqt would stand by
' ’to ' '
made narigablo at all seasons, our own metro
polis, Mbbilo, wlll'nbt only got all tho t ratio of
all this portion of Alabama, but a largo por
tion of tho trado of North-western Georgia.—
Will hot our Legislature do something for this
important interest of our State 1 COOSA.
From tie Jacksonville Republican.
The Upper Oooaa and ita Steam ere.
It is well known to most of your roadora,
that slnco tho winter of 1845-’B this portion of
tho Coosa River has been, during tho Winter
and Spring, and a portion of tho Summer, suc-
ccssflilly navigated by steamers. Capt. Laf-
forty, has the honor of having flnt navigated
tills beaut! Ail river, with a steamer, tho Coosa,
built by himself, at Grecnsport. About two
years since, Capt. L. sold the Cooso,'toan on
terprising Georgia Navigating Company of
which Col. Cothran, of Rome, is a prominent
member. This Company had about that tlrno,
launched at Cedar Biufl’, a now boat of their
own building, the Alabama, which has since
been playing between Greensport and Romo,
during tho business seasons. Neither the
Coosa, nor tho Alabama, however, wero of
sufficiently light draft, to ran succcssAtlly at
extreme low tldo. Profiting by the experi
ence of two years, thlB spirited company built,
during tho passed summer, another boat of
lighter draft, tho Georoia. This beautiful
little steamer, -under tbo command of Capt.
Cummings, mado a successful trip a few days
since, from Leotl, where sho was launched, to
Romo and back. Tho extremely low tldo at
which she lias made this hip, gives evidence
that tlicso enterprising Georgians have now
dono all that tho skip builder can do, to mako
tho navigation of tho Upper Coosa practicable
at all seasons. Only one thing remains to be
done, to give them a complete triumph over
all obstacles in the way of a successful naviga
tion of tills river, during tlio wholo year.
A few thousand dollara expended under
the supervision of a competent civil engineer,
in removing such trees as lean over the chan
nel from tlio banks, and such drift logs as
have lodged in tho channol; and In wlng-
damlng somo thrco or four shoals, would, it is
bolloved, make the river navigable at aU sea
sons of the year, for such steaioetias tho Geor
gia, from Grecnsport to Rome. Docs it not
tliciL behoove tho Legislature of Georgia, and
Alabama, to look to this matter 1 Ought not
stepatobo taken to havo tills matter inquired
into, ut least—to havo survey mado by com
petent practical engineers, in order to ascer
tain tho practicability of removing these ob
structions 1 I seo that Governor Collier, In
liis late ablo message, has called tbo atten
tion of tho Legislature to tho importance of
this subject, with reference to nearly every
stream in Alabama of possible steamboat ca
pacities, except lie upper Coosa. Was ho ig
norant oftho foot that tho gonius ofFulton had
visited this beauti All little river, anil had been,
for six long years, without patronage from
State or Prince, laboring to raise this long
neglected cornor ’of Alabama from poverty
and obscurity, to enviable distinction 1 Or
docs ho suppose that tho Legislature of Ala
bama, will give no aid In this quarter, be
cause Georgians alone are interested to the
navigation of this river 1
There surely can be no good reason for ex
pending money on tho lower Coosa, or the
Black Warrior, which does not apply, to the
case oftho upper Coosa. True, at this time,
all tho produce transported on this river, goes
to the Eastern cities; but this lsalsotrao of
what is carried offby wagons from this region,
god Will continue to be truo, until the Ala-
River **
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE.
Fellow-Citizens of tie Senate
and of tie House of RtpnttntaUva—
I congratulate yon and our common consti
tuency upon the fovorablo Auspices under
which yon moot for your first session. Onr
country is at peaco with ell the world. Tho
agitation which,for a time, threatened to dis
turb tho fraternal relations which make us
one people, is foit subsiding; and year of
general prosperity end health has crowned
tho nation with unusual blessings. None can
look back to tho dangora which are passed,
or forwatd to tho bright prospect before ns,
without fooling a thrill of gratification, at tho
same tlmo that he must bo Impressed wtth a
grate Ail senso of our profound obligations to a
beneficent Providence, whose paternal care It
so manlfost In tho happiness or this highly
favored land.
INVASION OF CUBA.
Slnco tho close oftho hut Congress, certain
Cubans and other foreigners resident in tho
United States, who wore more or less con
cerned in tho previous invasion of Cuba, in
stead of being discouraged by ita failure,
have again abused tho hospitality of this
country, by making it tho seeno oftho oqulp-
raent of another military expedition against
that possession of her Catholic majesty, in
which they woro countenanced, aided aqd
joined by cittsons of tbo United States. On
receiving intelligence that such designs were
entertained, I lost no tlmo in issuing such In
structions to tho propor ofilccra of tho United
States as seemed to bo called for by ths occa
sion. By the proclamation, a copy of which
is herewith submitted, I also warned thoso-
who might bo in danger of being inveigled
into this scheme of its nnlawAil character,
and of the penalties which thoy wonld incur.
For somo tlmo there was reason to hopo that
these measures had sufficed to prevent any
such attempt This hopo, however, proved to
be delusive. Very early la tho morning of
Uio third of August, a steamer called tho
Pampero, dopartad from Now Orleans for Cu
ba, having onboard upwards of four hundred
nrmed men, with cvhlcut Intentions to mako
war upon tho authorities of the island. This
expedition was set on foot In palpablo viola
tion of tho laws of tho United States. Its
leader was a Spaniard, and several of tho
chiefofficers, and persons composing it, how
ever, wero mostly citizens of the United States.
Before the expedition set out, and probably
before it was organized, a slight insurrection
ary movement, which appears to have boon
soon suppressed, had taken place in the eas
tern quarters of Cuba. Tho Importance of
this movement was unfortunately so mnoh ex
aggerated ia the accounts of it published in
this country, that these adventurers soom to
believe that tho Creole population of t’ie is
land not only desired to throw off tho author
ity of tho mother country, but had resolved
npon that step, and had begun a well concert
ed enterprise for effecting it. Tho persons en
gaged in the expedition woro generally young
and ill informed. Tho steamor in which they
embarked lcftNcw OrlconsstaaKhilyand with
out a clearance. After touching at Key West,
the sho proceeded totbocoostof Cuba, and, on
night betwcon the 12th and 12th of Aagust,
landed tlio poreons on board at Playtas, with
in about twenty leagues of Havanna.
Tbo main body of tliem proceeded to, and
took possession of an inland village, six loagues
distant, leaving others to follow in charge of
the baggago, as soon as tbo means of trans
portation could bo obtained. The latter, hav
ing taken up their lino of march to connect
themselves with tho main body, and having
proceeded about four leagues into the country,
were attacked on tho morning of tho 18th, by
a body of Spanish troops, and a bloody con
flict ensned; after whleh they retreated to tho
place of disembarcatlon, whor s about fifty of
them obtained boats and ro-erabarked there
in. Thoy were, however, intercepted among
tlio koys near tho sh 'jo by a Spanish steamer
cruising on tho coast, captured and carried to
Havanna, and, after being examined before
a military court, wore sentenced to bo public
ly executed, and tho sentence was carrlod in
to effect on the 10th of August.
On reoolving information of what had oc-
cureed, Commodore Foxhall, A. Parker was
Instructed lo proceed in tho steam-frigate Sar
anac to Haraonah, aud inquire into the charges
against tho peraons executed, tho circumstan
ces under which thoy wero taken, and whatso
ever reforred to tlieir trial and sentence. Copies
of Instructions from tlio Department of State
to him, and hii letters to that Department, are
herewith submitted.
According to tho record of, the omamina-
tion, tho prisoners all admitted tho offences
charged against them, of being hostilo inva
ders of the island. At tho timo of their trial
and execution tlio main body of tho invaders
was still In the field, making war upon
the Spanish authorities and Spanish sub
jects. After tho lapse of somo days, being
overcome by the Spanish troops, thoy dispers
ed on tho 24th of August, Lopez, their leader,
was captured some days after, and executed on
tho 1st of September. Many of his remain
ing followers wore killed or diod of hunger
and fotlguo, and tlio rest wore made prl uoncre,
Of theso, nono appear to havo been tried or
executed. Sovoral of them were pardoned
upon application of tlieir friends and others,
and the rest, about ono hundred and sixty in
number, woro sent to Spain. Of tho final dis
position mode oftheso wo havo no official in
formation.
Such Is tho melancholy result of this illegal
andill-foted expedition. Thus, thoughtless
young men have been induced, 5y folso and
fraudulent representations, to violate the laws
of their coantiy, through rash and unfounded
expectations of assisting to accomplish pottl-
cal revolutions, in other Statee, and have lost
their, livea ip tbo undertaking. Too severe a
—
being better informed themselroa, have yet
led away the ardor of youth and iU-diroctad
love of political llborty. Tlio correspondence
between tills Government and that of Spain
relating to this transaction hr herewith com
municated.
Although thoso offenders against tlio lam
havo forfeited tho protection of their country,
yot tho Government may, so {kraals consis
tent with its obligations to othor Countries,
and ita fixed purpore to maintain and enforco
tho tows, entertain sympathy for their tinof-
fondlng fomllics end friends, os well ns a feel
ing of compassion ibr themselves. According
ly no propor effort has been spared, and nono
will bo spared to procure tho release of inch
oitisona of tho United States, engaged in this
untowAtl enterprise, as- are now in confine
ment in Spain; bat It is to bo bopod that suoh
interposition with thogorornmentofthatconn-
fay may not bo consldorod as nflbrdlng any
ground of expectation that tho Government of
tho United States will, hereafter, fool Itsolf
under any obligation of duty to intercede for
the liberation-or pardon of such poraons as
flagrant offiindcra against tlio tow of nations
and the laws of tlio United States. Those
tows must be executed. If wo desire to
maintain our respectability among tho na
tions of tho earth, it bohooves us to onlbroo
steadily and sternly tho neutrality acts pass
ed by Oongrcss, and to follow, as for as may
bo, the violation, of thoso acts with condign
punishment.
But what gives.a pcsnliar criminality to
this invasion of Cuba 1s, that undor the lead
of Spanish subjects and with the aid of oltl-
sens of tho United States, It had its origin,
with many, in motives of cupidity. Money
was advsncod by individuals, probably In
considerable amounts, to purchaso Cuban
bonds, os thoy have boon called, Issued by Lo
pes, sold, doubtless, at a very forgo discount,
nnd ibr the payment of which tlio publlo
lands and pnbUo proporty of Cabo, of what-
ovor kind, and tho fiscal resources of tho
peoplo and government of that island, from
whatever aonreo to bo derived, wore pledged
as well as the good fellb of tho government
expeotod to be established. All those moans
of payment, It is ovklent,'wero only to be ob
tained by a process of bloodshed, war, and
revolution. Nono will deny that thoeo who
set on foot military expeditions against foreign
States by means like these, are for more cul
pable than tho Ignorant and tho necessitous
whom thoy Induce to go forth as the ostensi
ble parties In the proceeding. Those origina
tors of tho Invasion of Oaba scorn to have
determined, with ooolnots and system, upon
on undertaking which should dlsgraco tholr-
country, violate Ita laws, and put to hazard!
the lives of U1 Informed and deluded men.
Yon win consUto whrt>r Amber legislation
bo necessary to prevent the perpetration of
such offences in frit tire.
No Individuals hero a right tobazsard tho
peace of the country orto violate its tows up
on vague notions ofaltering or reforming gov
ernments in other States. This principle is
not only rcssouubfo in itscl( and In accord
ance with public taws, blit Is engraAed Into
tho codes of other nations ns well os eut own.
But while such are tlio scntlmente of this gov
ernment, It may ho added that every inde
pendent nation must bo presumed to bo ablo
to defond Its possessions against unauthorized
individuals banded together to attack them.
The Government of tho United States, stall
times since its establishment, has abstained
and has Bought to restrain tho citizens of the
country, from entering into controversies be
tween othor powers, nnd to observe all tbo
duties of neutrality. At an early period of
tho Government, In tho administration of
Washington, sovoral taws, wore passed for this
purpose. Tho main provisions of theso tows
were re-enacted by the act of April, 1818, by
which, amongst other things, it was declared
that If any pcison shall, within tho territory
or jurisdiction of tho United States, bogin,
or set on foot, or provide, or prepare tlio
means for any military expedition or enter
prise to be carried on from thence against tlio
territory or dominion of any foreign princo
or State, or of any colony, district, or people
with whom tho United Slates are at peaco,
ovory person so offending shall bo doomed
guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall lie
fined, not exceeding three thonsund dollars,
and imprisoned not more than thrco yean, and
this taw lias been executed and enforced, to
the frill extent of the power of tho Govern
ment, from that day to this.
In proclaiming and adhering to tbo doctrine
of neutrality and non-intervention, the United
States havo not followed the lead of othor
civilized nations; they have taken tho lead
themselves, and havo been followed by others.
This was admitted by ono of tho most emi
nent or modem British statesmen, who said
in Parllamont, while a minister of tho crowns
that, if ha wished for a guide in a system of
neutrality, he should lake that laid down by
America in tbo days of Washington and tho
secretaryship of Jcffeison;" and wo see, In
iket, that the act of Congress of 1818 was fol
lowed, tho succeeding year, by an act of the
Parliament of England, substantially the
samo in its general provisions. Up to that
timo, there had been no similar tow in Eng
land, except certain highly ponal statutes
passed in the reign of Gcorgo II., prohibiting
English subjects from enlisting in foreign scr-
vico, tho avowed objoct of which statute was,
that foreign armies, raised for tho purposo of
restoring tho houso of Stuart to tho throne,
should not bo strengthened by recruits from
England herself.
Ail most seo that difficulties may arise in
carrying the laws reforred to into execution in
a country now having three or fonr thousand
miles of scacoast, with an infinite number of
ports and harbors and small inlots, from somo
of which unlawful expeditions may suddenly
set forth, without-tho knowledge of Govern
ment, against tho possessions of foreign
States.
Friondly relations with all, hat entangling
alliances with none, has long been a maxim
with us. Our truo mission is not to propognto
onr opinions, or impose upon
our form of govom
or self-government, and the sdraatagm of Am
self, and mako anil alter ite political MM*
tions to snit its own condition sad 1
cncc. But, while we avow and ■
neutral policy ourselves, we i
seo tlio same forbearance on the i
nations, whoso forms of government ■
fcrent from our own. Tho deep iiMmt
which wo feel, lu tho spread of liberal ' *
pics and the, establishment o' ‘
ments, ami tlio sympathy a
ness every struggle agnir
that wo should bo indifferent
which tho strong arm of a foreign p
invoked to stifle public sentiments i
press tlio spirit of freedom in any conn!
ENGLISH AND FRENCH INTEItrEBENCl,.
Tho governments of Great Britain
Franco havo issued orders to tholr naval eoaw
mandtra on, tlio West India station to prevent
by forco, if necessary, this landing of adven
turers from any nation on tlio Island of Cuba
with liostllo intent The- copy-of,a memoran
dum of a convention on this subject between
the Charge d’ Affairs of Her Britannic MajM.
ty nnd tlio Acting Secretary-of; State, and of
a subsequent note of tbo former to the DvparV
ment of State, are herewith transmitted; fax.
gotiior with a copy of a note of the Acting .
Secretary oftho State to tho Minister of the-
French republic, and of tbo reply of the tot:
tor, on tho samo subject. These pepen wfit
acquaint yon with the grounds of the Inter
position oftho two lending commercial pow
ers of Europe, and with, the apprehension*,!
which this Government could! no!t fall to «•-
torfotn, tlut such interposition, If carried fax
to offoct, might lead toabuscs in derogation,
of tlio maritime rights oftho U. States.. Tkts-
maritime rights of tho United States are
founded on a firm, secure, and well deflnetk
basis; they staafi upou,tt;p ground of Nation,
•llndopcudonco nnd public taw, and will be
maintained In all their foil and Jnst extent, '
Tlio principle which this Government, ha*,
heretofore solemnly announced, it still, ad
heres to, and win nui!ntn!n,uinU.'«- *H. olreemr-
stanceaaudot ail hazards. That principle Ift.
that In every regularly documented-merchant
vossol, the crew who navigate it, and those on
board of It, will find their protection- in. th*
flag which to over thorn. No American, ship,
can bo allowed to be visited; or searched, f»
tlio pnrposo of ascertaining tho character of
individuals, on board, noroan there ho allow
ed any watch by the vessels of any foreign na
tion over American vowels on tho coasts of
tho United States or tho seas adjacent thereto.
It will, bo seen by the, task commnnlcattoe*
from tho British Charge d.'Aflhlrs to- the Do-
pertinent of State, that ho to authorised to as
sure tho Secretary of State that every, can,
will ho taken, that, in oxcarting the- prasean
tlvo measures against the expeditions, which
tho United States Government itself has da-
nouneed as not being entitled to the protec
tion, of any government; no interference shalk
take place wtth. tho. lawful commerce of oaf-
nation.
In addition, to tho correspondence, on- fob
subject, herewith, submitted, official Informa
tion. bM boon rocolycd at tbo Department of
State, of assurances by- tho French govern
ment that, In tho ordors given to. the French.
I naval forces, thoy wore expressly Untrue tod.
inany operations they miglit engage In, tor* '
sped tho flag oftho United States wherever
it miglit appear,.snd to commit no act of bow.
till ty npon any vossol or armament under Ita
protoctlpn,.
SPCNISR CONSUL AT NEW ORLEAX*
Ministers onicoosula of foreign.nattocs a*
the moons and agents of communication ba-
twcon us and thoso nations, and it to oftho ut
most importance that, wbilo residing In. the
country, they- should fool a perfect security
so long asthoytkithfolly discharge their to-
•poettvo duties and are guBtyof no violation
of our laws. This to the admitted tow of
nations, and no country bos a deoper Interest
In maintaining It than tho United States.—
Our commerco spreads over every sea aad
visits every dime, and our ministers and con
suls are appointed to protect tho Interests, of
that commerce, as woll as to, guard! the peaco
oftho country and, maintain tho honor ot'lta
flag. But how. can they discharge those dutips
unless thoy- bo themselves protected; aad, .If
protected, It must bo by tho tows, of tho
country In which they reside.. And; wh/st to
duo to oar own publlo functionaries- sesklhw
In foreign nations, Is exactly the measure- at
what to duo to tho functionaries of other gov
ernments residing here. As in. war, tho bear
ers of flags of faucoow sacred; or olsa want
would bo Interminable, so In. peace, embas
sadors, public ministers, and,consuls, charged
with friendly national intercourse, oro-objects
of especial respect and protection, each ac
cording to the rights belonging to, bis rank
and station, In. view of these important prtiu-
ciplcs, it is with deep, uprtiAcrtfon. and Re
gret I amiounco to you, that, during the ex
citement growing on* of' the- executions .at
davano, the office of her Catholic- Majesty'*
consul at New Orleans, was assatledlbya mob,
his property destroyed, tlio Spanish flag
found in tho office carried! off and, tom in pie
ces, and ho himself imluped. to flee tor hto
personal safoty, which he supposed to bo ,b»
.danger. On receiving intelligence of'thoso
events, I forthwith directed tho attorney of
tho United States, residing at New Orleans,
to Inquire into tho focts.and tho extent of tha
pecuniary loss sustain,dl by the consul, .with
the Intention of toying thorn before you, that
yon might mako provision for such, indemni
ty to him os a just regard, for the- tower of
friendly power might, in your judgement,
seem to require. The correspondence upon
this subject betwcon tho Secretary of Stato
andher Catholic majesty’s minister plcnipct-
tentiary, is herewith transmitted,.
The occurrence at Now Orleans total mo
to give my attention to tho state of onr tawa
in regard to foreign embassadors, ministers,
and consuls. I think tho legislation of the
country is doflelont IunsAproviding sufficient
ly cither for tho protection or tho punishment
of consuls. X therefore recommend tlio sub'
joct to tho consideration of Congress.. ' - ]
INVASION OF MEXICO- ,
It is nwsh to be deplored that the Internal
tranquility of tho Mexican republic should
again bo seriously disturbed; for, since th*
peaco botwocn that republic and the United
States, it had enjoyed such comparative re
pose thntthomost fovorableanticipations f“
tho future might, wtth a degree of oonfldar-
havo been indulged.. Tlu»o, however,
boon thwarted by thonvuit onto
-State ofTnmaulipas, on t!
Rio-Bravo. Having^
that i
