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EBENSBURG, PA.
THURSDAY. JUNE 13, 1850.
FOR CONGRESS,
GEN. JOSEPH M'DONALD,
OF CAMBRIA COUNTY,
Subject to tie decision of the Democratic Con.
gre$$ional Conference.
STATE NOMINATIONS.
rOR CANAL COMMISSIONER.
WILLIAM T. MOKISON,
Of Montgomery County,
FOR A UDITOR GENERA L,
KPHftAIM BANKS,
Of Mifflin Connty.
FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL,
J. POKTElt BItAWLEY,
Of Crawford County.
0The Scxtjmel, has much the largest cir
dilation of any paper published in thit county
and at an advertising sheet offers superior
inducements to merchants and business men
generally. Those desirous of making vs of
i - - f . . .. . . .
Ai meaiumjor extending ineir business can
do so by either sending their notices direct, or
through the fallowing agents;
John Crouse, Esq., Johnstown.
E. W. Carr, Evans' Buildings, Third s
Philadelphia.
V. B. Palmer, Esq., NewYork Philadelphia
and Baltimore.
DEMOCRATIC
COUNTY CONVENTION.
' "The Democratic citizens of Cambria county
will meet at tha election hausa in their teve
rl township, on Saturday the 22d day of
Jon next, for the purpose of electing two
Delegates from each election district, to meet
in County Couvontnn in the Court II mse in
the Borough -of Ebensburg. on the following
TueiJay. whoto duty it h;ll be to nominate n
Ticket tube supported by tha Democracy in
tha county at the ensuing fill clecti n. It
aUo be the duly of said Convention to
appoint Senatorial Conferees to meet Ihe Con.
farces of Huntingdon and Blair counties and
Representative Confereas to inset tha Confer
tea of dford county.
Tha polls will be kept open in each election
district from two li!l six o'clock P. M. in or-
der that evury mm may havo an opportunity
ofvotiijr.
By the County Committee,
S. J. UCNSU.WV, Chi irman.
ETThe last Westmoreland Argus con
tain another communication on the sub
ject of the next candidate for Congress,
the writer of which harps away on "that
same old tune" about the injustice done to
that county by little Cambria in daring to
assert that she was entitled to the candi
date. The principal argument of the wri
ter, however, is based upon the fact that
"Westmoreland has five thousand democrat
ic voters, and that she has therefore the
right to the member of Congress whenever
she thinks proper. If Westmoreland coun
ty, in this "day and generation" is dis
posed to maintain that "might is right,"
we hare not a word to say, other than we
had thought better of her. She may run
her own man in opposition to the other
two counties, and elect him too, but if she
does so, it will place a stain on her hither
to bright escutcheon that no time will wipe
away. We do not think that she has any
right to complain of this district or of the
democratic party. In the distribution of
offices by that party in which she occupies
a very prominent position, she must con
fess that her claims have been duly appre
ciated and acknowledged throughout the
State. Dut too much has been said on this
subject already. We are unwilling to hold
the party of old Westmoreland responsible
for the effusions of anonymous scribblers.
We know they are too generous to pursue
the course that has been indicated by these
men who are ashamed to let their names
be known. The democracy of old West
mot eland hare always done what was right
and we feel confident that she will do
nothing else" now.
FWe wonder how the editor of the
Hollidaysburg Whig can reconcile his pro
fessions of religion with the numerous false
hoods that he has put in circulation du
ring the last few months.
Dr. Wm. A. Smith.
Tho Philadelphia Pennsylvanian, one
of the best Democratic papers in the
State, pay the following merited compli
ment to our fellow townsman and late
Representative from this county in the
Legislature. We have conversed with a
number of the members of both branches
of Use jgis!aturc, and they ail concede
that ihfi J3octor was regarded as being one
of ths soundest democrats and most effi
cient men that occupied a seat in the
House. He never dodged a vote, nor
flinched in the dirchcrg? of his dVty to
1UU VI Al Sii V l liVKIi
bU constituents and hit party. The
Penri3yhunxan say a-
We perceive that the Democrats of
Uambna county have been called to me?t
in Delegate Convention, by the proper
committee, on the 4&h ol the present
month, for the purpose of settling a Dem
ocratic county ticket, including candidates
for the legislature, to be voted for by
Bedford and Cambria. Without presu
ming to interfere in the affairs of our
mountain friends, we beg to express the
hope, generally felt m this quarter, that
the Democrats of Cambria may not fail to
nominate as their candidate for Represen
tative, that able, honest, and truly exemp
lary gentleman. Dr. Wm. A. Smith, who
was always found at his post, and always
acted with the true men who struggled
against Whig manoeuvres, during the last
session.
Wm- T- Morisoo.
We are glad to perceive the enthusiasm
that exists in the ranks of the Democratic
party in consequence of the nomination
of this gentleman for Canal Commissioner.
North and south, east and west, his nom
ination is hailed as the harbinger of suc
cess, and his triumphant election is now
regarded as certain. He is known as an
upright, energetic business man, a pure
democrat, and one that has never been
known to flinch in his support of demo
cratic men and measures, as the Journals
of the House of Representatives for the
last two sessions will abundantly testify.
He is a man of ability and integrity, and
no one acquainted with him can for a
moment doubt that he will made an ex
cellent and efficient member of the Canal
Board. There is no division in our ranks
no disaffection in our party but on the
contrary ever)' individual member will
give the ticket the whole ticket his
warm and enthusiastic support. When
ever such a state of feeling has existed
among the members of the great democrat
ic party of Pennsylvania, they have al
ways swept the State by a clean majority
of from fifteen to twenty thousand, and
that will be the case we feel confident at
the coming election.
t5On last Friday night a fire occurred
in Pittsburg which destroyed property es
timated to amount to SI 00,000. The
second Presbyterian Church and a consid
erable number of houses were burned to
the ground. H. II. Ryan, II. Campbell
and Rhodrs & Alcorn are the heaviest in
dividual sufferers.
Morrison and Banks at Ilamc
In order to show in what esteem the
Democratic candidate for Canal Commis
sioner and Auditor General, are held "at
home," wc copy from the Norristown
(Montgomery county) Register, and from
the Lew is town (Mifilin co.,) True Demo
crat, the following.
From the Register.
Our political friends in other sections of
;he State, may rest assured that Montgom
ery county feels proud of the honor which
has been done her choosing one of her fa
vorites as the candidate of the party, and
when the day of trial comes, she will e
vince her confidence to him and her at
tachment to Democratic principles, by
rolling up a most overwhelming and mag
nificent majority. Mr. Morrison's course
in the Legislature has won for him the high
regard of our party friends, who will, al
ways feel happy to attest their approbation
of his conduct; whilst his known integrity
and purity of character, the urbanity of
his manners, and in short the whole tenor
of his life ard conduct, will induce hun
dreds of persons, albeit unused to vote the
Democratic ticket, to lend their assistance
in elevating him to a position for which
he seems peculiarly fitted. We thank the
convention, in the name of the people of
Montgomery county, for the candidate
which has been given us, and congratulate
the State at large, on the benefit it will
derive from the services of Mr. Morrison
in the Board of Canal Commisssioners.
From the True Democrat.
As we anticipated, the claims of little
Mifilin were not overlooked, and our esti
mable fellow citizen, Hon. Ephraim Banks
received the nomination for Auditor Gen
eral, on the second ballot. Judge Banks
is too well known in Pennsylvania to re
quire any testimonial at our hands, to add
to his reputation as a Democrat, or to his
fitness for the position for which he has
been chosen He is a democrat without
guile, a pure minded and honorable gen
tleman, and wherever known, esteemed
& beloved. He has had experience in pub
lic life, is familiar with the history, politics
and resources of the State, and will bring
to the discharge of the duties of the office,
a fund of knowledge and experience, that
will be invaluable.
Simrod Strickland, Iq.
This gentleman one of the prominent
candidates for Canal Cominifioner.' be
fore the Williartisport JCjmvention, in the
last Chester County Democrat, of which
he is the editor, thus jtnndetlv and char
acteristically speaks of himself: v
The writer cannot conclude
w i kluu V
tending his heartfelt thank to the laro-a
numoer or delegates irom the Eastern,
Western, Northern, Southern and cenlral
nortions ol trie State, who favored Lit i
nomination, for the office of Canal Corn-j
raissioner; and trusts that he will ever
gratefully appreciate their efforts in his
behalf. To have received the support of
sucn men, representing constituencies no
ted for their zealous devotion to Demo
cratic principles, '13 an endorsement of
which anj' man might justly boast, and is
a cheering encouragement for us to con
tinue faithful in the path which we have
heretofore pursued firmly supporting
what we believe to be right, and fearlessly
opposing what we believe to be wrong.
And while we thus speak' of these, we
can assure thoe who had other favorites,
and felt it their duty to, and did operate
honorably and fairly against us, that their
course has left upon our mind nothing of
personal unkmdness or political animosity.
They but exercised a right which we
claim for ourself, and cheerfully accord to
every Democrat.
In regard to the candidates nominated,
he says:
William T. Morison, presented for Ca
nal Commissioner, has been one of the
representatives of old Montgomery in the
Legislature, for the last two years is a
practical farmer, and is known as a gen
tlemau of excellent education, high moral
and political integrity, and sound polical
principles. Those who examine his votes
as a member of the House, find him
among the true men of party, and in fa
voreofsuch legislation as is calculated to
promote the best interests of the people.
We feel great confidence, therefore, that
the parly have, in him, a candidate in
all respects worthy of their support; and
the people have, both in his private and
public life, a guarantee that, as a member
of the ('anal Board, he will devote himself
to an honest and faithful discharge of the
duties of the office.
Ephraim Banks, of Mifilin, we have
known for years, and have ever regarded
and heard him spoken of as cne of the
purest men of the State. He enjoyed
largely the confidence of that good man
and patriotic Gi verncr, Francis It. Shunk
is a lawyer by profession, and is well
qualified for the duties of Auditor Gen
eral. J- Porter Crawley , of Crawford, is the
nominee for Surveyor General. He is
comparatively young in years, but of con
siderable experience in public life, having
just concluded a term in the State Sen
ate; and has many warm personal and
political friends in various parts of the
commonwealth.
The Slate Central Committee.
The following is the Democratic State
Central Committee, appointed at Williams-
port. The names of the Committee, seven
in number, to reside in or near Harris-
bMrnr. have not yet been announced by the
President of the Convention:
John Hickman, Chester co., Chairman.
Luther Riley, Dauphin county,
Asa Dimmock, do do
Andrew Miller, Philadelphia county,
Jame3 Goodman, do do
Lloyd W. Bickiey, do do
Charles Brady, do city.
John B. Sterigere, Montgomery county.
Wm. T. Rogers, Bucks county,
John Ko'p, Lancaster do
A. M. Sallade, Berks do
John A. Innis, Northampton county.
E. Maynard, Tioga do
Henry C. Eyre, Union do
D. F. Williams, York do
George W. Brewer, Franklin do
A. P. Wilson, Huntingdon do
Henry W. Beeson, Fayette do
Seth Clover, Clarion do
John S. Rhey, Armstrong do
T. W. Grayson, Washington do
M. C. Trout, Mercer do
Charles Frailey, Schuylkill do
Samuel II. Tate, Bedford do
Samuel P. Collings, Luzerne do
Geo. P. Hamilton, Allegheny do
Charles Brown, Philadelphia do
William Deal do do
W. L. Dewart, North umberl'd do
C. E.. Wright, Bucks do
James Donegan, Berks do
T. J. P. Stokes, Philadelphia city.
Daniel Barr, do do
The Census Law for IS50.
- ,This law has been published, a nd it is
very; comprehensive. The information
which it proposes to embrace, includes
population, profession color, occupation,
place of birth, number of marriages,
deaths, the persons who can read and
write, deaf, dtfmb, blind, insane, slaves,
fugitives and manumitted, the acre3 of
land improved and unimproved, the cash
value of farming implements and machin
ery, the live ( stock, the produce during
the year ending June I, 1850, and the
quantityNof each particular article; the
products of industry and their val
ues: names of towns, counties and cities;
the aggregate valuation of real and per
sonal estate, the amount of taxes assessed,
the number and character of the public
schools, the extent of public libraries; the
number, class and circulation of the peri
odicals and newspapers; the number of
criminal; the cost of labor, tho average
price of board to a laboring man per week,
the average wages of a female domestic
per week, the average payment of a car
penter per day, the average wages ot a
day laborer, the average wages of a farm
hand, the number and value of the
churches, and indeed, every spocies of
social statististics which can make those
kind of tables valuable as sources of public
information and reference
t3r"Col. Richard M. Johnson is a can
didate for tho Legislature of Kentucky, in
Scott countv.
Tha America at Sew York.
Tha royal mail iteamer America, ar
rivsd at New "York, early yesterday. By
her, we receive advices from Liverpool to
the 25th, London the 24lh, and Paris the
23d of May.
In France, the new Electoral Law. and
the recall of the minister from the court
of St. James, were the prominent topics
of newspaper comment. ' The course
pursued by both governments seems to be
universally sustained by their respective
journals. The pretext for the French
minister's withdrawal, seems to be insuffi
cient, and countenances the suspicion that
it was a political move, designed to absorb
public attention, and to counteract the
revolutionary tendencies of the people.
The Paris National says, "we read in
a Belgian paper, that M. Thiers, after
seventeen years marriage, is about to be
come a father, and that he and his lady
are to visit Italy, lor the purpose oi hav
ing the child baptized by his Holiness "
Wc regret to annouuee the demise of
Mrs. Jeffrey, the widow of Lord Jeffrey,
whose death was so recently the cause of
almost universal sorrow. Shortly after
the latter's decease, his widow, who was
much affected by the sad event, broke up
her establishment in Moray Place, and
went to reside with her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Empson, at Hai
leybury, Hertford. But she never recov
ered the shock she sustained by the death
of her distinguished partner, whom she
has not survived four months. Mrs. Jef
frey's maiden name was Wilkes, grand
neice of the celebrated John Wilkes, and
was a native of the United States.
A meeting of persons desirous to do
honor to the memory of Wordsworth
was hc!d on the 1 9th ult., at the house of
Mr. Justice Coleridge. It was attended
by the Bishop of London, the Bishop of
St. David's, the Dean of St. Paul's, Arch
deacon Hare, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Covendish,
and several othei gentlemen.
IRELAND.
Trinity term was opened with the usual
formalities the most remarkable incident
connected with it, being that the list of
candidates for admission to the degree of
barrister has dwindled down to the unu
sually low number of three.
A numerous meeting was held in Cork
city court house, yesterday, to promote
the object of the exhibition of industry in
1851.
The Limerick Reporter gives the fol
lowing account of an unusually violent
storm, which reached a considerable por
tion of Tipperary and Limerick: "The
war of elements began in the west. It
passed the citv of Limerick at twelve
o'clock, enveloping the city in a cloud of
dust, but without doing any particular
mischief. At Croom, hail stones of large
size fell in great abundance; the lightning
was remarkably vivid, and the thunder
loud as If wiiliia t?ic ehortpst distance.
Among the Clare mountains, at the oppo
site side of ihe Shannon, its effects were
equally terrific; and at Castleconnell,
whilst the congregation were at church,
the lightning struck the church steeple,
carrying off about five feet in length and
four feet in breadth of the solid masonry,
and spreading consternation among the
congregation. The' clergyman and those
who were present, left the church as soon
as possible. The storm then passed on
towards the keeper's range, and appeared
to dwell for some hours among the moun
tains in that district. After the rage of
elements, the weather cleared up beauti
fully, and has become mild and genial,
suited to the season, and affording promise
of a ripe and rapid vegetation.
ROME.
Tne Pope is in a state of intense alarm,
and is suspected of desiring to escape and
take refuge with the Austrians. His
alarm has received an accession from the
success of the socialists in the late elec
tions in France. The correspondent of
the London JSews, says that his Holiness
communicated to the Commant'a t Gener
al of the Prench army, his apprehensions.
The General, as might have been expect
ed, was profuse in expectations and pro.
raises, re-assuring the Pope with the most
positive declarations that France, what
ever political changes she might undergo,
would never, alter the great sacrifices she
had made, and the undoubted proofs of
devotion which she had given, take any
1 ST . t .
siep tending to anect tne dignity or en
danger the liberty of the head of the
church. His Ilcliness, wisely leflecting
that the General's personal opinion could
hardly influence the acts of a whole nation
in revolution, was reluctant to abandon
idea of a change of scene, and alluded,
with some' hesitation, to a vow he had
made at Gaeta, to visit the holy house at
Loretto, and to his present desire to fulfil
this pilgrimage.
How far this point may have been
urged, or in what exact terms it may have
been combatted by the French General, it
is of course difficult to ascertain; but the
result is, that his Holiness is guarded with
a renewed degree of vigilance; French
officers of the etat major are continually
in his ante-chamber, and it has been inti
mated that, in his airings beyond the gates
of Rome, he will in future be accompa
nied by an escort of French cavalry. The
conquerors of Rome are by no means dis
posed to sec the fruits of their labors
snatched from them by a second Spaur
intrigue, nor arc they anxious to lose the
advantages of possession, by allowing his
Holiness to trot quietly over into the arms
of the Austrians.
tMy dear Aurph'y' sairl an Irish
man to a friand, "why did you betray
that secret I told ye?" "Is it betray you
Call it? Sure when I found I wasn't able
to keep it myself, didn't I do well to tell
it ;ome one that could keep it!"
- Toe Bif ficullj with Sjaio.
A correspondent of the Ne w York Jour
nal of Commerce, writes from Washing
ton, that the Spanish Minister will present
a formal demand for indemnity on account
of the invasion of Cuba, by forces organ
ized in the United States, and the protec
tion afforded to the adventurers at Key
West. That representations of some mo
ment and urgency against the toleration of
such expeditions by the U. S. Govern
ment, will be made by the British iFrench
Ministers, is very probable.
In the New York Herald, June 6, we
find extracts from the correspondence be
tween Secretary Clayton and the Spanish
Minister, with other documents, respect
ing the Cuban expedition, submitted by
the President to the Senate. The sub
stance of them we state:
On the 19th of January, i$50t Don A.
Caldrron de la Barca, the" Spanish Minis
ter, addressed a note to the Secretary of
State, Mr. Clayton calling his attention to
the manifesto of the "Cuban Junto."
The Spaniard states that the Junta have
issued bonds to raise money to recruit
men payable out of the taxes of Cuba, and
that he has transmitted to his government
iiiiuimauuiiui uns iaci. He exic.,u it
will rupture the good relations existing be
tween Spain and the United States.
On the 22d of January, Mr. Clayton
replies that Mr. Calderon's pote had been
laid before the President, and that instruc
tions had been issued to the District At
torneys of the United States to watch all
movements having in view the invasion of
Cuba.
On the 8th of May. Mr. Calderon states
to Mr. Clayton, that the Spanish consul at
New Orleans, had informed him that the
schooner llarvine, had been sent to Cha
gres with ten kegs of butter, and ten bar
rels of whiskey, having on board arms,
munitions of war, and light artillery, des
tined for an expedition against the' Island
of Cuba. The consul complains that the
U. S. officers at New Orleans, did not
treat him fairly, and Mr. Calderon urges
new and imperative instructions to the
collectors and attorneys.
Same day Mr. Calderon informs Mr.
Clayton that men are sailing for Chagres,
destined for an invasion of Cuba, under
Lopez, and states:
On the 22d of April two vessels set out
for Chargres, without clearances, and car
ried 400 and odd men, having first taken
in, at a plantation down the river called
Treme, arms and munitions of war.
On the 22d the frigate J. W. Dyer,
sailed for the same destination, carrying
the remainder of the men who have been
quartered near New Orleans, at a point
called Bonligni, and who could not find
room in the vessels in which their associ.
ates preceded them. These made a public
boast of their project, and insulted the
Spaniards by proclaiming in their pres
ence that they weie going to overthrow
tyranny in Cuba.
Another vessel is freighted by Mr.
Breedlove, formerly collector of the cus
tom house there in 1S3S and 1837 to take
out rnc'ipf these men.
Notice of further movements is also giv
en. On the 16ih of May, the Spanish
Minister complains of the appeals made i
the N. Y. Sun, and of the insult to hi
Government offered by the exhibition of
the Cuban revolutionary flag.
On the same day the Spanish Minister
apprizes Mr. Clayton of the sailing expe
dition, and calls the adventurers robbers
and pirates, stating that they will be dealt
with as such.
Mr. Clayton replies on the 1 8th of May
with copies of renewed instructions to dis
trict attorneys; repeats the assurances that
the United States' Government will main-(
tain its good faith toward Spain: says that
the difficulty of intercepting the invaders
has been insurmountable as they have gone
away in the disguise of emigrants to Cali
fornia and Oregon; that three ships of the
Gulf squadron had been ordered to Cuba
to prevent the landing of any invading
forces under the American flag; and that
the steamer Siranac had also sailed within
a few hours after creditable evidence of
the intended invasion had been submitted
to the President.
May 31, Mr Clayton writes lo Mr.
Campbell our consul at Havana, that the
Spanish government will not recognize any
diplomatic claims in him, and urges him
to be vigilant in the discharge of his duties
that foreigners detected on board an Amer
ican vessel, equipped and armed for an in
vasion of the territory of a friendly nation,
cannot oe auowea 10 use our nag as a
fraud to conceal their purposes, or to pro
tect them in the act of invasion, and in
general, the protection of the Government
is due to those only who owe their allegi
ance. If, therefore, any persons, not cit-
izens oi me unned estates, shall have been
arrested upon a charge of being concerned
in the expedition, they will have no right
to your interposition in their behalf, but
humanity requires that the consul shall
take all measures to preserve the lives of
individuals.
June I.Mr. Clayton instructs Mr. Camp
bell to impress upon ihe Count of Alcoy,
the distinction between prisoners who have
committed a crinfe, and those captured
under the appearance of an intention to
commit a crime.
The President means to claim for the
American occupants of the Mexican island
that they are not guilty of any crime for
which, by the law s of civilized nations,
they should su ffer death. They may have
been, and probably were guilty of crimes,
for which this government ought in good
faith, to punish them under the act of Con
gress of April 20th 1818. But supposing
tne tacts relating to ineir capture to oe as
they are represented to us, the President
h3 rcsch Cwl that the eagle must and shall
protect them again any paniahmew lot
that which the tribunals of their own jut
may award.
Tell the Count of Alcoy to wad thea
home to encounter a -punishment, which
if they are honorable men, will be worie'
than any he could inflict, m the indignant
frowns and denunciations of good mn Ui
their own country, for an attempt to viotaW
the faith and honor of an nation wfifch
holds its character for integrity of. t&oi
value and higher worth than all the Anu!lt
together. But warn him in the mott friftftd.
ly manner, and the true spirit of oar an
cient treaty, that if he unjustly sheer er
drop of American blood, at this txit&ag
period, it may ' cost the two countries t
sanguinary war. - - -
Tlie Cnba Sews.
From the Union of June 4.)
"We understand that despatcheff hav
been received by the the GovernaieDtfroin
our Consul at Havana, stating that he hid -demanded
the 104 persons taken fty a
Spanish ship of war on the Island of
Contoy. Contoy is a neutraP territory,
and the men taken there had not been
gaged in open hostilities, and were actual
ly considering of abandoning the enter
prizeaud lemming tv tUx. United Statet,
The Governor has made no reply Jo our
Consul, who had transmitted despatches
to Washington, stating the facts and catl
ing for additional power to second his de
mand. Despatches were yesterday sent
to such portions of our squadron as could
be immediately collected at Havana to as
sist in pressing the demand. Should tbe
Spanish Governor refuse, the Consul is
instructed to inform our Government and
in the meantime, our vessels of war are to
obstruct the communication ol all veasels
with the port.
"It is reported that two vessels with
reinforcements for General Lopez, which
were commissioned to land at different
points of the Island, are still at sex, then
fate and destination unknown. It is said
that in the event of these vessels being
captured by Spanish vessels, our own
squadron is instructed to demand them of
the Spanish commander, and, if they be
not given up, to seize them by force.'
There is precisely the result we had
anticipated from, the (Trst, of this maraud
ing expedition that .'whether successful
or not, it would ultimately involve the
United States Government in difficulty
with Spain, which would end in war and
more conquest of territory; and this in all
likelihood, was also the anticipation and
desire of the principal movers in the ex
pedition. But notwithstanding the inde
fensible character of the expedition, the
government has, under the circumstances,
a high duty to perform, and we are gntN
fied at the determination of the President
to maintain ev ery right to which any citi
zen of the United States is entitled. Tie
imprisonment and punishment by. the
Spanish authorities of American citizens
found upon neutral territory or upon the
high seas, engaged in no act of aggressicu,
but who had in fact abandoned an aggres
sive enterprize, upon learning its true
character, is as clearly without justifica
tion as an open act of aggression. It is
not enough that they are suspected of con
templating an overt act. It is said that
jfour Americans who were taken prisoners
at Carden-ts, have been shot at Havana,
and that those who were made prisoners
at the Island of Contoy and at sea, are re
served for the same fate. In the execution
of the Cardenas prisoners the Spanish
authorities are doubtless justified by tbe
law of nations; but between them and
those taken at Contoy, there is a wide
difference, and it is clearly within the
duty of the United States authorities to
extend to these men the protection which
the Ajnerican flag secures to every citizen,
even though he be suspected of having
entertained bad designs. Daily Ibexes.
Six Days Later from Havana
Movements of the United States Ves
sels of War Five of the Expedition
ists shot, and one an American Boy.
CHABLK5TON, June 0.
The schr. Merchant, Capt. Lkssieu, ar
rived here this afternoon, with dates from
Havana to the 40th uh.
Tho United States steam frigate Sar
anac, arrived at Havana on the 26th ult.,
and carried despatches to the Captain
General and General Campbell. Consul
at Havana. It was stated, in Havana, that
the Saranac was put under the orders of
the Gjvernor of Cuba, ' to assist in sup
pressing' an armed expedition from the
United States.
The United States' ships Albany and
Germantovvn, lying in Havana, received
information that Spanish ' vessles of war
were expected with part of the Cuba ex
pedition on board. The American vs
sels intercepted these jvessels afew hours
sail from Moro Castle, and after' deman
ding the release of the prisoners from the
Spanish, and they refusing, were about
enforcing their releases, when the Sar
anac came up. After an interview be
tween Lieut. Tatsall and Commodore
Randolph, the Spaniards were allowed
to take their prisoners into Havana and
place them in confinement on board ola
Spanish serenty -four ' . . '
Five persons, part of the force of Gen.
Lopez, who were taken at Cardenas, were
afterwards shot at Matanzas. Four of
them were Scotch and Irian," and one an
American a boy, who stated that h
joined the expedition under the impiest on
of going to California. He asked per
mission to write a letter to General Lo
pez, giving information of his father,
which was granted. After finishing toe
letter it was torn up by the aoldiers. A
spectator picked up tbe pieces and Pjp1'
ed them togther with the intention of to?
warding- them to the parents of the
s