If it were not for the curse of the swinging tongue, it is surely to be said that the filibustering industry, flourishing now in the United States, would be pie.
By the piper," said Flanagan to himself, "this filibustering is no trick with cards.
It is nearly axiomatic that normally a twelve dollar per week detective cannot defeat a one hundred thousand dollar filibustering excursion.
Hum," said the captain, "this here filibustering business has got a lot to it when you come to look it over.
Nothing could be falser or more absurd, for the United States had invariably, whenever possible, stopped all filibustering expeditions to Cuba.
A notable instance of Americans being seized and imprisoned in these loathsome dungeons is the following: A little schooner called the "Competitor" attempted to land a filibustering expedition.
He left the Brazilian coast on December 18, passed the Straits of Magellan, and after some filibustering on the Chilian and Peruvian coasts, was captured by a Spanish ship, and sent home to Spain to be ransomed.
It is related of him that in 1806 he had been interested in the filibustering expedition of Aaron Burr, and had gone as far as New Madrid, to join the party, before he learned that it was called treason.
More skilful Indian fighters knew that the Indians could and would keep up indefinitely this sort of filibustering against the forts, and that a vigorous move against their own villages was the surest means to secure peace.
In some respects his detachment of engineers had the appearance of a filibustering party from the start.
This meant that the expedition would be dealt with as a filibustering one.
As one of the leaders of this filibustering expedition, MacIver was arrested by General Phil Sheridan and for a short time cast into jail.
Knight of the Times was one of those who volunteered for a filibustering expedition which MacIver organized against New Guinea.
The note goes on to add that while the Spanish Government does not hold us responsible for all the filibustering that has been done, it will ask us to do all in our power to prevent any more expeditions from leaving our shores.
The American Government was actively hostile to all filibustering movements.
Texas, as early as 1812, had begun to invite the notice of the restless filibustering element, but its more immediate importance lay in its convenience as a field of operations for the Mexican revolutionists.
In the United States, particularly in California, Walker's amazing success gave an impulse to filibustering of a different, because more sanguine, nature from that produced by the first expeditions of Lopez to Cuba.
There is a whole epitome of filibustering in the fact that at such a time two recruits were found to join the ranks of the Falange.
They could only whine out execrations on the man who had dared something; who, if he had succeeded, would have been hailed as the great leader of a Revolution, not the scorned and humiliated captain of a filibustering expedition.
It's only a filibusteringbusiness now, and Oom Paul will catch the filibuster, as sure as guns.
The climax came in 1873, when the Spanish authorities in Cuba captured on the high seas the Virginius* with a filibustering expedition on board and executed fifty-three of the crew and passengers, among them eight Americans.
Relations with Spain were frequently strained on account of American filibustering expeditions to aid Cuban insurgents.
It would have given the Cubans the right to buy in the American market the arms and supplies that they could then only obtain surreptitiously, that they could only ship by "filibustering expeditions," by blockade-runners.
Proposals to grant the Cubans the rights of belligerents were dismissed as not properly warranted by the conditions, and questions arose regarding the supply of arms and ammunition, from this country, by filibustering expeditions.
The quoted figures are somewhat unreliable, but the Spanish forces outnumbered the Cubans by at least five to one, and they could obtain freely the supplies and ammunition that the Cubans could obtain only by filibustering expeditions.
In 1806, Francisco Miranda, a Venezuelan patriot whose revolutionary activities preceded those of Simon Bolivar, sailed from New York on what would have been called, some years later, a filibustering expedition.
One day, late in January, 1898, this vessel, lying off the end of Long Island, took on one of the largest cargoes ever started on a filibustering expedition to Cuba.
Let either be done, and immediately filibustering and extending slavery recommences.
He is opposed tofilibustering of all kinds, and to the interference of strong powers to coerce weak ones on the ground of humanity or Christianity, because it opens the door too wide to every kind of aggression.
A full account has reached us of the landing of the filibustering expedition that left our shores on board the Laurada, and under the charge of General Roloff.
Another filibustering expedition, supposed to be that taken by the Bermuda, has landed in Pinar del Rio, near Mariel, and about fifty miles from Havana.
It was easy, too, to organize and send out filibustering parties, which were highly illegal, and which the United States tried to stop.
One of the greatest weapons in the hands of a minority to prevent bad legislation is filibustering on votes, and this instrument would prevent it.
For filibustering purposes, however, the present methods are most admirable.
Filibustering was constant and scarcely discouraged by the people of the United States, in spite of the protest of Spain.
Revenue cutters and warships constantly patrolled the Florida coast and, indeed, all the waters of the gulf, and sometimes New York harbor, to head off filibustering expeditions.
In May the filibustering expeditions, that were to prove such an immense expense and annoyance to the United States, began again.
At this time, and afterward, while filibustering expeditions were frequent and disorder constantly threatening in Cuba, the subject of the acquisition of Cuba was discussed in Congress, but no headway was made in the matter.
We were put to trouble and expense to prevent filibustering, and filibustering continued in spite of us.
Cartaya, who has been the landing agent of nearly every filibustering expedition for more than a year.
The memorandum began by recording the "moral and material aid the Cuban rebels have received from the United States" in filibusteringexpeditions and the operations of the junta.
Filibustering is a phrase that has gained honor during these three years, such as it never had before.
In all her filibustering it was claimed, however, that the Virginius never lost her character as an American ship, though the Cuban flag was kept at the masthead whenever that practice served any good purpose.
To one of these vessels would come the news that a suspected filibustering craft was likely to sail from a certain place at a certain time, and orders would be given to intercept the rover if possible.
But if any question arises to which some Member has an objection filibustering is rampant.
If Billy Isham is going to command a filibustering schooner, I've got to know something about a schooner--appear to, anyhow.
Finally, the Spanish consul got so excited about it, that he swore out a warrant for the arrest of the General, on the charge of fitting out a filibustering expedition.
Two important filibustering parties have been landed, and the Cubans are stronger than ever in numbers and arms, and more hopeful of success.
Of these last, one was Captain Florence Kearney, and another Lieutenant Francis Crittenden, both officers of the filibustering band, with titles not two days old.
It was a crowd composed of heterogeneous elements--such as has ever been, and ever will be, the men who volunteer for a military, more especially a filibustering expedition.
Here am I scheming to escape from a thraldom of a siren's smiles, and, to do so, ready to throw myself into the ranks of a filibustering band!
Kearney would have stayed there, and gone back into the Acordada, loathsome gaol though it was, sooner than leave his old filibustering comrade behind.
Being here among strangers you should think yourselves fortunate in finding an old comrade of the filibustering band; one owing you so many obligations.
On that night, when the election of the filibustering officers was being held in Poydras Street, her father, alone with her in the same sitting-room, asked her to play the harp to the accompaniment of a song.
And just so had he been caught; and, as described, entered among the filibustering band to be chosen its chief.
Nothing remained but mean ferocity and rapine, coarse filibustering among the soldiers, among the statesmen and diplomatists filibustering a little more refined.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "filibustering" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: cloture; debate; deliberation; division; filibuster; filing; introduction; vote
