The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-14
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| More Confessions OF a WING Ally.
Wing Temporary Arfyee-Whig Farandula- Wing
Organs-and the Lightning-rod Tactics Of the Ma
| tional Inteiiigeneer.
Under the auspices OF Mr. Clayton our foreign affairs
are daily becoming more involved in difficulty and con-
fusion; and amidst this difficulty and confusion new
fashion has been adopted in our diplomatic transactions
Hitherto the Secretary Of State has conducted our nego
tiaons with foreign powers by diplomatic dispatches
sent to our ministers to guide them in their correspond
ence with the governments to which they accredited
or by diplomatic notes addressed to the foreign ministers
accredited to government and residing near Wash
ington But seems, at least so far as Spain is
concerned that diplomatic discussions are by the United
States conducted through the columns OF the National
Intehgencer by means Of editorial paragraphs under
stood, Of course to be Officials and Senior Don Calderon
responds behalf Of Spain under the editorial head of
La Cronoa, the Spanish government paper located at
New York. So far the particular discussion now on
hand has progressed regret for the reputation Of our
country to be forced to admit that La Cronica and the
Spanish minister have surpassed in tact andabiIy the
National Intelligencer and the Secretary of State
The particular discussion to which we aude grew out
of the abduction of Rey Mr. Clayton demanded his res
tution, and several Of the wing journals exhibited
commendable Indignation at the violence which had been
perpetraed on our soil La Croniea promptly took the
matter in hand and while it defined and commended the
principles of the wing party, apologised its readers
for the apparent desson Of those principles by the whg
press in taking part with the United States against for
egn government 1t explained the political necessities
which surround the wing party, and force it at times to
resort to temporary artces in order sustain itself
La Cronica urged these points with great forces and il
must have satisfied its readers that the wing party was
at heart true to its foreign instincts and that its defence
OF the honor OF our country artice-hum-
bug-farandula-an afectaon OF patriotism, in order to
enable II to gain the confidence OF the people, and to cap.
ture portion of the democratic artillery We repub-
shed the article from La Cronea, and called special
attention TO the admissions which it contained as being
made by allies of the whgs-by associates, con-
ederaes, and coadutors of federalism against republic
cans in this and in every other country Since then
the semi-o6eai editorial Of the National Iaieigencer
appeared, 10 which we have more than once alluded,
which declared that Spain ought admit foreign nations
to send diplomatic agents" Havana and to establish
diplomatic relations with Cuba. We have already ex.
pressed the opinion that this preension was made TO be
abandoned-soley TO divert public attention from the
true points Of difficulty and dispute between our govern
ment and that of Spain, and TO conceal the intended
abandonment Of the rights and honor of the United
States, violated and insuted by the abduction Of Rey
We then held the following language: There can be
but little doubt that Senior Don Caderon regards The ar
tee The National Ineigeneer SO far as il complains
Of the Spanish government, whig artfce to create
the belief that the present administration could so far
yield up its foreign instincts 10 complain OF the con-
duct Of an European monarchy while he values as tan
tamount 10 that the Secretary of State piil
take further action account of the abduction of Rev.
than, perhaps, to open negotiation relative 10 sending
diplomatic agents 10 Cuba and thereby bring rdicule
upon the nation. The leading article in La Cronica OF
the sth Of this month fully sustans 1t explains the
article in the National IneRgener fully, and doubtless
satisfactorily to lis Spanish readers by assuring them that
the apparent deeron Of party principle by the National
InteAigencer is indispensable recourse that "here
is not atom OF cando in its complaint against Spain
tina, il is all pretence; that al times the National Intel
hgenee 81" forced 10 modify excellent principles !" and
that it must conduct of the bolts from The popular ooud
These tricks denomina,ed "e lightning rod iastie
by La Cronoa and they resorted 10 by the National
fntsgsnoer to Offset in the public mind the extra super
serveedbLs vigilance and the piruous ererions of
public functonaes in enforcing military law agains
citizens upon suspicion, with the sole excuse
that they fear that our neutrality ,ria be violated
The article in La Cronia speaks as follows; and we
commend il 10 our readers:
From ia croniea," Sept 81
The National Inelgencer of Washington passes for a
very grave paper and, general opinion, for the PAPER
ereesres OF the wing party Yet this paper finds itself
der the necessity in certain questions oil international law
TO modify at m,s its ercesrt yrinei AND 10 swfm with
the stream Of less sound public opinon These dsUations
from the right hsss chickering's Of false hight il we
call them, from the beacon Of .oig orion, inexpca
BILE wonder who have opportunities Of oh
serving the which parties in this confederation
have recently had smooth dsagreements in their
politics For time past, whenever great
questions Of free SOIL the protective system, abolition and
It's adiuncts have presented in arena Of public de-
bate, with full accompaniment Of furious threats and
perilous overt acts in aud Of Congress- the extreme
party boldly awaited itself Of the Of union among
the reasonable to propose which many
these obliged to acquosce in, rather than be left and
lost in insignificant minority.
This species Of scrveism this apparent dtion Of party
princis is, in countries politically organized the
United States, Indispensable Without it, and
'dfoit management Of by wso and prudent there
would In every position gained by the noise and agitation
'f popular passion be felt want Of that regulating power
which be originated only By msn Of Judgment AND CALM
rtsRigsnce
In such state of things II is plain, and Mr. Lye 90
asserts, that many Of independent fortune and char
obliged retire from the political to esca 10
Of calumny and party abuse But there
others, Of like principles and of less consequence
Who launch themselv upon the OF public debate
,aving made up their minds to givs w soehat their COW
efio~s AID fempore wih certain popular