The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-11-04

Nsssr~iity Obligsuens.
Some days since we published an article on the exien,
OF our neutral obligations and the right Of the citizens Of
one country TO engage in the waged between other
countries or in foreign revoluions in the course Of
which we defended the persons who were lately
bied at Round Island from the charge Of robbery and
piracy tina. had been preferred against Them in order to
justify the administration in making war upon them
enemies to the country and to mankind The Alexandra
Gazette replies as follows
The Unon has what may be considered quasi defence
Of what II calls the Scuba pauots"by which Il mean.
the people who have recently banded ogeher contrary TO
law, and ut the hazard Of involving country in war,
to make an invasion Of the island Of Cubs and attempt
wrest that island from the control OF It's present AUTHORITIES
What If these strictly In the common accepta.
ton OF the term, yate? They are least fomenters Of
mischief, law breakers and enemies of their county
as well as OF Spain Their conduc, be justified
or palated and surprised TO see the Union en-
gagged In shielding them from the Indignation which
they merit Without single exhibition Of popular feel
ing In Cuba, which could authorize any man To
believe that the people OF that island desired change or
revolution in their government they united to levy uar
upon Span and to carry boodsed and into the
borders Of neshboring and friendly country There
nothing patroism that we see, in the whole
twas purely conspiracy for p1adsr We would 70 with
the Union far IL chooses our aspirations Or the
spread Of liberal principles and the of rcpub-
can govsrnmensbut let Il be said that the United
foHdtEvOus
Of organized bands OF maauders and aventrers
Tor predatory incursons upon unoiendng peope-and that
these conspirators against the public peace be ex
cused, under The pfetence of yafriene motives!
This reply has been copied in editorial type by the
National Iategencr, and may be considered as having
been officially adopted it being the custom Of that jour.
nal 10 express its views by tho method of printing ex
tracts from other papers in lieu Of original editorials.
Neither the sentiments the language of our article
were original with us, although we subscribe 10 them
most heartily. The sentiments are those of Mr. Web.
ser. and the language mtats utands is the language
of MIR. Webster used during temporary estrangement
from the wing party when Mr. Tyler was President.
That circumstance may for the fact that he for
got for time his federal fear OF the British lion, and
wrote those able papers relative TO the Canadian troubles
which will do much to vindcate his fame when his fed.
eral instincts, which impeed him to take sides with
Great Britain in 1912, and with Mexico in 1885, will be
remembered with pain and modification by his admirers
We are surprised that the wing press has so soon forgot
ten effort Of one its most prominent men, and
failed to perceive that had reproduced the sentiments OF
Mr. Webster almost in his very wordsn many instances
in the words themselves, without alteration or amendment
curious to the effect which strong views pre-.
scented in strong language and which had been lauded
when put forth by wing champion, would produce when
coming from democratic press. And it seems that
neither the Alexandria Gazette the National Inte
gencr respects the truth unless comes to them under
peculiar circumstances, AMI endorsed by party name
We therefore advise the defenders OF General Tayors
administration TO examine this subject under the new
lghtlwe now furnish them and to compare our article
with the words used by Mr. Webster when Secretary Of
State in his note to Mr. Fox OF the 24h OF April 1871
They will that we are sustained by high wing au-
thoriy in defending our citizens lately assembled at
Round Island from the charge Of piracy; and thar the
administration in its eagerness stretch its authority in
order to prevent revolution in Cuba. has usurped
power which could only have belonged 10 the Judiciary
department. and has also abandopded the ground hereto
lore assumed and insisted on by the government.
Without entering at this time into the question between
the Cubans and the Captain General without deciding
how far the inhabitants Of the island were authorized by
its l-managed government and their notorious oppres.
sions to redress their wrongs by revolution, must
say that we cannot acquiesce in the sentiment that all
the friends Of revolution in out Of Cuba actuaied
only by the love Of plumber Such sentiment is NOT
consistent with justice or with facts.
We repeat q" is not TO be inferred that there is on our
part any purpose OF jusfyng the conduct Of those cit
zens Of the United States who have joined in military
expeditions against the Spanish government in Cuba so
far as such conduct may have been violation Of the
laos Of their own country II proceeded against accord
ing to the constitution and laws OF the United States
punishment for the violation Of laws may be proper
We cannot, however, justify the resort to military or
naval force to arrest them before hostile military i'm.
bodimen BY them. in defiance Of the judicial authority Of
the United States. and especially without previous judi
cal proceeding without warrant other legal process
and without information on oath to their offence, as re-
qued by the constitution, which il would seem the pres
en-, administration has permitted"