The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-08


to act on deliberate views on fixed principles, but from
impulse and party feelings Butwe fear that in the present
instance lis positions are omnous OF the course which the
administration mean to take and that they will consider
the honor Of our country fully indicated by the resti
tuition OF Rey to New Orleans Such is the view OF the
New York Courier, as appears from the following ex.
tracts. which we quote, by our correspondent
We are happy to see some of the New Orleans papers
breathing very different spirit We spread before our
readers yesterday morning the animated and indignant
sentiments OF the New Odeans Picayune; and we now
lay before them the extracts from the Orleanan in
nexion with the following communication. They speak
decided language, and worthy Of the American charac-
ter:
REY'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
To the Editors ofMs Union,
| find the following article among the editorials OF
last Tuesdays New York Courier and Enquirer and pro-
pose to make few plain brief comments upon it:
The Union Is not satisfied with the surrender Of Rey by
as q s h O.
recalled and the Spanish consul punished by the govern
ment Of Spain.
'When these offences are brought home to these officers
and emssares, the Spanish government must be called
upon, only TO disavow their acts bur make ample
and sufficient for e BY Furnishing her consul
al New oeans (aDiess our government may choose to
tain General OF Cuba"
Of the nation But i does 20 far enough The Captain
General only acts under authority Of the Of Spain He
snctions from headquarters There Is just clear and
convincing evidence that the Queen Of Spain ordered
the Captain General The presumption as that goes,
+ sl stronger The union thsroore should demand the
print shows most unworthy subscrvence the Spanish
interests IN thus seeking to shield The Queen BY Furnishing
Queen Isabella, somebody be called upon lay her
head ut the foot Of the Unions tripod Nothing than
s WIN me Indignation Of The exaspefated editors
Does the Union remember the Mcleod case-in which
subject OF Great Britain, acting under direct and avowed
orders OF his government committed an outrageous aggres
sion upon American soil extending the murder OF
our authorities, indicted for the offence, and tried accord
ing 70 laws nspite of the demand for his surrender
then demand thar should SO further that should
sist the removal Of the officer whose command he
those commands Or the other hand, did the BRUSH
government demand not only the surrender Of Mcleod bur
The thing is absurd The Union plays the fool for the
sake Of the party capital II hopes 70 make thereby No
duct as that demanded Of The Pissdsns Key was abduc
edat least il seems probable though by certain
He was forthwith restored The persons concerned in the
outrage viii be held responsible the laws they have vio
lated And that is all that justice, decency, or national
The Union thinks that "Genera Taylor's silly and i'll
we'll calculated encourage Spani govsnpsni when
the people require, as they will require, the Executive to
the Unons stupidity. The editors Of the central organ"
must have exalted estimate of their readers when they
venture to palm upon them such trash as this
Certainly not Neither the Union nor the American peo
pie will be satisfied with the surrender of Rey. As well
might justice in the Of highway robbery on the
capture OF the miscrean be satisfied by the surrender OF
great object of all Law is the PUNISHMENT of the crMnaL
What punishment would il be to thief when detected
deprive him of his booty and then him loose upon
society to rob again, with hopes OF "beer luck next
time % E,s-4t4 at
The Courier says rdiculng your demand for the depo
son OF the Captain General OF Cuba, If he is found to
mand the deposition of Queen Isabella We should not
demand her deposition; but most assuredy, II she does
not. BY Furnishing the Offenders dsavow the offence, all
her dominons ay, and by abducting her little island
of Cuba from Spanish misrule, too Nothing less than
this will appease the indignation OF not only the exasper
aied editors, but the exaserated people of the Union
aroused by this high handed exercise Of Spanish law
over American territory "Dd the British government
demand not only the surrender OF Mcleod, but also the
dismissal OF the officers that authorized his arrest ~ ask
the Courier. No. But what Of that Are we Obliged
TO look to the British, any other government for pre-
cedents to regulate our foreign intercoursei II Queen
Victoria the Gar or the Mosquito King, choose 10 show
the white feather obliged TO follow in their foot
steps under similar circumsancesl This may suit the
chvarous editor of the Courier, but il will moi be coun
Ss wSss ns s
city carefully concealed their foreign sympathes and pre-
possessions and Indignantly repealed the charge, when
MADE concerning tnem by the democrauc press; out the
action Of the octemvae the matter OF the Prussan war
steamer and President Tayors Cuban proclamation seem
TO have embodened Them and they are now displaying
themselves in their true coors STEUBEN.
From the Daily orleansn, Aug -.
Jphaf course pn the Adm~israfion y~e TO pindoas the
national honor outraged IN the abduction Of ysan Fran
cisco Rsy, by Carlos de Espa~a aud hts Myrmidonsf
This question Is the lips Of many. II strange that Il
should be argues the existence Of doubt oil the
disposition of manully meet and reor
ously exact PREPARATION for unparalleled aggression
our soverei xny, by agents OF a oreen power. who