The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-29
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
SATURDAY MORNING SEPT. 90. isAs.


party who are from principle inclined to favor the pres
en-, admipstraation that both the President and the
cabinet are utterly incompetent to conduct the affairs Of
this great nation Al the very Of the ad
minisation quarrel was gotup by the unnecessary
and in respect to the Of liberty in Europe criminal
interference the part of Mr. Clayton with the Ger
man steamship That produced angry and recrmina-
ting correspondence, in the course OF which Mr. John
M. Clayton, who ofhciaes Secretary Of State, com
mitted the objectionable blunder Of permitting the Ger
man minister, Baron Roenne to enter into discussion
in relation to the true construction OF one OF our own
public statutes.
Then came the Rey affair, in which the administration
have only done justice to the individual permitting the
gross insult to the nation involved in the criminal
spiracy on the part of the Captain General Of Cuba and
the Spanish consul at New Orleans, by which the soil OF
our country was outraged and flag dshonoed to 90
unatoned for and unavenged
Then the said and comfort" which the admins
traon rendered to Spain in putting down the contempa
ted revolution in Cuba, thus manfestng its sympathes
for the venerable hoay, and imbece desposm OF Span
and its hostility 10 the popular cause in Cuba.
That event had hardly passed off before the country
was astounded with the disclosures in relation the
quarrel with the French minister From the flourish Of
trumpets and the downright misrepresentation OF the
correspondence made by Mr. Claytons confidential cor
respondent "Independent," under his own eye, in his
known personal organ, the Philadelphia North Amer-
can, believed that indeed upon the verge of
. war with France our old ally and friend But, when
che correspondence appeared it turned out TO be of
the most ridiculous and contemplate farces that two
hons cmbroed about and which every intel
ligent in this republic believes might have been
avoided with the least tact and the part
of Mr. Clayton But he had committed an objectionable
diplomatic bunder in sending Mr. Rives to France who
known to be (whethcr justly not do not undertake
to say personally offensive to the French government and
the people Of France This whole French business has
been budget Of bunders on the part OF cabinet
and might have been avoided with common tact and
prudence notwithstanding the exceponable conduct on
the part OF the French minister, which believe grew
out Of not ye: made public instead of design to
insult the American people or their government.
But this French business has hardly exploitation
think ii has exploded, involving only the actors in
in rdcule and disgrace, while possibly result
in involving two great and friendly peoples in war; what
ever may be the follies and mprudences committed by
their governments their government agentswe say,
this French business had scarcely exploded before we are
startled with the announcement of another and more
formidable quarrel with another naton-with Great
Britain, our old and inveterate foe and rival This
last dispute grows out Of the intrigue carried on by
the British government with the sans eloe King of the
Mosquitoes, who has been transformed by British ne
s-o@.ney from ereseh!sss roaming savage. into gen
DO not hesitate to say that the pretensons put forth by
the British government in this Mosquito business are not
only snfounded and frivolous, but they are insulting to
our government and people. And frankly add, that
whatever may be the laundering and Encouragement on
fhspart OF the Secretary of State in his negotiations with
the British representative here il he stands firmly by the
honor and rights OF this country the democratic party will
stand by the government and fight through, if neces-
say.
But how happens il that all this qusrrelling this con.
tamely and this insult should have occurred under this
administration, and within the first six months of its
caTeert Why are our authorities treated with contempt
an indignity by almost every functionary OF foreign
nation who addresses them, not forgetting the insult TO
the dignity and majesty OF the American people contained
IN the congratuatory speech OF the Russian minister 10
General Taylor! Why is flag insulted, our rights
invaded, our petensons tramped upon and treated with
contempt by every foreign functonary or government
that addresses usi
Let the American people reflect upon the only obvious
solution Of this state Of things In the first place. party
has succeeded 10 power that has taken sides with the
enemy in every foreign have had since the founda
ton of our government 1t gave laid and comfort to
England in the OF 1912, and again to Mexico in the
war OF is4e II has constantly praed OF peace and OF the
wsrlke propenses Of the democratic party In the late
presidential election il put forth Gen. Taylor as the repre-
sentative and mpesonaon OF peace although fresh from
the cory fields Of Mexico and denounced Gen. Cass as
inclinsdto war; and since Gen Taylors elevation to
power the leaders and organs Of that party have con-
sanity insulted the country with the miserable degrading
and dangerous cant that he was "the man OF peace
What other impression could be produced upon foreign
nations than that we had set OF towards or WISE
acres at the head Of government Was not this fey
and stupidity apparent to the whole world as the sun
n noon-dayi eas aw
Besides. what the spectacle set before the world
IA the management by the cabinet of our domestic a
fairsi Foreign nations, well as the people of the
United States, saw that had placed at the head of our
government set Of men who attained their places BY
promises and pledges which they boldly and audacousy
tranped upon, after the object Of their devices
was attained They saw that the cabinet OF America
was destitute of that first and greatest element of charac
ter, giving 10 iHe dignity and commanding from Others
respcct--HoSrrY And they reasoned right when they
supposed that those who could repudaie and contemn
truth and fair dealing with their own countpmen could
be tempered with or intimidated
They saw, too what Ia now apparenf m nne tonths nj