Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-06-03
The Elements of Ooposiiion.

| "Indcpendent," of the North American, who is
understood to enjoy the special confidence of Mr.
| Clayton, writes as follows of Mr.. Underwood's
speech
Mr.. Underwood spoke to the pending questionable
amendment of Mr. Davis of Miss for the protection of
savery-as he always speaks, with good sense clear
| ness and point. He announced his hostility TO any
measure which proposed to introduce this peculiar in
situton into the territories OF New Mexico and Utah.
while ne advocated with man mess and ability the rights
| OF the South, as he conceived them to exist.
Mf Underwood is IN favor OF the Compromise with
a reservation. Heis willing to pay Texas million OF
dollars Tor her worthless preenson and for the sake of
peace but no more. The proposition TO indemnify with
ten millions, with which the blank in the bill will proba
Oily be hled up, If survives to that point he will never
support because it Is transparent fraud which has
had no parallel since the days Of the Yazoo niquty-
This is one OF the two votes 10 which referred in the
estimates OF the probable result being likely to default
from the South on the final struggle although
counted on with much confidence by the friends OF
the measure"
The same correspondent, who zealously plays
the role of the Cabinet, goes on to predict the fail
ure of the measure, He says:
"Twelve or thirteen Senators from the Southern
States exercising large influence in their respective To-
Southern rights. Every Wing Senator from the Free
States with two exceptions, will oppose it, as scheme
fraught with injustice TO the North"
We ask the reader to observe narrowly this sin
gular contrast of motives. The Southern objec-
tiers in the Senate, as we all know demand some
thing stronger than the Compromise, and not one
of them has intimated his willingness to accept the
Cabinet policy. The Northern Wings save two
(Messrs Webster and Cooper are doubtless In
huenced by the unfortunate course Of the Cabinet,
and they oppose the Compromise protesting to
prefer the Cabinet policy. Now it is we'll known
that the Cabinet is not in league with the South
ern Senators who are striving to secure some
| thing more favourable to the South than the Com
promise. They work solely through those North
ern Wings, who, according to 'sIndependent," OPP
| pose the Compromise as scheme fraught with
injustice to the North 1t is important to correct
understanding of ''the situation" at Washington,
to know the parties who are contending with each
other and the weapons they handle. There can
be few Southern Wings who will countenance
Cabinet which relies upon the charge of SINUS
tce to the North to defeat measure which is not
Southern enough for some of us.
MORE ABOUT THE CUBA EXPEDITION.
| LATER FROM HAvANA.-The brig Argus Captain
Kean, arrived at Charleston Wednesday, with dates
|
the editors of the Charleston press that when he left Ha
vana considerable excitement existed in the city, caused
by report that the expeditonss had landed on the
South side of Cuba the number Of several thousand,
and that they had taken possession of Cienfuegos and
Trinidad. Every soldier had left to 90 in pursuit, and
the protection Of the city left to the militia of the Is
| land.
The Mercury however, says that it has to be-
eve from information derived from individuals promi-
nent in the late demonstration Cardenas that the
foregoing is without the slightest foundation.
We learn (says the Union of Friday voluminous
dispatches and reports received by the President
on Tuesday, from the United States Collector and other
United States officers at Key West, Florida in relation
to the recent landing that place of Gen Lopez and
his companions after the capture of Cardenas, in Cuba
We presume they will be communicated to Congress
We are informed that the public funds taken by the
forces under Gen. Lopez at Cardenas, all returned
10 the Spanish commandan or governor, upon his ibe
ration. The Creole chased into Key West by the
Spanish man war steamer Pizarro. Owing to the
Creole drawing less water than the Pizalro, she was
enabled to cross the reef some distance below Kew
West which the Pizarro could not do she with
out pilot
Lieut. Rodgers, of the navy who was on the reef in
United States surveying vessel hailed by the Pr
zarro and requested to furnish pilot enable him to
the reef and catch the Peerat he called the
Creole, which vessel had the American flag hoisted and
plOt was IuTnlSfleu TO reef ana cap
ture the iCreoe in American waters, but to navigate
the Pzarro into Key West, where the Creole could be
legally proceeded against under United States laws
The Spanish commander however, sought coerce the
pilot by threats to the reef but the latter refused
and cut his boat loose from the steamer and shortly
after attempting to the reef he ashore and
was not got otil the Creole had got out OF danger of
capture
We learn the Spanish officer found great fault with
Lieut.. Rodgers, and demanded his name, to report him
to the United States government. The Creole
seized by the United States collector at Key West,
and is to undergo trial, Between six and seven
slaves, taken from Cardenas, ordered by Judge
Mason to be delivered up to the Pzaro to be returned
to their owners in Cuba. We understand they were
at work on board the Creole when it determined
to leave the waters Of Cardenas, and no opportunity
was had to land them, in the haste of the departure
We presume no censure will be cast on the Amer-
can authorities for the return of the slaves to their
masters.