The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-07

premises an administration could show hesancy and
Sinking,
strainInx Mans Hspstation.
The Republic, after having been driven quite 10 the
wall in its discussion of the Cuban transactions with us
some weeks ago. now forward with the assump-
ton that the whole business the part OF govern
ment, must be deemed have been all respects rightly
managed, because MIR. Webster and Mr. Crienden had
hand in H. Against two such authorities neither The
written text Of treaties the citation Of the doctrines
of public law and treaty rights. as acted upon by other
leading powers OF the world in similar cases. nor the
cogent presidents of President Tayors administration
yet the official record Of the delinquency of the pres
administration, is avail anything The two mighty
namesduo tulmrna-are enough to smite down all OBJ
lection and silence all doubt!
| The Republic says
Our coemporary of the sole democratic organ at the
government has been good deal distressed of late
because the administration has failed profit by his ur
positions OF the laws Of nations connexion with
the Cuban question. He that though he has fur
nished Mr. Crittenden and Mr. Webster with 'a the Jaw
and all the facts in this regard they had been singuarly
nlcatons, and have disposed of these otherwise
than he has suggested and advised.
"is perhaps, to be regretted that the country has
enjoyed the advantages which might have derived If
poary had been charged by his felowctizen with
duties which they have fit devolve upon other
hands We cannot but think. however. that the American
people will be very generally of The opinion that Mr. Crit
snden Mr. Webster. with their long experience
gal and political affairs were perhaps quite right in
sorting official statements for their facts and the laws
Of nations for their rule of conduct than be indebted
for either TO the fertile inventive powers OF opposition
newspaper"
We charge and Prove from the record both Spanish and
American that the Presidents proclamation Of the 2sh Of
April operated to dives the American prisoners OF the
rights of fair, legal trial. secured to them by treaty and
left them be shot by Concha without such trial.
pirates. Aud the Republics to this grave
accusation is, that Mr. Webster is very learned in
the law We charge and prove from the record, that the
message omits all ehectual protest remonstrance
against the orders foreign cruisers interfere in the
execution of our laws by the arrest OF citizens
the high seas if suspected of hostile intent against Cuba
And the Republics is, that Mr. Crittenden has
great experience in political affairs We charge, the
showing OF the wing organs themselves that there is
good ground believe that guarantee treaty
Cuba 10 Spain, and to make the island OF Cuba abo
lton colony, has been negotiated, process OF
collation. while government makes sign of objec
ton. And the Republics answer is. that Messrs. Chit
tenden and Webster quite too great men to trouble
themselves about such foreign assault upon national
policy and safety, when brought TO their notice by
opposition newspaper
1t is not business President Fillmore from
this line of defence adopted by his special organ.
which plainly makes him nudity in his cabinet
Yet we cannot but say that heretofore il has been gene
rally understood mat the President himself had some
share such business this OF Cuba and that the Sec
Rotary OF State-even though he were Mr., Webster or
Mr. Crl,enden--usuay acted in such affairs the Pres
idents authority and responsibility. and under his drec
ton Be this it may in the present cabinet, the fact
still stands and will stand that this administration has
permitted American prisoners to be savagely shot down
in cold blood and against solemn treaty. with merely
a farcica pretence Of trial The fact still stands.
and will stand that in SO doing the administration
has set at naught all precedent OF civilized nations
in such cases, and chosen TO stand alone in that
glory The fact still stands and will stand, that the ad-
mnisration, while vepurng to intimate, in an official
despatch lis private wish" that mercy might be shown
10 such prisoners has yet expressly abjured and
nounced all right officially intervene to the end tina,
the treaty should be rgh,fuy executed in their
The fact still stands and will stand, that the procama
ton caused them to be regarded and treated pfrates by
England and France well Spain, while the message
shows that there was fact, revolutionary movemen,
in Cuba and Mr. Webser's letter 10 Mr.. Fox shows
tina, men engaging from another country in such
lutionary movement in sense pirates The
fact still stands, and will stand, that the administration
has, its message, acquiesced in this view OF their char
acer and in the OF foreign nations towards Them,
grounded that assumption And, finally the fact still
stands. and will stand, that the policy OF The admnistra
ton these matters, in derogaon of national rights,
and the shedding OF American blood, has only plant
ed itself open opposition TO the established policy OF this
government under former administrations but has also
directly condemned the opposite policy and dsregarded
the opposite precedent, OF the very manPresiden Tay
lor-io whom alone this administration its present
place and power
i If in answer TO such facts these The especial or
gan" means only to oppose the name and reputation
either legal or poIitical-of Messrs Webster and Git
tenden then take the liberty that journal
that before this discussion is finished il will find the
horty OF those names, renowned they may be,
TO be odigiousIy outrworkedi That authority any
other authority, will find that in shouderng the respon-
sbility OF this Cuban business stands on record
before the American people, it has taken up burden big
enough to break il down.
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