The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-11-22

who refuse TO look Iowning fate in the face"
Ths RspubI,c's vsracity.
The Republic in its leading article of yesterday speak
ing OF the American citizens in the expedition OF Lopez
who were taken prisoners. says:
"The Union declares that have called those prison.
pirates The Union has often said so before and .os
have often denied H. When therefore, the Union per
slsts in giving TO this charge cannot but con
cude that 1t does SO with fixed Intention publish that
whes Il knows 10 be absoi4tsiy and eairsy untrus"
On Thursday last the Republic in It's leading article
speaking OF the men, said
" In the commencement of this discussion we recognised
the distinction between robbers by land aud robbers by
sea. and therefore have Writfsa line yyops these
men prafes"
Mark that here the Republic makes with the Union
direct and deliberate issue of ueracity on question of
fact We accept this issue just the Republic has stated
II, and we proceed 10 the proof in the case.
On the 18th of September last, in it's leading article
after citing from the treaty with Spain the stipulation
which provides that prvaesrs OF either naiion depre
dating on the ships or property OF the other under letters
Of marque other commissions from third begerent
power. shall be punished piratssthe Republic pro-
ceeded TO argue as follows:
1T was not deemed necessary include specifically in
the above prohibition the carrying expedi-
ton from shores against territories Spain
the acceptance of commission from known only
to her laws as rebel and traitor. Those
provided for by the first article Of the treaty But when
the supreme law OF country denounces pirates
who in times OF accept commissions, letters of
marquee from nation hostile to Spain, what would be its
language in regard who in time of peace accept
commissions from Spanish outlaw, and commence hos
lities under flag except that OF rebellion and
against sovereign to whom they bound observe
sincere friendship and inviolable peace :"
With such record in its columns, what words are fit
TO describe the character OF journal which stakes
its Ueracty the OF matter Of fact, that it
has never written line yrope these men [of the Lo-
peg expeditionl pirates?'
On the aoh OF September last in long editorial arti-
cle the Republic speaking Of these American citi-
zens engaged with Lopez, said:
They were waging hos,lities without dag and with
out commission against nation with which their own
country was at peace
AT the commencement OF the next paragraph OF the
same article, the Republic thus proceeds:
"By the universal law of the world. individuals have
no right to commit acts of hostility except in
without commission from the proper authorities and
liable TO be treated as robbers and pirates they undertake
hostiltes their responsibility This is an ele-
menay proposition OF national law and thus stated in the
popular Encyclopedia of Professor Lieber himself
distinguished publcist, and assisted in this department
his valuable work by the distinguished us,s of this
country"
In the first Of these extracts the Republic writes de-
scrption OF the acts of these in the second extract
II declares that the universal law OF the world" regards
and treats "robbers and pirates the who do those
acts, adding that the legal proposition is elementary
Having written this the 30,h of September the Repub-
nc forward deny that il called these
men pirates, wrote line to prove them 10 be pirates
and upon this denial, question OF fact its peraeay
stands impaled
On the sh Of the month the Republic quoted the
passage-as foows-,akng 10 describe il be-
orehand containing "the whole doctrine in the view
we 1.-THE Repubel contend for" We cite the Republics
quotation, retaining it's italics:
The whole doctrine in the view contend for very
clearly and succnctly summed up Ia the article Wan in
the Encyclopedia Americano from the pen, presume,
Of Mr. Justice Story who furnished many Of the papers In
this department OF that valuable work individuals have
right to commit acts Of hostility except in slfdefence
cihonf communion from The proper outhoritie and
liable 10 be treated piratss aud robbus ity undertake
honnnifs on Their orr rssporsibdhy'"
What value them attach to any declaration of
the Republic matter OF fact, when we find j, now
declaring that it represented Lopezs associates
be pirates and line 10 fix that character
upon them
II is needless to multiply instances The citations we
have already given make out the strongest
saw, expec, see OF public journal deliberately sac
Uuln In Oruef 10 gel
out oil bad predicanent 1t is pleasant business for
us TO perform upon contemporary these functions OF
the exeeuioner. But The duty is forced upon us In
our Judgment the OF the Repubeat the bidding,
as we suppose, OF the admnisaiion-bas been highly
dscedabe to the government of the United States and
deeply injurious il not fatal TO misguided and unior.
tunate countrymen now awaiting their doom in The dun
geons of Spain In view of the widespread public indg
nation which their previous in this business has
aroused, the administration, hope and believe,
have now adopted policy and assumed filter tone,
The Republic had bu, proper TO take il was
it's duty TO acknowledge its error, and make known its
penitence II has chosen TO plead not guilty. and in
its ptabe plight has yenured TO be mpudent OF
course, iorbearance our part longer duty !;
and so we have made of its wrong doing public
pie and warning
Our Consul at Tripoii.
We find in an exchange paper the subjoned account