The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-10
From ,he LouIsvine Demoerat, oct. 4.
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From Louisville Democrat oel. A,
The President ana the Cuban Qass.,on.
The editor OF the Journal makes lame attempt to ex
cuse the conduct OF Fillmore in the Cuba business He
had beuer leave The task to those better paid or more
countabe for those whom he appoints 10 Office. "
is true don't charge the President with The acts Of
his sppon'ees N all their iupiude II one Of Them y
caught stealing. We don't charge The President WIN
Their, but we don't therefore excuse the adminsI
II is the duty Of the Presdento he believes and 80 ~
ms organ. o.l,sve-!o sop any expea s"hores For
two years that has been sisted upon ~ was " W.
that suchan expedition was IN contemplation h9 anu
assured loat the Pres deaf wouu 10 us uuy, -
was notorious too that Nav Odeans was the point 70
be guarded particularly Had the Duty as understood
the presiden, and his party been ptiloimea DO eAp1u
lion would have gone Il has happened however, mat
ihs du,v was not performed There was only enough
done TO embaass deiea, the project at the sacrifice
~ valuable lives. We repeat i-he President did mol
do xyLal he considered il his duty do sad disasters
befel some of our citizens from his delinquency
Shall The President be excused Sensible men will
moi so decide They may differ with the President 10
his duty but they will certainly require him 10 up
TO his own standard lie has the appointment of his
agents. and he will not be held guess if the work is not
done Democratic agents have done badly, nelghbor
alleges Ii is true I'VE don't expect perfection in any
administration, and don't intend TO exact what il is
Impossible TO accomplish. We don't intend TO be as in
tolerant neghbor has always been but forbea
may TO be virtue when gross delinquency is
manifest. The President has failed to execute the law
as he and his party understand it, lie has JAILED ~
iousy pointed and insisted upon by his own friends
In fl Of virtue. the President dismissed the collector
at New Orleans. He insists that he did his best tie has
the same the President, has Tie had the VIII 10
do his dsy, but he failed Why should not the Pres-
dapt be dsmissed well the collector! We sug'
ID that the President, dismissed his officer TO appeass
0e Spanish minister. We give no other account OF
the hot haste observed in this case Perhaps the col
lector had not the TO stop the Pampeo He says
he had not so we understand and we have no doubt ne
can give as good reason for his delinquency as the
President can.
But as 10 Consul Owen the voice OF the country de-
mands his dismissal There has been plenty OF time He
has written letter intended formal defence, which
creates pity for the and contempt for the officer.
But easily see the reason for hesitation in
this case 1t will not do to be prompt. II would sig
nify to The Spanish minister that the President did
relish the slaughter of fifty two American clzens--hal
the consul ought TO have inerfered is delicate sub.
iect. Her Majesty at Madrid might not like It, There,
then. the proclamation OF the President In that doc
ument he gave out that these unfortunate chad tor
feted all claim 10 the protection OF this government, or
any interference in their behalf matter to what ex.
lremities they might be reduced" Had the consul inter.
fered, be would have doee it with the plain declaration
Of the President that he was out OF the line OF his Of
fetal duty; he would himself have forfeited all claim to
support by the home governments and he was too imd to
take the responsibility. lie did not do his duty TO the
country but he has snned against the President He
has only carried the theory OF his superors and we
venture predict that he will not be removed Had he
interered with any pertnaciy and been shot down IN
the act what redress could be expected from this admin
We are now informed that the President will intercede
for the prisoners sent to Spain Iatereede! Fity-two
citizens OF this country shot down IN cold blood IN
Havana Their dead bodies abused, mangled, and
insulted in the most baTbarous and inhuman manner
These men were not taken in arms They had LETT the
leland, satisfied they had been deceived. Every man in
this country knows that they were neither pirates, Tree
hooters, robbers Under the impulse OF generous
feelings they had gone 10 aid people they believed
struggling for liberty. These were the men who
were inbumanly butchered and barbarousy manged in
Cuba. We further assured that whilst twenty men
were Aumanely guarding the wounded; both Americans
and Spanards they upon and slaughtered, along
with the wounded and he'll less.
Yet the President now only intercedes. That these
acts on the part OF the Spaniads were lnhuman, revolt
ing and horrible all the world knows. If there
law OF nations 10 avenge and punish such deeds If We
President BY all that's sacred should make
Thscoon,Iy would justify and sustain it, and in doing SO
would do Gods service. We are a hfm believer in the
justice OF Heaven An overrulng Providence has so
ranged il Than such will pass unrevenged The
butchery al Alamo cost Mexico the fares portion Of
her territory and probably her existence nation The
acts OF SPAIN barbaous still, lately perpetraed
Havana. will cost her the jewel OF her crown.
The tone OF the European press is insulting TO this
country. Our administration Is good, well-meanng
Affair." but II is weak ltmeans WELL but has not the pow
er TO restrain the ouburss in favor OF free institutions
amongst our people which they call piracy and robbery
and ascIibe TO The most depraved motives
Well our government Is a weak, conteaptble affair,
when ii undertakes 10 stem The current in favor OF Tree
dom on this continent
We hold that governments belong to the people; Eu.
ropeans hold that The people belong TO governments We
bold all yrans robbers whose i'll gotten power IS RICH,
the right OF self-government treason. 1t is
clear we never agree IN the use oil terms We are
always robbers IN their esmaoD and we shall never be
otherwise Nothing but power will decide between us,
and all nouthng and accommodation with them, when
the radical principles OF government at stake, but
wasted breath We have the power TO maintain our prin-
cples and we should make all iyranis respect them.
The President IS wrong IN the whole business. He
ought TO that there grcvous somewhere-an
utter ncompabi'y between his notions and the state OF
his cocnry. II be Is right he ought 10 have tired and
punished all those who have been home by the
Spanish authorities and yet he it is perfectly
ridiculous for him to try it, He has dismissed officer
TO satisfy Spain He retains other in Office TO the
disgrace OF his country and in spite Of the public voice.
He has party, and wonder he has none He can't
walk the path he and his party have marked with.
involving himself in difficulties, Contradictions and
absurdi,es The trah is whiggey and stud Of the sort
can't sHage this government, and IT is criminal in the
wing party TO try IT,
From the Enc (Pa) Observer October T.
The handwriting upon the Wall
The approach OF the i4th OF October, when Penn