The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-01

CONTINENT Ia thus doing. these allied powers viii
not only taken from the right Of equal in d.sd.'
| upon the policy which shall be hereafter pur.u,d
Cuba but we robbed OF the rights of locomo,o.
| the waters OF the Gulf OF Mexico.
Our readers will remark that are not iDouiri, -
the statutes Of the United States enacted to preyen
citizens from engaging in illegal foreign wars All thu,
OF the conduct OF Spain and her allies il oo,.
of our municipal laws Foreign nations have no ri,L .
presume that incapable OF executing our usu,,l
ity obligations. They have right to infer from -
proc amalion OF the President OF the United S,a,.. ~.
our citizens on the high plundsrers or ob.
or pirates Foreign nations only know the chsr.,
Of the American citizen in the manner pointed -,
by the constitution of the United States We r,v
hang our citizens, or not hang them, for slly.l
violations of our own laws. Ths, is not a mali.
to be inquired into by foreign governments; and il
those governments assume that not able 10 v,.
form our duty in this respect, the assumption is an h
which ought TO be repealed. II the American citizen
when beyond the jurisdiction of his government vio..
the laws of another country that country has the gh
punish him but that furnishes preext for the inter
venon Of third power whose laws are not DISTURBED
or nenaced, and this third power cannot intervene but
| al its peril.
We have, from the moment we heard of The Lopr
expedition done what could to discourage it as an H.
fraction OF our laws. and have, and over again
expressed our establishment that the authorities Of u.
United States did not efectual means 10 area
it but this does not prevent US from defending The s
OF these citizens when beyond jurisdiction, and e.
posing the greedy thirst Of foreign powers for victims
the altar OF policy which is at with both humanity
and law In all the history OF the Spanish colonial con-
tests, justified they were BY the existence Of abuses
and expressions which provoked revolt not case b,
arisen where this ultima ratio made stronger appeals
than il does in the present condition Of Cuba Ys
in these days the bare suspicion OF such revolt i
followed by annuncations OF alliances in Eurcs
to put such revolt down; and we are told that
citizens going from the United States to take pat in
will be arrested on the high seas and treated a. p,.
Against such extravaganza protest and we insist hat
our government shall not be frightened from is PROM.
ETY., and remain an inactive spectator of combination Of
the allied powers to introduce upon this continent their
peculiar systems We insist that government shall
hold up s head and moi allow the aectaon Of gsmfor
the rights of slaves be tho passport Of foreign ne
renee with most sacred rights.
Our country has recently the fiat Of the Emperor
of Austria making himself by stroke OF bis pen indie
pendent OF all constitutions and laws More than forty
millions OF white thus reduced to state d
abject serviude. But the fanatcism which welcomes
British and French interference in the affairs Of Csh
sees nothing to apprehend from such fact II ,hos
powers will only talk about sympathy for the Negroes
and intimate wish for their gradual emancipation they
are welcome friends. Abolition has a talismanic charu
which dispes all recollection OF the interest which mon
archy has upset free institutions and ban
ish from the world the idea that the people ought gov
ern themselves.
But that readers may judge for themselves Of he
audacous language employed by the organ Of the Sew
ard,es of New York in noticing the approximations s1
cited by the fact that Cuba is to be made by foreign pow
ers hiding place. well Canada. for the robbeud
the property of southern States subioin o hsa
perusal the comments in It's columns OF Monday; and
we also suboin from the New York Herald the atedn
ellgence by telegraph declaring that the treaty referred
to has been consummated.
New York Tribune sspl y.
CUBA AND THE PROPAGANDA We have already qsosd
the following important paragraph from the National ID
teligencer, butM was most provokngly credited 10
columns to the Union:
"CuBA-The folio wing is an extract OF letter fio1,
gentleman in New York. whose correspondence in England
from the most respectable and we'll informed sources
"I letter by tho last British which
that Spain, France and England negotiating treaty
spectng the guarantee OF Cuba Tho condi
Cuba shall have local egsature-a in ss
C,rez at Madrid-snd thst provsio~ shaa >. mad. a IL
gradual abolition of Iavsry the ista~d. consider III
Information very reliable"
We heard enough while lately in Europe to Strengthen
our belief that this story has a foundation in fact II
be yet true that such treaty in progress quits
certain that the repeated invasons of Cuba from ihn
country strongly calculated to suggest and hasten
its negotiation
The Union OF the 2olh affects to see in such guasn
by France and England Of the Spanish ascendency IA
stitutons to it's citizens and ultimate emancipation to Is
slaves grand conspiracy against TIE United Ste' and
against liberty Were ever two other words so pros
tuted are "berty" and democracy p 'The Mon
doctrine. that European colonies should not b
formed on this continent, is invoked TO the mon.
strous assumption that the stronger European powsn
shall not interfere to prevent the wrestling from one OF
ing expeditions from this country. which pervet iM
name OF liberty to cover schemes which aim a the exten'
sion and perpe,uaton of slavery and the national M
minstraon grossly attaches for its alleged imbecig
and ireachery 10 net resisting the guarantee aforesaid
Blu, the Union proceeds:
"There is however, another mporant movement. quits
inauspcious to tho general tranquility OF county,
and which is announced with much unconcerp by The
Republic would bs the failure OF some speculation IN f
stocks IL Is the late formation OF the Caaadio~ Fs6x
Agricultural U~ior" for the svoed purpose of habofg
and protecting the runaway negroes from the southern
States OF the Union Speaking of this union. the Republic
its Is 10 afford facilities OF and n
with this view has been concarrcd il BY dsgatos es
Nsm York. OHIO Ps~~syivania. NsW Jersey a~d V6'
mont
Combined with the de,ernns Of the members Of tbs
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