The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-11-21
From the Buffalo Daily Courier, Nov. Is.
VA 9.lxx x1..n.,s.hxN.


The whg papers generally make no attempt 10 Justify
The conduct OF Fillmore in the Cuban proclamation They
usually ignore eyey point 10 The charges against HIM
Statesman Ike ourselves, regards the Cuban pgocamar
lion as "intamous, !" upon which il says
no ms,,lssoms ne,gheor ,he Ohio state Joa,.
nous. II tas infamous 10 fly in the face OF reason.
and common sense and common humanity-for our gov
eminent 10 proclaim the Havana prisoners outlaws
and pifaes'-though the doctrine thereby ennhea'ea
nevertheless wing doctrine, infamous as II IS - ns
doctrine OF wing President, who had oeeh delehdee
IN the PRONUNCIATION OF such doctrine EFesuouy hho"s
this TO be true.
Has il struck uee, neghbor, that not only has your
administration pepe'ated criminal iinsey y, oali,s
the llibu rs pirates and outlaws, ha hat u mas sln
fed itself in lis subsequent aconf Mr owen refused TO
move finger for the protection OF Mr. Cutendens
Marty Re had the instructions at the government 10
uss an interference Ii Mr.. Fillmore uttered The true
doctrine viz that the Havana prisoners outlaws
and pirates Mr. Owen had nothing TO do bu, 10 leave
Them 10 their fate, unless he could add 10 lis certainty
II they psre outlaws and pirates it was the duty OF
Concha execute them, after giving them regular trial
he had abe testimony OF the United States administration
10 prove their outiawry and piracy Mr. Fillmore had
warned the Cuban authorities beforehand that party of
about 10 leave this country and make descent
upon the island, who, The President informed Concha,
had neiaous purposes in view, and that they would be
abandoned by this government, matter 10 q0hat
tremity they might be reduced Concha took our adj
mnlstralion at It's wordtook the press OF the admins
Iaton at its wordcaugh the prescribed men, and
demDed them 10 death.
''What could Owen do. il he recognised the public
ton OF the administration binding upon him, 10 say
nothing oil whatever private instructions he may have re-
ceivcd! Was his duty 10 endeavor 10 save The lives OF
outlaws and pirates l-of men proclaimed such by the
authority from whom he held his commssions Ii he
chose not TO dsobey the instructions OF The admlnstra
on he had course left but to regard Crenden and
his friends caught in le act Of piracy, and he had
nothing for il but TO ray TO Concha's butchers Fire !
.Mr Owens conduct was in obedience 10 The fallacous
doctrine; and yet the appointment OF ShaTkey looks like
an eleventh hour rebuke OF Mr.. Owens conduct how
ever consistent with the feelings and opinions Of the ad
mnistralon. We put this matter 10 the Journal
involving The fidelity OF the administration toward Mr.
Owen, as well the criminul and craven folly of
abandoning our citizens to the woTs. fate that could be-
fall them.
'No journal take shelter behind the action Of others
for the .niamy OF its party In this matter 1t is the
fate OF politics for every public stand upon its
character and be tried by iisefno cowardiy dodg
ing 1t you choose to defend Fillmore, you must defend
Owen and endorse their doctrines and conduct, and
skulk 10 presidents which arbitrarily construed, and
which, al any event, endorsed, and always OPP
posed"