The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-01
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCT. i, 1861.

The New York Tr,s~as ,.v,tins the B.,y Aiil."s.
invade Cub. accoaat Of ils Love 81 iAs-
erty.
Adyerting a few days since to the declaration that
France and England had guaranteed Cuba 10 the Crown
of Spain, or intended 10 do So on condition that that
power would provide for the gradual abolition Of slavery
in the island and also SEEING at the time, formal
annuncalion Of a league between the aboonisis within
our borders and those in Canada TO convert the latter
territory into land Of refuge for the runaway negroes
from southern States expressed, in general 'erms
the just apprehension which such events calculated
10 create in the minds of the American people. and in
mated that this apprehension naturally increased when
President Fillmore seemed to be regarding with silence,
not with favor such portentous signs of foreign inter-
ference with the peace and tranquility OF this country In
stead of examining in the spr, Of truth and fairness,
observations the leading organ OF the wing party in New
York breaks out into violent denunciaions OF what it is
pleased to term slavery propaganda and holds up 10
public contempt the operation OF the law ander which the
amented Gorsuch sought to his fugitive property
To maintain the constitution OF the United States is thus
virtually denounced cme and Great Britain and her
holy allies assured that there is at least respectable
and large portion Of the wing party which can be en-
listed in crusade in favor of the Of abolition.
Nothing can be palmer than the right of the United
States protect themselves within their own borders
against the Vaccinations Of foreign power to subver
their constitution, and even to defend themselves il neces
sary by pursuing the authors OF the evil within the ter
rlory from which they direct against their irebrands
This law OF self defence is recognised by every pubicst
in the world But il is not intention on this occasion
10 show the necessity which will arise for the resort to
this law, if the evil pointed out shall be aggravated BY
those foreign powers who may mistake for the public
opinion of this country the fanatcsm OF the anti slavery
societies now forming under the patronage OF the British
government.
Can il be possible that the President and his cabi-
net have enoned silence upon their newspaper organs in
this city, and are willing that the Seward wing of their
party should have the exclusive honor Of expoundng the
sentiment which guards American institutions against the
inlrusions of the Holy Alliance!
In 1923 Great Britain did not feel herself restrained by
her obligations 10 the allied powers of the continent of
Europe from saying Spain that she could not receive
aid from France. any other foreign power put down
the efforts OF the Spanish colonies to establish their in
dependence Great Britain in fact protested against the
right of any power interfere by force in the contest
between Spain and her revoed colonies. Lord Castle
reagh and Mr. Canning at that day. far from sending
fleets to stop such expeditions as those OF Lopez OF this
day. would have connived at their fitting out and Mr.
Monroe, animated by the liberal sentiment declared
that the political systems OF Europe could not be
planted this continent without exciting The dspeasure
OF The United States A few years afterwards-in 1896
the British government protested against the interference
Of the French government in the affairs of Spain and
ali know what violent grew GU, of tina, inter-
ference in Portugal.
What has occurred TO make that wrong now which
was right in 1892 Why should Mr. Canning, in 1929
be wingto cooperate with the United States in ad.
vancng policy whose necessary would be the
loss to Spain OF all her colonies this contnent And
now that this policy has triumphed, why should Lord
Pameslon enter into league with Spain and France to
do the very reverse OF what was then proclaimed as
not only good national law but good humanity Did
Spain say TO France, or Austria Russia, Come to my
aid, shall lose all my jewels in America And did
Great Britain answer, Yes that will be the fact but that
fact less important to you, than the commercial advan-
tages we will derive from the destruction of your power
on the American continent 10 US. and therefore YOU
must submits And Great Britain more free to act in
are to defend constitution. noe that zoe are
become great nation, and tcten zoe see thai The
object nssailed as that constitution phich has made
treated SPAIN she has recently treated China She
has robbed Spain of all her wealthshe has ade war
on China in order to profit by the trade in opium Is she
now to rob us of negroes, under the flag OF abo.
ton, and declare, all the tme that she is respecting
the law oil nations. and the principle OF non inter.
ference or nonniervenon that she appealed to in 1923
We venture 10 say that more glaring insult was
never offered to of the little duches in Germany
BY Prussia Austria, than the recent orders which
foreign journals authorize us to suppose have been
issued by the British and French governments, in
regard to the late transactions in Cuba, are 10
the dignity and honor Of the American government ;
and that such will not only be the view taken Of
these orders by the States OF our Union. bu, by
all the monarches OF Europe We venture to say that
IN less than six months the subjects OF these monaches
will not only be laughing a, sympahies for revolted
subjects, bu, openly procaimng that ii the intention
OF The grea, powers OF Europe TO insult and stgmaze us
II il shall appear-as we have doubt it w-that the
guarantee OF Cuba to Spain has been is the subject of
negotiation, the condition OF starting from tina, island
abolition against the United States and that the
fleets OF England and France directed to arrest by
force on the high any citizens from our Shores or
from any other shores, who intended to take part
in revolt OF the people of that island. and to
make such arrest without waiting to know. or caring
to know. what would be the position Of the United
States In n