The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-09

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Wallace $500. iii boiling q $3.50. ia "a,
We hear also that in Berkeley county johnson has
beaten Summers $50 votes.
Thu Administration, the Cuban Case, and the spsa-
ish Consul at New Orleans.
The organization OF the expedition OF Lopez and the
sad incidents attendant upon its progress and result i'm
posed. as we conceive hee distinct branches oil official
duty upon the administration:
FIRST. During the several months in which the coun.
Try was filled with OF the intended expedition
the administration thus put fully upon its guard was
bound to exert with all possible diligence every atom
OF It's legal authority to prevent the intended nracon OF
our neutrality laws and treaty obligations
Secondly. As soon as that nfracon had occurred and
the deuded and erring young Americans who filled the
Pampero had set forth their wretched and criminal
enterprise, then It became the imperative duty of
our government first take esctua care that no power
but Spain and the United States should touch hair Of
their heads, and, secondly to invoke authorhiivey in
their behalf from the moment that they should be made
prisoners all the privileges OF regular and legal trial.
which existing treaty stpulatons specifically enumerated
and secured to oil american offenders when "arested,
SEIZED or detained" within Spanish jurisdiction. The
full performance Of this branch of official duty plainly
commanded in the by every consideration of ma
donal dignity and national humanity. was made spe.
cially imperative upon the present administration in
view Of the fact that on the 25h of April last it had
issued against these young proclamation far more
uDguarded and sweeping its terms than the proclama-
ton Of General Taylor against the Cardenas expedition.
lists, The administration well knew that even the Tay.
Tor proclamation had been construed by Spain to charac-
ferixe
thus to strip them of all claim any sort of protection OF
interference under the sanction either OF public law
treaty stipulation The administration, therefore. had
fair warning that its violent proclamation
would surely receive yet more cruel and uinary
construction; and the plain inference was. as the
event proved TO be. that not Spain only, but other
foreign powers-having, but for the proclamation,
preence at all for action in the premises--woud
act upon that construction OF il, and would them
selves against misguided citizens as men whom
their own government had given up. in advance.
10 the summary vengeance of the whole world ar
pirates and outlaws. Such is, at this moment the un.
warranted and highly offensive attitude OF France Eng.
land and Spain, against these and all similar Amer
OFFENDERS and each OF these powers, in taking
this attitude has planted itself upon the unwarnn,ed Ian
guase OF President Fmore's proclamation Having in
the outset, against light and against warning. committed
this terrible and fatal bunder in the case. the admnisa
ton in every way bound TO exert its whole power
repair ito and retrieve for these hspess prisoner
all The legal privileges under the treaty which il could
yet from the sweep OF most judged proclamation
which invoked the interference and armed the rage OF al
nations against them, while it paralyzed the arm anc
closed the lips OF every American abroad who might els
have moved or spoken in their defence
II has been our duty TO show-and we have shown
from the reeord-the delinquency OF the administration il
both OF the above named br anches Of its official duty
The administration utterly failed 10 show due diligence
energy. and capacity in preventing the offence. and il ha
utterly failed show due foresight and patriotic spirit
vindicang for the disarmed and captive offenders hei
legal rights OF fair trial for their offence All right
official Intervention 10 the treaty duly executed IL
their case or for any other purpose whatever has beer
solemny renowned by the Acting Secretary Of State
despatch 10 the Spanish Minister Against the supreme
treaty-law of Spain and The United States these Amer
lean prisoners have been shot without any trial deserving
the name Against the law and comfy Of nations,
in direct derogaion OF national rights, British AM
French cruisers are now on the watch 10 seize say thu
Americans who may engage in any s'm'lnr illegal expe
don against Cuba. Beyond all reasonable doubt, :
treaty OF guarantee for Cuba-with abolition there
among lis Incidents either concluded or IN con
temptation. And before all these facts our gov
eminent either stands altogether silent, or makes
no eectual protest objection In its efforts TO prtrs
The expedition the nefciency OF the administration ha
been equally signal The Pampero called from one o
our prncpa seaports when. spite OF the TACT oil inl
warning that she was sail, every official charged VIII
the execution OF the laws OF the United States there, wal
obs.ni from his posi- of d~tyi Marshal collector dis
trci Judge, district attorney-all were gone This wa
NAL administr ation-sross NAL admniauation--of pub
Affairs II was the duty Of the President TO have reliable
pubI;c officers At that time and that spot We are no
va, prepared 10 believe that the wing party there coult
moi have furnished such men. But to be sure, II ma,
be said Thai the President and most OF his cabinet were
.b.ent from their posts at the time But the fac
undoubedys that the Pampero sailed, as she could no
have sailed had due diligence energy and capacity beer
a;su,svsd in stopping her Doubtless the admnistra
lion ssued orders in the But that 10 not The point
The mir, H. ,ha. il, was the business Of the amnstra
linn 10 have men and means there 10 make its orders e.
f.ctu. They were not taken by surprise; they wer'
no, without adequate powea and want OF adequate snf
eseual preparation for the was nothing less mar
Official delinquency. It was maladmnistra''on
Thirdly A third branch OF the official duty OF tn'
administration in this business grows out OF tne Assault
by mob. upon the Spanish consulate at New Orleans
and we regret to sce from the published correspondence
mon that subject, which is appended to the message