The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-07

The RsguJi,e will not lie sll in this matter, now that
! i dopp but insists that because the Cuban prisoners
offenders under the treaty spulations. therefore
"a, were not entitled TO the legal trial which the treaty
.,s,antisd 10 them expressly such offenders, OF
purse under this doctrine of the Republic. privaeer
IA no importer Of contraband merchandise claim
,,.I under the treaty, but must be hung up without
,s.l II So the treaty is valuable treaty 30 far as it
,,oesrns American citizens charged with any offences
.u.;, lis provisions and the administration which in
i,s upon such construction o. # is very Trustworthy
.dministraton-verys far the rights and safety OF
American citizens charged depend upon its legal doc
zines az against foreign governments such that Of
Cuba.
Ru, now. a question to the Republic II these pris
o0,rs had no right trial under the treaty, why did the
R,puhics good friend Concha glue them riai7 The
Re,,ble saws he did So and that il fair. regular
,r;s, in due form Of Spanish law-such as the treaty
guarantees How did all this happen Will the Republic
or the "odcia gentleman in Washington" have the good
ness to explain
And again Ii these prisoners had right to the regu
lar trial guaranteed by the treaty, why did President Tay
lor May last peremptory demand just such trial for
The invaders captured Cardenas, after they had shot
down MY ppdHiAluo ahu Wc 6oscihoi Houoc !
All this was officially certified to President Taylor yet
he demanded regular trial for them, and told the consul
he would hold Spsn accountable if twas not granted 10
them and Mr. Clayton. Secretary Of State, in the
DESPATCH cited The treaty applicable and OF force in the
case Does the Republic to say that in all this
President Taylor and lis Secretary doing little
sharp practice in the courts of the hgher ia0?" The
Republic, in its present hands, was then now the
especial organ" and should know.
And again Has the Republic read the official dispatches
Of the French and Spanish Ministers to the Mexican
government as recently published by us, demanding, on
treaty. grounds and all other grounds fair and regular
trial for the invaders of Mexico who joined Senmanat
Are those dispatches higher la,oism too We shall be
glad to hear the Republic explain and expound upon all
these matters
The truth is our government has acted meany in this
business and acts absurdly in the hope of covering
up its meanness.
President Fllmore's proclamation is to the effect that
anybody earth might catch up any American en-.
gaged in the Cuban enterprise, and drown, hang shoe,
him pleasure, tried untred arrested resisting Il
was no matter whether he had got Cuba or nono mat
ter whether he had done any act of violence If be
engaged in the expedition" that was enough 1t was
no tucIC WdS puDiC III Suud
or not still, if engaged in the expedition" and as yet
only intending to fight in il. the proclamation utterly
lawed him. All this is illega-utterly at with
the ground taken by Mr.. Barrnger at Madrid
under instructions from President Taylor in the Creole
prisoners case; and, besides being illegal, il is poor
spirited and mean. II is utterly unworthy OF the Amer
government towards American citizens lfthey break
the law, let Them if public order and public justice de-
mand it. suffer by the law But away with this hot haste
10 let loose the bloodhounds of every foreign despotsm
upon them. il they were not men and citizens, bu
savage brutes