The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-10


peace and. whatever be the termination or The i.s M
struggle in the foreign land that sill there may rem,
point or points within the jurisdiction OF the United g.
used BY our citizens as the source OF war
No citizen has proposed TO carry war from TN. co.
Try against any foreign power. 1t was simply proOo..,
that in the island OF Cubanot hence. or from hsne.,
conflict should be carried on But tits said that III. A..
sons engaged went hence, sympathzing with il Ty.,
however, does not make the war exist in The u,a.,
States and extend out TO Cuba, for the whole cont.
was TO begin in Cuba and end in Cuba Such, uDdon,,
edy, is the true meaning OF the statute, and no o.
meaning can be given to il except in violation Of i,
terms for il is criminal act. and must be coO.tu.
strictly If the construction thus given to the stsu. /
not correct then the general government has failed !
every other case to execute the law, and Cuba furnish.
the only instance of exception. The truth u.s. the IJoi
States do not make il in citizen or citizen, h
leave this country 10 aid struggling people TO establish
free government and the President Of the United State
has been guilty of usurpaon in his orders and acts \.
speeding our citizens when they were on the high s,,
seeking the shores Of Cuba not pirates and plund
ers but as patriots ready to share the fate which wON
befal them in company with the native Cubans Spanish
authority might treat them traitors, rebels, and out
laws; but the President had no constitutional power II
interfere with them after they left Shores and es
cially none to provoke against them that bloodA,ay
wrath which desposm always nurses against the sodeu
and the citizens Of freedom
But instead of looking in the face the real points tbs
case-instead OF giving due effect to the opinion Of M
Webster in the letter 10 the British Minister-the i'm
organs run into all the irrelevant history Of present ana
ancient times TO cover with the appearance Of law d.
gross and unmany failure OF the President TO stand us
the true principles Of government Even the exseu.
ton OF Arbuthnot and Ambrister has been cited un
authority for the justification of the President. a,
The proclamation OF the President denouncing hAs
unfortunate men plunderers and lawess adventunn
not only deprived them Of the sympathy and proecdono
our citizens and officers. but of that Of all the fo.sa
powers Of the world By that proclamation Span.h su,
thorty was invited to the inhuman treatment prae
tsed towards them, and British and French forces
had pretence to put them to death as pirates That
proclamation was certificate of outawry, authorizing
all mankind to put TO death on the high citizen Of
the United States for seeking the shores of Cuba aid
the people in shaking off Spanish despotism. That proc
lamalon reverses and sgmatizes the sentiment which
induced government to send ship TO France, and
bring 10 shores Lafayette, in order that all the word
might gratitude for the man who. at the hazard
Of his fortune and his life 10 our shores and hep
to gain our Independence. 1t is no palliaion Of The
conduct OF the President say that Lopez is not Ia
faye,te, The proclamation rests on principle which
condemns all aid no matter under what circumstances
proered by citizens, to people struggling for free
DOM If the followers Of Lopez deceived. so much
- sha
then obvious that the Spanish authority would easily
make them prisoners. and humanity required tina, our
government should do nothing to lessen the chances
foreign clemency in their favor But, instead OF our
government being in condition TO inerpose the claims
of humanity for such victims, the captain OF armed
ship could only say TO them, when he went 10 their
prison " You in the pn,rsr of the Spanish govern
ment, and nothing be done for you as Amsr'can IN
asmuot the Presidents proclamation has declared that
any persons joining an invading force woud THEREBY
forfeit The protection of the government" In other words
this officer and all other persons could only say TO then
fallen countrymen. Your enthusiasm for liberty piracy
and your own country would treat you as Haynau did
the Hungarans Your Presiden, has declared You plum
derers and awless dventure out OF the pale OF civil
zation and humanity and if we had caught you on til.
ngn seas OUT inSuuCOns Wouu nave OOGed US 10 alie
you.
We may TO this subject hereafter, because IN
wolves principles OF the greatest moment; and il
wrong in view OF these principles it is time that ihs
American people should understand under what law il il
that has become crime for of theuro initiate b
example of Lafayette and Kosciusko.
tits the more important that these principles should B,
discussed, since the nmaton has been given Us ibs
our government expected TO aid he crowned heads Of
Europe-as expressed by the London Timss"in yrexrp
ing the union Of Cuba Nth the Groom of Spain" III
The important since the intelligence has reached
that the Queen OF Spain has received the promise 81
France to give her aid in putting down any struggle io
freedom and Independence on that island. In view Of
such declarations i, would greatly aid Us 10 know
whether our government has had any correspondents
with those governments authorizing the mpre ssion thus
made the public mind that the orders issued 10
naval officers the coast OF Cuba the result Of
operation and understanding with France England
md Spain
Are either of the organs Of President Fillmore and h
abne, prepared say that there no such cooperaor
,r secret understanding
shnckIes the Press Of France
We copy from La Presse Paris under date OF the ooh
August, the following address Of the journalists OF Grea
pritain and Ireland IN Charles Huoo IN thu