The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-02

Our Commercial Correspondence.
We trust that none of our readers will fail to notice
the clear exposition given to-day by commercial cor
respondent Of the degree Of strngency which exists in
the money market Ii is important that the real of
this state Of things should be properly understood, and
not enormously ascrbed. for party purposes, and
with good reason, the fact that the great agricultural
interest Of the country is not grooming under the op-
pressive taxation of lS42.
How .dmir.bIy they conduct the government
In yesterdays reply to the cabinet manifesto in the
Republic of the day BEFORE noted the fact that in
asfying the Cuban proclaim the administration, in
ito whole line OF argument had assumed at the same time
fully to Justify both Owen and Concha It is henceforth.
then to be taken fact, officially asceained, that the
administration, issuing that proclamation, intended to
give beforehand pledge Spain and other powers, that
this government would leave any all OF the American
citizens of the expedition to die, without law and with
out mercy whether they should resist surrender, and
whether it should turn out that there not
public revolutionary war in Cuba.
1t appears further that the government, before could
possibly know whether there was not revolu-
tionary movement in Cuba also intended by the
official act to assure both France and England that if
their respective fleets should under their instructions.
stop on their way Cuba any Americans thus engaged
in the expedition, apd hang them quietly and summary
up the yard pirates, this government would ask
no questions, and take steps in the matter-being
pledged against any interference" matter to what
exremtes" the Americans in the expedition might be
reduced"
Certainly. in all this. the administration acting on
paper with freedom from all timdity and all scruple
which we suppose to be happily without any precedent
in the previous history Of the United States With great
ability, and with entire the administration thus
accomplished by few strokes Of it's pen the complete
ou,lawry OF certain American citizens; and, with a
frank and generous fervor of international hospitality,
il welcomed the world to the hanging of them be-
fore it knew at all whether they to be few or
macy, whether the course OF events in Cuba would
make them patriots pirates 1t has since, however
taken care officially TO that these citizens,
though gevousy deceived did yet in fact start for Cuba
in the expectation and belief of joining there in pub
lie and patriotic for freedom, and that they have
now therefore, "a strong claim to pardon " and such
assurance at this time will, trust be very consong 10
those mourners among who may be tortured by the
reflection that their captive and brothers might after
all, very possibly, have escaped the shooting Cuba
the dungeons Spain, if they had CHANGED upon the
evil fortune OF such premature and Jealous denunciaton
and oudawry by their own government
II is certainly unfortunate that the administration, az
ter showing such efficiency in twisting the pirates rope
round the necks OF all the who should start with
Lopez did not think il worth while to order OF
its civil officers to stay at his post New Orleans and stop
the Psmpero from sailing II appears believe. that
when she sailed though the whole country full Of
the rumor OF il, not single OF these gentlemen
neither collector, marshal, nor district Attorney nor
distric, judge-was the spot All had gone into the
country. and naturally enough for had not the President
and cabinet gone, too II the Of Official merry
making We have finished their business for them !;
we have pu, on, proclamation that will hang them
dare; and now let us 90 and play Such aeemed to be
the official spirit OF the hour II the style OF gov
erning the country
The craftsmanship shown by government in this
matter hitherto consists, i, would seem. simply in Stun.
boring the departure OF tie OF the expedition
while they starting, and telling all the world to hang
or shoot them their journey and at their journeys
end
Such policy however faithfully Owen may have
carried il out, however boldly the administration may
avow, however ingeniousy the Republic may defend
it, really strikes quite Objectionable in this country,
as many Otner RrOunus on lne ground OF
novelty The American people not used to it, II
they fit TO continue the presen, dynasty its
sells power much longer, repetition may make it les.
annoying Besides this first experiment in this new
style of government has been very -med. II appears
that the Presidents pocy-procama,ion and all--be-
came known 10 England and France just in time
BILE those powers TO interfere, If they chose, in Cuban
affairs, under pretence of helping Spain police that
island against Americans, denounced beforehand by their
own President pirates. BY doing, they plainly
opened the way for treaty Of guarantee which should
make Cuba a colony OF abolition. Such result may
square well enough with the past views Of the President
and of some OF his cabinet, apparently reafhrmed
and renewed by the recent official republication OF the
Erie letter. But Judge that the American people
will regard such policy al least M.t,med Mus,
they not also, whenever shall be fully disclosed
TO them regard il most Illuminating to their county,
and Iraught will all OF peril to its safety and s
peace
AcTrso SECRETARY STArE.-The Int.il,gsnesr
state. that since the return Of Mr. Attorney General Crit
'enden to the seat of government, he has n the pro-
longed absence Of Mr. Webs,er been appointed acting