The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-10
The .UnIon,, .t Fnult again.


of submitting quietly to European intervention
between this country and Cuba. 1t speaks of
sympathy between President FILLMORE and
the British and French" and the readiness of
the Administration to submit to 'the applica-
ton to this continent of the doctrines and views
of the Holy Alliance" and as evidence of this
''deplorable proclivity," it refers to the cir
cumstance ''that long article in the London
Times" on the Cuban question was "copied
into the organ of this Administration without a
word of dissent" In adopting this course, the
Union acts in strict accordance with its estab-
duct of the PRESIDENT and his advisers; and
in the pursuit Of this object it has shown itself
alike Indifferent to facts, and to the rules that
are supposed to govern political controversy.
The most charitable superstition is, that our
contemporaries recklessness proceeds from con-
scous weakness, and from-a desire to hide the
divisions and deformites of its own party by
raising a series of false issues in regard to the
proceedings of the party in power.
1t may be that the Union is unable to realize
the, idea that it is the duty of journalist to
keep his readEs we'll informed in reference to
occurrences or opinions with which it becomes
an intelligent man to be acquainted, whether
they be favorable or hostile to his own we'll
established opinions. Experience on many oc-
casons leads to the conclusion that the Union
rarely acts on the principle of laying before its
readers both sides of question; it is an adept
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have the credit of being able to grapple with
them; but it is Systematically regardless of the
old idea of fair play, as between itself and its
antagonists. For our own part, we have faith
enough in the intelligence and calm-reasoning
temper of our Wing readers, to believe that
they wish to have placed before them from
time to time the views of contemporary
iswriters of established weight altogether
irrespective Of their affinity to the opinions
which have place in our editorial columns.
Our sense of right will always prompt us to
do that which we did on ednesday-namey,
to put on record the criticism of leading organs
of opinion, in England and elsewhere, that our
citizens may become acquainted with all that is
necessary to enable them to arrive at right con-
illusions on subjects of great public interest and
importance. To say that the republication in
our news columns of an article from another
journal is tantamount TO an endorsement of the
sentiments set forth in that article, is piece
Of absurdity of which we are disposed to hope
even the Union will be ashamed, when it has
had time TO reflect upon the matter.
Now as TO the facts of the case which is
made the basis of all the heavy charges against
US. In by gone times, our contemporary al
leges, 60 no paper understood to be the expo
nent of governmental policy would remain
silent, or quote with apparent satisfaction such
articles as the one we are commenting upon
from the London Times" 1t is not true that
we have either remained silent, or given tacit
or open approval in the premises. On the con-
trary, when late mail put US in possession of
our files Of London papers. containing multi
tude of comments on Cuban affairs, we imme-
diately, and without any reservation, expressed
a judgment decidedly adverse to every thing
like foreign intervention. We referred particu-
larly TO the articles in the Times, and repudiated
as emphatically as we could the principles laid
ago we used this language "Nothing is more
clear to any man acquainted with the state Of
feeling in this country than this, that mo
American Government could subsist for an
hour under the suspicion of being dictated to
by European power" We proceeded to
remark that the very appearance of informed
ding is calculated to do extended mischief"
and, we added, "there cannot be doubt that
President FILLMORE and his advisers are
prepared and able TO maintain the information
al relations of the United States on a proper
footing, without being subjected to dictation,
or the appearance of it, on the part of
any foreign power" These phrases were
| distinct enough surely, and were so regard
ed by our contemporaries generaly-by all,
indeed, so far as we know, with the exception
of the Union, which, for narrow factous purpo-
| ses, ignores their existence, and imputes to us
opinions of a directly opposite character.
| What we said on the first instant we repeated
and enlarged upon yesterday; our whole course
being in perfect accordance with the declaration
90 that the first show of British Intervention in
Cuban affairs will be the signal for a move
ment that neither Cuba, nor Great Britain,
nor all the European powers combined can re
sist - and with the assurance that " the only
security for Cuba is in the protection of the
Government Of the United States, and the alb
sence OF all foreign Interference" In our hum
BILE Judgment, no language could be more spe-
cifc
In view Of these facts, the article in the
Union is utterly unbecoming the pretensions of
the metropolitan organ Of great party. The
allegations against ourselves vanish into thin
air, F." and the pompous array of charges against
the FILLMORE Administration degenerates into