The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-13

Some Of the journals now defend the action Of the
Cuban authorities in respect to the bark Cornelia,
protesting to see in it nothing but the perfectly
legal and justifable execution Of police regulations
necessary for the defence and protection Of the
island. The case of the detention and Imprisonment
of British co0red sailors at Charleston, under the
police regulations Of South Carolina, is quoted as
case in point to illustrate the right which every
sovereignty possesses to enforce its own internal
laws, no matter how inconsistent they may be with
the native principles and institutions of such for
ejgners as may come under their operation.
Perhaps there is a slight degree of justice and
applicability in this view of the case. The secre-
ton Of the man Hearkness on board the Cornelia
may have been such q violation of the police laws
Of Havana to subject the officers of the vessel to
severe penalties. But while all knowledge Of the
presence of the ssowaway is denied by the captain
and crew, it is not at all ut variance with the
perfdious Spanish character to believe that this
Hearkness was merely decoy, placed there by
directions of the Captain General to give color Of
legality to their subsequent acts And this indeed,
would appear to be PLAUSIBLE version Of the mat
ter, from the fact stated by the captain that the fine
Of thousand dollars, incurred by this offence, was
offered to be RENTED in case he would deliver up
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Guzman. The Spanish authorities did not care at
all about Mr.. Hearkness but only laid their plans
to get possession of Guzman's packet, and Of the
Cornelia's mails
The conduct of the authorities of Cuba, both in
reference to the Cornela and to the Crescent City,
has been in the highest degree insulting, overbear
ing and ndefensible. Their impudence and contempt
Of treaty spulations and Of the ordinary courtesy
and respect due to q friendly flag, we're carried
beyond any reasonable limit, and impose
this government the duty of demanding salts.
faction There was no necessity Of their exercising
the powers given them by their peculiar police regu
lations, in such insulting and brutal manner
do we recognise the propriety of following yes.
sci after leaving port, boarding her, deprivng the
captain of his command, and playing the flibuster
in robbing her of her mails. Nor had the strin-
gency of police regulations anything to do with the
expulsion from their harbor Of irregular mail steam
er, bearing the flag Of this country, because she had
on board an officer who was not in very good odour
with these petty despots. Mr. Smith, the purser,
besides, denies the charge made against him, of
incorporating Cuban affairs to the newspapers of
this city. Nor can we admit that even if the charge
true, the Spanish government possess any right
to interfere with anAmerican subject on account Of
what he may have said or done in this country. We
conceive that the defe Of the Spanish officials,
these grounds, is very lame and untenable; and
if they find no better for their acts, they
must make the amende honorable, or abide the con-
sequence