The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-08

There il a poipt in the affairs OF natnns
rs well as individuals, when patient sub,ni--
son 10 insult ceases 10 be yistu- ana be-
comes a crime, and when homer. seitI-sprcC aud
true policy. alike demand the ~ tuitrsttG'on OF
a spiriL Of resentment ana reclamation To sach
a crisis have we arrived IN our Ieia ions
win the Spanish government For the sake Of
exhibiting q high-top.d, msgnauimous puhli, ie.l-
ing. aud OF proving boS really aud sincerely Tue
government Of this country diseoIntenanced All
kG,busieo attempts on the island Of Caoa We
have from time 10 TINE submitted TO May
petty irdignities the part Of the Spanish
authorities. But our ami ,able aud couctllatory
bearing has only, il would seem, made the tyrar-
nical puppets VINO hold sway in that unfortunate
island more reckless ia their conduct
ittbey mistook mag .anim,ty ana foi oearance
tor weakness aDo coward,ce THIS ridiculs as spirit
Of oraN ado bas DOW, haseyer, eaned them too far,
and led them TO commit an net ~ injurious 10
our commerce, volstory Of their treaties with az
and insulting the flag Of this republic aud which,
by the laws Of nations, demands the fullest
aLd atonement The Spanish authorities oil Cnoa
i'll contempt OF public la tn aud commercial treaties,
and in defiance Of the majesty of this republic, as
represented by national flag, have, We learn by
telegraph, denied ~ Emission 10 mall steamer
the Crescent City-to land her passengers or mails.
as usual, at Havana, or to hold any communication
whatever with the shore, ana compelled her to leave
the harbor in tremendous gale, To this unprece.
dented action of the Spanish authorities, the cap
tain Of the Crescent City entered formal protest,
which was treated with scorn; and thus Ameri-
can mail steamer, commanded by American officers,
and bearing the American flag, was insutingly ex-
PEELED from the harbor of an island with the GO
yernment of which our own was at peace
There is but one sentiment prevalent throughout
the community with respect to this unparalleled
outrage and that is that it is which calls for the
most prompt and efioacious measures Of retaliation
upon the Spanish government in Cuba. What would
have been the conduct of the administration in the
time OF Gen jackson, if such ndignity offered
TO the flag of this sountry 7 1t can easily be
imagined what course would have been adopted to
vndicae the outraged honor of the nation, and to
teach those contemplate Spanish despos that Ar.e
RIGA will endure neither injury insult The duty
of the present administration in this crisis is plain
and pert mpory but it is very questionable whether
the imbecility of the executive be reused into
action at all, even by the constant violation OF
treaties, and interference with the commercial rights
and privileges guaranteed to American citizens
This imbecility will be shown now as it was in the
case of Lopez, in not having him tried for offence
against the laws Of this country by getting up the
first fHibsstero expedition, and it subsequently
was, N permitting him to fit out second expedi-
tion on our shores. The like imbecity will proba-
bly, be initiated at the present time, when interna-
tiona laws and treaties thus studiedly violated
by the Cuban authorities. If government is SO
weak and inactive as to permit its laws to be set at
naught in its own ports it can hardly be expected
to take cognizance of the insult to its flag in the
waters Of Cuba.
Nothing will bring the question to proper and
credtabe issue but the general action and excitement
of the whole country, calling upon the administra-
ton to vindcate the honor Of the national flag, and
enforce the observance of the treaty stipulatons
between the two countries. Let see whether
our government will contemn the manifestation of
the public will in this matter.