The daily union., 1852-12-07

difficulty growing out OF Tue treatment OF our mail ships
by the Cuban authorities the administration has taken
tone widely different from that assumed by It's organs and
has denied that any plausible presnmptvs cause has
been given for refusing mail ships the ordinary priv
leges and courtesy OF the port OF Havana Our readers
will remember that this has been from the first the posi-
ton OF this journal 1t is satisfactory 10 fnd The admin
isiraton, in spite OF its contradictory antecedens last
maintaining IL in its negotiations with Spain.
The Fisheries question appears OF late to have engaged
much OF the attention OF the governments and the Presi
dent announces the intention of concluding il possible.
during the winter, two conventions with Great Britain,
which shall involve fuller and more liberal recognition
Of our rights in the fishing grounds and regulation Of
our commercial intercourse with British provinces 1t
not 10 be doubted that some such negotiations il judi
cously conducted and brought to successful result
might be OF very considerable public utility
But must for another occasion further
men,s upon the message There several topics OF in
teres embraced in it. which have at this moment
neither time space notice. In its literary character
it compares, think avorably with any of its prede-
cessos during the present whg dynasty but whole
it certainly presents and conclusive evidence that
the policy Of the whg party is wholly inadequate to the
due comprehension and maintenance of our national in
terests.
The Kentucky Contested Election Case.
We publish to-day very able and we'll. considered
communication touching the issues involved in the
test now pending before the Senate We do not present
our own views on this interesting topic. because con-
slider the occasion inappropriate; but at proper time we
will lay before our readers the considerations which have
led US to the opinion we entertain.
We mentioned in our Sundays ISSUE while making an
question now before the Senate that we might probably
differ with that journal the points involved in the
The National Iaseligsncsr replies that only
pying usual position-ihat soon ascertain
which side of question it espouses, we straightw ay
plant ourselves on the opposite side
We must confess that if to adopt such a rule
for guidance on important public questions, would,
Judging from the past. adopt very safe one. In war,
such rule would array against the public enemy In
matters OF diplomacy it would array against the un-
just demands and insulting pretensons OF foreign gov
emen,s In matters involving the principles OF our in
situtions, il would array the side OF the constl-
ton and against Capitalization and federal encroachment
on the rights OF the States In matters of domestic pol
icy, would array the side of the many and against
the greedy few who are always seeking prey the
national labor and appropriate undue share Of the
ional production by Of special privileges and class
! legislation. The article which we quoted on Sunday
from the federal organ did which side OF the
pending conto, ersy il would espouse. But we had
known to take any other than partisan view
of question which admitted OF il, felt eobiishl il
would urge the claims OF the whig contestant. alter
how strong the might be against him, aud iheie
fore felt safe in ntimatng that would disagree with
the federal organ the merits of the controversy. Il
seems that judged rightly; for the Inetgeneu hes
now shown its hand by explaining its article Of Saturday
last Read by the light OF that explanation, its magsteal
announcement OF Saturday modesty informs the Senate
and the country that there hardly for doubt, and
that the whig should have the seat without demanding
any other than the opinion Of the federal organ