The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-11-19


tahon al once 10 assert and maintain IL. as trucking
and a humiliation.
The ground s taken BY the organs OF the adminsira
ton in regard 10 the exclusion OF Purser Smith from a
vana appears i'll judged and dangerous We attribute
il 10 the past commitments OF the adminstra
lion on the subject We hope yet see the view OF the
administration this point changed The right OF Spain,
under her treaty with us. 10 exclude an American on
probable of suspicion, cannot perhaps be ques
toned II may also be admitted that each nation
must. upon It's own responsibility. judge for itself
what constitutes probable cause But the point in this
is. that Canedo in excluding Puser Smith, does not
profess rest his conduct ON such probable The
purser is excluded a wanton. iyrannica within Cane.
do himself admits this when he says that Smith may
land il he will only say he is not guilty Il ap
pears that Captain Porter is also involved 10 similar
exclusion. Now, such exclusion as this oil the Sc
lected officers OF American mail ship is breach OF
all comfy is unfrendly act Il is ground OF CON-
plant and as such our government is bound 10 treat
it, TO acquiesce in it as il stands is TO truckle.
Sill more Objectionable is the tone OF The adminisira.
ton organs towards Mr. Law. We do not perceive that
he has done anything in the matter which he ought not
to have done Very properly he refuses permit Canedo
dictate to him who shall sail in the companys steam.
ships. who shall be their officers Very properly he
has asked his government whether they will stand by
him in delivering the mails This is all he has done. He
came before the government its agent TO get nforma-
lion about the performance OF his duties in which he
obstructed by foreign power. The administration re-
fused to give him civil answeruitery refused to prom
Use him any aid protection-and now, without any
cause that we see, the "organs" abuse him as
speculator in politics, powder, and muskets, who sem
harnesses the administration by his wish to flbuer
This is all very paltry, and unworthy OF the American
government.
And this brings us 10 the last point in this matter
which would direct public attention We have here
oiore taken pains to denounce with especial emphas.
what regard as the trucking of the administration
to the Cuban authorities. because we deem such policy
on our part incompatible with the preservation OF peace
between Spain and the United States In the policy OF
peace we demand from the administration lust and
faithful maintenance of all our rights in our relations
with Cuba In no other policy peace be maintained
Precisely because we deprecate all 'busterng" expe-
dltionsprecisey because DESTROYS that our ciii-
zens should fully respect the obligations of laws and OF
reaes-thereiore do we demand Of government tina,
il permit not the Cuban authorities 10 trample on the
rights OF American citizens, or OF the American flag
Such deeds the people OF this country will moi
endure II their government fail to redress them thew
will be strongly tempted TO take redress into their own
hands few more such letters from the State Department
as Mr. Conrad addressed TO Mr. Law will do more 10 help
on "fbustesm" thana the alleged efforts Of the Lone
Star Association! The seizure and trial oil Purser Smith
BY the Cuban authorities which the administration organ.
almost appear to invite, would. in judgment if sub
mitied TO by our government be of most disastrous ten
dency and effect. There is no policy go well fitted 10
counierac all fbusterng designs that policy which
shall satisfy every American citizen who visits Cuba that
his government will fully protect him in all his rights
Such is the safety and such in this case is the ndispen
sabeness, OF that me-honored policy which tasks
nothing that not right and submits 10 nothing that
wrong!"