Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-23
THE UNION" NEWSPAPER.

no just cause Of offence to those whose political pur
poses it becomes our duty to oppose. We may
occasionally chance TO err in our conclusions, as
who does not? We take great care not to err
in our facts; but, should that ever happen to US,
which, if ever is certainly not common occur
renee, we shall take as favor to be set right for
we can conscientiously say, that, in arguments
against what we have deemed political errors,
we have never contended for victory, but for the
truth. When we have found it, We do not spare
to speak it, displease whom it may. Should offence
be at any time taken where none was intended,
however we may regret the fact, it would be worse
than idle in US TO get angry in turn, and thus pun
ish ourselves for another's fault. We shall do no
such thing, therefore, in the which are about
to bring to the notice of the reader.
In the " Union" of Tuesday last is volley Of
abuse directed against this paper, on the allegation
of its having misrepresented the course of that
journal in regard to piratical expeditions from
our ports against nations with whom we have trea-
ties Of durable peace and friendship In treating
of the course Of the g Union" we quoted its own
language, which quotation we repeat from the Ma
eondi Vi Tue Jlu luStdHtJ
EXTRACTS AN EDITORIAL ARTICLE IN THE WASHING
OCTOBER /.
The negotiations growing out of tie Cuban troubles
make the darkest chapter in American history, and it
chapter written by Wing hands. The solemn outlawry
of fellowcitizens by Presidential proclamation
which formally withdrew from them the protection of
their country and surrendered them the tortures
and death of Spanish vengeance-the unavenged
Of the gallant Crittenden and his unfortunate COM
rades although by treaty stipulation the privilege of
impartial trial secured to them the coalition between
France England, and Spain to protect Cuba from what
they nsnltngy termed the buccaneering expeditions of
American citizens and the consequent ndgnes offered
to our flag the salutes ordered to be fred in honor of
the representative Of the nation by whom ellowcit
zens had been mastered with every circumstance of afro
cious cruelty these incidents Of Wing Administrator
make sad succession Of painful and humilatng facts,
which no patriot contemplate without feeling of
shame for the degraded attitude his country made to
occupy. These are The results Of Why polcy-a po-
Icy chich, plays the part Of the bully, 5oas. only
The achievements Of The corGrd"
If this be not giving encouragement to wrong
full expeditions against Cuba we willingly leave to
the verdict of the Public. No man of common
sense can read It without perceiving that in this
bill of indictment the Union" brings to the bar
as criminal the Administration which did its duty,
and no than its duty, in executing the laws of
the United States against piratical expeditions
whilst, IN the terms 9 undrenged massacre" of the
persons actively engaged in an act of piracy, SEN
timent Is included which is contrary not only to
the universal prescription of the Law of Nations,
but to the express statute of the United States.
Our object, however, in noticing the article of the
" Union" is not to renew the discussion Of the
merits of Flibustierism in general. We desire to
direct the attention of the reader to a statement
personal to the Editors of this paper which is con-
taiued in the article referred to-
In an explosion of ill-temper towards this jour
nal, the burden Of which is a TRADE against it for
its opposition at all times to unnecessary and absurd
attempts to involve the Nation in war, the Union
hits upon the following specification, which it gives
as one of the fruits of few days spent in looking
over old files Of the Washington papers :"
"Neyer yet has it 1.-THE National Intelligencerl
approved the cause of the United States. IT TOOK
PART WITH ENGLAND until tear was declared"
Now, the war of 1912, here referred to, having
been of very different character from certain other
projected wars, such that for ffty-four forty"
for example-projects which it is happy reflection
that this paper had agency in defeating-as it
was, in truth, both just and necessary war, we
take the trouble TO correct the Union" on this
particular point.
The war with England was declared on the 18th
of June, 1872. The necessity for it, though it had
been much debated earlier in the session Of Congress-
did not assume positive aspect until all expecta-
ton failed of repeal or modification by Great Br-
tain of her Orders in Council This was in the be-
ginning Of the month of April, when it became
finally known that the British Minister then in this
country uninstructed on that point. The ques-
ton Of Wa with England was then opened in the
National tntclligencer, and advocated with an
carnesttess, Of which the file Of the paper for the
year 1872 gives sufficient evidence, in series of
Editorial papers, which will be found in the num-
bers of April 9th, 18th, 14th, &C. The two first
of these articles having been little more than prel-
minary, showing the circumstances under which
the alternative of War had become inevitable, we
select and subjoin at large the third Of them
The perusal of this article WILL we presume salts
fy the caterer for the "Union" Of what he might
have found in the history of that day. in regard t.
our connexion with " the War with England, !" both
before and after that war, had he, instead Of listen
ing to misunderstanding busy-bodies, in reality con
suited the cold files Of Washington papers