New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-11-19
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FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1856.
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14s AID q louis Napoleon irokd against The uuted State
=, case ef War with Spain, for Cuha-.q,liude Of ii
brush MInistry on the question, ETC. etc. -
49, From the London Timos of the astl.]
~ nas been obvious since the discontinue Of the Lopc
against the Island Of Cua that the people
the United States only waiting an opportunity
crafty the double passion Of acqustiveness and
implcate if possible tie american Government IL
cupabe designs Upon the return of the American
XIV VINO mad received free pardon which they
deserved from the clemency Of the Sovereign WHO'S
they had wantonly invaded these adventurer
received with enthusiasm the cities 81 tie South
" for the cause Of Cuban and the
and harangues served stimulate the passiont
when their lawless enterprise had originated secret
when was the ensign Of lopez this association Is re-
ported to have its ramcation in all parts of the Union
scarcely credit the statements which have beer
but 1t Is extremely dscreditabe to the American
teope mat such body should have been formed
I've .ue oenperate purpose of plundering foreign State
and there Is act of aggression which such an example
YOU'D not justify Under these circumstances
IAN that repetition of the attempt Cuba would be
made and IN the meantime all means were employed tc
noW in tho Island and to engage Uni
yea states as nation in the undertaking Intact con.
sacy TO promote these objects has recently been dis
covered at the Havana.
Spanish Government has course been reused
papabie danger to prepare, best it can for the
defence Of its posessohs tile present Governor
has thought proper to resort the strongest
sye means which could be employed Numerous arrests
taken place. the connections relations Lopez
and his gang have been closely and the extera
communications of the isatd Ith foreign ports have
been than closed 81 36s police and military
authortes Of Spain In the discharge of this duty
the Governor Of Cuba doubt conceived II be- 1t
asserted by the American agators that the flag
the United States has not been respected search Was
made on board the Cornea an American merchant ves-
picating persons of the rank in the island and
aiter"ards the passenger steamer Crescent City was
warned OFF altogether, and not allowed to land either
goods or passengers because she had as ser
mr. smith who had taken some part in these reasonable
This occurrence has kinded afresh the mad
ness OF the American people, rather it has laid
had the Inscriptions consprators had already
aked their lives on this enterprise the consequence
Is an amount of excitement which may drive the
Government into hostile measures or will at any rate
concur with the Presidential election to pledge the
Administration to further acts of violence At such
moment especially candidate protesting moderation
this subject will have little chance Obtaining the suf
frages OF the American people
The Governor of Cuba may have acted with violence
ana It s ndsereet on his part to the risk Of convert
Ing this affair into national quarrel but far as we
principle which he acted which can be attacked on
legal grounds It is the unquestionabe right of every
sovereign paper to prohibit to its territory aliens
or rather all access to the territories Of foreign State
the result of permission granted by that State which
however that notice of this prohibition should be duly
gwen by the refusal of passports such means
We cannot wonder that the Spanish Governor of Cuba
receives public information by every mail from the
United States of meetings and associations formed the
express purpose of wrestling the Island entrusted to his
care from the of Spain should with great yjg
lance and suspicion all persons who arrive from that
quarter and should endeavor to Intercept reasonable
correspondence, if he can. Suppose that at moment
wnen an insurrection was impending in Ireland, Amer-
can vessels should arrive in the ports of that country
strongly suspected off design to open Communications
already been obliged to fly the country it cannot be
doubted that the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland would be
Justified in sending back such vessels to the place they
came from for his first dutys to preserve the tranquility
ofthe Queens dompions But, II such act were re-
sorted to- could be admitted that the offending
party entitled TO take advantage ofis own wrong and
to resent as national insult what no more than le-
Ultimate measure Of defence We find nothing in the
listing treaties between Spain and the United States
limit this right By the It'll article of the treaty 1905
it was stipulated the subjects and vessels of the two
States should be subject to embargo detention
the part of each other either for any military expe-
dtion or any other private public motive but this
clause does not extend o refsa OF access suspected
vessel
In the of the Corncla it seems that the ship was
boarded by the Cuban authorities in their waters
Just after she had weighed anchor for SewYork. Two
persons taken out of her, the Creole named
Guzman who was conveying letters from the Island
detained and the proceeded on her vow
age This step may have been harsh and mpruden but
it cannot be termed illegal outrage foreign merc-
ant flag does not shelter vessel from search for persons
suspected of violation of the laws long hefs in
the waters Of another country The vessel is subject
all the regulations of police long she remains there
suppose for instance runaway slave refuge
on board British ship in the port Of Neworleans it
would be outrage to the Brth flag il the American
authorities searched the ship and detained the fugitive
This question however will not be disposed by the rules
Of international law The passions Of the people and the
political interests of the touched and even
these incidents may bring collision which the pres
en temper of the United States will not suffer to be per-
manently averted
Powerful the American people l1nquestionably are
in the defence of all that belongs themselves nation
has in these days the strength the to riot
the world and crafty its lusts and caprices at the
expense of others This rash dangerous course will
if adopted bring them into collision with other States
besides Spain and they would enter into such contest
degraded in the of the world by the popular violence
and injustice which have dictated these aggressons The
conquest of Cuba will not easily be effected by band
of feebooter if indeed another Lopez expedition
allowed to quit the shores of the United Ssaes But
fear that the American Government will be gradually
to do, it did in the of Texas what every
honesty condemns Let them not suppose however that
such to be taken with impunity because
Spain is longer what she Spain has still the
of destroying the trade of America with Medi-
erranean and of infctiDg tremendous losses upon by
means Of Letters of marque all the world Except
Cuba and Porto Rico, she has western colonies
and important trade for America to assa Moreover
upon question of this magnitude and importance to all
+ the maritime State Spain does not stand alone
We do not pretend to be acquainted with the views
Government upon this subject though it is evil
dent that the acquisition of the Havana by the naval
power of the United States would be change which
British Minister could view with indifference But the
which France may pursue is still obvious.
Louis Napoleon has every nducement defend the in.
terests of Spain and strengthen the relation between
his own Government and that of Madrid. Nothing
would better suit him than opportunity of dis
: play and augmenting the naval power of France.
by espousing the cause of Spain against such
tagonist for such expedition would ater the coun-
try and occupy the public mind with serious risk
any French interest However this may be, the firm
and collective resolution of the maritime powers Europe
oppose the aggressive policy of the United States when
it extends beyond the North American continent
peace which might otherwise be sacrificed to the cutlery
of an indignation meeting p and the rashncss of the
American democracy could hardly commit greater act
of folly than to provoke such contest without being
assured Of the countenance of the neutrality
&any of the Powers.