The daily union., 1852-10-30


substance OF the avowsd policy OF the administration in
the affair OF the Crescent Cty
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, Oct 25, 1852,
SIHs Your letter the Sd has received As
no intelligence reached this department from Cuba
since that which brought by your steamer, it has
of knowing the intentions of the authorities OF the
island other than what you yourself, and cannot
therefore inform yon whether mails passengers will be
permitted to land there not. IL however, be in
erred from the past proceedings Of the authorities, that
mails and passengers conveyed in the Crescent
City will be permitted land there in indvid
ual named William Smith should remain on board of her
am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
C. M. CONRAD, Acting Secretary.
| To GEORGE LAW, esq, New York
| On The same morning the Republic wrote follows,
clearly proving that though nomnally the special organ
Of the President il is either not permitted 10 know
anything at all Of the policy the action Of the admins
aton else that for psy purposes it states that policy
falsely
"We averred, competent authority, that cabinet
has taken firm and ground in opposition the
ment of the Crescent City; that there has been and will
be backing out the part Of the administration;
and that Lient Porers transfer from the Crescent City
the Georgia had been made at his request"
This development places both the organ" and the
administration in attitude sufficiently odious and hu.
initiating
But, to show the unworthy tckery TO which the whg
leaders. and especially the special organ," at
the close OF the canvass resorting TO up the den
quency OF the administration in this Cuban affair,
must 60 10 the next pon, in the Republics article On
Thursday last in order TO show, against the Republics
contradiction, the truth OF despatch of by Messrs
Penn and Forney giving information that the ad.
minis,ration had "backed out" instead Of sustaining
the rights OF the American flag in the harbor OF Ha-
vana, copied from the New York Herald the follow
ing authentic and exact statement of the views OF the
administration as avowed on the 22d instant:
Especial Correspondence of the New York Herald.I
WASHINGTON October %, 1862
1t is understood that the government views the matter in
this light that have right to force Cuba admit
Mr. Smith shore, when their refusal do evident
y founded the belief. wrongully rghully that is
necessary for the public Of the island that all
peced persons should be excluded and that Mr. Smith
looked pon a disiuIber.
Leu-u.a, captain general as an Of
fcer OF the United States and government
side itself directly called upon either endorse the
position he has taken or disavow it,
50 long at peace with Spain, il is con,ended, 1t
is perfectly ridiculous pretend have right force
her admit citizens if she thinks fit suspect they
hostile her. and places her refusal that ground
Whilst State OF the Union claims the right exer.
cses IT. OF imponing czans Of other countries for fear
they might disturb the public peace government Il is
ued hardly find fault with Spain ply refusing
to let suspected persons land her shore.
This, understand from ample authority, is the ground
taken by the government wherner IL is in keeping with
public opinion remains to be seen
Lieutenant Porter has been for to be informed of
these views and he will be expected govern himself
condngy
To this the Republic Of yesterday morning. dream.
ing that be confronted at the moment with Mr.
conrads conclusive letter. had the temery reply as
follows.
"The furnished the Herald had rohing par
tissn abont and necessity existed for pointing out
eonJeetwa urors which had been rendered harmless
the announcement OF the course resolved upon by the
ad in the premises Mr. Forney's despatch,
however, did call iot exposure, because 1t palpa-
bly, studied designed to political
account the excitement prevailing At New leans 10 Goa
nexion with The Havana difficulties The Heralds
pondent ioas nsinforntd-that ALL M Forney's
despatch, the other hand. political trick,
to do mischief and likely to do it iflet uncxposed"
We defy the Republic TO point out ono word Of soon
jectura error in the above statement We defy the
Republic 10 dsny one word OF the views which il as.
cribes 10 the administration. We defy the Republic TO
point out one word OF "misnformation' in the state.
ment as above copied We affirm that the above letter
OF Mt Conrad far goes, verhes the statement TO
the letter; for Mr. Conrads letter plainly assumes that
the Cuban authorities have the right upon suspicion
to exclude the Crescent City and its purser from the
privileges Of their port, and expressly states tha, they
will probably exercise that right.
But the Republic talks OF the prior announcement OF
the course resolved upon by the administration In the
premises" And what that prior announcement
Why that Judge Conklng had been instructed to OBJ
tam an authentic statement OF facts connected with the
Crescent City" What trinng is thsl The government
had already full and authentic statement OF those
facts n o6ieidi frm. II had the official protest" OF
Lieut. Porter, its agent II had The Statement, OF Mr.
Roberts on behalf OF the steamship company; and
on the other side il had the official letter of Gai1na
chief of the Cuban police written in behalf OF the Cap
tain General 10 Lieutenant Porter and expressly claiming
the right to exclude the Crescent City from the port alto
geher il she had board any odous or suspected per-
SON.
Were not these authentic facts" enough 10 determine
The policy OF the government What more could they
expect Judge Conklin TO find Out The facts officially
before the administration plainly covered The whole
case They left no alternative but TO "back out" before
the Cuban demand or sustain The claim made by Lieu
tenant Porter in his protest The administration did
back ou"did not conceal the views the argument.
upon which did soand then, apparently frightened at
the effect which its humiliation might have upon the
elections, sent OF Judge Conkling Quxotc wayside
visit Of inquiry merely TO gain time. and throw
some temporary doubt its trucking purpose Mean
time the energy of Mr. Law has compelled the admins
ation 10 give the company some sort OF an answer TO