The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-11

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Tire M,,,fo. II DR.. Gardiner 10 MsIic0.
DR.. Gardiner, I understand, arrived at New Or
leans on tho 26th ult route to Mexico, in order
to procure additional evidence and proof Of the
istenoe Of the mine upon which the Mexican Com
mission granted him an award Before leaving
here he had been asked to accompany the Commits
sion which had been raised at the instance OF Mr..
Soule. The correspondents upon that subject has
already been published in the HERALD. Upon ar
irving at New Orleans, he called upon the Collector
and presented written order from the government
to give him passage on the United States steamer
Fulton to Tampico He was then informed that
contrary orders had subsequently, been issued by the
government not to afford him the promised passage
and notwithstanding the written order in his pos
session, all the pa omsed facilities were denied him
The Fulton sailed on the 18th with the Gardner
Commission" and DR.. Gardiner was obliged to
accordingly gone his own ''hook," and expects to
be back long before the Commission.
Although the country expects that If any fraud
has been committed by Gardiner it will be fully ex-
posed and punished, it does not require that harsh
or uDjust proceedings should be adopted towards
him in advance OF his trial. If the facts above
given are correct, some explanation Of the extraor
binary course adopted by the government is neces-
gary, or the inference must remain that DIR. Gar
diner is the victim Of cruel persecution.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 1852.
The Vieirs of the Administrative in Regard to
Cuba.
The news from New Orleans, Of tho treat
Dent Of the Crescent City, on her recent trip
to Havana, is just what might have been ex-
pected from the view taken by the President Of the
former outrage. You will remember telegraphed
you at the time what understood to be the real
opinion Of the government in tho matter. The
despatch was copied into the Union here, and the
Republic dared to contradict il if not correct.
Instead Of doing SO, however, the Republic content.
ed itself with vague denial that the government
intended TO back out from its duty, Sc. Some days
after announcement appeared that the difficulties
were all settled, and the Intsligencr and Republic
FASTENED to indulge in little burst Of enthusiasm
ut the unparalleled statesmanfhp Of our government,
which had wrought such a happy result. 1t now
appears that all this rejoicing was premature, and
that, so - from the matter being settled it has as
sumed ifpossible moro offensive attitude than be-
FORE The Captain. General is not only determined
to carry out his pleasure rs regards the indi-
vidual named William Smith, but no has given no.
tice that for the future all humbug must be aban-
doned, and the obnoxious Smith" removed from
tho ship, else the ship will be excluded in toto
from the port of Havana.
All this. repeat, is just what must have been
dutlclp1leu iIUiu pOoltiUH tdhtu Ny BONcIn-
ment. The President and the members of his cabi-
net use disguise in expressing their astonishment
that the papers of the country should be so ex-
tremey ignorant as to suppose Cuba violated any Of
the courtesies Of nations in excluding not only Mr..
Smith, but also the steamer If she 1T to do so
Our treaty with Spain, it is commended, makes no
provision for admitting vessels into the port Of Ha
vana, and consequently the exclusion Of the Cres-
cent City by the Captain General is simply port
regulation which we must grin and bear. How
can it be expected, when such view prevail, that
the honor Of our flag will be vindicated thu pco-
pie understand the term! As the Republic and IN
fNigcnca understand it, ca vindicaton of our nag"
simply meant that the Captain General, having
acted as he had an undoubted right to do, in the
mater of the Crescent City, government lost
time in sending Mr. Conklng to Havana to tell that
functionsry that such was the case.
1t is understood, however, that the Spanish Min
lister here, Don A. Cnideron de la Barca, views the
with great regret, and is using his best
exertions to induce the Captain General to relax
the rigor Of his severity. Whilst the excr.ions Of
this able and enlightened gentleman deserving
Of oil praise, it is to be regretted that the American
people should 80 far be misled as to their rights,
flag as to look to the President for vnd,asion Of
their honor in matter which it turns eut was in
strict keeping with our treaty stpulations AL we
wanted was justice and proper respect. If accord
ing to the administration, that has all along been
awarded by the government of Cuba, we have no
desire to trespasB further on the kindness Of the
Spanish Minister, and we beg, by all means, that
the Captain. General shall have full swing There
is doubt such conduct will greatly assist in So
curing the continuance Of Spanish rule in the Queen
Of the Antilles. Y.