The daily union., 1852-01-17
Tns Republic and tho Cuban Qus..,oa


question. the ground that Senator Douglas has
dorsed. in his late Jackson dinner speech, the views
heretofore taken that subject by the Washington
UnIon
We need not say ne word in defence OF the
Speech because the Republic has quoted from it, and the
passage quoted being and just every line and let
ter its own sufficient defence Here is the passage of
the speech as cited in the Republic:
al think it is time that America had a foreign policy
Iapplause and cries of good good ia foreign policy
predcaed upon true Interpretation OF the laws of
naonsa foreign policy in accordance with the spirit OF
the age[geat applauselbut not such foreign polcyas
have attempted TO be enforced In this country
within the last three years lCries Of good good We
have been told and you are told every day. ihat neu
tralily the American policy and that plea has been
for the which have been performed by the
existing administration in connexion with the Cuban ques-
ton [GIeat applausel They employ the American
navy and army the volunteers and seize the pro-
visions ammunition, and supplies of kind which
may be in aid OF the patriot cause and at the same
time give free passage and protection all men, ammu
non supplies which may be sent in aid oi the royal
st and CALL THAT NEUTRALITY lreat appiausel
If engaged in struggle for my lie with loo that
is crush me, what do care whether you fur-
nish him with club with which TO beat out my brains.
seize the weapon from my hands with which was
about defend myef7 If they would propose to stop
and supplies both sides, open the door wide ana
give egess and ngress 10 both, could then under
stand what they mean by neutrality. lCres Oh good!
good n But the modern neutraly-that which denoun-
American citizen as an outlaw and pirate ana au-
thorzes any government into whose hands he may a "a
execute him without the forms OF trial. simply becsuse ne
going wage in what he believed truly to be the
cause of bery-l do not distinctly understand Inc doc
trne prevails that because we have stante that pro-
hblts the fitting of armed expeditions against other
countries with which at peace, and because that
statute penalty for its violation, therefore tho ex
branch the is authorized 10 denounoo
the offender being guilty OF piracy when your own law
| has declared it to be only misdemeanor lGcat ap.
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the Spanish has acted that proclamation,
and executed fifty American citizens in day. without
the oftria and in papable violation oil solemn treaty
spuations entered into between the United states ana
| Spain. IAPplause,l
Nlr President will not occupy your time In present.
ing bill OF indictment against the present administration
and the whg party II is part Of my present purpose
They will be trial before the sovereign people, ana
we well know what the verdict will be- lGreat appause
only alluded 10 these things edentay ior ne pur-
pose of showing that The democracy have work on hano
have duty perform, aud hence that we should be pre-
pared ior the performance OF that duty"
Any reader who will carefully peruse the above deca
raons will be curious to how the Republic will con-
trye 10 assa them Here is the assault. and put it
to the candor OF every intelligent reader 10 say whether
any comment ever before SO completely avoided touch
ing one single point OF its text The Republic, auding
10 the favor with which the above passage of the speech
was received, says:
"I is fair presume then, that If democratic Presi-
the honorable seuaor will become the policy of the
administration. This policy conem plates the annexation
OF all the islands both sides OF the continent the main
channel Of the great and the repudation OF
President Fllnores policy of peace and good neghbor
hood and observance of the laws Indicates the mode in
which islands be secured by the uneuaed de-
mocracy Private expeditions, without commission and
withoua flag be fitted out in violation OF our own
and the laws of nations be protected bv our
Wy against all interference the and generally en-
courased with the idea that they engaged in meor-
crusades for bey and by the repetition of these pro-
cesses absorb the West Indies and the Sandwich
Islands, and them suppose places OF rendezvous
for similar buccaueerng expeditions against the rest oil
mankind Such is the entertainment to which the people
OF the United invited by the great mon Of the
democratic party council assembled Our Judgment Is
American people not prepared TO enter on any
career, and that they entirely satisfied with tho
policy of President Fillmore and his administration
What means all this busler of the special organ
What it all about tpupors 10 relate to the above
''remarks" OF Senator Douglas But he says not one
word about "annexation" about "buccaneering ex
pedons" nor about ''absorbng the Sandwich Islands
and the West Indies" in order TO make them paces OF
rendezvous for such expeditions, yet about private
expeditions without flag commission" nor yet about
"crusades for liberty" whether "mertorious" or crim-
nal On the contrary Senator Dougas says he does not
comprehend the neutrality which permits everybody to
help the Cuban authorities and will permit nobody to
help Cuban insurgents striking blow Tor national m
dependence Senator Douglas does not understand why
the President should denounce as having forfeited
all claim 10 the protection Of their government no mat
ter 10 what extremity they may be reduced, who are
guilty only of misdemeanor described by our statutes
and who instead OF being outlaws are, so far as our
government is concerned, in state OF crlminay which
we have both law and treaty framed specih-
cally 10 describe and adiudicaie Have these posi-
lions OF the senator any relation at all 10 the Republics
raying comment about universal annexation and buc
caneerin6 expeditions" with or without "the Sandwich
Islands for a rendezvous" |"
In fact, ii can be with purpose OF assaing Senator
Douglas that the Republic shoots wide OF the senator's
positions The Republics real object is-hrst TO cover,
by this irrelevant clamor, the official delinquency oil 'ne
administration in failing execute our neutrality laws
BY taking effectua to prevent the expedition
and secondly TO excuse the wholly unwarran'ed-ano
because unwauanted, therefore impotent-volsnce oil
the Presidents proclamation
The RepubRe's tactics cannot avail There stands the
fac, ,ba, hi. 6buster. hating administration did so ad-
minister the practically 10 make the statute
~ 1918 dead letter. with nobody the spot to execute
IL when the hbusters, after full warning OF their pur-
nose did set sail from one of the chief seaPors OF 'ne
country That the first grand iaehe OF the government
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