Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-06
Spirit Of the Morning Press.

LORD Jonn Russell 8 1npartlte cuban
Convention despatch, having, yesterday,
disposed of the questions involved only
upon the grounds on which his Lordship
saw fit to place his Government. To-day,
the editor argues our rights as we 1.-THE
United States) regard them. We clip the
following short paragraph, as embracing
a solemn American governmental declar-
alton, that England may understand from
the start that We ignore her right to reg
ulate our conduct towards Spain and
Cuba, in the event of future attempts at
revolution in the island, as follows, viz:
"But however this may be, it is certain
that the pretension put forward in this de-
spatch is wholly incompatible with the policy
Of our government as announced by the pre-
sent administration. In language of une-
qualled clearness, condensation, and compre-
hensiveness, President Pierce. on his accession
to power, while affirming that the policy OF
the United Statos towards the nations was
both just and pacific, announced, as a part of
that policy the political aaiom funda-
mental as hardly to need reafhrmation,
that:
sThe rights, security and repose of this
eonfederacy reject the idea of interference or
colonization on this side of the ocean by any
foreign power beyond present jurisdiction. as
utterly inadmissible.''
The Union, replying to the Courier and
En9mrer's recent fault-finding with the
Administration, because we have no naval
steamer ready to take Mr.. R. j. Walker
to China. from Ner York direct, charges
our inability so to do to the course of the
Wings of Congress. This plea, we beg
leave to say, will not hold water. Session
after session, ever since the commence
ment of our steam naval system, as their
| votes and speeches will show, the Wings
| of both Houses have, as party, been
ready to vote every dollar asked by the
Executive branch of the Government for
Navy steamers; whereas, the Democrats,
as party, have invariably defeated the
Departments plans, both as regards the
| amount of money SO to be expended, and
the manner in which it should be spent.
They have done this, equally when acting
| on the recommendations of their friends,
as on those of their political foes, though
common sense told them that naught but
the most imperative public necessity could
induce Administrations oftheir choice, to
run so directly counter to the well known
sentiment (arising from prejudice, ig-
norance and the labors of demagogues
combined) which is apt to prevail in the
interior, particularly where Democracy
bears well-nigh undisputed sway. If we
have no efficient steam Navy, therefore,
the Democratic, and not the Wing party,
| arc justly accountable to the country for
the fact, the Union to the contrary, not
withstanding.
As for Mr.. Walkers trip we are hearth
ly sick of the humbugs concerning it,
with which the papers have been charged
for months past. If certain parties in
Folks Administration had thought more
of the interests of the public service in
connection with the management of naval
affairs, and less of securing profits for the
gang of buzzards who sought, successfully,
to fastcn themselves upon the treasury of
the United States as special contractors
on their own terms, it is probable there
would have been steamer ready to carry
him out from New York at any moment.
Parties in Folks Administration may be
said to have laid the foundation for much
of the Galphinism, Gardinerism and Col
lierism, occurring subsequently, as we
may have occasion to prove.
The Intetligencer's columns to-day are
devoted to news, and letter from the
EDITORS accomplished London correspon-
dent.
The Clipper discusses the Kosta affair,
apparently leaning to the impression that
our Government will not be able to JUS
tify Commander lngraham's conduct
We fear the wish is father to the thought
The Sua comments with much justice
upon the late abortive attempt of the
British Government to obtain the extradi-
ton of William Sadler, young deserter
from the British army, by resortins to
wholly unsustainable criminal charge
against him.
BEHIND THE TIMEs.-The Baltimore
Times is behind the times in mailing its
papers to this city. We never receive