Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-08-30
rha TrI.partite treaty.

Wepublish to-day the letter oil Lord John nus
sell to Mr. Champion, in respect to the commune
cation of Mr. Everett, rejecting the iont PROPOSE
tion of England and France to unite with our gov
eminent in a league offensive and defensive for
the preservation lis that the words hardly Of Gu
ba, in her present relations with Spain. We
thought at the time that this proposition was about
the coolest piece of monarchical impudence that
we had ever witnessed. 1t was certainly bad
enough for two countries, Boosting as much of free
dom as does England, and did France Tor few
days at least, to propose to make themselves par
ties 10 an arrangement which would forever tetter
and bind, in utter and AFFECT dependence, toSpaip
Ia government the most tyrannical, bigoted, naf-
row, and oppressive on the continent of Europe
Austria not exceped) the inhabitants of Croa' The
largest island on the American continent and With
in but step of our own free courry; but for
those powers to propose that the United States
the home and seat of free principles country
whose example alone should be suthcientot ITSELF
TO cause the inhabitants of mat island 10 rise up,
in the majesty of their ins1lted natural rights and
shake of the worse than manacles with which
they are fetered; should lend herself to the base
and tyrannical effort to stihe and strangle forever
the progress of fee principles there, is certainly
piece of the coolest impudence we have ever wit
messed, even in England herself. We are no ad-
vocates for aggression. We are no advocates of
the illegal efforts of Cuban bond holders, and dis
appointed Cuban oaice-seekers, to take possession
of that island in opposition to the wishes of the
inhabitants themselves; but, did we assert that
we should regret to see Cuba free, did we say that
we should or could lend any counteuance 10 an
sfy1 f0Pf
engage in It, we should say that which would be
as foreign to our feelings as freeman. as 1t would
be to the eternal principles of human rights set
forth in our own charter of freedom. There was
not, in the length ard breadth of the land, we
trust, one man, of any party, who did not approve
of the prompt rejection, by Mr.. Everett, Of that in
sulting proposition, and many mustregret that the
rejection was not as marked in itsmanner as twas
in its conclusion.
The letter of Lord John Russell presents one
fact in bold relief and it is that Great Britain pro-
poses to interfere in the affairs Of the American con-
tinent as ne Americans tDOud do. Mark the con-
GLIDING paragraph and see if any other conclusion
can be drawn fromit
From the tenor of Lord John RusselPs argument
it would seem that France, too is to make the same
claim, and because they possess petty island or
50 in the Caribbean. Are we prepared TO sanction
this doctrne2 Are we to sit by without concern
and see the moves on the European chess board,
played by England and France, and then tamely
to permit them TO take hand in the first game on
our board? Truly, if this is to be the case, the
American public should know it at once, and be
prepared 10 act on that knowledge. Suppose Cu6a
should engage of her own notion, (Which we hope
she will do.) in struggle with her tyrannical OPP
pressors for her independence, are we prepared to
see England step in and aid Spain in re claiming
her citizens and handing them back to the bruin
embraces of the most yranncal and imbecile gov
crnment in Europe9 Yet, if we apprehend Lord
John RusseIPS colDmu nication, this would be her
claim, for, as she would have bound us to prevent
the separation of Cuba from Spain, she of course
would feel herself called upon TO lend her aid to
that end. We repeat it, that if Great Britain and
France are to be the necessary parties to every ne
COLLATION. respecting the internal concerns of the
Western continent the sooner the fact is ascertain
ell the better.
The sermon on the Law of Nations is, if possi-
Bile, more cool than the proposition. For England
to talk about the Law of Nations No nation, not
the most tyrannica has less occasion to appeal to
that law if its constant violation by her constitute
any objection to her pleading it. But we will not
refer to this. Every page of her history, every
footstep along her pathway OF aggression and ag-
grandizement is marked by the most wanton and
wilful violation of that law, which she would now
invoke. Look to her march of aggression and ru-
pine over Asia, look to her inhumGn and savage
war with us, look to her conflict with Napoleon,
in which she forgot that there was such code
even in name, and then for her 10 talk TO the Uni
tedStates about law of nations! 1t is of piece,
however, with her other coolness, and we hope
that Mr. Marcy will pr,ve himself equal to the &C.
cason and give these foreign Intermediates dis
tinctly to understand that they can find occupa-
ton enough for their legitimate diplomacy on the
Eastern continent. We would have him act, not
rs member of any party, but as an American cit
izen, and we would have him show to the despots
of Europe that while the policy of the United
States is neither aggrandzing aggressive, it is
not temporizing, and that as freemen we know our
rights and will maintain them, and in so doing will
not even ask foreign advice in the management
of the concerns of our continent, and much less
will we submit to foreign dctation and menace.
Important Diplomatic Notes.