The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-22
Cuba. Contradiction!

One would fancy sometimes that the English govern.
ment is the most sensitive, the most vuous, and the
most injured in the world in fact, cold blooded per-
son, afflicted with bitter yet calculating hostility. $50
foreign to the British hear might find out exactly what
are its real intentions by the oudnsss AMI The Intensity
with which it denies them. To suppose for instant
that the English government or its friends or organs.
would notice plain or positive ialsehood even by a
simple denial would be folly less only than 10 dis'rus
fact which il never ceases denying through every
affirmative and n,erectiona form OF the English tongue
II the Authorization OF Cuba be "lie" where is the
use OF denying III Will not everybody that it is
liel Who ever knew the government Of Great Britain
undeuate its capacity for mischief merely for the
humane purpose of relieving the public mind" Deeply
this especial comforter Of the poor public mind is
cerned in paciiyng indignant public opinion. and hush
ing up the dirty scandals of nations. why
denial OF this sbominable lie enough Did not the
National IateHgneer deny its truth al once, and brand
il for MIR. Champion Then did not Mr.. Champion
unofhcally soolhe the matter gently over' Then did
the wing and the abolition and the English presses
throughout the States denounce the fact false
hood, and soolhe themselves very comfortably upon
ii All this done, and yet the demon would
not be exorcised-be African shadow would no, pass
from Cuba's face or Brtan's hand. The London Times
next gmly delicious the folly OF the SUPPOSE
on and then ungracefully indignant in its denial Oher
London papers followed the Times and the foul scandal
denied in that way, and yet" lnfand4m, regina.
Jules reuocare dolortm 7lhe lie would not be crushed
Nobody would believe ha, il lie. Another scheme
had to be set aoot The witty English are delicious in
their remarks upon public men, when one OF them
gets friend TO draw letter out Of him defining his
position" The British lion took the same Yankee dodge
and proceeds TO define its position. An American gentle.
man, resident in Paris, where his father before him.
is got up" for the occasion He writes TO my Lord
Howden. NV Lord Howden says he did DOT do il, but
tina, he knows what he did do and that is taken for an
other denial But the mischevous lie perverse- living
alsehood is, will stay denied Il will % again
and take much the sembance OF truth that will TAXI
the British government decade of centue, 10 deny il
down. This letter OF Lord Howden is now the repre-.
senlaon soothing 10 exalted circles" in the British me
uopos; and accordingly have based upon il the de-
NAL OF the Peel or -gen,lemen's organ in
London--,he Chronicle. And yet fear the perverse
fact will fall noseless and lifeess, like one of your
ordinary lies |, is capital lie. so ingenious an
abominalion. fasehood like the truth il will spring
up again. No amount Of denial gel rid Of tit, is
Protean lie
II must be a comfort to the Inteiigsnou and to Mr.
Champion to find themselves so ably supported By the
denials of the British press The misfortune IL, how
ever nobody will believe them. 1t is very sad that such
is the fact; but cannot help IT, Meantime the article
from The Chronicle and Lord Howdens letter demand
our attention Grave the responsibility is we asser,
again that is the British design, and especially Lord
Howden's design, TO Africanize Cuba.
The article of our British contemporary eve do not mean
the Integencr, but the London Chroncle is no, very
worthy of serious thought As denial, ii is like all the
rest OF the denials-mere perafags and indeed, the
writer is conscious of the fact that he gets rid OF all
difficulties with this candid and high minded British con-
fesson "To his (ou) statement in either of these
modes. (,he modes Two usual Sc, forms of British
contradiction a. to negro queslions is to permit the
American writer to gain his point at once" What an
ingenious lie Our British Contemporary gives up the
whole thing at the outset To deny the truth OF what
the American writer says says the British writer il to
admi, what the said American writer says Was ever
40 ingenious lie met by 40 ingenious contradiction
II were pity to spoil it.
But there things in This Chronicle article W..
cannot permit topass unwhipped OF vengeance. With
that peculiar superci to British .a,es
men, with that wish which is always father 10 IN,
thought. remark how Extensively the British writer talk
OF our great American parties He asserts thai our grea,
pooal coniederacy il positively d.solvns itsef on
the question whether Amssa A. Hobson or Preserved