The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-27

does not become OF SfeAt oil Tue
as our republic is. TO quarrel with the pesh-
aess OF irase'ble d'piomaisl sturdy young nation
Ike ours. pushing lis way straight on. claiming be
sponsble i,self alone. and to hold all hostile powers
responsible 10 it, masl be conten 10 meet The eAouses IL
cannot fail excite. and 10 bear only taun, and
casm and hard words ringing ia lis bu, TO bear had
blows beimes in It's magnificent career. Impressed
strongly with these sentiments, propose give
earnest attention for a bfci space that momenlous
question: which is now assuming magnitude that ar
ress every eye asd engages every heart-ErsoprAs M
rKsvENTIos CuBA.
We do not sal down now TO comment upon the recent
facts pointing the existence OF the scheme OF African
xaon Of Cuba. TO which We have sdvere, ia the sew
eral last numbers OF paper Our purpose al present
is 10 take up The Cuban question where Mr. Everett lef,
il in his late triumphant reply Lord John Rasselis let
Ter OF February l6,h 1853 Mr. Everett wrote pr-
va,e American citizen. all the questions which
il was proper Tor him write be displayed the talent OF
an American statesman and the spiri. OF American
patriot We recur 10 the remarkable letter OF Lord John
Rasse neither 10 crticse terms, however obecona-
bic some OF them may be- the character Of its author.
Bat whilst conedeTs;ed republic OF more than thirty
States, with whole continent for back ground, can
arrogant and equal insulting. the responsibilities Of
our position require that should know the meaning
of certain threats used against US. and guard sgans
the malicious mischief which the most insane the
most vicious always perpetraie.
In this view sentence. and one only, and tina, the
concluding one OF Lord John Russes letter. will now
receive our consideration. II is as follows:
FINALLY while fully admitting the right Of the United
Gtuta tta that's Hbn Inv Lord
MamesbuIy and de Tlgot Great Britain must at once
her entire liberty and upoa occasion that
call for il be free snsy in conjunction with
other powers, as 10 her may seem fit
Such is the Official announcement made TO the United
States upon he refusal Of government 10 accede 10
The iIparite treaty to the ss,us quo Cuba. II be-
comes mpoan, that the full meaning OF the threat in
volved in should be solved That il is wholly unjus.i
fable by the circumstances, and that indicates of
mind the noble aud statesman which
contradictory 10 the truth does not lessen but increases
it's sinister venom. The United States have inter-
efed with Great Brain's entire liberty. nor do they
care about her resumng" what they had OF her.
and what, in answer to her invdious plots laid in
thousand devious ways. they have often perslseny
refused have of her. To iEsinaate, therefore, that
there has been heretofore eny collision. alliance,
asre emeni. relative 10 Cuba, between the United
States and this 'enire liberty resumng" Great
Britain, is wholly gralui,ous On the contrary, both
with reference Cuba 10 Jamaica, TO Hayti, to the
slave trade and slavery, has been the systematic
and determined policy Of this government 10 rsfase any
alliance with any European power, and especially TO
fuse the smallest shadow Of this much beenved "en-
tire liberty" of Great Britain Pumpy, steadily, and
sometimes earcascay enough. have refused 10 have
anything do with her this subject. She has al
ways bad her centre liberty" more than that, az
when she has overhauled legitimate merchantmen
with her fleets under preence OF suppressng The slave
trade and il she chooses to gather up her "ente
ibeny and take it and her fleets home OF the Carb-
bear she is heartily welcome Bat do not under
stand by her "enlre liberty liberty to hold her fleets in
American under false pretences for the real pur-
pose Of inmlda,ing American islands and their inhabi.
tans, of carving such criminal Intervention in sup
port Of third party. Spain, has already made her
name notorious throughout the civilized world and OF
executing her pleasure that threat agains, us OF acting
as "she may fl." ei.her singly in conjunction
with other powers with which the noble Lord so cooIy
concludes his distinguished letter A claim Of Glib
erty" by statesman who knows great deal better who
has written book the British constitution and volu.
minous, TO say luminous. works on the asu,e dis
cefhmeht anu Wohuous diplomacy oil his ancestral Bed
fords such clam by such literary character, we
laugh to but innuendo Of war; we are pre-
pared to receive il with eqnanimity and il we cannot with
honor avoid the compliment. TO return il with honor In
the latter however would prefer that the ,ongu,
and the pen Of the right honorable English gentleman
would their centre liberty" and s,ae what he
wants and what he MEANS with the plain courtesy which
is customary between manly belIgerens however unusual
il may be fer those who spring ambuscades in the dark
upon the weak and the deienceless. Great Britain mus
have "enre liberty" for another victory like that she
won al New Orleans but centre liberty" 10 raise in
wanton mischief Iemoseess and drunken Africans in in
sunecton against the Cuban people, and within sigh, OF
our southern coasts, enire liberty" among the hen
roosts Of the Potomac, en,fe liberty for "beauy and
booty" anywhere this side OF The ear,h-these are
entirely other propositions and beg most respectfully
10 decline them.
hatnakes this sinister threat OF brave and peace
having been written in February, and held back till
presented TO the present administration on the 18th OF
Aprl-a period of two months II ia further ominous
inasmuch as ], was prepared Sin conjunction with
other powers France for one, and presented by the
two ambas sdors Mr. Champion and NJ do Sariiges, to
the present Secretary OF State We have often INDUCED
in the hope that the French Emperor would find time TO
consolidate dynasty as is the earnest wish Of the
American people to be spared conflict with the allies
OF independence and avoid even revvog the
r.