Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-23
SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.

The Intealgcacer referring to the current
ru1nors of independent American enter
prizes, looking to the opening Of the
Amazon and its territories to American
commerce, remarks that
1t would certainly be very desirable to see
the richess of the vast interior of South Amer
lea opened to the enterprise of our mercha ants
by means OF the Amazon and its immense
tributaries; but from the tenor of the an
1ouncemcDt and from whatwe have hea I'd we
infer that the parties concerned have not re-
ceived, and We apprehend have not even asked
leave of the Brazilian Government to prose
cute the enterprise. We hope that this NAV
be imputed to ignorance that that Government
owns the country on both banks of the Amazon
at far as the frontiers of Bolivia and Peru;
that 1t has no port of entry to foreign CON-
MERGE above Para and had by law expressly
forbidden the vessels Of any country, save
perhaps those OF Peru, from ascending that
river We can hardly suppose that, knowing
all this, any OF our citizens will ATTEMPT to
violate the laws Of Brazil Still less can VIC
believe that any military or naval expedition
will be set on foot, or will he allowed to be get
on foot, for this purpose, in violation of the
laws of the Unite1 States. If, however, any
United States steamers should venture to pro
ceed to the Amlzon for the purpose Of carry
ing on private war and of forcing a passage
up that river, it is obvious that both vessel
and cargo will be liable to seizure and con-
demnation. 1t strikes US that those who
might thereby suffer would have no more
reason to complain than would the owners of
Brazilian steamer and her cargo which
might attcmptto proceed to British territory
washed by the Columbia river .supposing that
river to be navigable from its mouth to those
ATTITUDES and lOngitudes within which British
territory may lie
The Union enters into an analysis of
the purposes of the Hard leaders of New
York. The editor concludes that they
determined to oppose the administration
on the selection of Governor Marcy for
seat in the Cabinet, and that they aim
to force one of their own number on the
party as its Presidential candidate in
1856. lie says:
HE mask is here dropped, and the issue
Is openly made: 1t Is no longer disguised that
the late refusal Of these disaffected na,t;s,ps
to cooperate for the promotion of demo,ra,;c
harmony and strength was in pursuance of .
deliberate scheme to take the lead in prenar.
ing for the canvass Of 1856. Let it be remen
oered that this scheme originated Us soon as
the cabinet was formed, if, indeed, it had not
Its origin in the result of the Baltimore Con.
vention, and that the politicians who origina
teu II nave at no time lost sight Of the one en-.
crossing idea-ths prostration ofthe admjv
istrGt,on. AMI the iteration OF its runs of
the,T or" number 10 the presidency. They
declare now that the campaign for 1855 Is
commenced. 1t was in fact commenced as
soon as Gov. Marcy went into the cabinet in.
stead OF Mr.. Dickinson, and the pronuncia-
niento has only been delayed from motives of
poicy. But recent success has emboIdened
me iactionists TO throw off their mask and
we congratulate the democracy of the Union
taat their position can no longer be matter
OF doubt The appeal made to the democracy
oVerWhelm the ag;tators.'
Inc Sentinel advocates the levying of
tonnage duties for internal improvement
purposes.