The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-15
he Inaugural Address and the National In
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itieal opponent pass upon State paper like the In
augual is 10 garble its text and grossly misrepresent Tia
declarations by way OF furnishing sort of pe,ert
for previously avowed distrust and hostility Such
course OF criticism is an open confession thai nothing
can be said against the paper. or any part Of it, as il
stands written. Just this has been the deliberately
chosen policy Of the National Intsigenesr in regard Ia
the Inaugural Address.
When the address first appeared the Inteiseac<y de-
claed itself startled" but carefully avoided any spsc6
cation of the cause of lis fright Finding no public SYM
pathy in its terror and percevng that the declarations Of
the Inaugural received with high qualification by the
whole country excepting only the National Inieligenor
and few of the wing sgtatonists, that journal took
whole week consider Its position, and then Saturday
last deliberately garbed and msepresened the Presidents
language for the purpose Of abrica,ng prelext for its
censure and it's fears This shall prove from the rec
ord and in doing so shall claim the implied confes-
sion Of the Presidents opponents that nothing can be
fairly urged against his declared policy. while the same
time expose the country The tactics Of fraud and
Islander to which his enemies have already been CON-
PEELED to resort
Here is the whole Of the InielRgeneers specification
against the policy Of the Inaugural given in its own Ian
guage:
prise is the affirmation by the President of the policy as
be carried under his Administrations of the
QUESTION of certain possessions not within jursdic-
ZION, emnenty important for protection, nor In tho
FUTURE the preservation of rights OF con.
| merce and the peace OF the world
Of the possessions Of Other powers thus bc uanssred
to the United States nothing definite stated than
| what is included in the preceding quotation.
"Whatever may be the order of the acquisitions pre-
posed by the President. be doubted that he has
particular possessions ve and that The island OF Gu
1 Arusr
Of them The period which this acquisition and efA0s
(sinoe the plural term is employsd contemplated mutt
be baud the President speaking Of Thorn meas,
of which the accomplishment is to be tho work Of he
adm inst anon."
We ask readers 10 mark the fact that in the above
passage the National Infelgsneer, pretending fairly to
quote the language OF the address. unqua6edly charges
tina, the President has affirmed in his Inaugural that
The Of The merit four years he riu carry out tie pol
icy Of aequrng Cuba and Other foreign posssssons. To
brand at the enomity and outrage OF this fasi6ca
ton, cite length the admirable passage OF the Inau-
gura which the tsHigeneer has thus garbled and dis
tored After stating that "lhe apprehension OF dangers
from extended territory, multiplied States accamusted
wealth, and augmented population, has proved be un-
founded and that the increase Of people and terri.
tory has only shown itself compatible it'll the har
monous action of the States and federal government in
heir respective constitutional Spheres but has afforded
additional guarantee OF The strength and integrity Of
| beh,' The Inaugural proceeds as follows:
with experience thus suggestive end cheering, the
policy of administration viii not DO controlled By any
mid iorebodnKs oil evil fro expansion Indeed
be disguise that attitude nation, and posi-.
the globe, render the cqusnn of certain posee.
'lons. within our jul sdct emineny important for
protection not the utur, essential for the preser-
walton Of the rights OF and tho Of the
world Should they be obts med, IL will be throush
no graspipg spirit but with view {, obvtus nstionsl In.
and fecuri y, and in rely
with the srictet Observance Of nat onal faith We have
nothing In our his posto invite sgyresson-~s
have everything beckon the calf Of relations
Of peace and amy with all nations Purposes there ore,
once just and pacific, will be significantly marked In
he conduct OF our foreign affairs intend thai my admin
shall leave blot upon fair record and
may safely give the that within the le
climate o! constitutional control will 10 tolerated
on the part Of any portion Of cxens, which
challenge ready justification before the tribunal Of the
civilized world An naturalization would be unworthy OF
confidence home respect abroad should to be
influenced by the conviction that no apparent advantage
can be purchased at price dear as that of national
wrong or dishonor.
VIVA, words can 6y characterize The course of lead
ing public journal which. under the false pre,ence OF
citing the material portion Of The above passage can
gavely charge the Presiden, Of the United States with
putting forth the naked and unqualified declaration
that in the of the four years be will acquire
Cuba and other possessions And what eha be said Of
the sense or honesty Of a who rumps up such 4
bareaoed fabrication for the terror which
he sees fit 10 sham We have heard OF q man being
frightened at his shadow but this is really The
first time knew said and sober journal pretend
to scare itself at it's own mendaci,y
Further exposure of such poor uickey a. this would
10 be needless; yet there other point OF view
in which il should be considered. In the judgment Of
OF the the President Of the United Slater.
writing the above passage Of his Inaugural disclosed
himself as ''starins" 6lbuster because, while
nouncing in The strongest terms "iust and pacific pur
poses in the conduct OF foreign affairs" and proclaim
ing he strctcs observance of national faith" and that
''no apparen, advantage be purchased nj dear
price national wrong dshono he yet declares that
certain possessions" no, now within our jurisdiction.
would be valuable and important to US. and Perhaps, in
the future, essential 10 peace and prosperity How
long it since the National Inegsnesr learned to look
upon such declarations proofs Of hlibuserism We
have yet heard that venerable journal denounce the
Hon. Edward Everett, late wing Secretary OF State, A.
6busier; yet that distinguished gentlemana profess
and leading conservaivenot referring TO 'possessons
in general but pointing his language directly to Cuba
insists in his recon, Cuban letter upon the imporsncs Il
the acquisition OF that island, in terms quite emphatic
.. ,ho.e Ub;ch now s,arle the Tnfei,xsncsy in the r-