The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-03
TO THE EDITOR OF THE TINES.

FRIDAY Dec Ia, 1852
Sts Permit without preface 10 reply to your art
Gle this mornings paper in relation 10 the United States
| and Cuba.
belief that It will be participated by your readers TO learn
that during period OF twenty years. the exertons
OF the American government, II lis ministers and agents
to be believed have been directed the preservation
OF the island OF Csba against the aggressive designs Of
Great Britain. You think il almost incredible that so pre-
posterous delusion could have been seriously enter
tanned by the cabinet at Washington but you find il de-
monsaied " that II has not only been entertained, but
acted upon during long series OF years. and has been
me pnncpa ground o. me poey pursued by the United
readers that the project OF the seizure OF Texas was
justified By General Jackson similar pretences
This last sentence contains the gst OF the whole para
graph though its previous part will be noticed presently
| II the annexation of Texas were " seizure"no, if the
project"" were for the seizure of Texasnoihng could
justify II, because two wrongs yet made right
but the "pre,ence" OF usiiacaou--namely the well
known fact that the Texans were ready throw them
selves into the hands OF Great Brainwas undoubtedly
| we.founded
You proceed 10 say that the United States continually
for twenty years, represented England TO Spain the
rapaeous ally, eager TO obtain any price, and by any
violation Of principle possession OF the coveted island"
Are you very that IN the correspondence you as
sumo TO quote, any such expressions occur, that The
Language" can bY any possibility lead 10 such infer
ence have not, indeed that spondence but
will take upon TO say that the United States never
so lar iorgo their dignity to such languages the
rules OF International courtesy so lar TO nsnuate such
III,
course, 10 the phrases have unterscoed and to those
alone II you cannot produce them in the correspond
ence they must come under the category with the
dsnterested motives which you sarcasicaly represent
the United States assuming in their oilers of protection
TO Spain Whatever may be, may have been, the pol
icy of my country, it has yet concealed il, nor is
il yet old in the family OF nations TO have learned
the art OF Discrimination, and the hypocrisy habitually
pracised by other governments Tor The concealmen OF
their true designs. When the United States make war;
they do no, proclaim that II is in the interests of human
iy when they take possession OF place that is
nen TO their commerce. they will not assert Il is for the
benefit OF mankind at large. When your consular and
other agents in Nicaragua and in the Mosquito kingdom
commit certain acts which other governments weak
enough TO consider as indicating aggressive designs
the par, OF their employers you "repudiae" them; and
you do il with mpuny, because by the genius OF your
government you conceal your purposes whereas with
all LAID open IN our foreign policy in domestic
%" ~ scarcely necessary, this country at least, TO
remark that not atom OF tang evidence produced
IN support OF the intentions thus loosely, and must
add, dishonesty imputed to Great Britain No, you
have none evidence that be touched directly with
the hogers and for the reason have just inmaed but
you are about TO hang upon the slenderest crcum
santal evidence and to apply your policy your
social rules there is sanal evidence which is not
slight that your government had some such Intentions
or the wishes which are the natural Of such nten
tions Have you forgot that in your House of
Commons the late Lord Geo Ben,inck proposed actually
not 10 purchase Chat is for vulgar and dishonest govern
ments like the United Staes,) but TO seize Cuba in
demnity 10 the Spanish bondhoders II he did not openly
express his fears lest the United States should get posses
sion Of H. he did, If mistake not, what
hint them This particular, however, do not fully
member; but though my recollection may be buried with
his lordship you whose business record and com.
men all matters Of parliamentary will no,
plead like oblivion
"I was not England" you proceed to say "bu, the
United States whose attention had been thus directed TO
the naval and military advantages of the possession OF
the Havana; and when American statesmen alked of
their seepess vigilance in watching over the rights of
Spain in that quarter, owing TO the supposed designs Of
another power not OF them could be ignorant that the
only designs from which Spain had nythng fear were
those OF American ctIzens' will hope that the editor
OF the Times has well weighed the import OF his Lam
guage in this passage. American statesmen will bear
sTbis il the Of Krwsn the artistone most
fragrant instances of judicial ncom and reckless
that have dseraced England where they
. frequest. Pope has said,
"And wretches hang, that jnrymen may dine
verse whose suggestive ruth sborld have long in
alteration statute that compeis jury to
verdict under OF starvation Bat England
behind America this respect IN every other
point well of political government and ~ costs
her centuries do AWAY vi abuses, which
do not continually boast Of oar common sense
of humanity" OF impartial Jnhce, sweep
by bo.fd fSince the above written Kir-
vans sentence has been commued.-J OIL