Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-06-16
Spirit Of the Morning Press.

Spirit Of the Morning Press.
The Republic of this morning talks
about the politico- philanthropical interest
of England in Cuba, and upon the whole
gives us an excellent article on the sub
ject. The Republic says:
eve are led to these comments BY the
extraordinary pertinacity with which
England pursues Spain. She patrols the
Island of Cuba, keeps up system of Of
fensive espionage upon the conduct of the
Cuban officials, protests against the insin-
cere compliance on the part of Spain with
her engagements to suppress the slave
trade, and is now engaged in arranging
an exchange of slave labor for system of
apprenticeship which is to pave the way
for the total abolition Of slavery.
eve greatly deprecate this officious in
tervention in the affairs of this continent
1t springs from no love of freedom, and
from no esteem of the United States or
it's institutions: it is an invidious attempt
to excite and divide the Union by foment-
ing sectional prejudices. 1t is intended
to relieve England from the competition
of slaye-grown sugars, and from the total
dependence upon slave-grown cotton
The objects are too palpable to deceive
the most careless observer. But neither
the power nor diplomacy of England will
succeed in this insidious object: whilst
the spirit of discussing free princi pies
will react upon her own people and work
far more reimbursement and innovation
there than here"
The Republic presents more the appear
ance of an Independent journal this morn
ing than it has for some time past. There
is hope for it yet.
From the InteAigencer we learn that the
subscription to the Metropolitan Railroad
has begun to 60 ahead in this city. Some
of our leading citizens took the business
IN hand yesterday, and by personal appli-
cation obtained in few hours subsclip-
tons to the amount of frehudred shares.
Our ancient friend says before this day
closes we hope that every man who can
raise five dollars will have taken at least
one share. How many are there, able to
take fifty shares, who have not vet sub
scribed for one2 Echo answers swho "
The Intelligencer calls the Union g the
Government paper" This settles the
question about the Union being General
Pierce's organ.
The Union alludcs to the revolution in
China, and talks about the real agita-
tors" In it's talk about agitators it
says:
The abolitionists can afford to rest.
George Thompson may be at his ease in
Tower llamlets, Garrison can afford to
abate his abuse of the Bible, and the
fools and fanatics of Exeter Hall, London,
who illuminate against our southern
States can temporarily adjourn, as the
work OF agitation against the institutions
OF fifteen States of this Union has been
taken out of their hands, and is now at
tended to with great JUNCTION by the whig
newspapers of the United States. The
Washington Republic has the lead in this
labor OF love, and is happy in doing the
work which the abOlitionists feel they
could not do half so well-the work of
arousing bitterness among the people OF
the North and South preparatory to the
new anti-slavery crusade"
What will our independent neighbor say
to this The charge is serious one.-
Come, clear Your skirts brother of>the
Republic.
The Baltimore Sun of to-day is filled
with political advertisements and news
items. 1t has no spirit Of It's own. The