The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-18
AN APoLoGIsT FOR THE CAPTAIN GENERAL OF
CUBA

The late insulting comments Of The official organ Of the
captan-gener Of Cuba upon the message OF President
Pierce the Black Warrior affair have found an apoogst
in city and that apoogst very naturally finds place for
his American yInpaihes In the columns Of the National
hteliigenc The freedom with which we deal with for
egn officials Is quite distasteul the captanenerals
friend IL is TO all Others whose foreign proc!iyies are
offended by the spirit with which We stand by our own
government When be prompt and fearless in
csentng insult injury offered the character Of
officials abroad their ~ympathzers 81 home we shall
feel that Il Is time for to resign position There Is
nothing in relation to the present Executive Of the
government which restrain from giving free ex-
preston to our sentiments on all questions in which the
honor Of country involved We claim the right Of
every other independent journalist and we shall exercise
Il 70 speak mind plainly and poinedy without stop
ping inquire whether remarks may be acceptable to
sensitive foreign official squeamish or ten
dor-ooted American When the capaingcneral Of Cuba
through bis official organ In Havana says Of the message
OF President Pierce that @his the language Of him who
Is to-day warming the upon which sat the Apostle OF
Justice of Peace and Of Moderation the phosophc and
honest Washington should feel that unworthy
to be called an American citizen II We failed to denounce
gross insult and to applaud the conduct Of the gal
liant Commodore Newton in refusing salute the flag Of
nation which employs such representative in Cuba
IT. the IatoigEoU, correspondent stated the Union
makes coarse aud undign6ed' assaults upon crowned
heads and their stpendiare royalty l. certainly fortunate
in finding for all s monstroses such able and courteous
and "dignsed" advocates at the seat Of the government
Of the United States the conductors Of that sheet and Ia
contributors Happily for the cause which they support
with the zeal that l. worthy Of vastly better one Cuba
has newspaper that is permitted contradict the base
Executive Of this nation The press is there muzed as
efficiently tits in ST. Pcersburgh s existence Is depend
ent upon It's devotion to the existing rule Here Il is free
to speak lis opinions Of and only Of our
own country but Of all the countries Of the earth when
ceases 70 exercise It's privileges lest II may give offence 70
foreign powers, the buwark to despos and desposm win
have been ef6ectualy destroyed
We believe that the course Of the Iaiqeuor and some
Of its correspondents has been emiuently instrumental in
making Spain ntolersnt negbbor and we shall con-
tinue TO strike at and The other long have un
provoked grievances to complain Of We shall not mnce
our words either from fear favor when wrongs multi
ply against country and find dgned defenders at our
doors We regard foreign transessor upon our national
rights with quite much favor we regard an American
who is necessarily iustifyine and ercusing them
The Richmond papers announce the election Of Vincent
Wiicher esq Of Pttsyvans the presidency Of the DAN
vile Railroad Company He elected to i'll the vacancy
occssoned BY the death Of W. ?, Tunstsll