Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-03

hour every afternoon, in Baltimore, Mt the
news stand corner Of Charles and Baltimore
streets.
SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.
The Union, discussing the condition Of af.
fsirs In Spain as bearing on the solution Of the
question-Shall the United States acquire
cubs7-urgss that the President has done bis
whole duty in the prenisss-ssying Of tho 70.
cent message:
No one can mistake his wishes upon the
subject. The time for action for fenergstic
sction-has arrived. The question will admit
Of no evasion or equivocation. It must now
be fairly met He who is Lot With us is againt
us. That public servant who, in the face of
the information Of the precsrious condition OF
Spsin-telegraphed to Washington by one of
our oldest, most vigilsnt, and patriotic repre-
rentstives abroad-hesitates to act upon the
message, can scarcely be regarded hereafter
As attend to the acquisition Of Cuba
The r. esident has performed his duty. II
remains now for the 90 ordinate branch Of the
Law. making power TO perform theirs. We
hope for the best. We cannot, We will not,
fear for the result. We know that the Cuba
measure has It's enemies. But We know, too,
that there is Democrat party which, 20 far.
has been equal to every emergency in which
o0E grandeur and our prosperity were in
voired! It carried triumphantly Louisiana,
Texas. California, and has placed us by their
acquisition at The very head Of the nations of
the -srth- We know, too, that there are pa
trio;ic wbigs who never fail to stand by the
honor OF the country and the integrity of the
Union"
The Union also replies TO various arguments
against the bombardment Of Greytown, ex
posing the folly Of the argument that the pi-
rs:es and freebooters Of that settlement having
refused reparasion, and even an apology, It was
the duty Of Commander Rollins to return home
and await declaration of war by the Ameri-
can Congress before Furnishing them. The ed
itor further raps tho InselI.gsneer over the
ksuckles for repeating the story that contend
Smiths killing Of the negro pilot WAS murder,
rs;her Than an act of se.f-defence.
The IR:eAigsneer opposes the Idea of placing
means a, the disposal of the President, to be
used if the Cuban question assumes a shape
u IMAGE tina: funetionary to believe it pru-
dent so to do; saying Of the recent Cuban
message:
The message is very suggestive of comment,
but We must defer any extended remarks to
another day At present. We will ouly say
that it is pretty good proof that our relations
with Spain are not of q very menaeing char.
acter, that the President specifies the half for.
gotten Black Warrior affair as the only cir
Cumstance TO justify the placing of ten millions
OF money in toe hands of tho Executive TO meet
the contingencies thai may arise during the
four short mon hs which are to intervene be-
tween now and the next meeting of Congress
Arc, then, our relations with Spain in 80 criti-
cal posture as to demand that % sxtr aordi-
nary trust should be confded to the Exec
utive Government? Unless in revenge for the
detention of the steamer Black Warrior, it lie
cont, mplated TO inaiet on Cuba or Cadi1 a
Iepe ition of the Greytown exploit, We canno,
see, fr"m anything disclosed in the message,
the slightest necessity for 30 unusual a meas
ure; a.d We say this without intending to IT,
timete any particular distrust of the prudence
Cf the P:ssiuent But, as general principle
sch trust Is at variance with. the genius OF
our republican Institutions, if not with the
Constitution itself, unless demanded by some
great emergency or underlined impending dan.
gar"
Referring to the ratification Of the Fiaheriel
treaty, the Iatsiligsneer, with great liberality
and god taste, says:
"our readers generally will, We doubt not,
be glad to learn that the Senate yesterday
tutionsl majority Of two thirds Of course, bu:
how many more We have not heard It will
form an honorable page in the history Of the
Administration WEIGH has accomplished 30 good
work"
The Ssnti.sI attacks the Union for saying
a. it AYERS, On the 18th Of July, that ''impe
rious Spain has yielded to our just demsndl
Tor former and later injuries" and for pro
claiming that she has done no such thing IN
ten days Afterwards The same paper agar
ounmends Commander Hollins for burning
Greytown, and, among other good reasons fo
iDhi,ting the punishment msetsd out to it
Inhabitants, says that
These people srrogantly and illegally exer
cising jurisdiction on one side Of the river, i'm
pose transit duties on all passers mp the river
They have repeatedly and wantonly outraged
their persons, rights, and property, and not
outstanding every resort was had to ever,
possible mode Of peaceful redress, every on
of which had been treated With contempt, q fte
having Exhausted every peacef"I mode OF OBJ
tanning ,sparatios, there was no other 70
source for indemnity and security than tn,
one sdopted"