Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-05-13

to ports fit out privaeer Cuba can be bought at
half the sacrifice of our commercial and national honor
Ii we want to seize upon Cuba let it be done by the Gov
ernmen and with oil the responsibility attaching the
act not by parcel of eebooter with the connpaace OF
the Government."-Y., in the Sun.
The Mexican treaty viii be sent on Saturday to Mexico
via New Orleans, by the Mexican Minister, who has ap-
pointed Mr. Atocha his messenger for that purpose
The packet which will take Mr. Atocha and the treaty
will sail on the l4th Gen. Gadsden is expected to go
out in the same steamer 1t is understood that the new
project of treaty leaves the President the form in
which it can out of the Senate. II would he wrong
either for President Pierce or President Santa Anna to
attempt any essential alteration Of the Senate project II
might lead to the entire defeat q the treaty
ssstss; and i not aisessditable % Msrlso
territory do we include by II within our limits any
Of her population The objection which Mexcans oppo
nents Of Santa Anna made to the treaty these grounds
are therefore removed. believe that if Santa Anna
shall be found by the messenger in the city Of Mexico
may expect reply from him. to the adoption of the
project in thirty days after the 18th of May The ap
preparation of ten millions for the object may be asked
for in advance Of the time there no doubt that the
treaty will be accepted.
The Presidents veto message is the subject of quite
an animated and able debate in the Senate Babel
never half much confused with tongues the Senate
is with doctrines. The views Of Senators on
the constitutional and other questions involved in the bill
and in the veto message very different notwithstand
ing what has been said to the lucid argument Of the
message Senators agree either as to the effect Of
the Presidents principles other bills, to the
Presidents own meaning and intention. Every in
terprets the message differently and in such way as to
suit his own particular views Thus, Gov. Brown, of
Mississippi and other Southern Senators suppose that
the Presidents principles exclude the homestead bill;
but Mr. Douglas while he supports the yeto says that
Its objections do not reach the homestead bill Many
will be reconced to the veto and to the loss of the insane
land bill, if they be certain that the President will
apply the same principles of construction to the home
stead bill and to bills granting fortunes to railway specu
lators and especially to the proposed Pacific railroad
corporation The homestead bill proposes to give away
the public domain to the idle and corrupt pauper popu
laton which we may find at home or import from abroad
and it is not possible that the President consider
such d;sposuon OF the public lands as one that
aent andhoder ought to mako With O viuw to husband
and improve his estate But at present advised,
shall rely with confidence upon the assumption that the
PRESIDENT will veto the homestead bill
" The Chairman Of the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Mr. Mason has yet returned and Gen. Cass is still
absent The committee has not, therefore, considered
Mr. Sdes resolution for authorizing the pratical in
vasion of Cuba. The committee WILL l think make some
sort of report the subject and perhaps Of threat
eafag character declaring purpose to take Cuba when
its possession by weak hands shall become mschey0us
us. Correspondence Journal Of Commerce.
ONE THING Is CERTAIN, that in despite of all your sta
tutes your collectors marsha your army and navy
If the revolutionary standard be hosted in Cuba
and maintained for few short weeks Administration
prevent citizens rushing to the in such
numbers will its trumph-a Democratic Presi-
dent would not desire to do it.-Mr. SlidePs Speech.
This is pretty confession for United States Senator
to make. Our Government Is poweress them to see the
laws faithfully executed and the Executive who is
to administer them faithfully, would not desire do
If such be the case think Congress had better stop
all inquiries into neutral rights for if one set of vaga
bonds in part of the country may disregard the laws
by which pledge faith to other nations to deal
honoraby justly and conscientiousy towards them, and
put even the whole army and navy ut Defiance another
of lawess merchants another part of the country
may undertake, with the same impunity to carry
conraband trade during the between the European
Powers It's absurdy to speak of neutral rights
nexon with such practices by Government poweress to
prevent them and countenanced, Mr. SLIDELL thinks
they should be- by Democratic PRESIDENT God help the
Democracy which entertains such sentiments
Such not the Democracy which built up this nation
to its present proud position among the nations Of the
earth. Such was not the Democracy of Jefferson, Madi-
Jackson. They knew the nature Of national ob-
cations despsed piracy, and defed awlessness Notwith
standing Mr. Sdells SANDER upon his own Government,
think that il any reckless adventurers audacous
enough to dare its power by trampDg upon its authority
they would meet with such signal and deserved rebuke
from the present Administration would be lesson to
all such gentry for century to come.
What does all this talk in Congress about the Africa
nization Of Cuba, the Triple Alliance &c. mean? IL
any ourages have been committed against the honor
interest of this nation for which proper redress has been
refused by SPAIN let vndicate rights in manner
becoming the dignity and character of the Republic. Do
not let act in the sneaking and contemplate manner
of pirates, and 60 to- stealing when thnk those who
would be likely to nterpose against plunder bus
y employed elsewhere in taking Of important inter-
ests of their While protest against the inter-
ference Of Great Britain France with the affairs Of this
continent let not set the example Of going out Of
territories to interfere with the domestic policy Of
Cuba, in which could in just be warranted
except it be to prevent change Of ownership by which
the island would fa II into ther European hands.
Philadelphia Ledger.
From papers friendly to the Adaiaistraaon.
For ourselves, no need Of getting up o furry
about Cuba at this time, at any time. The United
States have right to that island than to the island
of Great Britain Neither can we take orcble possess
sion Of it, set bustiers upon it, without getting
ourselves into with England and France well as
Spain 1t will be well for to look twice before leap
into such an abyss Our firm belief is that have MOTH
ing to>quarre about, either with Spain England This
matter Of the Black Warrior is small affair and must
be wretchedy managed before it lead to any serious
difficulty between the two countries Jour Of Commerce.
THE ATROCITIES OF " "FTLLIBusTERlsM." This modern
phase OF that convenient rascay whose exploits are
based upon the law of might against right has little
to redeem it, while its daring atrocities perpetrated
with hardihood and indifference to the future only pa
raeled in piratcal annals The adventure Of Walker in
Lower California has been regarded by all true men with
sincere apprehension One could hardly anticipate sue
cess yet the bare possibility of such thing was suf
t startle the mind and set upon the