The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-03

Church, the demand was key to the Empe-
ror's designs. Henceforth England course was
plain. France was prepared, first, to humiliate
Turkey, secondly, to oppose the Gear, Conse-
quently she was obviously the destined friend !
of England.
How the Gear, perceived the course affai RS
had taken, resolved to wait no longer, but to
put his secret foes to the test Of fighting--how
the Pruth was crossed, Bucharest invested, and
the Danube lined with Russian soldiers-how
France and England, boiling over with virtu-
GUS indignation at the shocking attempt to cab
bage q dish they had reserved for their own
eating, levied troops, and swore they would
protect Turkey-every child knows. The prac-
teal moral of the whole is simply this: England
and France are going to fight with Russia be-
cause they want Constantinople themselves,
and will not allow the latter TO seize it. To
US, Americans, it matters not one .'ot or little
who possesses Constantinople. Our interests
will not be affected whatever be the result of
the war. 1t would be very foolish for us to
speak and think as though we were English
men, and the United States stood in the posi-
ton of Great Britain; and not less foolish to
wish success to Russia. We are, and must re-
main perfectly neutral, unconcerned spectators
of the conflict.
But if mastery inaction is our true policy
in reference to the Eastern war; it is not SO with
regard to the affairs of Cuba 1t seems highly
probable from our last advices that the recent
outrage on the Black Warrior was committed at
the instigation of the British authorities on the
island; and from all accounts, Governor Pezuc-
Ia, who has hitherto shone by contrast with his
unprncipled predecessor Canedo, turns out to
be nothing more than puppet in the hands Of
the British Consul. Rumor states that the Bri-
tish and French fleets have received orders to
cooperate with the Spanish squadron in the
event Of an attack upon the island; and ascribes
to the consciousness of this protection the AFRO
gance the Captain General has already display
ed. In this matter we have an interest, direct
immediate, paramount We are bound to as
certain the truth of these rumors and to act as
our own welfare may direct.
In assaling Russia, England and France have
relied on the disafection of the nobles the head
strong obstinacy of the Car, and the barba-
rous ignorance of the scrfs. In combining to
oppose the designs of the United States upon
Cuba, they have acted on the belief that our
President was an empty talkative boaster, pra-
ting of deeds he dared not perform-and caring
for nothing but himself and his boon compa-
mons: that the leader of his Cabinetwas worn
out politician, whose mind when in its prime and
it's vigor, grasped no higher in our political
contests than the disposal of government patro-
mage, and whose highest effort, in decay, is a
lesson in tailoring; that the other constitutional
advisers of the President were weak vain men,
whom the British Minister at Washington could
in his amiable gentlemanly way, talk into or
out of any thing: and that the utmost vengeance
this helpless crew would take for any violation
of American rights in Cuba, would be dis
discharge of abuse with high sounding epithets
and words of many syllables. Shall we, who
know the administration better than foreign
ers, decide that they have judged it rightly or
wrongly?
The Union, the Herald, and Mr. Brecken-
ridge.
When last Mondays debate in the House of
Representatives reached this city, we COM
mented upon it in the following article =
THE ARRAY IN THE HoUsE-MR CUTTING AND Mr..
BRECKENRIDGE.
Mondays debate in the House of Representatives will
have been read with regret by right through
out the country. 1t Is, under any circumstances,
pleasant to two leading exhibit themselves in the
attitude of gladiators engaged in personal conflict ap
parently for the amusement of spectators the
becomes douby deplorabe when the character of
the encounter leaves for apprehensons that 1t may
not end where it began When the responsibility of such
spcctacles be rightly charged upon of the actors
he ought to be censured the severely in proportion
to the respect he had previously commanded. In this
view we are mpelled to say that in our opinion the
conduct Of Mr. Breckenridge of Kentucky in his attack
upon Mr. Cutting was wholly inexcusable Let look
at the facts.
MIR. Cutting approving heartily the principle Of the
Nebraska bill and Directing only to trhng matters Of
detail moved that 1t be the Committee of the
Whole on the State Of the Union. Whether this
course was the best calculated to the speedy
sage of the b have not inquiries II certainly
the best plan that could be devised for providing
its thorough discussion, and was
nant with sound parliamentary usage than the adoption
Of the course recommended by Mr.. Breckenridge would
policy and wisdom the notion but after Mr. Cuttings
speech cannot that member Of the House had
the right to impute to him hostile feelings towards the
bill such an imputaton would seem to US to SAVIOR of
injustice well discoutesy. The motion was carried
Two days afterwards Mr. Breckenridge suddenly discov
crs that Mr. Cuttings treacherous, that he
had embraced the bill with hand while he stabbed it
with the other He says terms we regret to say
quite inconsistent with the gentemanly forbearance
which ought to characterize Congressional discussion
MI Cuttings reply was proper and suitable. Mr. Brock
enridge was not satisfied One interruption, made in
language which any man of spirit would certainly
slider insulting followed by another indecorous
perhaps but hardly less annoying to heated speaker
Mr. Cutting yielded the floor TO his angry antagonist and
again his personal conduct and motives rudely
smiled Finally to wind up the scene for the use Of an
expression unquestionably less severe than many which
had fallen from Mr. Breckenridge the latter rose and
IL ~
Mr. Breckenridge is, we believe man of talent and
worth He has already achieved a high reputation as q
Congressional leader promises to rise still higher
he has learnt one secret Of success in public e He
another to earnand that the respect that due to
his equals II must have been very notifying to him to
hear the whole House laugh when Mr. Cutting disclosed
the secrets Of his election it will be more morfyinc
still TO reflect that hewho conended so nobly for the
first rank in the House. and the mantle of Cay-has been
the rst to set the example Of language and
gen,emaniy Drawing We have wish to cast in the
teeth Of country politicians the manifold assistance thew
are in the habit of deriving from New York but we
think that at all events those who look to us for aid in
the time Of their need ought not to act a though the
fruits Of our generosity had rendered them our supe-
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