The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-20

their dersrturs. has ben perfectly wsf known that
gces but they have invariably been paced throa ii the
Custom House Gin ballast This KIDD Of entry has
been permitted, notwithstanding revense Law has al
ways excited, requiring that duty should be paid on
the cargo Of all vessels enterng and departing from tae
port although the vessel should neither land receive
board hing While there The course OF the bac,
wsruor and Of our other .samers has, therefore
In dfect violation of the letter o. the lave OF
the port Of Havana These laws, however not hasins
tkty Yuy ages hss made to that port
Ing the Knowledge Of the authoHte, Of the notorious vo-
tion Of them her and agents had some right to
suppose and to act upon the suppositicn tnst there
haa been an actual suspension OF them In respect 70
that ship The law requiring the transit dues on ths
cargo having been totally suspended in practice, 1t
vas fair 10 expect that some netce would be
given that the law would be revived in case Il we're tbs
intention OF the az thortes 60 revive aud enforce It, IL
such notice given tho seizure of the Black War
rior oouscaon Of her acts Of fragrant
injustice. But, the other hand, II the authorities
the fact that the Lac would be enforcet
then DO bl,me attach them for the seizure Of the
shin for further violation Of IT, The whole turns,
therefore upon the fact Of whether not due notice
gwen Of the revival q obsolete law port regulsoI
In it, application 70 the Black Warrior, which law BY s
sudden revival haA resulted In the seizure Of the ship and
con6tcaon Of her cargo The report from Mr.. Robert
the setting consul at Havana affords good ground for
the conjecture that the Spanish authorities intend "
lege that such notice On the other hand the
same document and the statement OF the cousgnees
Of the ship go to that such notice not given
This affair of the Black Warrior has been seized
upon by the American government, backed by the
whole ibnster0 party in the States as seasoDable
opportunity for advancing its pretenslons over
Cuba. NJ. Soul6, an influential STAKEHOLDER and an
nekauonis., as well as nery and hish-aanded
diplomatist--a good deal In the Menschikof
style, indeed-has been appointed 10 represent the
Union at the Court Of Madrid; and recently de-
ns nd was made through him, that means Of redress
hall he afforded to the Cabinet of Washington. In
all disputes between it and the American colonies
OF Spain. without having to incur the delays insepa
bic nom an application to the government of the
mother country. If such q demand were conceded
sha Awn.~ H. t..<o
rectiy with Cuba II is easy TO foresee that unreason
aide demands would be made upon the luckless
Queen Of the Antilles" and that failing to obtain
satisfaction in any caserom the Cuban authorities,
the Americans would proceed TO enforce their
claims by the law of the strongest. In the secoud
week Of May last the Spanish government returned
an answer to M. Soule's last note, declaring that
the demands Of the American ambassador were des-
titute of foundation, and wholly inadmissble; aud
although they conjoined with this answer certain
offers OF concession, so categorical
reply was calculated to bring the dispute
to a crisis. President Pierce is said to
be preparing an energetic address to the Senate
the subject And to show the temper Of that body,
we may state that the LIST of May Senator Sldell
of the slave State of louisiana delivered fiiibus
tero speech in reference to Cuba and the alleged
differentiation Of that island contemplated by
the European Powers, ending with motion to the
effect that the President be authorized TO suspend
the neutrality laws should he see it, during the APP
preaching recess of Congress- the real object of the
proposal being that the President shall have power
to order attack upon Cuba of his own authority,
the instant such an enterprise Is deemed expedent.
And the Senate marked its tolerance Of such de-
sign, by referring Mr.. Sldell's motion to the con-
sideration of the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Having thus picked q quarrel with one of tue
Western Powers Of Europe, the Cabinet OF Washing
ton has since been every day showing stronger
symptoms OF leaning towards Russia. As If in
prospect of going to loggerheads with Spain and
her allies, the Washington Union the organ of the
government, has published a series of articles
against the interests of England and France, and
favoripg those of Russia in the Eastern question
one of the last OF which articles occupies less
than five Of its columns. The Union and Pennsyi-
Canian decidedly Russian In their politics. The
former openly likens Cuba to Turkey, saying that
the island is the g sick man. Of the West and the
latter Journal whish is semi official closes an article
in favor Of Russia and against England and France,
to us from France and England, and hence the cause
Of American sympathies for Russia, whose successes
can portend US no evil, ana whose power, however
aggrandised contains no menace to our fortunes, no
poison TO our repose." So zealons and pertnacious
Is this advocacy OF Russian interests that charges
have been openly made against certain Of these
JONI mails, Of being subsidized by the agents OF the
Gar, ard charges upon which well informed
writer III the Morning Chronicle remarks Nv
have great belief in rumors Of newsp apels being
bibed, and journalists subsidized; but certainly
there Is something remarkable In the convictions OF
Of Russian corruption in their country and there
Is one widely circulated Northern newspaper now
siding with Russia, which would lose no character
BY having bride brought home to it. "
AL might be inferred from the conduct of the
government journals, the government itself at pre-
eent inclines to the side of Russia and circun-
stanoes are not absent to indicate the want
Of friendliDess towards the Western Powers. We
are informed that Mr.. Spence, the United States
Ambassador at Constantinople, Is about to be re-
called because "the administration disapproves of
his unqualified declaration to the Sultan in behalf OF
Turkey end her allies" The differences, also, be
<x.oa ovrdf ha fTrfnn rIsnnf trail
and Honduras are unfortunately not yet wholly at
end, and the representatives Of the republic in
those quarters seem to have special love for Great
ing embarrassing riots and disturbances And
by the last mail which has arrived from New York,
we learn that the underwriters now insert the war
clause" into all marine policies in evident anticpa-
ton Of collision with some Of the maritime powers
of Europe.
States taking such course, both for our own sakes
aud for hers. We regret 1t for our own sakes, and
for the sake Of civilization because we believe that
this Old World war, and the strife of principles to
the Intervention OF America. There may be truces
and armed peace for year or years-breathing
times for the antognistlc powers to recruit their
strength ere they continue the contest bat when
we look at the forces Of liberty and distinguish
between those which are genuine, and which con-
sequently may be permanently relied on, and those
which are Fictitious, and which, under altered cir
cumstances, may 60 over to the side Of absolutism
We DeneVe tnat mo hatisiuCtury soldkiou vi
the present crisis will be reached without
the coopera1ion Of our transatlantic brethren.
That such intervention ON the part of America will
must take place, when the real hour Of need
| arrives. we make no doubt By that time the real
character Of the struggle will have Enthusiastically
revealed ITSELF and even should the American
rulers desire to hold back from the strife, the peo
pie will then compel them to "draw and strike in,
Just as the popular voice in this country compelled
1 the Aberdeen majority in the Cabinet 70 take
nm the cage of combat thrown down
by the Gar. But America, we repeat,
ere she win those new laurels seems in
clned to suly her past fame. Selfinterest
and honor, unfortunately, now beckon her in diff
ers of the United States, instead of showing them
selves those champions Of liberty which they affect
10 be, or even assuming the defiant cir which they
did in the koszta affair with Austria-will prefer
" mindng their own business at home, and regard
tie war In Europe simply as means of improving
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