Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-05
SPIRIT OF THK MORNING PRESS

for tho low sum Of 81 Is per snnum, In i'd
SPIRIT OF THK MORNING PRESS.
The Inteiiigsnesr deplores the waste Of the
time Of Congress, incident to the habit of the
democrats ef the body In laboring to mature
internal improvement bills, knowing as they
do, that they are bound to be vetoed, if dem
ocrstio President L. in the White House The
editor thinks it right down "child's play"
The same paper contains the 7th number of
its series of articles on Cuba and the Filibus
ters, the purport Of which Is to convince the
South that the acquisition of the island will
be grand industrial mistake 30 far a. they
(ths South) are concerned. The Lntsilissn-
cer's Paris correspondent, 1t strikes us, rather
throws doubt on the correctness of that jour
nails editorial views Of the character of the
Spanish revolution, as expressed day or two
since land transferred to the Esprit of the
Press' in the starr in writing as follows:
PARIS, July 20, 1854
Spain again shares largely with Turkey, the
Black Sea, and the Baltic in the composition
Of interesting political intelligence to be taken
to America By the next steamer. The insur-
rection was reported in my letter of last week
a. having assumed an Unexpectedly alarming
character for the existing Ministry. The turn
which svents then seemed to be taking has
been confirmed, and the rebellion in the pen.
fnsnla may be now almost reported a. triumph
ant. The telegraph il perpetually bringing
intelliEsnce Of the adhesion to the cause of
che insurgents Of regiments, garrisons, cities,
and entire provinces. The Basque provinces
and tho whole Of Catalonia have declared in
favor of Gen. 0'Dounsil, snd the cities of
Barcelona, Yalladolid, Saragosse, Grenada,
Sc Sebastian, Zsbala. Tarragens, Lsrida,
Burgos, Vittoris, &C., have declared on the
same side. The army in all quarters il refus-
ing 70 obey its ofhcer, whom it either induces
to join in the rebellion or drives OF unattsnd-
sd to the capital Madrid, according to &C.
counts IS yet received, remains loyal and I'M
disturbed; but symptoms Of agitation were be-
ginning to show themselves and it would sur
surprise no one il to-morrow's mail an
nounced that the capital itself had declared
for the insafgenSs and Was in their hands
The odious Queen moiSsf, Marie Christine, Is
said to have already fsd rom Madrid toward
France. Perhaps she will join ct Bsyonns the
Emperor and Empress Of France, who have
repaired thithsr BY order Of the Empress's
physician to enjoy sea air and bathing What
IS 10 be the end Of it no one knows. The lead
e1 are OF various political oolors but moder
ate, royal, constitutional. The Csrlists have
from the beginning utterly sbstainsd from the
rebellion, and the Republicans, until very re-
Gently, have not appeared as al element oapa-
BILE OF giving de6nitive character TO action and
results. The most recent accounts, however
are masked a. Of more republican character
It Is most sincerely to be hoped thas this re-
publican element will be overruled and SUD.
preased in the eounsels Of the insurgents.-
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itself, for largely popular Institutions. Their
attempted establishment wSuld inevitably lead
to anarchy and snd In despotism"
The Union 10 sewers on the Intslli9snsey
for incorporating the facts involved in the
Greytown sfair, for political effect, tths off,
ciai editor iatimatss > saying, in the eonolu-
sion Of its article on the subject: -
"But the Intelligencer fnds much support
to ia opinion, ss to the precipitsusy Of the
Government, in two articles which il publ bhss,
and OF which it says: They ars from knoaoa
sources, and are qnotsd from, tie columns of
Democratic Journal Tho FIRST Is letter
u Mr.. Wood, who throws suspicion oyer his
whole stassmsnt BY declaring, in tho close Of
bis letter. that thirty thousand dollars would
not repair the foss sustained by tho firm of
s. S. Wood 4 Son. The IntelliSencer dis
credits the statements on which the Govern
msnt acted, because they were interested ,
and yet fortifss Its own opinion by quoting
from . man who claims thirty Thousand dol
lars for his share Of the loss z The other ar
ticls u an anonymous letter addressed to the
Boston Atlas, and therefore not from source
known to us. But the In,elligencer says it
quotes theee articles from the columns Of .
Democratic paper The first il from the New
York Evening Post, and the other from the
Boston AuaS-the former an abolition sheet
which NO orthodox Democrat recognises a. q
Democratic paper, and the other Q notorious
abolition and Wing journal. These are the
sources from which the Intelligsncsr derives
us fses TO sustain the charge Of Q little too
neeA prsciPitancy on the part Of the Govern
mens, ana these sfstemsnts the Intelligencss
regards ~ more reliable than those made by
sucn men a. Messrs. Borland and Fabens The
Inteihgencer nsy assail tho Administration
upon socn evidence - that on which Il relies !;
but Just men, who are not predetermined to
condemn, VIII reject All such testimony when
II comes in conflict with that Of reliable man
such e those on whose statements the Govern.
nsnt has acted in ths Greytown Affair.",
The oficial also discusses With ability tia
evils and improF.Istiss of Know Nothsneism.
The Ssnsin<i, telling ~, gfsvsly, that In tn
editorial columns st has "studiously avoided
the disounioa Of all topics calculated to awaken
or strengthen sectional feelings and preju.
does" congrstulstes the country bscsuss the
doctrines Il 6i.tss' rights Are power in the
land.