The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-05-09
From the Washington Union. -. .5, Z
The Spanish Insult TO the Prcsi dent.


When we commented on the insulting Ian.
guage ofthe official gazette at Havana in re-
gard to President Pierce, some days since, we
used % translation which had been made by
the Spanishanihorities in Cuba, but which did
not convev.fulIy the grossness Of the indignity.
The language as translated into English, as
quoted by us,tWas as follows:
''Know ye good men Of all countries and
opinions, that thisis the language which now
is fired from the chair once occupied by the
Apostle of justice, peace, and moderation, by
the philosopher, the honorable Washington p
:. This translation of the original expression
in Spanish is incorrect whether 'eesignedly
so or not, on the part Ct the Spanish trans.
lator, wesare not. The true translation is as
| follows:
T 'Know ye,sood men of all nations and of
all opinions, fSat such is the language of him
who finds himself warming the chair in which
once was seated the Apostle ofjustice, peace
and moderation-the philosophic and honored
| Washington!'
The original expression in Spanish which is
applied to the President, calentaado Ia silla, is
one of the most opprobrious and insulting that
can be addressed by one person to another
A reliable gentleman at New Orleans writes
to US that it is currently asserted in intelligent
circles in Hakana that the article was written
by Gen. Pezuela himself -
We advert to the subject that the resent.
ment of the indignity SO promptly and SO
CALAMITY exhibited BY. Commodore Newton
may be correctly appreciated. He was fully
apprised Of the offensive character Of the in.
suit, as it was expressed in Spanish and in ODE.
dence to the impulses of his own. noble heart
and in accordance with the dictates of his clear
Judgment, he felt that his command was never
ntrusted to him to be prostituted to the. salu
Ting Of a flag upheld by hand which could
pen such an insult to the American President
The New Orleans Pieayune shows the' right
spirit in the following comments upon the insult
"I'he current report in the best circles at
Havana, after publication Of that article, was
! that it had been written by the captain general
himself; but whether that be'true or not, no
censorin Havana would have dared to author
ize, nor any editor there dared to publish such
foul and personal insult upon the thief of a
nation with whom Spain was at amity, with.
out the sanction of the government, and Gene.
raj Pezuela alone is accountable for its tone
and tenor 1t is not necessary for US to re-
mark upon the personalities and the gross char.
acter of suchsan official communication.
Looked upon in the light of a political and
official act, they deserve at the hands Of the
American people and Of the American govern
ment more serious consideration. We are
glad to learn thorough private sources, that
Col Robertson, the acting consul at Havana,
viewed them at once in their properlight, and
that Com. Newton, on arriving there, refused
to salute the city and the Spanish navy be.
cause of their offensive tenor Though the in,
suit is personal to General Pierce; it is direc.
ted to him only as President of the United
States, in the performance of his official duties
to his country, it is therefore personal to every
American citizen 1t is expected Of the Cabi
net that this gross insult shall not be suffered
to sink into tue stagnant pool Sf diplomatic
correspondence"