The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-08

a most argumentave effort. 1t heard with great
interest and will be read with profit wherever the charges
of the opposition have been circulated.
Tomorrow will print the great speech of Hon. Geo.
s. Houston, Of the House, in favor Of the ten-mion
bill.
THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE CUBA QUESTION.
There is singular inconsistency in the attacks made
upon the administration in connexion with the Cuba ques
ton The extreme opponents of the acquisition of the
island well the out-and-out fbusters unite
surfing the administration but upon grounds wholly con-
Trajectory The former insist that the President
lar ibuser in his feelings and that his late proclamation
| was blind, behind which he is prosecuting his
schemes of acquisition They say that there secret un-
derstanding between him and the leaders of the Cuban na
according to which they to regard the proclamation
brMum tumen, and push forward their ar
rangements for grand descent upon Cuba with all posi-
Bile ygor and despatch This is the view of extreme
whilst those who occupy the other extremehe unds-
guised fllibusersassa the administration with equally
much violence and insist that the late proclamation
not only uncalled for but med and indicative of
spirit that is hostile the early Accomplishment of their
great AIM As it is morally certain that both of these
grounds of objection be true improbable
assaants understands the position the admnsra
on and hence that both dealing in unjust
1t is scarcely possible that President Pierce can sympa-
hize in sentiment with either class of assaiants The
cerishes the old federal idea that all acquisitions Of terri
tory dangerous indulges the abolition feeling against
annexation because the of territory may be
larged That President Pierce is in the least degree ;nu
enced by either sentiment be supposed for in
democratic and national antecedents II is less certain
that he is incapable of countenancng any scheme of terri
toria acquisition which involves breach of treaty OBJ
legations violation Of lazy. AS understand fill
bustersm President Pierce is far from being obnoxious
to that charge he TO that of federalism aboonsm
in his views to territorial annexation misunderstood
ing his real sentiments his assaans manfesy do
surprising that they should equally misunderstood his
policy in regard to Cuba.
The assailants of the administration have an advantage
on this question which ought not to be overlooked by
those disposed to judge justly of its policy They have the
choice of positions to which they assign the President and
for which they hold him responsible and yet such is the
of the question involved and such the necessity for
adopting prosecuting measures for its solution through
channels in which prudence suggests the Importance of
keeping his own counses that the misrepresentation to
policy vpdicated until either failure has deve
oped the rnth When the anannexatonists charge the
President with winking Mt fbustcrpg expeditions we
do land that is certainly enough than appeal
to the vigilance displayed by the officers of the federal gov
eminent in obeying the injuncons of the proclamation
to the violent censures to which subjected from the
very leaders Of expeditions which he is charged with
couragng What the administration is doing for the pur-
expeditions against Cuba, is public and hence it is easily
vndicaed against the charge of wnking at fbustersm
On the other hand however when the llibusers charge
the President with nefciency and lack of energy in ad
vancing their object the charge cannot be promptly
and reuted by pointing to the acts and dongs of the admin
stration in the premises Considerations of prudence
quire that the negotiations going should be withheld
from the public for the time being, and hence it grossly
unjust the administration for Of energy
decision in policy when the real character of its pol
icy is not yet developed
But whilst the administration unavodahly lahors under
this disadvantage the Cuba question, those who
not disposed to be captous and libera will the nus
ce done to it, and will be prepared to await such deve
opments shall enable the whole country to Judge UNDER
standngly Of its Cuban policy With the facts already de-
veoped it would be exceedingly unreasonable suppose
tndt WIN Span utmost
vigilance and energy the part of the executive branch
Of the government Without assuming speak author-
atively the subject hazard nothing saying that
there is just foundation either for the charge that the
President disposed TO wink ut libuserism that he
is doing all that would be with our national
honor bring difficulties with Spain to satisfactory
and speedy adjustment including in such adjustment the
fullest indemnity for past injuries by the Cuban authorities
and the guarantee against similar injuries in future
fths adjustment be effected peaceaby and amicaby
bound by every consideration of national honor attain
to in that way Surely this must be the sentiment ofa just
That the administration cxerng all its energies
towards the accomplishment of this end feel hesa
ton in declaring; and whilst these cxertons being
made little becomes those who prefer Cuba
quired by violence, and through that would
PROMPT national character to be nduging in freul
passionate They had better their patriotic
desires for annexation and husband their physical and
moral strength until becomes manifest that Cuba
be peacefully acquired by of the which
all mankind will approve If that shall fall and resort
must be had to physical force will then be time for
hibons of patriotic courage; and that in that
such exhibitions will be appreciated by more