Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-09
SPIRIT OF The MORNING PRESS.


The Union discusses the Ingraham res
olutions now before the House. The ed
itor's views upon them are important, in
as on such question and at such
a time it may fairly be presumed that he
speaks the sentiments of those in power.
In the course of this article he writes
that
..-" Capt. Ingraham met the response
bility Of his position as became the COM
mander of an American vessel. The ex-
ecutive branch of his government has
promptly and cordially approved the en-
ergy, discretion, bravery, and heroic gal
lantry with which he met the crisis. 1t
is now proposed that the endorsement
shall be made complete by the joint ap-
prevail of the two Houses of Congress.
Surely, then, there must be something
more involved in the adoption Of the joint
resolutions than simple personal COM
pliment. The civilized world has spoken
out in terms of unstinted applause of the
gallantry of Capt. Ingraham. The Pres
ident has frankly and fearlessly approved
the conduct of Capt. Ingraham, and he
has based his approval upon principles
which were intended to become the per-
manent rules for future action. To give
to these rules the real impress of nation.
atty, and to incorporate them into our
international code, nothing is wanting
but the solemn sanction of the legislative
department of the government.
Continuing, he goes on to express his
regret that the resolutions fail more COM
pletely to endorse the political principles
on which Ingraham acted. The Union
further promptly joins issue with the New
York Tribune on the Nebraska question,
arguing earnestly in favor of the enact
ment of the bill of Senator Douglas.
The Sentinel houts the Unian's tender
of the olive branch, in Saturdays issue
of that paper, because the officials article
is couched in terms which the obstrepe-
rous hold to be dictatorial.
The National Era follows closely in the
T,ib,me's wake upon the Nebraska ques-
ton, vehemently calling on the North to
make battle against their brethren of the
South, under pretence that freedom" is
in danger. More senseless and fraudu-
lent balderdash never was published than
that journal and its allies usually contain
relative to I" freedom at the South. That
is, with reference to the influence Of
American slavery upon the cause of re-
publican institutions, and the rights and
interests of the white man. Nowhere
else in the world is the white laborcr so
truly independent in his social and polit-
ical position, as in the Southern United
States. lie is but freeman, nominally,
at the North-in comparison with his po-
sition at the South. Their idea of the de-
graded condition of white labor in slave
holding States, is the veriest bugbear ever
dreamed of. 1t exists only i'll the fancy
of those philanthropists who will turn
negro woman out of a railroad car or stage
coach, lest their very presence within
twenty feet of such pinks of christian
charity as themselves, may contaminate
them. The Era is fast running mad over
the Nebraska question. 1t begins to re-
alize that the bill will pass Congress by
at least three fourth vote, If not by
larger majority; after which, Othello's &C.
cupation will have gone.
The Globe is rich to-day. 1t ventures
a leader upon question actually to be
in issue before Congress. We have more
than once said that more scryile and
time-serying sheet could not exist than
this same Washington Glote. That it
would not venture to call lis soul its own,
if, perchance, in SO doing, it hi ght posi-
bly, risk running athwart the views of
any one of the three hundred individuals
who have votes on the compensation for
the Congressional official reports. The
subject it treats of to-day is the interna-
tional copyright question. Its manner
of discussing it reminds us of nought else,
so much as of the wriggling of cur in
crowd, as he runs around with tail between
legs, smelling here and there, as though
anxious to be On excellent terms with all
yet nervously suspicious that if he fails to
keep sharp look out, some one may treat
him to kick behind, while he is curry
ing favor in an other quarter. We ex-
tract from the article in question, THAT
the reader may see that our picture is true
to the very life, } as follows:
The subject is one that has been much
mooted within the last fifteen years, and
is destined to be for the next fifty, unless
the Protectionists should carry their point
in the mean time. Their cause is gaining
ground, we believe; whether it ought to
gain it, may be questioned. There is
good deal to be said on both sides, and to
be plausibly said. Viewed under the COM
mercial aspect merely, and resorting to
the logic of dollars and cents, we rather
incline to the opinion, that, upon the
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