The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-02

than prejudice and party.
THE NECESSITY FOR PROVISIONAL MEASURES
THE CUBA QUESTION.
The New York Commercial Advertiser attributes the re-
fsa Of the House to give Mr. Barksda leave to introduce
his en-million bill to want OF confidence IN Tue mem
bers Gin the prudence and administrative abilities of Pres
ident Pierce and his advisers II would be dcut ior
that journal perpetrate greater outrage upon uuh
than is contained in this remark That there are members
in the House Influenced by political sympathes like those
of the Advertiser who disrut the prudence and admins
raye abilities of the President and his cabinet viii not
be disputed These members however, would distrus any
democratic administration But to that the demo-
cratic portion of the House actuated by such con-
sideration in declining to suspend the rules to enable Mr.
Barksdale to introduce his bill is to assert an tru'n
equally unjust to such members and to the President
Without undertaking to specify the reasons which inu
enced different members their votes have hesta-
ton in expressing the fullest confidence that no one DEM
ocrat was influenced by the consideration stated by the
Advertiser.
That journal assumes that the proposition of Mr. Bars-
dale is to be regarded emanang FROM or at least having
the approval Of the President and hence it INDUCES its ma
lgnAnt qualification upon the supposon that the failure
of the motion was rebuke of the administration We have
believe that the President regards such pro-
visiona that proposed by Mr. Barksae as inn
potan to enable him during the to carry out his
known policy regard to Cuba but have no reason to
nose that the proposition enanated from him, or that
,ho s,be of the House regarded it when the propo
s;t;on was made TIE necessity for such provisional egs
,o ~ distinctly indicated by the President in his spe-
co, mes,age If the 18th Of Maxe and nothing has since
rr ~ make such legislation less necessary now than
when that message was sent to Congress Vh '"e w
very latest news from Spain clearly illustrates he
of the suggestion, and fully points to conhngC' "
which the means contemplated by Mr. Barksdales pi
might be made available in concentrating measure IN
regard to which Mr.. Adams said, with great emphasis IN
1925 In looking forward to the probable course OF
for the short period of half century, it is scarcely possible
to resist the conviction that The annexation q Cuoa 70 our
federal republic tcH be indispensable to the continuance ana
integrity of the Union ase!f' Such was the view taken
Of the Cuba question than thirty years ago ny MI
Monroes cabinet They regarded the annexation or the
island later Indispensable to the
of our Union The policy of President Perces ahhs"
ton is based upon the CONVICTION; ana, uhaer tue
apprehension that state of things might soon arise III
Spain which would render the acquisition OF CUBA oy
peaceabe practicable the Importance OF provisional
measures by Congress suggested The intelligence
from Spain which publish to-day cannot fail ic attract
the attention members Of Congress- who regard the an
nexaton Of Cuba object of momentous Importance
The Advertiser expresses much soicude to know what
use the President desires to make of the ten millions OF dol
lars proposed by Mr. Barksdales bill After making Ea-
ous suppositions and reutng them all to its entire salts
faction comes tho sage conclusion that the President
desires possession of millions dollars first as imply
ing in advance approval of whatever he may
take and as, next fund upon which he may draw IN
prosecution of beligeren purposes 1t is hardly necess
ry to say that the of the Advertiser to the beger
ent of the administration wholly unnecessary
The great object of the administration is to settle the Cuban
question satisfactorily and pcaceby and if the Advertiser
had not been perversey blind would have seen that the
whole policy of the administration looks 70 the peaceable ae
QUESTION of the island. IT, however 1t shouid unfortunately
become necessary for the purpose inc hono VI
the country to bcgerep measures the possession
of the means indicated in Mr. Barksdae bill would only
give the more efficiency and energy to such measures as
that state of things might render proper But without
undertaking point out the probable use TO Which ne
money might be applied in peaceable settlement OF all
our causes of difficulty with Spain in contingency which
seens now likely to arise may repeat what we nave
once before said that few millions of dollars at the dis
posal of the President dnring the recess may be found
available in consummatng peaceably measure which Mr.
Adams declared thirty years ago indispensable to the con-
tinuance and integrity of Union In the present
straened circumstances of the Spanish government for
money the use of q few millions of dollars by England
France might greatly compcate the Cuban question The
same amount the disposal of the President might bring
about happy solution of all of our Spanish difficulties
including the final settlement of the Cuba question.
Since writing the foregoing learn that the Senate has
adopted resolution calling on the President to know If
nyhng has occurred since the date Of his message OF the
18th March to render the provisional measures then
suggested by him unnecessary To this call the President
has promptly responded by message which leaves
for doubt the views of the administration the Gu
ban question the present time We cannot doubt for
moment that the suggestions of the message will be
promptly responded to by the enactment of provisional
measure which will enable the President to act efficiently
in any contingency that may arise If such legislation
now takes place. and for want Of the necessary MEANS the
island of Cuba should not be acquired, it cannot be
alleged that the President has failed in the discharge of
his duties
GENERAL CASS ON THE BATCHELDER CASE.
The brief and eloquent remarks Of General Cass in favor
of the bill making compensation the family of Bachcder
who was killed in the attempt OF the aboltonists Bos
ton to the fugtvessve Burns will be responded
with appreciation by all national General Cass in
single sentence tecming with eoquence and devotion to the
Union makes argument that is conclusive of the qe-
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