Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-01
THE BURNING OF SAN JUAN-THE CABINET
ORGAN AND CONGRESS.

1t very emnkible, very suggestive aud very susp
sious, that while all the newspapers OF the country are
soundng ne praises OF tho Administration concerning the
glorious ard victorious bombardug and burning of San
Juan-it very curious, indeed tina, the Cabinet organ
at Washington, the mou,h-piece of the President Is
deaf upon the subject a post, and as dumb a. an
oyster.
The fac: = there is something wrong in this burning
out Of our flo~.ctzens at San Juan. Did Capt. Hons
transcend hh instructionss Was Marcy kumbu,yed nv
Msor Boriani and the Hon. Joseph L. White! Or after
ordering the to be fired, have Marcy and the whole
Cabinet been frightened out of their hreeches by the
noise of the exploding bombshels the screams OF the
women aud children, aud the flames from the burning pro.
perty Of Americans and natives consigned destruction
Or has the President discovered that like Marcy himself
and by his own party papers, he has been written down
ver,able Dogleryr 0h!" SAYS that ancient sentinel of
the public saey, "oh that some would write me
down an asst Or, peradvepture, the administration
finding itself the situation of Dogberry il dis.
posed TO creep out of the difficulty nose!ess posi-
ole Or, perhaps the Cabinet awaiting the official
dispatches from Capt Holns the retur Of Msi Bor
land from Arkansas, perhaps We don't know.
whatever TIE reason or reasons, the Washington Uon
L wonderfully quiet touching this affair San Juan
Rampant aud kicking from the traces few weeks ago.
for war With Spain. England and France combined and
beating 10th Orlando and Bombastes Purioso in lis
military proves, one would naturally suppose that the
bombardmen OF San Juan, and the burning out of its de
enceless people by American vessel OF war would be
appsuded the very skies by the Cabinet organ But
TO our utter amazement the Washington Union has no
slorihcsuoa over it, IL is dumb with admiration And
this expressive silence "by authority for our readers
may rely upon il that with the permission TO do So Col
John w. Forney would have bazoned forth the punish
ment Of British nsolence by Captain Holas the very
echo, even IT, after the burning Of the place. the gallant
Captain had hung up to the yard Of his ship every
native OF the United States, man. woman child found
In the village. Something is wrong in the Cabinet ma.
ehiuey concerning th. pretty piece Of business
would have been end To the haeuj, chorus of the
Cabinet organ. What pity?
Our readers however, will perceive shat neither branch
OF Congress is disposed TO wait for the explanations Of the
Washington Union. The House aud the Senate have
passed each resolution calling Tor the correspondence
and the facts touching this stupid besoted and buser
ing act OF the burning OF the helpless little American bust
ness settlement Of San Juan aud further and more EN-
phstc proceedings be expected 10 the House TO-DAY
OF course, Ill, the facts shall otherwise appear we can
only say OF Capt Hollins that he dill his duty The rule
OF action in the army and navy il nhexibe IL is to
obey orders you break owners" Look the case OF
Captain Wyse The San Juan affair is the act OF the al
minisraton and as both houses have tken the matter
in hand sugges. the propriety OF special inquiry in
TO the consttuuonaty Of this Of Il strikes US
usurpation suggestive OF impeachment Furthermore
II behooves the House Of Representatives inquire into
the extent OF the damages inflicted upon the property and
business OF American citizens by this miserable
OF destruction against the village of San Juan and to
vide the necessary NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
We regard the idea perfectly absurd that the Oh.
ec OF this warke demonstration 10 force Great ri-
tain to settlement Of the Mosquito question: according
TO the Monroe doctrine No. The idea acted upon wa.
that San Juan was an independent town. having cut aoo
from the protection Of either England or Nicaragua
was thus defenceless, and be assed with mpuni
y aud hence II was chosen for the opening OF the militia
ry exploits Of highly begerent admnistra
ton. What shall we have neSH Perhaps the s;orming
by the home squadron, OF the Governors Pavilion ant
the bath houses Of Coney Island perhaps the lombard
men OF AsDinwa, or the expulsion Of the Yankees from
the town OF Panama.
We are gratied that both branches OF Congress hay
so promptly called for information upon this awless out
rage commenced by Borand and consumm,ted By Pierce
Marcy, Foruey Co. And il the two houses give US al
adjournment on the 4h Of August they cannot better ap
proprate the interval than in erre,ng all the acts
facts, circumstances and designs OF thi, huniatipg
criminal and imbecie bombardment aud burning of tn
helpless village Of San Juan. We shall hear the C.bine
| organ by aud bye.-N. y Herald