Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-01
SPIRIT or TN <oaxrNs PRESS.

- A&eAA VIZ AAD AOo0ANS .
The I":eiiizsnser contains liberal extracts
from tbe pspsrs ssns in. ysstssday by the
Presideut, In answer 10 the resolution of iu.
quir- with reference to the San Jaa- affair.
W., fod, on examination, that the letters in
question bear out what vs. have said concsrn-
ing the character q the late Greyto~n COM
manity, and their robberies and other out
RACES upon americans and American property
in tat vicinity: in our opinion justifying
completely the act Of Commander HOllins in
refusing theic settlement to ashes on their re-
fu'sl to niaks Isp,rstiou far their csson sId
robberies
1bsiUns,n contains The same papers, and
says Of the Amir:
The President sent . message to the two
douses Of Congress yesterday, in obedience to
Iesduoons calling on him for the papers in
tns c.,ss OF the Greyrovn affair The message
and all the correspondence, embracin, Z ne ;n.
sFructions to Captain Rollins, will be found in
our paper to day. The enemies of the Admin.
mtrahon, led on principally by the New York
Herald, inbune, Iines, and Exp-ess have
lahore assfduously and mslien sntly To create
eiings OF prejudice against the President and
certain members Of bic Cabinet on this subject.
Inc public have had too MANY evidences of
lae INDUSTRY With wb'ch the caterers for those
plpefs oiftorf and Eisrspresent facts and not
uhl!equentiy Event and fabricate calumnies
sSNnse me Reconsideration, to be now readily
de,sived. The documents which We now pub
zen ",n 90 far towards. discrediting those
y-.na.s on all questions in which they IN.
oers He to direct or manufacture public erin-
i"n In regard TO any act or policy of the Ad-
p .nis,Tat,onJ It will be seen that the course
VI tee President and his Cabinet has been
grossly and vickedly misrepresented by those
I've" iofk journals Some Of them have M
aeraskea, In The most positive terms to state
.ns ln,.f uc'tens given to Captain Hollins and
~ ssrert tnss the course pursued by him in
&c u"sT ucsoa OF GreytOwu was distinctly in.
l.cased fn his instructions. Epon turn
ing 20 Tho letter cf instructions, the reek.
10" ness OF these assertions will be apparent
LIE letter was drawn by Secretary Dobbin.
aud IS prepared With singular prudence and
caution. We do not proposc to indulge in any
c"nuents, either Of commentator or of cen.
sure % to the oorduct Of Captain Rollins
certainty We should ke inexcussble for init.
mating anything like cersuse of his conduct
IN tac aosence ct auy authentic statement Of
tse i:nmediase facts On which he acIed In
taelr esgcrness 20 injure the administration.
sne Ne~ York papers are guilty of gross in.
justice to Captain uollips. His high charac-
'er .or prudence, intelligence, GOODNESS, and
courage, pointed him out az the proper officer
90 manage this delicate affair; and rntil be
arrives and makes his report of the case, we
e'sh Iegaio u as wholly inexcusab!e to pre-.
rage AID cendemn bis conduct UEuuestion.
ably the facts set forth in the paners which
We paoish nass Oot series Of outrages which
Iemapded prompr and exemplary Punishment
me administration discharged its duty with
pronp.pess and Edelity in the premises: and
We look eo.the authentic ste.emsris Of Cant
hoiHhs VIII. every confidence that he has not
a"useo U.s high confidence reposed in him,
nor deO acted from his own elevated character
Grave, Cautious, and patriotic officer
t"ii captain HolliDs shall return and be
h,drd, 1t is not only unjust, but cruel, for mere
Partisan purposes to heap condemnation and
abuse upon his conduct"
The above we take to be the position on the
question which the administration elects to
occnpy. This evinces commendabla prudence,
20 view II the fact that Commander HolIins
has not yet reached Washington. After he
shall have arrived, bis explanations Of var,ou,
Circumstances bearing on the affair not vet
Known here, We suppose will determine wheth-
Or ne h to b generally F.aised or blaucd for
tae maanefsia which he has carried out the
Instructions under which he seseG. Our read
es viii Ind in another column complete
synopsis Of the papers ia question, which, to US,
embrace proof not only of the wisdom and lug.
ice OF the administration's condrs. n tho
premises, bat Of the propriety Of that Of Gem
mander Rollins
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1hs Sentinel again oomnsnds Senator
Hunters bill for se<tlins al the great public
lands i'sue.. which have been before Congress
for so many years