The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-16

cial powers which apperain all consus between civil
lied governments Thus they cannot nterpose between
American citizens who may have disputes within their
! sulates
They restricted in the exercise OF their legitimate
functions consus under the laws Of natonssecured
all consuls in other counriesn protecting American
who may be in trouble, who may be sick and in
proceedings those who may have deserted their
sells very recent and startling evidence of this
rule is given in the late publication Of the facts
in the Black Warrior and other cases
They have been prohibited from exercising the power
given by all nations the the governments of
the world of taking charge of the wrecked vessels and
property OF American citizens and of dsposing OF Ameri-
vessels when wrecked TO such degree constitute
technical total loss.
They have been prohibited restricted from exer
csng their Legitimate functions of administering upon the
effects Of American citizens who have died within the
boundaries Of their eonsue and in certain cases. where
no debts have been due to Spanish subjects the estates Of
American decedes have been sequestered by Cuban Off
cia and have only been rescued from their angs after
submitting TO enormous exactions
We could go through almost countless columns with
similar specifications presenting accumulated aggregate
of deliberate and premeditaed insult and outrage upon
the government aud people Of the United States but
have neither. time for this The current Of
wrongs has been unbroken and uninterrupted. The
Of the Crescent City disgracefully compromised
at the time-the barbarous mutiation and murder
Of Lopez and his American foowers-the Of Lar
abee--he poor of the barque Jasper arrested
and thrown into prison upon false chagethe firing upon
the American vessel Lamarnethe of the American
schooner Manchester of the Georgana and Sarah Loud
not to enumerate many ohersconsute series Of prov
ocaons which have been fifty closed by the Infamous pro-
ceedngs in regard the "Black Warrior steamer, for
which the present administration has demanded ample and
prompt reparation at the hands Of Spain.
That government capable of these acts of continued
prerranged outrage and cruelty should finally resolve
upon such scheme the Authorization of Cuba is not
surprising The reported proclamation of the pres
ent captangenera denying that any treaty exists be-
tween England and France for the manumisson of the
slaves Of Cuba contemplate quibble in perfect keeping
with that functionary and the Spanish government, to
neither of whom is fasehood deception unfamiliar
when expeden The object Of this special and technical
disclaimer is to aay the excitement and prevent the
lutionary outbreak which the official avowa such
would in Cuba well to mislead and delude
the American people and the government of the United
States. device IL sdIno pIoclu
nation the capangenera orders the lists Of negroes
bond and free directed by the Queen to be prepared by
the masters manfesty with the object of being ready
attempt the process of manumission by apprenticeship
when the time arrives for the execution of such plan and
the arng of the free negroes and their organization into
royal Spanish regiments commanded by Spanish officers is
to the end That Great Britain should spouse this
scheme is not when we carefully scan designs
to place country in the wrong by trying to justify
this threatened enomi by quoting American example in
cases which the Ltegcnee tries show involve the
principle but which VIGOROUSLY dissimar is quite
characteristics The three togeherSpain and England and
their faithful ally in the federal cy-cannot with all
their ingenuity deceive the world the belief that the
Authorization of Cuba would be nythng else but gigan
tic evil or that once accomplished will ever be submitted
to by the American people Whatever the motive Of Spain
or England United States win protest in every FORM
against the consummaton Of so dsgracefu project
Spanish despotism Cuba has long become nuis
ance the United States but when to It's present condi
ton of one great dungeon added the disgusting spectacle
of that lovely island turned into of azarhouse Of
runaway slaves and abolition ncsndiares voice will
demand the abatement Of the nuisance Spain and her
allies may well know this later Never win the
island within sight Of their shores and commanding
formidable position The Attenuation OF Cuba is
attempted be justified by England the ground OF a
desire to arrest the slave trade and yet England well
that the only effective way to accomplish that result
Is mako Cuba State OF the American Union But the
British ministry would rather the island sunk into the
than that it should pass into the hands of the American
people and Spain has united with France and England in
attempting the next thing TO thatthat being TO render
Cuba both vaueless to acquisition and the citadel
where the enemies Of the American Union may safely
coct and consummaie their plots England expects to en-
poy the Fred Dougasscs Of free States TO lead the A
cans in Cuba against the South and its institutions The
dreadful drama Of San Domingo would then be attempted
under English and Spanish auspices and the Cuban whites
compelled TO fly before the suddenly-lbcated blacks
and all this in the Of phlanhropy-a this to put a
stop TO the slave trade TIE differentiation Of Cuba riH
neuer succeed
KEY WEST AND ToRTUGAS.
We glad 10 notice that the democratic from
Florida Mr Mallory has brought the notice Of Congress
the propricty OF Immediately completing, armng, and
manning he fortressas AT Eyy eat and Torfupas