The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1854-04-07

THE HACK WAnrTcR Las.
ID.

The arui staged ~ Blast rIIicr clf
has hwill y o,s1 ~ our otsics
this ~ re by tho Empire City hat De
IePaqip hoitsshsvs given - the vo-,el
lend earS a,hs ounsr.. inpo,ing cree
six thOlluld dolIau up lha e.pt-ln. ~
lpaid 4, q viii pay II elopnIS. uhdsr pro.
test. The recovery q dis largs property =
Just subject ofoOngEstqlstioa d thsoHa.
Iers; the point u principle Involved and tho
nature d ~ public injury ard oapabiIiy d
linjure AZ disposition 70 injulo. ere e cloag.
lly preserved IN lho diminished pon6lty
luPOlour injured oOunrymsn = they would
have bssntn the co1fscaiion Of iho ship end
land eargO, Thu private damage i less,
landthe owners THE chip IRE wise - recsiv.
Ing their properly q f,ras rendered. and Re.
leuEring 70 the 70 their Government Coz IL In
IpOsiliOn to Obtain indemni6catiOn for further
Losses. damages and injuries sustained from
THE Spanish authorities. But the public
wrong subsisls undimlnishSd. may rather sg-
gTevaled BY the Official sanction Of the Prin.
Iciple Of wrong. and the official sanction Of
che maIeVOlenttemPer displayed towards the
United States
The calculation Of the Spanish authorities
Iiuthiu hating measure undoubtedly Is, that
the restoration Of the ship and cargo will be
received &c q settlement Of the affair. suif.
Client to Allay the excitement in the United
States created by the outrage, and to suspend
Iany public measures which might be in
progress under the lead Of the Government
Ecundgd uPOn this OF violence. The case
then being made, one for reclamation Tor
damages, would be turned over tedious di-
plomatic negq,iatiOn and take its place on
That long calender Of uusatisfed claims Tor
injuries andainsults which has been grow
ling through 90 many past years OfchafeT-
ling between Washington and Madrid.
| We trust this expectation may be disap.
POINTED BY one awakened in the spirit Of our
leountrymen and unTslaxing energy Of our
Government The Black Warrior case when
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars in valuo
belonging to innocent American citizens was
Iin peril. was but apart Of the question be-
tween the United States and Spain in which
Cuba il concerned. Il was late hagrant
land oGIsnsive demonstration Ofthe capacity
for mischief which the authorities there on
10y accompanied With . raneOrOus temper to-
wards ne and an incapacity sometimes pit
liable real and 81 others stimulated Cor sinis-
Ter ends 70 afford redress or even hear TemOn
lSirance. Il was another, TO an accumulated
thOut Of proofs Of the vices Of the administra-
ltiOn q the island tOWardSus, aud the incom-
FEASIBILITY Of it. exiSting relations towards US
with our safety.
The President Of the United States in his
Ilate message On this topic put that general
QuesiiOn truly and fCrcibly when be announ-
Iced thevieW Of the prOximaty Of the island
and the relations which Il must ever bear
to our commercial and other interests, ''itis
vain to expect that . series Of unfEiendly
acts, Infringing our commercial Tights and
the adoption Of . policy threatening the hon-
or and security Of these Stnles can long con-
sist with peaceful relations, and he assumed
the true ground that this was he occasion
for bringing the question g general settle.
merit.
III case. saysthe President. "the meas
ures taken IOr amieable adjustment Of orr
difficulties with Spain should fortunately
lGail, the difficulties signiaed in the paragraph
we have iust Quotsd-I shall not hesitate
% &c authority and means which Con.
may grant 70 insure the observance
foas lust rights Or obtain redress ioriniu.
lie. received and 70 yindica,s the honor Of
louraae. II anticipation Ofthat contingency
sxpsosing tie failure afnsW astemplsinMad-
ia ths President aska for provisional meas
lureS-to Be armed with. authority and
lmenns
ThelelleFs Of four cclFesp ondent a Havana
lrsssivea by The Empire City Published this
evening viii s. found q contain some i'm
lDorlant ihislIigepcs bearing upob ne new
Attenuation policy. which has been in-s
stalled ip theisland
W D. Pieayune.