New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-14

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and runoqs war for few bales Of cotton, and as the
ally and best friend if 10; the only friend OF the Auto
crat Of Russis Strange troy of Listory,-ihe Rus
.ian Despoti.m and the American Republic lc-itsef
the worst of despotisms to three millions OF Gods
ereatures--united ia arms against the world his
may appear sn eItravagant and impossible aPPrehen
sion TO those who haze learned nothing By experience
and still believe that integrity and calm forecast have
q controlling voice in the conduct Of the Government;
bUt such persons must forget that the repeal OF the
Missouri Compromise is device used By Mr Pierce
to keep himself aud his party in power; and that the
ueu WLO resort to such certainly ca
psble Of any folly 10 matter how QuixOtic, OF any
wrong 10 natter how monstrous, provided their one
selfsh purpose be subseryed Besides there is grow
ing da1 ger OF negro emancipation ia Cuba, whether
as a Spanish colony free State and this the
Slayocraey Of the Union must prevent at whatever
cost war with Spain would then exactly .uit their
wishes ard the Russian despot would be their nat
ursl ally Is lie not the great representative Of the
principle of order snd OF legitimate authority l. he
not the largest sla eholder OF the world And where
the principles Of two parties perfectly harmonic.
they necessarily belong together. Kossuth found few
auditors for his denunciations Of Russia and little
sympathy at the South.
But we cannot hope 70 stack Cuba 81 secondhand,
by private 6busters in order to come ia TRANQUILITY at
he end and appropriate the fruit Of their abors To DO
that would increase Disgrace without adding TO
safety fer should be compelled to make war at last
without he credit Of acting manfuly and openly st
the beginning FIVE must now seize that island with
out gard tie right or the wrong Of the case yhy
let take it in the bold and decent way, not Ike
p'cBpocket or q receiver but ike honest oltspOken
free bOoters. IL go doing while the loss TO ourseges
will be less shall render better service TO Russia
sGd TO desPotism n Europe and shall I'll
sIeetable par. il The dread historic drama for whose
performance rOpcant fate at last about to LIT
the curtain. If We must help the Autlcrat in his
sade sganst tie liberties OF the world lex DO il in
which Ill best deserve the thanks of our great
ely and which viii DO the most to weaken the West
EN- powers We hope then,-if this thing is orr
doom that it may be inauguraed rot by the repeal
Of tbe neutrality laws but by plain 9nt simple decla
raiion Of war.
But we trust that the rejecting people of the coun
try ard the minority in Congress will not quietly suffer
this folly be committed and that the zeal OF the fill
busters aud the weakness OF the Executive will be
suffered to carry away without stern snd determined
resista1ce The occasion sought to be magnifed into
Of war is small, the wrong inadequate to
such remedy, that every idea Of common sense for
bids its adoption But the Juror OF few leading con-
seIyative journals the exigeoces Of ourparty politics.
which as the Nebraska bill proves bad will find
sufficient to commit cTimes-are SO desperate
and the belief in popular depravty strong at Wash
Dgton that there ia danger now in what under Ordi-
nary Circumstances would have no possibility of evil
Therefore IL is that the country Of what turks
in tbis QUESTION and Of tie use to which may very
Iosstly be put There is reason to doubt that the
whole AFTER might very easily be arranged in
peaceful way buitmay also very easily used to drag
Us into tie European vortex and to enlist US on that side
Of tie contest which is mos. repugnaut to ali American
feelings and instincts We appeal to tue people: Shall
we join in the war of encroschng DespOtism against
National Independence and Liberty Shall we aid
Russia against France and England in this struggle
That is the question to be decided in settling whether
VIC viii be led into war with Spain for the scqusi-
on Of Cuba. with the seizure of the Black Warriors
cargo a. pTcte1t.