The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-02

For instance Cuba Is ruled with rod OF and por
ton OF her people desire throw off the yoke but too
weak make the effort Some Of citizens ympathize
with the oppressed Cubans and undertake to go to their
relief and enable them achieve their liberties these
says the British organ and their crime approx
imates to that Of piracy. But when France and England
combine with Turkey make upon Russia, it is no
offence for British consus recruit in country
which is peace with Russia because already exists
1t is next to piracy help oppressed people to gain
their freedom but offence for of two begerents to
enter neutral country for troops to rye the chains OF
desposm people seeking to break them loose In the
estimation of the Albion enough that Irregular warfare
exists to justify of the begerents in visiting eoun-
try peace with both and obtaining recruits Did 1t not
the British organ that if of the belgeren
could raise recruits in country the other could also
and that they might in that way transfer the war from the
Crmea country But the position Of the Albion is
absurd require exposure. Judge Kane spoke the
truth and it just because it the truth that it has
excited the wrath of the British editor.
Having disposed Of Judge Kane, the Albion turns to
Gen. Cushing and brushes him at single blow See with
what cool nsolencc the work is done And now word
with Mr. Caleb Cushing who cuts pitifol figure,
whether as lawyer statesman that it is difficult to treat
or mock dignity personifed The editor of the British
has to rely upon his French ally in New York for
fallen greatness of his mistress at home by belitlng
the Attorney General of the United States That Attor
ney General being Caleb Cushing whose reputation for
extraordinary genius and learning, whether legal political
or literary is as as the fame of England
r.1.a xal1,.
General Cushing in the discharge of his official duties,
wrote letters of advice and instruction to the able and
indeagable district attorney Philadelphia in which he
had the emerity talk about sour sovereign rights and
forthwith the nanmate representative of decayed cock
neydom in New York feels coal of fire his back but
discovering that it is nobody but Caleb Gushing who
claims sovereign rights for the United States the mat
ter is dismissed 'clap-trap" which it is be-
meath the dignity of Lord Clarendon to besow any notice
We doubt whether the ruling classes in England will ever
realize the fact that we ceased be dependent colo
Mes and that really possess sovereign rights This
is the undying worm that is gnawng at the
vitals of British pride These United States were
once dependents of Great Britain they her
equal in national sovereignty, her superior in all
the elements of national greatness and their escutch-
con is not yet furnished by AFFECT an alliance as
that which proclaims the shame of England. But
why should not cockneydom enjoy the privilege of boast
ing of its ancient greatness It's pride all that remains
of it, Let such organs the Albion exult in what Eng
land wasl We prefer to glory in what the United
States still are and in the fact that our national reputa-
ton is safe in the keeping of the functonares foolishly
slandered by the British organ
But we have thus far, overlooked what seemed to be
the leading purpose of the Albion artiche defence Of
the British minister We really in doubt whether the
editor of the Albion intended his two-coumn broadsde
be an attack upon or defence Of Mr.. Champion. If it
was designed defence, then the British minister may
we'll pray be delivered from such friend the Al
bion. Mr. Crampton the British minister, having been
implicated in the charge Of violating sovereign rights
in procuring volunteers to enlist for the British service
organ Of his government forward, with measured
pace and solemn face TO plead his His first point
is that the proof which the charge rested ought have
been secuted out Of court because it from person
utterly and VIGOROUSLY unworthy of belief" And yet the
witnesses whose characters bad we're the men
whom the British officials, with Mr. Champion at their
head charged with using to carry out their recruit
ing scheme Surely the men with whom the British min
lister can associate ought to be considered credible
witnesses at least against himself But why cayil about
bad character Oh Witnesses IL
denied by the Albion2 Here is the whole offence admitted
Nevertheless says the Albion shaving limited in the pre-
ceding paragraph at the bungng manner in which GER
tain scheme executed OF quite prepared
to admit that scheme there cas and that Mr.. Champion had a
hand in rerng IT. The editor Of the Albion is model
criminal advocate After concssing the guilt of his client
and beating him soundly for committing the offence in so
bunglng manner as to elude the vigilance of the
American government lie proceeds to damn him with
faint praise on the ground that to "his admirable quail
cations for the appointment (of mnster the American
government of the day bore, is well known, the
fullest possible testimony That is all that the Albion
has to say behalf Of its arragned minister He was
eemed proper appointment when he came to our coun-
try he has had hand in plotting scheme to violate our
sovereign national rights; he such bunger that he
was detected in the scheme but for all that the Ameri-
can government has right to complain To make the
matter worse whilst the Albion thus degrades Mr. Cramp
ton as minister it proceeds to exol in glowing language
the wonderful success of the Russian minister His
cess in his diplomacy has been great that it Is uuac-
countbe except upon the idea that he has been avshng
Russian gold That may be- and it may be that if Russian
OF the Albion in its pretended vindcaon Of Mr. Cramp
ton But we have too high opinion of the integrity OF
the Russian minister suppose be has made any of
gold either in crcumvenng the British officials buying
golden opinions from their organ All profess to know
is that Mr. Champions reputation is not benefited by the