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The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-10
La CRoNICA.

The Spanish organ Of New York 9TH Apr is indignant
the Of the Spanish minister as far as goes
in the Black Warrior The Crcnica states that the
sensible portion Of the press in the United States had con-
demned pretensions OF the American cabinet and the
whole subject OF claims dying away OF itself when in
the most unlucky moment the Asia brought the that
the Of her Majesty had conceded the right OF
this government and admitted the character which the
latter had chosen give the greatest cf he outrggos
The Spanish organ doubts the truth Of this piece Of
news and apprehends the unpleasant results should il
prove true tsays the general opinion win he strength
ened in this administration that the Spanish government
is incapable of taking firm ground even tangible or
visible their political relations with the United States II
would appear should the Asia be true that during the
claim arising greatest Of the ourages Gin which the
offensive and irritating language used two min
sters Of the Spanish had been wanting in truthful
ness and dutyenor Calderon by abeting Spanish Off
cals who had broken through the cusohouse rules and
the law Of nations, and Senior Pacheco suggesting the
evident which required prompt and immediate repara-
ton Sehor Luzaraga, if the news be true will have de-
stroyed the positions of his predecessors without
posing his motives before the a.opndd and alarmed public
opinion Of Spain
can henceforth be supported :
War is phantom which should not be needed, &c.
Should be necessary to declare il in order to enforce
distinct aud bold policy, it should be done.
But what nation essentially maritime would now-a-
days provoke with Spain with real determination
80 it. and with any purpose than with vain
threats? None less than the United States w haze tie
keys Of all he and horoughtares Of their maritime
commerce. and in them fortresses unconquerabe by the
forces which could be by the greatest Of European
tons much less by nation Of AMERICA, without army,
without marine sufficient to guard the hun
dredh part of their commercial shipping against the
navy and privateers Of SPAIN with inward elements
which make the federal Union impossible to be preserved
during somewhat prolonged strife and under the grow
ing aversion of the countries who acknowledge inter-
national justice the great foundation Of the happiness
order, and peace of Christian nations
The Cronca appeals to counting the command
proof of the ruth and calls upon the Spanish
to leave off policy Of Cancellation and seetenea
s1Hs y
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FORCIBLY SAID.

Mackenzie, of the kada Venture, down the fol-
lowing truths forcibly:
nothngism the best exposition Of the practical
atheism of the times. Who recognising God in religion,
and reality in the faith of Christ call
in the aid of societies put down what they
think false religion. Ifthey believe that religion
incapable Of sustaining itself without uncrsan aid they
have little confidence in Christianity If they think
needs such aid 70 Seep His worship pure they have but
little belief of His existence. What wanted among
gous professors to put down false regionwe dir
posed to determine which and which not
better exemplcaton in their lives ef their being Chris
tans and not hypocrtes Of their loving God aud Nam
OF their practising charity and hatred under the
cloak of religious sancty. What wanted and
Intelligent religion, and then Christian would not feel
the need Of making pfa appeals w-nothingisn
any other outside influence keep up the Church
God. church and religion which is only protected and
sustained By such influence scarcely worth having pro-
fessing
eve Vust that the sober Of our religonss
the intelligence of those outside the Churchw vet unite
TO crush and put down order Of politicians require
secrecy means, and darkness cover, who Will.
making good professions have better The bad
they employ
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POOLE RESOLUTIONS.

We have nothing in the history Of the Poole excite
ment equal TO the following preamble the resolutions
the Empire Club OF Baltimore, II reads as follows;
Whereas IL has pleased the Supreme Ruer Of the Uni
from friend and acquaintance lillian
Poole Of New York city, and the peculiar Outrageous and
aggravated circumstances under which sod deed was com
mitted call upon in be UNDECIDED TO express
abhorrence and dstesaton Of the Of his taking
of, Ac.'
We hope The club meant no dsrespecti bat the language
used seems 10 require explanation
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-10

INTERESTING FROM oRyeos.--From the Portland ~
gonl Gazette OF the 10th Of March make the foiosA
extracts;
wing territorial convention 10 called 10 meet 81 ~
Wallis, GA the 18th Of April to nominate candidate
delegate TO Congress The democratic convention i y
held At Salem the lh o. April, The election Aao
place IN june On the side of the democrats, ten Lar
le present. delegated Judge q G Pratt and DrAlHc~ y
candidates for the roulinslop II
The Secretary OF War has advised Gov. Curry HRm
intuition Of the government 10 seud force IA ne Y-
against the Snake indians who uassacrcd The emgrsas
near Fort Boise last This force will Pros
consist II eight comprehensive of dragons onc o. NV
ers, and four Of Infantry drawn from the posts % ~
possible be Tilted to the maximum organization % e
four per company ADD II i believed, from the w..
which attends The recruiting service AT the pressni ~
that y mny be done. and tho recruits emhsrkes iN ~
destination y way d The .slhrnus in ths moptb y 49,
reaching Oregon early ~ The season will permit "s
petition 10 be made
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-10

AN AMERICAN APOLOGIsT FOR FOREIGN POWERS
Nothing could be agreeable to the Spanish rulers
in view Of the fact that for many years past their oppres
sions and corrupons have been condemned by the writers
and travellers of every civilized nationhan the fact that
they enabled to refer to the existence the capital
the United States of Journal which does hesitate
all occasions to defend the acts Of the agents of Span
matter how depotc insolen extraordinary they may
be Even when these acts not entirely satisfactory
Spain tsefas in the instance of the Black Warrior out
rage from which Spain is glad to recedet is rare
piece of good fortune for such government be able
refer to leading American newspaper which is always
eager and prompt TO regard its citizens in the
wrong The duty of such journal would DO diff
cult it, in the performance Of this duty il not
the result of system. And first, must be taken
not to be carried away by popular impulses. The
only motiees and emotions must respect those Of
foreign governments To these it is bound to give full
credit Thus If American vessel is arrested on the
high BIZ constable OF the European powers In
the shape of armed shpoewar the province of such
journal is await the Of the foreign assaian and
then to stand by with steady obsnacy the last Such
position has many advantages social and political 1t
makes the journal who occupies the oracle Of the foreign
representatives the American government
II their earliest information and especially that which
be used against what should be the of its a
fections, and which that may not be willing,
for good reasons, to proclaim TO the world and finally
this relationship to foreign power clothes IL with sort
Of oracuar dignity in matters of International
Such portrait we have drawn, however is only
true Of the convictions Of such newspaper single
foreign government but TO all The illustration Spain
copy of the reality in other instances Of DAYS
gone by and Of others Of more recent occurrence
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-10

The Richmond Enquirer says the Granite State is gone
heretofore pillar Of democracy scarcely less strong and
mmovable than the Old Dominion itself Virginia stands
and mistaken in the storm and while the flag
floating here the democracy Of the Union will despair
Once federalism triumphant know -nohingsm is
now, and Virginia restored the sway of the S,ate-rghts
republican party She is the fororn hope and she VIII be
equal TO the crisis
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-10

SMALL CHANGE rHK Tuaxs--lt il stated that 80
tyhye tons OF has been engaged As part 81 tbe ~
Of a vessel no1 loading at New York cor coastahhp
and that the shippers anxious 70 engage forts tons
having 40 tons ship. Lest this heavy shipment 2 ~
should alarm The wsll-street hnaneiers The JosrnA
Commerce adds that Is all ia kreatzers she copper
pt eermaay, nearly eqaal Ia value 10 cont ana III
prses collection made probably, from The money sro
ont BY emigrants Il was taken by the vessel A. n
ton freight When arrives the Mussuluiaus viii ieN'
supplied with small change"
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From the Detroit frss ~. >
DIR CUHAN DIFFIcITITIrS


The act Of firing at the III Dorado by Spanish friQn,e
OF the coast OF Cuba and Of Imprisonment The American
consular agent Sagua la Grande The island u
Cnba fresh outrsges, engtheuinE the long catalogue
TO which government has submitted without realis-
tory measures and indicating that there Ii saart, in hs
future except by the employment Of such force la Inc
gulf will compel the Cuban officials and Spanish naval
officers respect flag The settlement Of the Black
Warrior difficulty promised cessation Cuban
but the intelligence OF the settlement quickly followed
by the of ontrages scarcely less arocous than
that Of the Warrior
Our government has demanded % Spain that power shall
be conferred apon the eapaingeuers Of Cuba hold d.
rect diplomatic relations with representative at tbs la
in respect difficulties growing o. our CONNER.
cia with the island This Spain refuses TO do
The consequence remains that all OF difference have
undergo the ardy process Of adjustment o. attempt ii
adjustment at Madrid The frequency Of acts Of az
erosion imagine has abont exhausted the patience 81
government aud shall be surprised II the rr-
70 be well founded that large partof ON,
home squadron has been ordered rendezvous Al tho
Havana and that hereafter optragrs win be reressed with
out the aid Of diplomacy.
ccsnsuKD EXCITEMENT At HAvASa--A despatch from
New York says
NEw loRE, April s-A letter received here s.,n, IL
yana dated the Sd inst tina, great excitement
ed there ia consequence % the equcnt ne 81 IN o,s
Extensive military preparations continued ior
lihuser expeditions should they reach te island uany
houses we're converted into drilroome by the authorities
where spsuiads creoles and negroes we're being tauoh
the use of aFtas
Orleans cspsed great alarm IL having been prevtoasv ~
ported that abe had landed and munitions Of war N
another part Of the island She experienced in consequence
many inconvenience during her stay in portr II
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-10

Hon. Mn. SouIr-Hon. Pierre Soule, ex-minister to
SPAIN with his family passed through Albany Thurs
day, their way to the West and South
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-10

''The objections to the convention were
That IL woud not be viewed with favor BY the Senate
and its rejection by that body would leave the question OF
Cuba in unset Sled position than before
2 IL may be doubted whether the constitution Of the
United States would allow the treaty making power to
pose permanent disability the American government Tor
all coming time and prevent under any
from doing what has been often done times past Lou
isiana and Florida have been purchased May cireun
stances at some future period favor and Justify the
Of Caba2
1t has been the policy Of government to avoid en-
tangling alliances with European powers.
T. The island OF Cuba Is from Europe but lies M
our doors II Ia position control commerce. III
guarded e entrance Of the Thames the Seine instead
OF the Mississippi and should propose convention like
this 70 France and England those powers woud assurey
feel that the disability assumed ny was far less sa
Gus than that which asked them assume
This document from Secretary Of State repreen be
vast increase OF the territory the Quilted States and the
inevitable continuance OF that increase and adds:
:" Little less than half million Of The poppiation az hs
wa world annually pouring the United States to be
incorporated into industrious and prosperous
IN the bosom Of which they lind political and religious er
w sooai POSITION enpiny ment, and bread. fact that
weha aey belief were u not the result Of Official inquiry
,h 'ae immigrants to the United States ireland alone
besides having sustained themselves have sent back IN their
kindred Tor the last three years. nearly Eve nIlos OF o
lars annually Such l. the territorial deyeopent of The
United states 10 the past century IL possible that Earope
can Contemplate L with an unirerdy jealous eye What
woau nave been her condition in these trying
'e oas. We have furnished Tor her starving milions
Mr Everett argues that Britain has been bene
hed oy me prosperous that resulted from the
establishments Of the Independence Of the United States BY
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-09-28

WaShing Siioer Ware.-It seems
that housekeepers who wash their
silver ware with soap and water, as
the common practice is, do net know
what they are about. The proprie-
tor of one Of the largest aud oldest
silver establishments in the city Of
Philadelphia, says that housekeep-
ers ruin their silver by washing it in
soap suds il makes il look like pew
ter. Never pu. particle OF soap
about your silver; then it will regain
its original lusire. When it wants
polish, take a piece Of sof, leather
and whiting, and rub il hard"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-09-28
3f!igrrlianruug.
From Fred ilousli-,' Autobiography.
SLAVERY IN MARYLAND.

<. LLorp's PLANTATION. wHrpr rnrn
DOUGLASS WAS HoRN AND BRouGn1 Up.
Ii IS generally supposed that slave
ry IN the Stale of Maryland exists in
lis mIldcsl form, aud that it Is totally
Invested OF those harsh and terrible
peculauiies which mark and charac-
terze The slave system in HE south
ern aud soulhwe sleru States of the
American Union. The argument in
favor OF this opinion is The contiguitv
Of the free States, and The exposed
condition OF slavery in Mar, land to
the moral, religious aud humane sen
tnncnt OF the free States.
| am not about To tcluie this argu-
ment, SO far as it relates to slavery in
thai state generally on the contrary,
am willing To admit thai, To tins
general point, the argument is we'll
grounded. Public opinion Is, indeed.
AN unlalIng restraint upon the cru
city and barbariy at masters. over
seers and slave drivers, whichever and
"hcreter II can reach them but
there are ceraln secluded aud out. Of
the-way places, even IN The state of
Maryland, seldom visited by single
healthy public s,nlimenl-where
slavery, wrapt in Ms own congenial
midnight darkness, can aud does de-
,elop all us malgn and shocking
cl@faclersIics-where ii can be IN
decent without shame, cruel without
shuddeung, and murdcrous without
apprehension OF lear OF exposure.
just such a secluded, dark aad OUT
oi-the-way place Is Tie home plan
mton OF Colonel Edward Lilo, d, on
the Eastern Shore. Maryland. II is
lar away from ali the great thorough
iaresi aud Is pIoxlnaie To 90 town or
village. There Is neither school
house nor town house in ITS neigh
borhood. The school house is I'M
necessary, for there no children go to
school, The children and grand
children OF Colonel Lilo, d were taught
IN the house, by private tulor-a
Mr.. Page-a tail, gaunt sapllng of
man, who did not speak dozen
words TO a slave IN whole year.
The overseer's children 80 off some
Where 10 school and they, therefore,
bring no foreign or dangerous inhu-
ence from abroad, 10 embarrass the
natural operation Of the slave system
OF the place. Not even the mechan-
lcs-lhrnugh whom there is an ucca-
sional oulburst Of honest and telling
indignation, al cruelty and wrong on
other planlailons-are while men, on
this plantation, Its whole public is
made up Of aud divided into three
classes-slaveholders, slaves and
overseers. lis blacksmlhs, wheel
rights, shoemakers, weayers and coop
ers are slaves.
Not even commerce, selfish and
lron-hear'ed as il is, aud ready, as it
ever is, 10 side wIIh the strong against
The weak-lhe rich against the poor
lis trusted or permitted within lis
secluded precincts. Whether with
view OF guarding against the escape
OF It's secrets, | know not, but il is
fact, that every leaf and grain of the
produce Of this plantation, and those
Of The neighbonng farms belonging
to Colonel Lloyd, are transported to
Baltimore in Colonel Lloyd's own
vessels; every man and boy on board
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-09-28

he Brook.

come from the haunts Of coot and horn,
make a sudden sally
To sparkle out among the fern,
To bicker in the valley.
BY thirsty bill hurry down,
Or slip between the ridges.
BY twenty throps, little town,
And half hundred bridges.
Til last by Phillips barn fow
To join the trimming river,
For men may come. and men may go,
But 60 on forever.
| chatter over stony ways,
In little harps aud trebIes,
bubble into eddying bays,
babble on the pebbles.
With many a curve my banks fret,
BY many field and faIlow,
And many fairy foreland set
" It'll milo weed and malow.
J chatter, chatter, as flow
10 JON the Drumming riyer,
For men may come and men may 20,
But 20 on forever.
wind about, and in and cut,
" It'll here a blossom sailing.
And here and there lusiy trout.
And here and there a craving.
Upon the as travel,
With many a silyery waterbreak
Above the golden gravel.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-09-28

A Frenchman, wishing TO take
stage for Buffalo, was asked by the
driver II he had any extra baggage.
Ertra baggagei Va, you called
da,s ! have no baggage bu. my
three trunks, five dogs, and one
black girl
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-09-28

A fellow coming from the top of
The Alleghanles TO New York, in
Winter, was asked whether il was
as cold there as in the city. lior-
rlbIy cold said he, for they have
no thermometers there, and, Of
course, il gets just as cold as it pleas
as
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-17
s ward and Know .Nothineism.

Seward and the trHtor mcmbcrsof the Know
Nothing party. who, in the New York legsb
turc, 5s-isted IN his re- election, arc catching 1T
ton tiuf SURPRISES anything the political world
has trIyaliurdcd ~ very large aud enthusiastic
meeting WA, held At thu Tabernacle. last Mon
day night for thePurposc of putting the brand
of reprobaljon upon Messrs {. c. Leigh aud the
30 arch. tlaitofs associated with him in the State
Lcgslaiarn' who voted flr Seward. The pro
coedmg- are reported in the N.Y. city papcrs,from
which we iran thai the speakers mildly regnrd
the rencgadcs, who went over t, seward, rs ''in=
that he WAS not IN righteous man'' that he might
pray daily for Stewards death.
Among the resolutions which were adopted at
the close of the meeting US their 'platforln," we
notice the following, which we commend to tho g
who think with Mr.. i.e,thnt Know Nottingham
is only new and more dangerous development
of abolilionism:
Resolved, That we are opposed to all agita
ton of the question of slavery that all ultraiste
upon that question either pro or anti. merit on
condemnation, hut that of all modern traitors "
regard the Aboiionsts of the North as the mos
dctestuble.
Resolved That the two parties are fairly rep
resented in their corruption and death by tn ei
present champions in the New York LegisiatI re
by O'Keefe, tho Irish leader of the Tanm IN,
Democracy, who moved and carried the res, III
ton 10 allow Fred Douglas the of the AS nm
bly, Chamber, aud by {. G. LEIGll, the Eng Isl
radical, and leader of New York Whiggery III,
achieved the iutalny of Arnold, by voting 10
WILLIAM II. SEWARD.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-17
SPECIAL NOTICES.

In tn. age Of stram CATER Spanish Mixture is 4.
ing l.. space in t,. j. bir niaa. Tue Astonishing
cures lily performed hy IT. sin. rla and rrumpt act
inthe aur.t Of Liver Disease Ncurilgiu Rhcuml.
tism, Nrrcnral Dsr.es, and lt ds",sr, arising from
an imrsrc state Of Buot swimming Cor II reputa.
ton vi il becoming world WIDE 1t i certainty
the ons Medicine yet knovnVhieh does possess posi-
tive an 'ooclfr action the iloni. Try il
the - ne, the brttcr. ian 81 I'm
The crnnn. have produced .ome very excellent
remei,- lar voriaus disease. Among which mny be
pecif Dr. llooAand's C,lehrnted Ri.;er." for snle
hy G. NJ Iaeh>u,-nnd used with remarkable success
il LiY, Compliant. Jaundiee. by prpsiu, Nervous De
hhjty,if general arrangement II tho ton nrh TIE
SUNDAY Dislht.l ny uf tn. m"dciuc:
We oel convinced, lha, in the Of tic German
'ttcr. me Istrn due lot leeune dclitatc1, hat ron
shntly .ius strength nd vigor - the lrime-a IA
aorth considerations. T.. BHirrs are peu-an, in
tse al ia "a ell, and can b. admin ,fcrI unrr any
rrcuu- .nre 10 tie rla,t dyl.rate stomach. Indeed
cy "a he u-ci by all person, will Ihr mo,t pertcc.
-,rty / would be wei for tn,e who are much ale t
u IA u" utfv u. system 10 commence with one ten
#.oon r les, aI gradually iucrcuse, We speak
I'm eN fence. nud afe. Of course proper Judge
D" rt,~. flr n"d wide, have united IN reco unrufng
re &c r,a Bttrr-, al IT, afflicted We most cot
eiaiiy o. leI-r tLoir u,c' See advertisements
ian .t}-ftW
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-17
Mr. wise in the North West

The editor of the Prnntytown Gazette. whose
opinion Is based upon thorough knowledge Of
the country af which he speaks. thus disposes Of
the newspaper strength Of Mr. Wise m North
western Virginia:
As nearly ell our readers know. we have
travelled much and extensively over North ives
tern Virginia. during the past fall aud winter
We have mixed freely with the people. We have
conycrsed with political prophets of every party.
We have listened attcntyely to all we have heard;
and We give it as our deliberate conviction, that
Hon. Henry \. Misc the present Democratic
candidate for governors will receive from three
thousand to five thousand less votes, in North
western Virginia, than given To His Excel
lcney, GOV. johnson, at the late gubernatorial
election"