The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-12
Our Washington Correspondence.
WARRINGTON, March 10. Is

WARRINGTON, March 10, 1855.
Semi Official AnnoSsee.seut Of the Abandonment Of the
Project Of AoquSins Cuba-7he Imbriliiy Of he Pre-.
Eident, fc., de-
To-days linton officially announces that the admins
trston has given up all Idea OF acquiring CUBA, either
by purchase or otherwise Says the Union Of this
ing
penoing, he the Prssdcat) deemed most prudent TO
follow the usual 10 diplomatic secresy In the
present condition Of relations with span the
aty for such longer exists and In obedience
TO that spirit OF people which demands the utmost
publicity in official conduct, and with full conviction
that the public interest would be best promoted In the
future prosecution Of his policy, BY outpoksn and
unreservsd avowa OF his purposes and objects he sub
m,s his past proceedings 70 the people, and oheerfuy
abdes their judgment.
After thus abandoning Cuba, the south, Buchanan
Mason, snd Soue, the article In the Union (Which
evidently revised by General Pierce HIMSELF continues
II the Ostend documents do not furnish conclusive
evidence that all the sk enorgy and power Of this
ecutvc branch OF the have been exerted In
the effort TO effect the great object In view coafess
inability TO conceive what further proofs could be
desired whether the result would have besn for
tunate II the efforts OF the Executive had been
eectuay secsnded and sustained by the action OF Con-
gress grse question which we need no. undertake
to solve II may b. that either the subbornness the
pride Of Spain the influence Of other foreign govern
ments rendered the peAcesbs acquisition of Cuba
mpractcsbls and impos-ble thing from the beginning
We confess however, that whilst recent sysats have
made this hypothesis plausible should be better sat
irnsd Of its truth II these events had occurred with
knowledge the part Of Spain that Congress had
responded favoraby TO ths "provsiona measures sug
sestad by the President In March last and repeated
with emphasis in August afterwards
This isA capital way Of Sinking the responsibility
rom his own feeble head 70 the heads Of his Ministers
abroad and to Congress II shows the utter
az General Pierce and his Cabinet and the desposbs
a which our foreign relations have thus far
been managed. Tho little n,hn In ths White House. In
one Of his opium dreams when his brains and his fancy
fNtalV IL
had resolved upon bullying SPAIN yet in manner not
TO incur riak Of His object simply 70
frghten her ss 70 induce her 70 s. but II she
were not frightened and refused TO SELL then Pierce
wanted 20 have nothing To do with her and protect
his own imSeeiity sJSan appeal 10 our nations.
threatened and builsd, but always In a way
not te incur any direct responsibility; for while
the tone Of the organs and this conversations Of
the President and his Csbinst warlis grea,
had not TO give direct offence 70 either OF these
governments. The linton OF the 2eth May 1854, gave
lord Egns professions the lie and insisted the pre-
medtated attempt, the part Of England 70 "Afri-
esbis. Cuba but the Pre,dent anxious TO be per-
sonay civil TO his Lordshp, and invited his Lordshp 70
guard article appeared in the ofBclal organ.
Lord Lisn, with the tact Of diplomat, at osce per
and his private conduct, and, without giving the
former the smallest eonidsraons signed the Reciprocity
Treaty at the state Department the very day tho dis
er.citsbIe flibust@r article appeared in ths Union
General Pierce may wel publish his peacsfui inell-
p.,ons 10 y. .crd He can play Princs Henry with
with Hostess Quickly Doi Tear sheet but he is
match for Douglas or Hotspur. This Is we'll
by the foreign dplornatists here In Washington
aKd in Europe, that the linton Sht contain de:lzra
ton Of war and nobody would believe General Pierce In
earpe,t
But the attempt % saddle ths responsibility for the
loss Of Cuba Congress step SURPRISING even the
usual pidty OF General Pierce Pray.
Why did the President try 70 shift the responsibility Of
the Cuban question from his shoulders 70 those OF
copgTess2 Why did he not send war message
20 Congress- nst1ad Of report Of facts which
10 IN md n
gress may declare var but I, cannot wage IT, That Is
the business Of the Ere sutiys Congress net In direct
communion with foreign powers, hence the Executive
alons s this proper Judge whether foreign relations
require The nt-rposition Of The sent a.
the time BY General Pierce TO Congress contained
from making any specific recommendation. New that
Congress very properly declined 70 take the initiative In
matter which belongs exclusively - the sphsrs Of the
Executive, refused 10 place any considerable amount
of mopsy at the dspostion Of President whoss sScrs
ton they bad all been taught to disrust Gen. Pierce
turns round snd imPugns their conduct
Nobody knows where 70 nnd Fierce on any subjset,
foreign domestic believes in his vo~d,
10 his promises, verbal or written fsw, bslievs, of
those who hsov him politically would believe him
oath Csss Shields, Disney, MDonad. and host Of
others, whom he has deceived and bsbed say they do
tnow what 70 make Of him yet the Unor Affects 10
the doubt Of Congress 70 the true meaning
and Intentions Of GensrAl Pierce into want Of hrnns.s
regards our forsign relations There are tho-e Who
r,asy 70 assst gallant fellow but viii not back
coward whose courage, like that of the elephant IL
tho physical result OF What he swallows General
PIERCE nsy Be hero 20 his dinner companions bat he
did not appear such "a the optics u the hirty third
Congr.s SPHINX
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