Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-07
SPIRIT OF THE NoRsIHa PRESS.

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SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.
The Union of this morning il quite an In. |
terssting sheet 1t contains correspondence re- |
lasivs to the Ostend conference, . column ofap- |
pointments recently made by the President
and confirmed by the Senate, and an able |
editorial in reply to Mr.. Hunts structures upon
the Presidents vetoes, In referring to the Os
tend correspondence, the Union says: /
cit will be seen at once that the Cuba ques-
ton is the Leading subject Of this correspon-
dence. Our views on this question have been
so fully and frequently expressed, that if we
had the time ana space We should not deem ii
necessary to reiterate them. When Congress
declined, at the close Of its session in August
last, TO respond to the suggestions of the Presi.
dent in his special message coM unica ted to
that body, we could not but fear that the
chances Of acquiring CHba were greatly di
minished. We now see in the present cOndi.
ton Of the question full realization of our
fear. But the correspondence which We pub
lish will enable the reader to form his own
conclusions without further comment from us
The interest which natu: ally attaches to this
subject is greatly enhanced by the present ex.
cited state of things In Cuba Whether the
any effect upon the destiny of the island we
shall not undertake to predict"
In closing its remarks about the speech of
Mr.. Hant, the same journal says:
1.-The reader will have no difficulty in un-
derstandlng why some gentlemen over the way
were smiling with self Complementary the
way, they were smiling visibIy and audibly-
the explosion had spent its fury, and no body
was harmed. The veto power stood vindic at ed
by the very feebleness Of the assault, and its
exercise by the President stood justified by
the prudent failure of Mr.. Hunt to controyert
the reasons contained in the message. Butwe
suspect that the smiling which attracted Mr.
Hunts criticism was provoked by bis ludicrous
appeal 10 ''our revolutionary fathers" He
had Denounced the veto as "the height of iy-
ranny," and yet the veto power was inserted
In the constitution by those same "rsvolut OH.
airy fathers" to whose workmanship he ap-
pealed with so mach gravity. They thought'
they had extirpa,ed monarchy from our coun-
try. So they did think, and so has thought
the whole world for more than half century;
bat our 'revolu ionary fathers" and all the
RESI- OF mankind have teen mistaken, and Mr.
Hunt has the honor Of discovering and an.
nouncipg the mistake Monarchy wa planted
and rerpetuated in the constitution by "our
revolutionary fathers:" and the fact is proved
because L" this rankin Pierce, who by acct
dent Is now President Of the United States, is
allowed to dictate to this free people," and to
announce to them that he does lot conscien.
dously believe IL Is to their interest to repeal
the six-months' notice clause in the Collins
contract. and therefore that he advises their
representatives In Congress to reconsider tn
subject! Nr. Hunts assault upon the veto
ana the President furnishes another illustra.
ton Of the folly Of attacking Gibraltar with o
pocket pistol "
Toe IntsAtgsaesT eschews editorials this
morning, letting the scissors and its we'll in.
formed correspondents do the work Of its
editors.
The Sentinel gives list of the acts and
resolutions passed by the last Congress, and
discusses at length the evil Of appointing
Chaplains to Congress, in which It editor says :
but the main considerations that impel
rs to oppose the appointment Of Chaplaius to
the two Houses Of Congress are as follows:
Ministers, however good and pious, are
but men, and the moment they become seized
with the ambition to get the Chaplaincy, they,
many times, insensibly to themselves, become
They want the ONCE, and, as practical men.
they adopt the means to secure it. II is need.
LEES to tell any u,an who has lived in Wash
lrgton, what these means are. Too often also.
they lead 10 the sitting Of honest and pious
sentiments, to. base servility and-alas, that IL
should be true Of ministers-disparagems of
their competing brother ministers Il is not
often that these means are boldly and unbush-
Ingiy resorted 10 by the clerical aspirapts
themselves. But their suggestions are u ade
10 inends and those friends do the disagreeabIe
ana unseemly work. Now what fs il that
these ciergeymen want? 1t is simply the pay
from tne Government and the distinction OF
osing Chap!ains to Congress. If they only
wanted to pray for Congress they would do SO
privately and without pay.
10 our humble opiniOn-perhaps we may
express i In language too gross-this whole
system is humbug; it is more than a hum.
Dug IL - corrupt and corrppting
we VIII go further. We believe that the
only consider alton th at induces the two Houses
cf congress to elect Chaplains is the fear that
their constituents will think them wanting in
respect Tor religion We will frankly tell
SUCH members that they would better mani
fest their respect for religion by not having
than by having Chaplsins. live were inG'
oeis, and desired to bring religion into disre
pute, we would be in favor Of eIsctine Chan.
lains to Congress
I'VE do not believe in that fanctimon;ous |
ar and those formal prayers that are paid for, |
IN gold. oy the Government. Here We except
- apiains to the Navy, aud the reasons for
less 10 state them
We will conclude by expressing the hone
IIat no more Chaplains to Congress will be
eiected II they should be elected, and tbev
should belong to the sanity bsnd-tbe thres
thousand and sixty-fye anti Ne braska parsons
tnen, perhaps such an election would be mo-s
potent against the system than any Argument
tnat We can CHER In a word, we would not
nave religion, and the minister's of religion.
Infected with the faint Of politics We &c.
snes both too highly"
~ owing to the great demand for our