M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-04-27
Warat Home.

1t seems that we may have sprlnk-
ling of war with Spain, if her drunk
en-, senseless officers, who have com
mand at Cuba, are not more cautious.
We hope Gen. PlERcE and his Cabi.
net have the frmness to put stop to
such intignities to American seameu
at once. Let Commodore McCAULEY
at the next Spanish Man.oi- War that
fires into our steamers and it will soon
settle the matter; il not, let Cuba be
annexed! Read the following from the
New York Times:
"The selection of Commodore Nc
Caulsy to command :he Gulf squadron
is significant, aud the Tumors Of an in
crease of the squadron are confrmed.-- -
As strong naval force as can be spared
for the purpose has been ordered to cruise
in the peighborhood of Cuba, in the
track Of our steamers, and future insults
to our flag seem likely to be promptly
redressed.
Captain General Concha is much fright
ened about the Edorado affair." and ma kes
all the apologies in his power The
President has taken very decided ground
in that matter, aud assumed the respou-
sibility of carrying out his own views
of the measures proper TO be adopted
These. you may rest assured, are vigor'
Gus and extreme. 1t seems that not on
y the El Dorado and the Daniel Web
ster have been brought to on the high
seas by Spanish cruisers within the las
month or two, but the Illinois, also, was
served the same way not long ago. She
did not report the TACT, however.-such
outrages, without atone ment, having
become too common to be deemed in the
estimation Of her Officers, worthy of no
tice.
There will be trouble with Spain soon
unless, with the usual pusillanity o! in
solenI imbecility, she tumbles on he
knees at the first exhibition OF spirit OF
the part oi the United States. The mex
time Spanish cruiser brings to one oI
our mail steamer on the high seas, it il
intended that United States war yes
sci shall be near enough to participate
in the entertainment by pouring he
Droadslde into The Spaniard forthwith
Mark the truth Of this. The instruc
tlUns TO McCauley will confirm what
say whenever they are made public
Such demonstration will make an is
sue not ~ be evaded; and we shall theT
learn the true character of the secre
protectorate of Spain maintained BY
England and France. What a capital
privateer feet our Cuban Glibuster
would fl out in the event OF a war with
Spain arising out OF these events"
Upon The above the Times-which W.
need not inform our readers in an oppU'
silion print-makes the following edi
,orial COMMENT
"The measure is an extreme one bu
we misunderstood the popular heart il il
does not thoroughly approve and sustai in
it. 1t has been matter Of surprise 10
US that some of our contemporaries defend
the right Of Spanish cruisers 10 brils to
our vessels, and examine their papers,
TO ascertain whether they are filibusters
or not. We can admit no such doctrine
1t is directly in the tseth of the prin-
ciple for which we fought in 1912, 1t
is violative, clearly, of the broad Amer
lean principles so often, SO elUquentIy
and SO lorcibly laid down by the late la
mented Webster. The ship covered by
the flag of the United States is "a part
of the American soil;' and, unless il
shall be within one marine league o
the land, it can be no more invaded il
time OF peace, by the urged agent Of I
foreign power, than can the city OF New
York itself"