Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-11
SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.

The UHton has still another Spanish outrage
this morning. Stephen Ellis. j., master of the
American brig P. r. Hickman, from Boston for
Matanzas, AYERS, that as he was steering for the
- port Of Matanzas, shots were fred over and
around him from Spanish guard ship, COM
polling him to come-to and to submit to an
inspection Of the brig papers. He was prob
ably more than marine league from shore.
The papers being found all right" the brig
was permitted to pursue her voyage unmo-
Tested. The Union further comments on the
influence Of the National Intell,geucer IL
frightening Spain into committing outraesc
on our people and CONNIE rec. Speaking o.
those acts of the colonial Government, the
Union says:
GA dangerous usurpation like the right O,
search, or the right of visitation, exercised
against an American vessel, is not the less of
iensiye, and will not be less readily and les
Sternly repelled and resented. because it has
Deen stimulated by false and foolish fears
And so, too, when wrong is done to our citizens
IN Cuba, or injustice inflicted upon our com.
merce. 1t may suit the IntsLIIgeucey on th a
other hand, to advise the Spanish people from
time to time, that their true interest Is to 90
on IN the career of insult and Of ignomy-for
that Is Its vocation"-and it may be agreeable
to tie same newspaper to willfully exsgger ate
every event as to the expeditions said to be in
preparation against Cuba, and at the same
time to declare that q war is to be set on foot
against Cuba-for such has been it's courae
from the first; but this will net blind the ewes
OF the American people to the fact that, when
they tolerate an intolerant and intolerable
despotism in sight Of their shores, they do not
intend to stand by and sec this despotism SD eli.
tered o-h'na the claws Of nations" and the
jealous championship Of an "ADrsyican''
Journal, trampling every just principle under
loot and while it seeks to extinguish eyery
spark OF national liberty on the shores of Cuba.
dares to lay its hands upon the honor and the
rights Of the American people"
In reply to a remark of the National In
fshtgsResr that ''the sale of Cuba would bo
the sale Of Spanish honor" the Union insists
that it would be no more SO than was the sale
Of Louisiana a sale of French honor.
The IntetEfgeneer, in reply to a comment in
an Albany paper, explains that the Ell Dorado
was not fred into" but that shots were sim.
Ply fred by the Spanish guard ship to bring
her to, and adds:
"Now, this is the first time We have heard
that the Ell Dorado was fired into and Of
course We made no attempt to excuse ssuch an
outrage Had the steamer not come "a.
however, the Spanish cruiser would have been
justified By naval laws and usages in firms
INTO Ter; aud there is not an officer in tbe
American Navy, we apprehend, who will NOT
say that he would, under those circumstances
have fTcd into the steamer
We endeavored by few plain arguments
10 show that the Spanish ship, acting in the
character Of a sentinel to a city and iSland in
momsntary expectation Of hostile Invasion.
was JIstfabls in speaking every ship or yessel
approaching the island We said there wa,
no nation under the sun, possessing q navy
lnss nad mol, from tina to time, done the same
thlng, without regard to the marine ieogn,
from shore When the United States friSat,
fresldent first discovered the "Littl
Belt. she was fifteen Leagues from the Cape
oi Virginia. We were then at peace with Al
me world; there was no such thing known a
y h5Hstsr1ng; and } ct the gallant commando,
OF me President, Commodore Rodgers cav,
enas' TO the unknown sail, pursued her IN,
"noie day, and the consequence We mead mo-
repeat II he had lot felt that he had autho
1lty 10 br'Rg TO and to sneak the strangc-
Touid ne have given chase to herr The Com. q
inquiry which the Commodore immedi atel
oeuanded on his conduct pronounced the ac
>llslhaoie, and our Government approved III,
hnoing of tho Court In fact, the right +
hail at sea. without regard to maritime inn,
ulcuon, II not universally acknowledged, i
At least universally practiced by the ships o
war Of all nations