Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-04-21

ne rests manly on this question; viii The I'D.
nlnnttatton Join with lowless, hOt.healed fIi'
basIer., or can lawles'. hot headed fllibnsers
make pliunt toolso the Administration
We suJjoin numbetof extracts presenting tie
present condition Ofthe Subjtcti
tFtom The Nations. lntellgeneer Ofthe ioth.l
A Confidential War.
distinguished RfeeSOil paper Of the North,
itntprpily infected also with the Cuba mania, fe'
making on d recent statement Of tie Evening
Po4t, sSyS; I'VE 10 not doubt that the. President
has taken sieps which Mt Gulhtie bslitrts WiH
lead 70 Sar-bnt lie is to> pfudentand loo Itue
INN 10 bettay CABINET confidence. lie may con.
denim Tie Presidents cout,t; but, while he main.
tainS posi- 10 The Administrative slip. h. will be
true 10 Il Gonzales ell, aud silently sink VI swim
with them, unless we gfea,lY mistake The man,
We ATE 10 understand from this, we presume,
ihni The President has taken steps which il il he.
lieytd byA member OF lie Cabinet will lead 10
war, but il has teen intoatdeHee, and OF cOutSe
the war Is 10 bs a confidential one. This certain.
lywould 30 a nOveltyj and, II we Do have war,
We sincerely trust ilISt nlsy be so perfectly con.
fdental that The public will never find Il out
but we will not bellve lhbt The President has Ia
ken any sleps, confidential OF otherwise, which
Nc, GuihTie OF any niler lnembet really believes
will lead 10 war. We ayOw this iGGfelulily even
In tile face VI recent ediiofialsin the Government
paper, which, after labOrns 10 drive the Ptesldent
iutO tspouytUg lhGiT lllibuStGIi1s S:leneS Un Gu
b. and OIL The public peace and honor, now lind.
ing their cause sinking, seek 10 cast OIL him the II.
apOlsiGility Of their tePtehenslbls p!ois WeSn:
Cetely trust that the Presidents eyes have been
opened, AMI he enieftainS juSer viewSOf lis duty
than the Government paper would lead the pub.
lc 10 believe. We thank OUT New York cOnten.
potafy for the idea Of confidential h'SlIIies. BY
all means lei the war Gea confidential ont-cUn.
fined 10 ptya'C dispatches between The Spanish
Ot6:iaS and our whfthy Secretary Of ROtein Af.
fairs,
Potitnipt. We GEl that the idea Of The elanirs.
the tedr policy Is nUt peculiar 10 the respectable
New York Journal reIeued 10 above. In The mum.
BET OF The same day Of The paper known ss the N.
Yurk oKSn OF the GllibuSteI0s, The same idea is
EXPRESSED, rs follows; " Nc. Guthrie is opposed
TO tie H1r p'liey efthe Cabinet, end finds his Up.
position Intellectual, II would be mole honorable
10 retire and clear his skirts Of oil responsibility
than 10 remain III lle Cabinet AMI Geifay It's sc.
eriS 10 hts tIIendS.'
lSreRviEw BErwEr Ma. M,AcY AND tbs
SPANISH AltSiSTER.-WG are cte1Ibly informed
that Immediately, OF very soon after the intelli.
Eence Of the assault male by Spanish cruiser OIL
The EldOTa1U TtuClel Washington, Mr. Marcy had
an interview with The Spanish Minister, which re-
suited In an immediate and unconditional ndniS'
sion by the lattet ttat his government had been
guilty or a itespa$s upon our commerce, nnd q
pt0mhe 10 send Instructions oil once IL Governor
Coheha 10 see that lI.reaef no veSSelSSailing un.
der The American Aas, however suspicious II may
appear, shall bs fired at OF bought 10 unless With.
In nne maine leagues OF lie shore, which is the
extent Of mAtlne jurisdiction conceded ~ nations
having sea exposure,
Such concessions were cheefiully made, as we
learn, BY the Spanish Minister, and his inSlInc'
tonS In accordance with them sre alteady, Z pre-.
sumo, Ia ihs hanls Of Governor COucho. IN view
Of this STATE Of facts, we beg 10 ask, Why was
Commodote MacCauley sent OF with 20 much pa.
rtde, and why does tie Washington Union keep
up such perpetual dinl Is there single ques.
tim now In dispute between the two counties
which Is not In the process OF fair and speedy
ADJUSTMENT We know Of none, aud can only at.
tribute The noise and alAtm Which that print 10
principally employed in manufacturing, 10 desire
10 reconcile the American people ~ a war TOT Gu
ba as The shortest way Of getting peace. II seems
determined tlat lle commercial word, al least,
shall have no quiet until Cuba Is wfesied from
time become 50 much accustomed 10 slate OF
alarm as 10 find in open war on accessible change.
IN y. Bee. Post.
The following may be regarded as rather rich
revelation VI diplomatic indignation;
Prom the Baltimore Sum-
TnE LATE ARRESTS IN CuBA.--OpnioHS Of The
Pftsid.pt and SrtFtidry Of Sidis.--rhe commit.
lee appointed In New York 10 visit Washington
and 10y beote the President all the facts III relation
~ the Arrest oil Dr.. Peck, In Cuba returned home
on Tuesaay evening, and reported The result Of
their mission 10 q meeting OF The friends VI that
gentlemen. Mt. Perth, chairman Of tho commit.
Tee, reported orally as follows;
The President with much emphasis, said he
was faYonbly impressed with the tone Of our 'eso.
luIioRs, While they wete ftn and decided, they
were free from all fllibuslsrlSm. In trply 10 OUT
demands, he said we might 60 home and tell the
ftends oil pt. Peck his case should We attended 10
Of once, He said he would dispatch a special
agent al once 10 Cuba, ss we suggested. Said he,
~ will Immediately, nethalS Tomorrow morning,
dispatch an agent 10 Cuba with The instructions
that ihs case requires. While had heretofore
determined 10 put down all flliLustefisln upon
our soil, had also determined tleie was punt
beyond which fotbeSfance should cease 10 Ge q
virtue"
PteStueni fieIce saw le ulu nGNkHoW WHaN heu
come oyrI The island OF Cuba, for Il apptSted 10
him Is II The Spanish authorities wete STRIVING to
decide by mathematical rules how FAT we might 10
assaulted and insulIei beiote We would come 10 the
rescue Of OUT citizens and our commerce. The Pre-
sidynt len us under the impression that the time
had now come when We could Nv lonstt foFbeat,
and fold our aims and cry peace, peace, when
thefe was no peace. (Applause, long aud LOUDLY
That the time lad al iSst come when we should
say 10 Spain thus TAT shalt thou 60 aud no fallher
(ApplAGse.) The President IN lis remarks alluded
10 the othet onttages Of Cuba, and said they ell
seemed " come up o. the same time. lie alluded
10 the case Of Thompson, and said Ito was man
OF ineptoaehabie thataelef, aud was not all mixed
upwtt6 aOy hllibuststlng expedition, Thu Cuban
authorities had btoushtl ITO charge against him tx.
eeptthat he had left upon his Office walls Tue coat
Of aims OF bis county The President, in recilins
these instances, said he almost deemed the Span:
i.ll government mad 10 hesp upon our flag eyety
insult possible.
The committee also visited Secretary Marcy, the
iettlt Of which st, penih thus details.
MI Marcy told us he was ensaged In writing
letter and making demand upon the Spanish
Minister In Washington In regard 10 Dr. Peck
Upon bis table Mr., Marcy had The correspondence
between our consulut Havana, Mt, Robertson, and
Gan Gambia In fesati IN t1f park rhinh he