The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-01
WASHINGTON CITY.
ONE OF THE -"HEARISG TIE OTHER
PARTY"

rated on the brig Hickman, Of Boston, by Spanish
cruiser the British brig Thaa in sight and
who PROCESSES TO have been passenger The British brig
but who withholds his name has volunteered statement
OF the facts by Way Of jastng the conduct Of tho spanish
steamer. His statement Published in the St John
News and willing always hear both sides We
insert il as follows:
Now sir the faet. OF the case have got be told
was passenger ON board barque Thaa, for ST. John
Our weasel present during he esreH~ony spanish
ofwar hove sight Al once boosted our co'ors
(which a Of all nations) and when the
war vessel came Up turned helm and fell to the lee OF her
il being customary mark OF courtesy towards man-owar
OF aay nation compliment to the stranger Was politely
answered, and moved on The Hickman, OF Boston,
Gas To be next came within hail oil the
Spanard and instead Of doing did, hoist his bunting
that Nigh that he belonged to civilized country
he doggdy attempted away not disposed to tell his
country The spansrd (not but the schooner might
be pirate 'tbuer fired blank shot across her DOW
70 bring him his This had no eject second shot
was Of the schoouer and as these two
hints did produce any effect the Spanard pitched bal
the hull OF the Hickman This brought the schooner
up The suspicious vessel "a vessel that will not show her
certainly suspicious) overhaued and suffered
depart the officer who went board found out that
she legitimate trader. Now, sir, bad the American
shown his cous there would have been shots fired Had
kept Engsh color ourselves instead of showing
them to the Spaniard should have with the
treatment and deseryediy So
"A PAssrssER BOARD THE BARaur THAlA,
"At st. john On. 3D.
FaiDAY, April 30"
The French paper in New York, the Courier dss Eas
UH adopts this entirely natural and plaus
bic and fully usfying the visitation and overhauling
to which the Hickman subjected The National Intel
hgc with like avidy, gives full credit to this anony-
yindiea,ion and honors with conspicuous
ton the head Of its editorial columns introduced with
these significant remarks:
held by certain of politicians be little
of suggest that any story of Spanish outrage
have sides TO it. 1t has been shown that the firing no
the Ell Dorado firing her, and then with only
ad And the risk of shocking the patriotic sens
bies of esteemed neghbora of the Union in
duge old habit of hearing the other party by giving
the annexed explanation of Z of alleged wrong
and not the ether party either but third and dnterested
party"
We not OF the existence of "sect of polt
clans such the tegeneer describes but do know
of nation Of patriotic citizens who with few
dsreputabie excepons in holding that it is tte short
of maintain that Spanish men-o have right
subject mercan vessels the high forcble stop
page, visitation, and examination thereby meeting and
couragng violations of established international princpes
which cannot be persisted in without provoking forcb
redress II would have been satisfactory if our es-
teemed neighbors had informed upon whose evidence
At has been shown that the firing info the Ell Dorado was
a firing her, and then with only uad" We had not
heard OF any British brig being present witness that
omou and give testimony in the case perhaps our neigh
bors have but be pardoned for habit Of Civ
ing credit to American captains Of established character
rather than swift British witnesses without nan,es and
for aught know, without characters. We assure our
esteemed neghbos Of the bsgenrr that they were in no
danger of shocking patriotic sensihtes by furnishing
with additional instance of their cold habit Of hear
ing the other party have been long familiar with
their indulgence in that habit that il has ceased 10
shock US; we look for it as matter Of course as
with the other party whenever our country has an
issue hand 1t precisely that old habit Of al
ways hearing the other party" and never hearing its
side that has established for neghbors the un-
envabe character Of cherishing habun
sympahies If they would try TO contract the habit O!
hearing both Sides do they would cease TO fall into
SO many ugly scrapes II was their unfortunate habit
hearing only the other party that involved them in the d.
iemma OF taking sides with Austria in the Kosxa affair
Of taking the part of Spain in the Black Warrior case
siding with the Spanish functonares in the Thompson
arrest and of being aryed against its own govern
meat as to the late Spanish ouages involving the right
Of search and visitation. II had any hope that our
neghbors would amend and reform their bad old habit OF
hearing the other party we would run the risk Of
causing them some modification by reminding them that
in all the yet settled in which they have INDUCED
their sold habit during the present administration the
other party has acknowledged itself the wrong and our
party in the right We insist therefore IL our neighbors
ever wish to be right that they win reform that Aold
own country.
Ihere arc two three circumstances which induce us
give little Importance to the the passen-
ger the British brig ITALIA In the first place the wit
ness conceas his name; that is quite Suspicious
great fact which, in his estimation attached su.pon to
the brig Hckmane declining be enough 10
Spanish frgafs TO up her bunting For this alleged
breach of courtesy the Hickman forced either be
confidence in swift volunteers Witnesses such this
known passenger shows himself be- his whole statement
is full Of prejudice and bias that should feel that we
had reflected the integrity Of respectable American
captain If We attached any weight such evidence And
in the last place the statement Of the egncer witness
fails altogether to make out Of Justification for the
Spanish officer II Spanish officers propose to enforce the
right Of search the high upon arbitrary rules of
val etiquette would advise them be careful not TO
make such experiment in gun-shot Of Commodore Nc
international lawyer than esteemed neghbors Of