Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-03
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sPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.


The Intetl,geneer rejoices that there seems
to be prospect that Spain will assent to some
arrangement by which her relations with the
U. 5. Government arising out of Cuban af-
fairs may be settled by the island authorities,
avoiding The irritating and dangerous delay
which is now incident to their settlement.
The editor in his comments on the subject
says;
The value of some adequate arrangement
must be appar emit to all, by which mutual ex
plantations would often lead to the speedy set
tlemen, of an apparent wrong instead of wait
ing for months-with the aggra vated exasper-
stion which private interest or sinister de-
signs may give to an open misunderstanding
the remote action Of the Government at
Madrid-a government hsbituslly deli Der ate
In its treatment of diplomatic questions,
though it has ever shown itself as honorable
as it is punc;ilious in all international trans
actions"
The Union discusses the recent judicial
murder Of Ramon Pinto at Havana, saying of
affairs on the island:
There are no laws 10 Cuba, save such as a
nomadic Governor, equally remorseless IS to
lite or money, chooses to make for himself
wall excludes It's people frsm the world and
the world from them. They seize mails there,
open letters, and seize those to whom thew are
addres ed There is no trial there by Jury or
otherwise. secret tribunal decides on life
and death, without calling a witness or ar
raIgnlng the accused except to torture him into
confession, or relying for evidence upon a con-
Victed feion. No civilized man or woman can
60 out OF that island save as its governor wills.
n ri yIl a6 MAJ
with his permission A brave COLDER is tried
In secre: there, or not tried at all. but doomed
IN secret; be is pinned in public view in an
armchair, aud his neck twisted of and
the bells of religion ring a sanctifed chime
Ihey shoot men in the back there, and order
African saVages TO brutalize themselves, and
drag the noble and dead victims naked through
the streets. They shoot Americans in the
back Ihere-men who never knelt, save to
their God, and always die with their face to
the enemy. They kill women there The
armed and public spy walks masked there
through the streets, and points out the victims
OF his vel geance. Night after night hordes of
Africans are poured into that "society' to
threaten with universal assassina alton the peo
pie OF the whole community, should they re-.
volt or should Disguised world revolt for
them Press sing their hymns to the garote,
and pray for the slave-ship. That island lies
In sight of Florida, in American waters. and
there and such Is the status gro which an
Anglo-French alliance would protect with
British and French fleets"
The same paper copies a chapter from the
Blue Book to show that nearly half the officers
OF the United States revenue marine service
are not foreign born as alleged by some of tho
Administration enemies, and that there is
not single foreigner among them all The
Union also quotes from the Richmond Enqui.
rsT notice of tho fact that a few years ago
Mr.. Fiournoy, tho Know Nothing candidate
for Governor Of Virginia, held that all the
public evils existing IN his State arose from
the existence of slavery there and joins the
Virginia journal in severely reprehsnding Mr.
F.s sentiments il that connection.
The Sentinel depreca,es tie idea of union
OF the New York Hards with the Softs, and
Pfeads hard that at leas. score of them will
prove true to their opposition faith. The edi
tor, the course Of this article, is sxceedingI,
savage against the National Administration