The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-03
From the ". Y. Day Book
SPANISH AFFAIRS.


The simple and unpreiending statement Of DR.. Charles
a. Peck who recently arrested imprisoned and mali
treated by the authorities of Cuba now before pub
lie and it naturally gives very intense feeling
There was time when snch outrages reused the whole
American heart and nerved It's for action seaman
killed accidentally by British shp-ownr or the
port of New York the occasion Of manifestation Of
public feeling which finally grew into a determination
declare against England and that when pop
ulation small and the city of New York had not
reached oneth Of its present size. But grow
powerful would sometimes think pusanmity
increases and permit Spain to retain the command
OF the Gulf of Mexico, modest southern commerce
FIRE into shipping, and mprson and execute Amer-
can citizens often she pleases Nor is this NIL The
Spanish newspapers in Cuba throw down the gauntlet,
and dare TO do best
We have to believe as we most sincerely hope
that the President feels it be his duty meet the
gency without finchng, and the only point wish TO
discuss is, whether the national sentiment is strong
enough aud decided enough stand by him in, it may
be the hour Of trial If nationality is sunk lost If
its odor is shed TO be regane be it, Let u.s. then
strike flag and yield lis pretensions If there is
be but feeling left us that making moneyif the
dollar is badge Of merritt to indulge ourselves in
luxury aud extravaganza be the and last ambition
of our countrymen fall soon nor sink too
into dshonorabe graves
Ifa few wealthy, arrogant merchants whose traffic may
be endangered by rupture, determined control the
press and the government and weigh their pounds Of
merchandise against American life and liberty lei ad
journ to the steeyards and scales and make the false
weights OF avarce the standard Of principles
our policy.
Whatever wars we have hitherto waged have been us
and honorable and only so bur necessity and our
glorv. An infant nation, established republic
Against ,e1 .rr % Europe In the war OF 1871
We r.ruse3 tejai prosperity and made the ocean
free. = e.. 80 -ri,k aexico the most daring ro-
mantle, -Saa.- -sa ter In all modern ti4,es, we
secured y 10 insult violence and fraud
and in retiring from the ed took back with another
empire endow with liberation education and freedom
No one look back on these wars without thorough
conviction Of their justice and necessity What wish
to encourage and perpetuae this conviction to give
IL fun play for the future.
II is utterly impossible for the United States TO 20 on In
is present unless the policy OF Spain our new an
tagonst be defined and her good behavior guaranteed
And whatever may be the boasts Of these Moors Or Cas-
tiaps do fear their prowess dread their rage
Bloody hasty cruel the extrpator Of the indigenous
Of South America the task Of the blacks ana
thieves the Of Africa with pusanmous
and dasardly Princes without warrior or Statesman Ia
all their modern dynases with dissolue and sil oaeen
and illegtmate mobiles able defend this country
except by the aid Of foreign bayone,s Nv psie
each other muggiers ready % dance the fandango or
plunge dagger in your heart the ridcue and scorn a.
their this race TINS developed and
thus the contempt the world claim OF virtue even Tho
poorest What Roadway could they make agsins, us n
we arouse ourselves 10 duty and fulfil the obligations
Of our high destiny
We trust tina, in the present emergency all other feeling
may be laid aside than thistle, us have urics or Crns
CHEAP rsHoaxsscsThe California legislature "a about
hring the fee for tying the nupta knot at 81 This will
bring The luxury Of illegal marriage down within every
ones means.