Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-14
EsIEIT OF THE MoRNIHa PRESS.

E<I5lG UE IGE hohHlHS PRESS.
The UHio@ oontrOyer.5 the New York Ccu.
~tsT and EHqH5Ter's arguments in favor o.
tae RICH. Of visitation on the high seas, quot
ing Edward Everett and Jared SPARKS in favo.
CT the American view of the question, and
cthergiss essentially using up the New York
journals argument, which il little moro than
rehash OF that Of the English Government
n o,ber articles the Union gives Spain and
re Eogiish people " first rate notices." saying
CT tIs fo-Esr:
AWAKE that long series OF coIorial op-
PRESTON has utteIly alIenatsd great majority
of tee creole iIhabi.:nts Of a country eVery
way superior IN extent and in natural resources
10 that which holds it in AFFECT dependency
21i hat il richly merits the excavations of It's
victims, the Government CT Spain, laboring
under the conviction OF conscious guilt, is
justly appTehensiVe Of its consequences. She
ka0ws that che holds the dominion OF Cuba by
G single hair, and tIem5les at e7ory rumor
AID, ike sCI.e saperstitious coward passing
tarC1s Il &c region CT the dead, shrinks &c
every whispeT o. the al. and from oveTy grave
lest its iHani1ate tenant should rise U2 n
Judgment against her. II is this that renders
SPAN so sensitive On tie subject CT Cuba, and
so aPprehcDziTs OK the UC.tca States. She
kaOS5 T,ll we'll that she IS hated, and deserves
&c be hated, by the creoles CO that island, and
that, though sho has exhausted her resources
IN The attempt to sustain her rotten system OF
uetpctism, il is crGnbliDg TO ruin, and only
requires repeal ot the Neutrality laws Of the
taiteG States 70 Insure its speedy fall"
Ike sditOT contends that the English people
aIe already very sick of ths war, and insists
that g their martial spirit, like the valor Of
LOB Acres in the Play, seems to have oozsd u;
At the ends Of their fingers, and evaporated
il contemplating The siege of Ssbastopol u
TIE irtsiIigsEesr is in q Guaniary about
tie intentions Of the President with reference
70 Cuba and Spain. Its editor republishes ez-
tracts from mary papers agains: fllibus.e-ing,
and al-o s3airs: the policy of obtaining Cubs;
some only being opposed to going to war 70
l., which TRs never dreamed Of by our Gov
crnC.ert, aad others agreeing With the Intsk.
figsHcer in dePIecatias the acquisition Of the
Island Gu any terms. In the couIs, of his
leaGer, the editor ia severe on the Administra-
ton papers, and hopes that they do not reflec,
the views Of the Government in this connec.
tion, adding aneng other reflections
Prompted, in the first place, By 4 deep
convic;ion OF the sxtrore impolicy f9r this
Union OF obtaining any transHafine or inSular
Possessions however valuable intrirs;cally-
Ibe more valuable the moro liable to attack
and more costly to defeGd-and sco-ning, in
tie socond place, the seeking to obtain even
desirable otject by means dishororsble to
the suonaI character, rs we'll as prejCdciaI
10 the national Interests, tho Editors OF this
JCuInsl have felt IL TO be duty 10 The coun-
ny 10 oppose this war scbome by fcarles:Iy
piacl1S before their readers the truth in ali
eases, as fer az they could ascertain il, in o..
der 10 expose the InisreE resentatiors Of the
cOIE oineo presses Of the Government and the
Gllib1sters. Tho vitupsration which this op-
position 10 the S;hemes Of fTe5boOters and
party zoolots las brought upon us personally
diSturas Us little, II We can be at all instru
De1ts! N thT2rting their mischievous pur-
poses. We know we'll, AID have held in times
iast 80 We hold now, that there are evils for
nation greater than those of war, and that
peace and all its material blessings may be
bought ct too dear price; but if it be the
purpose OF our Government TO bring On a war
with Spain, and it should succeed in preeipi
Itatlng the country into one, now and under
present Circumstances, il will prove far more
ciSastIous TO the national character in the esfi-
nation Of he rest Of the world, than it can
possibly &c injurious to Spain, even If we
COMO cut Of the contest with the spoils of
NGOh anu SISo hlCo 10 Loot, aEQ Sn5, the
ally and trlend O. our infancy, suffer their loss
fJTegef.
"By 20 Eesrs, however, would We do il
i1s;ice 10 the Chief Magistrate and his respon
siLle advisers. lis policy may not have 30
beNigerent purpose as IL may DO the inter
est OF hls super seryiceable journ ais to make
/; appear. We have seen the President on
deayOIing faithfully to have cur neutrality
laws enforced, ard. although he may natural
~ enough concur with his party in regarding
the acquisition Of Cuba as great point in the
Democratic creed lie may not DC willing to 20
with them IN carrying it cut, per Eas CT nsfas
We would fam believe that he regards too
cOrscientiOusly tie responsibilities of his high
trust 20 incur the hazards and the countless
evils OF var for an acquisition Of uuquestiona-
DE value, even If It could DO fairly Won
This state OF ineertItude, however, is pain
fUl &? he public and people are every whore
Gl XioCs'y nquiriny what the precise policy
aid plans Of the Administrator 10 wards Cubs
aIe, and the contingencies likely to arise ia
IA Ter waters. Wewish we could authentical.
y salighten cur readers On this point, but We
cannot. Nor does the Government paper
serve any better purpose in this respect
That organ speaks only to irritate, not to en-.
Tighten; il speaks only when eTen its friends
TcCid desire IL silence, and Is silent On all
that tie public wishes to know. The only
fac' known 70 all Is that the Government hes
sent to tae critical command Of our naval for
Ces IN Tie Gull an oEicer of experieree pru-
dtEee, ard ability, from whom we may expeci
70 .noIScrot.cn "a ti.a DISCHARGE of his delicate
c~;ies lot Ic1aiTed by strict ctjers On these
PIoLaEIy iEe Issues Of peacs or war hang"