The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-27

prevent any aggression upon those rights is there
member of the cabinet who would be strictly exact in
the justice Of his dealings than General Cushing This pc
cuarly characteristic Of the Emineny calm, clear
and decided be generally TO the most correct and
logical conclusions and ungoyerned by prejudice or pas
sion be knows but rule for friend foe and that is
the constitution and laws of his country The desperate
invaders Of Cuba ana the British minister come to the same
test and the country viii sustain him in position he has
taken As the highest law officer Of the government II
was bis duty to see that the laws respected and
faithfully and promptly has he done 1T and If ever his
conduct in this matter shall be made issue before the
people il will receive such popular sanction as will leave
doubt Of the opinion Of the masses The faction that
undertakes the administration for their acts on
this subject have undertaken greater task than the allies
had in storming Sebastopo
From the philadelphia Public Ledger, Nov 49,
A GOOD JoKE-The New York Courier thinks that At
torney General Cushing greatly oyerstepped the bounds OF
his authority and performed his duty in most
offensive the feelings Of the Of Great Britain
when in his instructions in reference to the trial for viola
ting the neutrality laws of this country, he spoke so plain
P Of the conduct in this matter Of certain British unc
tionaries. 1t says:
The offence committed by Mr. Cushing alike against
the President the Secretary of State the British ministry
aud the American people, and calls for his expulsion from
the cabinet If The Executive will do this then should
the House Of Representatives take up the subject and by
heirenphatc action the premises teach all cabinet officers
that part of their duty to NEEDLE with affairs which
ment.n
The Courier's sympathes very thoroughly British
but the administration will hardly think it necessary TO
make great sacrifice TO appease the anger of the
London Times la fact should not be surprised il the
English governments attention had been called to the con-
dact Of its officers in language quite emphatic and con-
dennaory of their llibusering Mr. Cushing thought il
his duty when indicating the laws Of his country
Ii is something in the administration of the laws Of
the United States to require Attorney General to pick
his words for fear of touching the tender sensibes of the
wrongdoers; and it is equally novel to Amer
newspaper lending it's sympathes to the vioators Of
the law and demanding the disgrace of public officer for
faithfully performing his duties.
| From the New York Tribune, Nov %.
+ THAT FOOLISH FLuRaYWe might have sold copies
in thousands by falling into the current and dealing out
mysterious intimatons from Washington London that
between this country and England imminent per-
haps neyitable but preferred the respect and conf
dence of sensible There has been moment of the
last years in which there probability
of such Great Britain never in cond-
ton to make upon than now and had less real
inclination for it. She cannot afford to threaten it,
to the brink OF it. She has her hands full already
and would rather get rid OF the in which she is
now engaged than provoke two And we
though more able, disposed to declare
than she is
That there has been misunderstanding between the
/ two cabinets do not deny That they differ
emily the Nicaragua treaty, was long ago known That
they may agree annu that treaty. is possible, though
trust they will for there is very little in the diplomacy
of either country crediable truly advantageous
as this treaty. That it may be thought best that Mr.
Champion should be sent TO other court is quite
likely; but this government has home several minis
ers-so presume, has the Britishand neither party
dreamed of going to war about it. Nations nowadays
make war for substantial cause--not for puncto.
There has been moment when either government
thought Of going to when the good Of the
two nations would not have held their hands had they both
/ been intent it. We repeat that the bubble that
was blown few days ago. stockobbers and jour
nas flyer deserving of moments consideration
From the Newport Advertiser, Nov 81
UNITED STATES AND EYGhASD.-The English papers re-
ceived by the arrivals complain of the adopted
by the Attorney General of the United States in his
structons the district attorney Philadelphia in rela-
ton to Hertzs trial. aud in which the conduct of the British
minister and consuls in this country in reference
I lstnent for the Crmea is arragned Mr. Cushing re-
qures defence at hands to the able in
which every duty connected with his Office has been per-
formed But cannot refrain from remarking that if
there a which foreign governments pre-
cluded from noticing subject Of international
ncation this is 1t has been repeatedly urged and
among other instances in the correspondence between Mr.
Webster and the Austrian charge in regard Hungary
that message Of the President to Congress was
domestic affair." which foreign governments whatever
it contained could not take umbage; much less they
make the instructions of the law officer of the United States
to his deputy subject Of complaint Perhaps however the
nsoent assumed by of the London journals on
this point may only be direct attention from the
grave insult offered to sovereignty The American
neutrality act which Though similar to the English in
some respects goes beyond it, has frequently received the
marked commentator Of British statesmen could not but
have been well understood in London. Indeed would
seem that far from there being any ignorance respect
ing it, the instructions framed with special view to
eude its operation and this regard the feature
in the transaction. 1t i'll becomes the government of
great nation to examine the criminal law of a neutral
power as lawyer at the Old Bailey might do penal stat
ute in order find loophoe in it. by which an
raigued feon might escape his merited punishment We
do not however, anti spate either from the violation
by Mr.. Champion and his associates of laws from
the measures adopted by government vndicate our
sovereignty.
4 The Central American question, to which alluded
last week complicated only of the
unfortunate admissions made at the time of the exchange
of the notifications Of the treaty Of 1850 by Mr. Clayton
10 the British possessions Honduras where neither the
existing governments that of Spain recognised
more temporary occupancy and which has been
followed by the actual colonization of the Bay islands far
beyond the Belize settlement but of the still greater
barrassments occasioned by the assignment of distinct
district by the Webster Bulwer agreement Of 1852 the
Mosquito Indians whose position is like that Of the
rious tribes in the United States That agreement it is
acceded To by