The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-04


FOREIGN DICTATIoN.
There increasing evidence certain journals which
have taken the Spanish side heght ofsearchng
ships repenting Of their position before patriotic
community At any rate, they altering their tone
to our foreign affairs.
The pretext for this change Of front is found in the al
legged proceedings of NJ Sartges at Washington. With
compliment its correspondent for the accuracy Of his
information the New York Commercial Advertiser gives
credence the that the French minister had formally
notified Secretary Marcy, that the French government
would feel bound to take part in support Of the rights Of
Spain to her American islands, and in opposition to any
attempts the part Of this government citizens OF the
United States, to wrest them from her"
To show the Of this journal this nermeddling
supposed ntermeddlng, in what this country for
than twenty-five years, has officially announced to
the Of the old world must be American question:
cite portion OF this article. The Commercial says
at scarcely supposabe that Sartges has been
guilty OF such garing improperly, he beings gentleman
without experience in diplomacy II he has perpea-
ted glaring piece of impernence it only be be-
he has fallen into the of supposing that the
conduct of the government is equally open to the crit
of foreign ministers and It's own citizens or has
been prompted by the charitable belief thai the Wedge
of the that he communicated would deter The United
States from doing wrong which he assumed they con-
tempated.
"But it is the assumption Of such purpose that
stutes the almost objectionable offence of NJ Sartiges
II is fair that he had knocedge of any such
purpose the part OF our government He could not
know that the design of sending Commodore McCauey to
the coast of Cuba to provoke with Spain for
the purpose Of wrestling Cuba from her He might
pect much perhaps do Others, but 1t was not for
him give such suspicion to any other
than his government Or at the most If he supposed
that such scheme existed and was aware that France
would make herself party With Spain Ia such cireum-
stances anu had believe that the United States
government did anticipate that consequence he should
have sought personal informal interview with the Secre
tary Of State and verbally have apprzed him OF the fact
ha, .ull mn In
it, and the French government might have the most
friendly motives for desiring government to be APP
priced Of it and there always way open for such COM
munications without giving them formal dipomatl, inn
porance Mr. Marcy would have then considered the com
munication piece of intelligence given to him by .
private gentleman wei informed upon the subject and
friend of both countries, and there the matter would
have dropped for the present.
The Commercial follows up this strain of remark with
the avowa of its belief that Mr. Secretary Marcy is
the to allow foreign minister to address to him
such communication with impuntyi and that it has
idea the of the French minister viii alter at all
the determination of the United States government what
that determination might be-
We turn to the New York Courier and Enquirer
the print that asserts, in Smost precisely the terms
with the words Lord Aberdeen uses the doctrine that
there is right of usR which is allowable to Spain How
ever huiliatng and grossly antAmercnn its admissions
to this bogus right of visit it talks periodically
the subject of French Intervention Its language here
spirited refreshngly So and its enuncations
ly the side of Its country. Let give il the OPP
portunity Of stating its position in its own words
Opposed utterly are to quarrelling with Spain
for anything that has yet occurred there argument
for peace which we Indignantly repelwe the argu-
ment that France, in case of war; viii take the part Of
SPAIN 1t is possible that France may do this it pos
sible she do thing under her present rule but
the contingency, when is put forward for intm-
dating purpose not TO be considered Whatever be the
meaning Of the threatening language of the imperial press
IN Paris and OF the mysterious notes Of the French minis
ia ip hrnh A.ln anIfo Gao
thing certainthe American government ought not
and must not settle this difficulty with any reference to
the intentions of France one way or the other We
tell the French press, aud if necessary tell ~ Sar-
uges at Washington that the less they have say the
United States the subject of Cuba the better They
can do nothing likely TO defeat their ends than
to threaten threaten with the interior
ence of their master The French government has nothing
to do with the dispute has concern with Cuba
than we have with the Crmea and it has right
to prevent the United States from taking possession of the
than the United States has prevent France from
holding possession Of the other Ii France undertakes
she expect be treated with the same Indignation
and defiance that would justly be provoked by similar
interference on our part in favor of Russia War,
grant, to be averied and Cuba kept where it Isl but
nee ata aurisonot with such help. France with hands
yet reekng with the blood Of the Tahitians has
no moral power territorial questions than
mand American respect and as for her physical force
in its relation to free nation like this il confers no
authority and inspires no fear
The Courier then lays the lash on about right to the
Older powers of Europe for their pnusfable preten-
sions superior morality and il finds difficulty in de-
Gliding whether this merits the name of brazen i'm
pudence finished hypocrisy To characterize this for
eign impernence exactly, should say 1t was very
like the pharisaca homiies which this very New York
Courier and Enquirer has been in the habit Of delivering
TO the democracy its alleged libusering and bully
ing spirit
However, these presses have repented Of their course
we are glad Of IT, This has been perfectly unus
tihebe has been that of The National lntellgencer
What have vgilan aud patriotic democratic press done
but to expose false international law and to strive
awaken public attention the fragrant designs Of foreign
powers What has II done but test late Spanish prac-
tees by the tombstone Of sound Americanismg What
has advocated but necessary 10 subseye the
interests and protect the rights of the country And for
doing this these presses have charged the Executive with
able positions and favoring illibustering
The domestic and foreign affairs Of our country in
honest and capable hands who win be careful 10 insist
points only that clearly right and will be
fu TO submit nothing that is wrong OF all things
may be safely assumed that foreign dctaion and inter-
meddlng will oe spprned The Cuba question almost
entirely American question and such democratic
administration will ever deal with il
SENTENCED coxeRSsssA Charles Bach
man, convicted Of robbng The Hon r McMulen when re-
farming home from the long session of last Congress has
been sentenced to five years Imprisonment in The Virginia
penitentiary