The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-20

<sell. Fernando r. Farrar, and VIM. G. Flour.
noy, brother of the Know Nothing candidate
Tor Governor. Know Nothingism and De-
mooraey were fully discussed.
Yours, COMO.
iHk LArR ARRESTS IN CuBA.- Opinions of the
Presidsat AID Secretary of State The Committee
appointed in New York to visi, WASHINGTON and
lay before the President all the facts In relation 10
the arrest oil Dr. Peck, In Cuba, returned home on
Tuesday evening, and reported the result of their
mission to meeting OF the friends of that gente-
man, Mr.. Perrin chairman of the committee. re-
ported orally as follows
The President, with much emphasis, said he was
tsvorsbiy impressed with the tone of our resolu-
lions. While they were firm and decided thew
were free from all Ebusterism. In reply to our
demands. he raid we might 60 home and tell the
friends oil Dr. Peck his case should be attended TO
a, once He said he would dispatch special agent
at once to Cuba, as we suggested. Said he 81
will immediately, perhaps tomorrow morning,
dispatch an agent to Cuba with the instructions
that the case requires. While had heretofore de.
termined TO put down all fillibusterism upon our
soil, bad also determined there was point be.
yond which forbearance should cease to be ylr
tue"
President Pierce said he did not know what had
come over the Island Of Cuba, tor it appeared to
him as if the Spanish authorities were striving to
decide by mathematical rules how far we might be
ssssled and insulted before we would come to the
rescue Of our citizens and our commerce. The
PRESIDENT left US under the Impression that the
time had now come when could no longer for.
bear, and fold our arms and cry peace, peace,
when there was no peace. applause long and
loud) That the time had at last come VIXEN we
should say to Spain, thus far sb alt thou o. aud no
farther. (Applause.) The President, n his re-
mark, alluded to the other outrages OF Cuba, and
said they all seemed to come up at the sG'ue time.
He alluded TO the case of Thompson, and said he
MAJ nf frra Ill H.
not at all mixed up with any fllibusteriIg expedi-
ton. The Cuban authorities had brought no
charge against him except that he had left upon
bis othee walls the coat OF arms of bis country
The President, In recing these instances, said he
almost deemed the Spanish government mad to
heap upon our flag every insult possible
The committee also visited Secretary Marcy, the
result of which Mr. Perrin thus details:
Mr. Marcy told us he was then engaged la writ.
ing letter and making demand upon the Span
ish Minister in Washington In regard to Dr. Peck,
Upon his table Mr.. Marcy had the correspondence
between our consul at Havana, Mr. Robertson, and
Gen. Conchs, In regard to DR.. Peck, which he read
over to u.s. AS as can recollect the letter to
Concha stated the exact case of DR.. Peck, in re-
gard to his health, his character and his object 10
visiting Cuba, precisely as we laid it before the
President, and demanded to know of the Captain
General of Cuba why and upon what charges DIR.
Peck was imprisoned. The reply of Concha, after
grand flourish in the Spanish style about Cuba,
and SPAIN &C.. said that the government of Spain
did not think 1t incumbent upon her to tell any
american citizen why he was imprisoned iu
Spanish dungeon. They were upon the same foot.
ing 18th Spanish subjects when they came within
the Spanish domipions; and, in reply to the demand
OF Mr.. Robertson in regard to DR.. Peck, the Con-
sui General said he did not feel bound to give any
other answer than this. He said that the Spanish
government considered that the Island of Cuba was
In state of siege. You may well imagine. said
Mr. Perrin, the Indignation of our government
when il received the above from General Concha
as his reasons for theimprisonment of our friend.
Secretary Marcy gave US every encouragement.
The Intelligence that DR.. Peck had been released
on bail had not reached Washington when these
interviews took place.