Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-22
sPIHIr OF THE MORNING PRESS.

SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.
The Union takes up the Know Nothing
platform I'm Virginia, and quotes, as dismetri-
csIly opposed to It, section by section, extracts
from the writings of Washington and Jefferson.
The same paper hopes that "agriwatin'
Sam" will not prescribe Judge Loring, Of
Massachusetts,, for discharging his duty in the
matter Of tie execution of the fugitive slave
law
The IhtelIigsnesr publishes the "Soule
dOcumsnts' this morning, and In &C commenting
upon them, says:
We are glad to see il ann ounced in the
efeial pa per Of yesterday that the Government,
ef Spain has agreed to o satisfactory adjust
ment Of the Black Warrior affair by according
just indemnity, which will be consummated
as soon ss the necessary proofs can be taken
OF the amount of the damages, and that Mr.
Garcy's argument Of the 9th Of June, 1854,
ALREADY given in the Intelligencer) has had
the effect of securing this adjustment We
confess we have read this assurance, compli.
mentaTy as it is to the honorable Secretary,
with sincere pleasure. There are few men in
the country, We hope, who would not prefer
obtaining satisfaction from an offending nation
by the power Of reason rather than the argu-
ment OF cannon balls, and all good men must
rejoice that our foreign affairs are coufided to
hands capable Of adjusting our difficulty with
Spain (no. proverbiai for diplomatic ceierity)
by the honorable weapons Of argument and
persuasion, We may excuse the slogness Of
their operation, since they have at last effected
q cure
I'VE wish, however, that the government
paper, when it announced such pleas Int news
could have permitted the country to enjoy one
day respite from the trough frown Of war -
We know that it las for q week or two pas.
Recommended ringing the changes on Span
Ism outrages, past, present, and to come, and
seemed to have been, from the influence of
some evil wind in politics, we suppose, sudden
lyimbped with a desire to prepare the heart
Of the nation afresh for war with Spain; vet
We think there Is hardly even a respectable
Elhbuster who sill not agree with US that it
was IN ofsace against good taste, IL not against
good manners and official propriety. not to al
low single day to pass, sfter telling the
country that our old ally had made amends
for one injury, before it proceeded to shake its
hst In her face and remind her that, ali hough
she lad satisfactorily settled ore account, va
had plenty more behind, and meant to exact the
uttermost farthing, or she would, in the Ian.
guage Of our bellicoss friend, Major Do.oain1.
hays to 'smell thunder" We cannot think
that such ungraeious conduct on the part of
the eficisl journal could have been inspired
by the Department. of State, and dare say Ia at
1t was the anconsdered effect of habit in our
nsighbor rather than Of any natural implaci.
bihty. But, although We agree with the
.OHIoa that the concession Of Spain was tardv.
Ee must recollect that 1t is the habit of Span.
ish diplomacy to be tardy-a habit as incura.
bic, VI suppose, "a some of the Unions own.
which many Of Its friends, would very gladly
see reformed -
The Senf'ns! Is "dOwn on" Spain this morn
ing, doubling, ir toto, the Unions recent &C.
count Of the settlement Of the Black Warrior
case The editor charges that the Union
makes much OF the account Of the settlement,
OF the ease in question, Only by way of hiding
what it is pleased to term the bungling diplo.
macy Of the Oste1d conference.