The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-24
rRE FRIENDSHIP or THE NATIONAL INTELLIGEN
cEg FOR fHf PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET.


CHS F0R ran PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET.
va pabi,.ssa short article on the 10th instant in
1hsh ~ soa,raasted upon authority the rumor as to
sua ssgsmsnt In the eabine, in regard to Spanish AZ
sfs ssa saasA that al hoagh had reason TO believe
80 sssu IS expressed Ia the Union approved by
ths fA.ut so that occupied such serye relation
A. a. Administration interfere with the free and in
asrsnnt sapres0n a. views all questions, and
hres hat shs VIC corrected the referred to upon
atogsy va Dot be inferred that the administration
s responsible sor all thai write Although this was
bat rstesaon "a our relation the administration fire.
aurnty stated bssors the gsae considers IL Of mueh
importance Indicating dsavowalby the President of
esstAin -psau.a,s and doctrines which that journal
chafaessss Sdarogssory and sdisrepatabie We are
somewhat fcueant take away the crumb OF gadness
weh e gratuitous deduction Of neghbors has fur
nisbea h svery friend of The President and his cabinet
but 10 avoid the inference which might be drawn from
silence constrained them that their cause
81 ssinosre pleasure Is wholly anoundsd and iusory
Il Il aigrat 20 acerane which mos, 10 admire in the
article 81 ne ieisssersbc cool sef-compiaeeney with
which the editors the proectorac Of President
Piercss good name the ansctionae solieude with
which they caiinss 10 shield his honor and that Of the
natiou non al harm II would specimen of
good irony the purpose deceive did not stamp it as
sheer hypocrisy hen the his,genea speaks of all
the well wshsrs OF the President and all the friends Of the
responsibility Of the country readily understand the
limited extent Of the class embraced but do not so
readily understand whs, those "derogatoy sentiments
and doctrines advanced by the Union which the editors
OF the fs,geacer have generously absained from at
tribung the President II they apprized Of any
sentiment doctrine advanced by in regard to
spanish or Cuban relations which is repndiated by the
President aud his cabinet they are better informed than
we the views Of the administration and have bet
Ter claims TO orranship than we possess.
We have had recent evidence that neghbors enjoy
peculiar facilities for ascertaning the confidential Status of
our diplomatic with the cabinet Madrid and
far the administration that place il concerned we
freely concedc the nttiigencr all thehonor Of consti
tung Of its organs which seems to be the same
thing Of the members Of its Kitchen cabinet What
its peculiar facilities are however for obtaining the State
secrets Of the administration at Washington do not
profess know and unit, II specifies the disreputsbc
doctrines and admissions Of the Unon from the odum of
which its editors have attempted relieve the President
we are forced TO remain under the conviction or as may
turn out the dclusion, that the administration finds no
fault with our sentiments II the editors Of the Itel
genecy were in drawing the inference from our
remarks organism that they dictated
dered necessary because Of any dissatisfaction the
part Of the President with sentiments and doc
trines the Cuba subject they have fallen into gross
mistake and have furnished that small class Of Spanish
symgathzers described by them "a the well-wshers
Of the President and all the friends Of the responsibility Of
the country with very unsubsanial and
Of gladness No have excuse for being misin
formed the views of the administration upon the
pending questions Cuba They spread before the
country in authentic shape, and we have done little
more than to reterate and enforce them through the
columns Of the Union
We have appreciation OF that species of regard for
the reputation of the President for the honor Of the
country which appeals the evils of by way Of fright
ening the government into cowardy submission TO ag
gressons If should come by of embarrassing
its prosecution by charging the responsibility Of its
upon the administration That is just what the
Iaiegeer is daily doing whilst claiming to be we'll
wsher Of the President and friend of the respccaby
of the country 1t would have the President s the
pledges made the country by ookingon with fold
ed upon the repeated outrag upon national and nd
vdua rights committed by Spanish ofcialsand this ii
calls relieving his character from odum and promoting
the respcc,absy Of the nason The President knows full
well how to estimate such friendship, and the country
knows how to appreciate such patriotism.
We have characterized the late aggressions upon ndi
vdua rights in Cuba and upon national rights in its
neighborhood ouagss the continuance of which
be tolerated without national dishonor This Iatei
gecr regards the language Of menace insult and de-
nuncaton the rude blusscr and belgcrcns hourishes
Of llibuster instincts and afnitiss@ We have yet
sumed that these aggcsons have been perpeased BY the
authority the Spanish government but have inclined TO
regard them as the Unauthorized acts Of officers who
violating international law at the instgAtion Of cruel
aud frightened captain generalvolatcns which Spain
win repuate and for II she has any regard for jus
tee honor N Spain adopts and endorses the out
RACES Of her funcionaries have insisted that our
government should resort to summary and exemplary
measures redress To this extent and in tins sense
language has been that of and denunciAon On
the other hand the Tsll,gency virtually counsels the
continued repetition Of the outsges perpesassd by Span
sh officials in undertaking TO justify them and thereby
10 prevent the Spanish government from making hon.
orabe aonement for the sggressions Of her netonarcs
II our language has been inspired by hbuser instincts
and afni,iesr il least free from the degradation OF
sprncing from that spirit which prefers dishons
orabe peace just That every member Of ths sa
minstraton fully prepared to maintain the honor and
The rights Of indvduals and Of the nation, is not less
certain from the policy unanimously adopted than that
they all regard with like loatnng the dsgacsfa eopnsss