Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-10
SPIRIT or TIE HoRNIEa PRESS.

The Ul1ton criticises the letter OF Mr..
Flournoy, the Know Nothing candidate for
Governor of Virginia, contending that had ho
lived in those days be would have spared Us
the DISGRACE Of a Lafayette, De kslb, q
Kosciusko, and a Montgomery" The same
paper also comments on what the National
Intelligence. said on Saturday last upon the
execution of Estrsnpes, saying:
There is al excuse for this last expetient
of the IEtsItjgsncsr, however. 1t is anxious
to eoneiliate the present crusade upon the
foTeign-bOTn citizen, and for the moment gen
crOusy 20 forget that at least one of its editors
first sew the light in a distant country; and
so it appeals to this sentiment to make more
definite the naturalization laws! We ad-
wise our contemporary TO beware. 1t may be
we'll for it to prepare for the future as well as
il may; but it SHOULD take care, lest the very
effort il is making TO court Spanish influence
and to screen Spanish arrogance may seem to
stand in rather awkard contrast even with its
Establishments and coquetries to the new party
tia. looks TO exclusive Americanism as the
end-all OF political science and the cure ell of
political errors"
TIE LatsHigsneer quotes from the Union a
paragraph, saying:
'Not steamer arrives in the United State:
from Europe or tbs Spanish Colonies which
does not bring with it further iatimation tina,
the Public Mind, the Press, the Cortes, the
Cabinet, aud the Colonial Agents of Spain
are, if possible, more than ever hostile to thi.
COnfederacy."
The editor insists that there is 10 truth in
it, and, in the COURSE of bis remarks on the
subject. says: =
''We demand to know if this declaration is
tyre AZ IL is no. borne out by any public &C.
counts wbich have res:tcd Us from Europa or
elsewhere, it can only be founded on informa-
ton derived through private unofficial chan
nels or through oficial informe ION received
1T tie Department CT State. Nov, We have
reason to believe that 10 dispatches have been
received from Spain which give any color to
the Unions assertion. We believe, further,
that the unpublished dispatches in the De-
paItIEent of State would contradict Tie state
ment, "a the lately published dispatches them
selves 60; and that tie declaration is only a
part Of the reckless game to foment war be.
tween the two countries, to EuoserTo party ir-
tsrests, to which We yesterday briefly alluded
Urging the Secretary of State to affirm o,
contradict the UniOH'S declaration officially,
the IatsAigeEesT also says:
Let the public, then, be autLoritctiYeiy H.
Government Is in possession Of any proofs of
the truth OF a statement so important If,
contrary to all public evidence, and contrary
TO tie strorg interest and peculiar motives
which Spain has to cultivate the most friendly
relations with the United States, it shall
clearly appear that her Government cherishe
3 hostile sentiment toward US, and has com
mitted or meditate5 any willful insult or az
erosion on the honor and rights Of the ccun
try, We be- cur beilicose nsighbor to beliey
that we shall DO quite as ready to see gucl
hostile acts and purposes repelled by 1ariik
measures as the UHg0R itself Although il is
enough 20 shock any one, who has seen VIVA
the missries and evils Of war are 70 hear how
fipPantiy il is treated by PARTISAN editors ana
interested hllibus;ers, yet We very well know
that even war Is net devoid Of counterbaianc
lDs considerations; and were q case made on
against Spain as clear as that which impeiIeC
Us TO the Nitfnc ratio against the mothe
country in 1872, re should be as ready as w
were then to see our country make the sam
solemn appeal to arns; but never for the bas
purpose OF wrestling from fesble neighbor
valuable property which We may covet"