The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-02

tainit in i0snal asgamsnt tho following January.
Ne puhhshsd : day or two 40 The yvctas Of Gen.
oss sesam$ tho Qumtupls treaty, which We sup
pose wss nsgosatsd nd csnclzdsd e1prstsly 70 en-
force the Pracdos o. visihtion; a.d We now trans
fer 70 our colunAs ths oslsbrated pamphlets 81 Gen.
OAas, discsGaga n lsagtA tn vhoas subject. s.lf
We thus NY bsfszs on Feeders the entire casc
and It viii be found n The msrs distressing because
the psmphlot W. wEst1s&nnd publkhed even fsw
days before the, world VA enlightened BY, Lord
Absrdesn's despatch to Mr.. stevenson claiming for
her Majsstys cruisers the right Of v1tatsoa. -,
u ~. ,..g,s A.
HYPERcMrycMh. --fHE PosiTIoN or The AID
i MHlMHAf T0N ~ REsPrcT 10 OUR FOREIGN
REAI10he.yo3 slqEp "a So ,ssssgF 'sssA ~ al5
TO krumble and complain Il constitutional habit
Of Four peculiar race. We prize it ~ valuable snd
necessary quality Of mind iesdine 70 investigation
and truth. We iph&itld IT: and yisA ,inaas.ly
great keilikes for il exercise, W practise it IN
"a the rsantions Of humAn society. It 10 not con-
mad to potisos II rms anto ooupnsreA trade, sip.
ping sosissiass, msshanias; into religious bodice,
inso Ms pulpit tsSt socistiss, Upods, CONVENTIONS
it = sansly vrnlens in nattws 81 nars FORM end II
is absolutely ruculsnt in III The political concerns Of
thS country, II u a,speciea ~ srhilazstns gas,
kind Of erial ascension, wAish instais betimes, al
most evsrynAn ia his own Judgment, at least to be
hind ri potieal, religious, aud moral disiniectant
Of socisty.' N bua a,e' at 1Ius III h.st
The prssent hsppsns to b \ nemsnt u great az
oitsnsnt thsssehoat The Ooahys growing out Of tho
unaccounssbas stupidity, for such No are compelled
to call IT, Of British cruisers in ioroiby intsr5xmg
with merchant ships in the Gulf Of Fierida ana
around shs Islshd Of Cnbs When theaa aggrss-
sions became, n ous jndsnsnA rule, and NOT an
exceptional essss Aswss 'psrtscty natarxl that he
people md press Of thu county ahouh TIL that q
remedy adequate 10 the complete vindicatien of our
sovereign rights end 70 the protection 81 our msr-
chant ships, their ocars and men, sailing upon the
scss, ought At once to BE- applied. Hence we hear
the demand from al parts Of the Union that the ex-
ecutive government shall promptly use the whole
naval force At il command not only for purposes Of
protection, but subdue and bring into our ports
any public ship which may be proven to have vio-
lated and insutsd the national dag. 1t is presumed
that the Presidant posssssssa needfu authority in
the premsss and, free TO say, if we consult
alone the declarations Of senators and members of
Congress- ndclose eyes to the condition OF our
naval force, to the mesus phosd in tho hands Of
the Executive and to tho nissions of the constitu
tion the presumption 10 fully xuthoriSed e oFa'a
Now, on the other hand. W beg to remind the
country hat4ths Pr4sidsnt's recommendation 10
the present copg1sss ri Siuch increased power -
would render tAs Hxsantiys arm more efficient in
conducting cdr foreign rsasdons has. up to this
time. met with scarcely nv atssn6on., .,Ga-dg eg
Along tine hss passsd sihes tho President, in his
annual message. suggested the necessity Of such :
measure in order to procure jnst redress for the
outrage oomnitsed upon apublic vessel in Paraguay
and IT ~. but !, day oor two ago : resolution for
that speciAc pupcss Analy passsd Congrsst Another
example il equalx striking Every ono who is At all
conversapk With spr Haiional intsrsss, and the rsp
dly-incrsssins sDd inpcrsant trsds betwysn tho At
lantic and Paoi6o .Ssatss OF tie Union, knows full
well the vaias OF The istns transit rostss, and the
dticulhss ws1Avs ynostntusd TO Keep tAem open
and sais. The Fkesidsat asksd Of Consrsss ths ms
cessasy power ~ s1nDtSth is great objsct To this
day not the slgAtsH atsntion hai bssn paid to his
specific rscsnmsndaHea IN tAis respect, end w sss
ready at sny time to hear Of efforts by foreign States
to control tho Esnst ass, and Of their success With
the wsak, mssesaAryg Svsamsutss II Central America
We "a. under huth circumstances, told that tho b.
ecutve 10 iasllpisns; thaa hs doss nota oaAsh Ne
spirit Of nlAsseal rsugfss, nor rsrrsssat the M
tonI snsrgiAA ,Tha. vhsls the people are rssoluts
and dstsmnsA, their federal officials azs wsak,
vaciIatng, and unrSlIabls. 49, 7 4 7.
The costtaasa i - aAaEt b which The chip Of
stsss issssEsd.a 4lns lhs6unsnt h ttssrvsd and
wisely rSs>rvsd. to Csnusa ~ wsP.making asd
the monsysvoaing power. u In eou1sssdupSn tas
Executivs The sonnsssd ID chiSf q ths uiHAry and
navel fossss u the astion; Int tpa frsas nay not
be employed nespt h ossdisaos 70 public statutes
If tAsrs haa been IN tie sxisdAx sh<gsny, IN rsfsr-
once to Paraguay the tEsssits o. IN my otAx sass,
= lack Of sstrsy, or ssssAg wsns Y apptsciatica
of om natiodA htsrssts. the rsapondhHJ aoA1pt
rest upon the sPsssiAsthaHA = To- vfts7sYt.
risncsd, sssacsoua ~ sssi AZ y soxr
not osnSwaaA aesaxin tssad W assa not ~ -
peoph u ~ vaisyd esxass thAe JsnAA6 Ducan6ffS1
too saszgsti0 ~ zaly nsssss Il ,axs N ~ ~
sutAossr ossaussfu4saAiAwassA sAsf'tssssse
s.ry 70 prvs,es Agi1 4 asd y yisiiiosss
the psSs.sl 49, .KAs1ns, 81 An ~, ~
repeat as AslptPlsus - 3tt1 tAcsaa am !
inc into the ssss&ts sR ork - ri md 80
who 10 rsspoaaiaas ~ sssuss q far no.
gect to discharge obaikSuons imp6vvd.