The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-16
SIGNS OF THE TINES = WAR WITH SPAIN
The following paper has been handed to u.s.
WAR WITH SPAIN.

a WAR WITH SPAIN.
- In time Of peace prepare fer war"
ia inevitable Present affairs indicate that be-
fare many weeks elapse, citizens viii be called upon
~ take up in vndication Of just For the
past five years. the agents Of the Spanish government at
Havana have heaped upon the government Of the
United States most degrading insults have committed
most farrant outrages upon American citizens i'm
yrsoned, pnndered and assassinsted them hare fred
into sesed and confscated vessels sailing under Amer
colors in short with the audacity peculiar to in
significance the Spanish officials ut Cuba have reiterated
these insults and outrages often that
the part Of the United States would only deeorate her
national character in the estimation of all civilized
nations Even national character needs vindi
cation must be yindcated and will be. Our repre-
President has demanded reparaton from SPAIN not only
for recent outages committed by her agents. but for
ell that have heretofore been committed Backed by two
powerful allies-kngland and France-Spain viii un-
doubleday refuse to comply with the demands of our
q chastisemen Of the Spanards, and acqusi
ton of the island Of Cuba. In view of these facts and in
part fuflment Of aduty incumbent upon as Ameri-
csmpanes and to offer the services OF the TO the
President be used in the anticipated In further
81 our we I %
ppeferred-to organize companies of eighty men each
Those who feel disposed to do by addressing either Of
the undersigned, through the Post Office, will receive
what further informs ton they may desire
Brevet Major New York Volunteers.
g. BOLIVAR HALL,
Brevet Major N. Y. Volunteers, 32 Broadway.
skessrs. Farnsworth Il Hall may possibly be
premature in the step they have taken; as we
have as yet no sort of guarantee that the Presi-
dent will fulfil the expectations which the
country has formed. 1t is quite possible that,
with such an administration as ours, Spain may
bully us for many years to come. At> d same
time the indication which the above document
affords of the current of public opinion is valu-
able, and noteworthy. Probably several hun
dred such calls would issue in a very few days
if the government OF Washington showed any
symptoms of spirit. Over two hundred thou
sand men could be raised in six weeks to carry
on war with Spain, and a hundred first class
vessels fitted out to serve the purpose, ola navy
and transports With such an armament, it
would not need much time to drive her most
Catholic Majesty to the wall
We notice in many quarters change of SEN
timent with regard to the prospect Of hostilities
with Spain. Among the more solid classes of
the mercantile community, men who are not
afraid Of a tight money market for few
months, are beginning to perceive the vast ulti-
mate benefits that would arise from the posses
sion of Cuba. iShrewd business men are caicu-
lating the amount Of -four and manufactures we
could send to Havana if the present Spanish
tariff were abolished. Friends Of the Union
are recognizing the security such an acquisition
would afford against trouble at the South, and
though there are still traders and fossil wings
Of the old federal stamp, who look with as much
horror on the prospect of war, as honest Jo-
seph Sturges did at the recent proceedings Of
England and France their number is daily di
minishing, and they are exerting but little in
fuence. The country will never submit to
the dictation Of Wall street or State street.
We may fail in our duty to ourselves, and al
low stain to rest on the American name but
if we do, it will be because we have Presi-
dent who ought still to be pleading picayune
causes in New Hampshire, and Cabinet of
men after his own heart.