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embraced within its boundaries.
But II Spain, deaf to the voice of her own
interest, and actuated by stubborn pride and
ialse sense OF honor, should refuse to sell
Cuoa to shc United States what then
Selt-preservation is the first law ol nature
win states as well as with individuals
Matters and things being thus and 80
then, by every law, human and divine. we
snail be justified in wrestling Cuba from
Spnin, 1t we possess the power.
There. says |, there's your chart, ms plain
ms tho nose on mans face and all we We
got to do is to 90 ahead. So we all put our
heads together to draw up plan OF the cam
paign, and we was Mt long about 1t. 1t was
finally concluded that Sanders should co and
stir up the Southern division, headquarters
New Orleans Sickles should take charge of
the centre wing, headquarters at Washing
ton. and branch at New York and should
90 fast as possible down East headquar-
ters Downingyilc. and fit ont naval force
that would put Cuba through And hero
am, Ginerai. and YOU may depend ont tho
works got to be done.
But now must ask you. Gincral. what in
thunder Mr. Marcy means bv hlckiu' uni
film So have icst got some Of H.. st
New York naners bv an outor-bnund vessel
and one of the first tbings / see is Mr.. Mar.
cy's letter tn Mr.. Soulcv, dated 18th of No.
vcrnbcr, an it is so full Of milk and water it
makes me fairly sick was always little
afraid Marcy WIS an old roCv. hut did think
he had little moro backbone than he shows
in this letter. He's no christian. and he's
violated the Scripter. for he has put his hand
to the plough and looked back He seems
now to be for smoothing over matters thinks
NAV he our country conT manage some how
or other to get along without Cuba don't
know hut what old Spain means to do the
thing that's about right after all better
dicker a little longer with her in friendly
kind of way; better not do anything to af
front her keep things quiet till Spain gets
in the right mood, and then. if she wont sell
us Cuba, perhaps she II settle and pay up.
Now. I'll tell YOU what It's Gincral, our
Eurup Cabinet don't swallow no such milk
and water stuff as that. What's got into Mr.
Marcy Last year he told Mr.. Souley to de-
mand three hundred thousand dollars for the
Black Warrior, right down on the nail. and
not to parley about it. But now he quivcrs
and shakes one way and 'tother like leaf in
the wind I'm afraid Mr. Marcy is getting
old. And there's poor Uncle Joshua, post
master of Downingyille, ! find he's getting
old and tiresum to. When got home to
Downingvillc and told the family was going
to tit out the Two Pollies and be on the next
day to take Cuba, Uncle Joshua was struck
all of heap.
anv Of that flIihnst.riSg bnsincss: itFs next
ak;n to ,iracy, and ttcr7s tbe no,trolitv laws
dead W. ooiin p;r'o, ,.o 1,'u ,oa '''0'
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; % ; yan see That war; comnits.ir Rat Won
b,vc no rirht n mokn war unon Snnin or
Cubn unlrSs Won ret vonr authoritv from
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