The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-04-28

' - "o" Iutcnu any lnSuit.Sir, Dut
I'll be frank and PLAN with you The fact
Is We must have that island. 1t is absolutely
necessary for the safety and welfare of the
United States. Our country can't get along
without it.
Yolcsman.-T That's YOUR look out not
luine.
>""|,y.-Well now, Mr.. Spokesman, YOU
Know Your people out there in Cuba Hayc for
Ion" time been n>ultin. our folks, search
III" their vessels. and frn. into their steam
ers, aud sometimes kctching our people and
shooting en- OF putting 'cm in dan n-cons.-
there's long account of these :hin", that
va" must settle right up, pint blank, or suilcr
''c consequences. There, three hundred
thousand dollars yc.'ve got TO pay for stop
p'"g the steamer Black Warrior and yrea.
many other things a> bud a> that; These
matters have got TO Ia. >.itc'. right up, or
CuiaS got to stand in the "a..
>1"i "i'>mon--Cant help that If you've
cot any accounts 10 settle. well leave +, out
10 a t!lird party to say how We hall settle
We don't owe vou a cent for The Black War
r"r. She broke our laws a,,, we iinc.! he,
SIX th"n> md dollars md ,,rn We gave hack
the fine after all, when We mi rl,t kent IN,
Vessel And vou are 50 unrratc.ul As not ia
thank Us for it,
>'"'' Il won't stan this too.rv no lorc.
cr. Leave Il ont No. We know how ~ So,
tie our own business best Now. >;r. vou'yc
90; 10 settle all a cunts ri"lIt an. and fix
things about Cuba - We >hapt n,.y,~ h,,,.
any more 'rouhr. or else -i.c us ur tl.,. is
iahh I" manage IN our own way. Now. I'm
ac"in 10 eve you jest two weeks 10 think of
iil> bn>inr>> and give I'M, your answer: and
ii ii ISN'T settled iv Tint tine ,..alI clear on.
ani 90 home, and ten rouU k,ar hu.ir.-
Good i.v. >ir
hat >"n'c.t a smart irllrr. Gncr,l. He
talked right uD TO EN-. and wasn't a..ar,,l-
We'll he wai.r,i till the two week, was ont -
ana 10 answer didn't cone: and then he >a.
r"H':d aud 'krd up his clo'heS. and im.kcl
up his trunks AMI cleared out. Then h.
come Over wl.cre We had ,n wa;'inr for
i'I'n and told lis hcw the business stool. H..
N''d old Span refused 10 give up Cuba and
refused IL settle. anl he had got the ,;narrcl
IN such Il shape now that We could carry IL
on any way to suit ourselves And now said
Mr. Sculcv. whats to be done next?
Wal. SAYS J. Mr.. Sonl,v. vou'>e orIv lest
."' To look al th,. Instruction, drawn ~, J.,
""r Congress at A>-r- >Aari'!c. ard >i.ncd i,
."n and w. Eu human and Mr.. Mason. and
.ou'il see tie ron~>c j. marked nm, 49, ,l.;,
as c. jest open The docsvmrni and
.I"ad
''":a Is As Necessary to ;lr North Amer.
's'" ''''!!''''''" y an: "t l> Hrr>"n, nicmhers.
lie mon can never cnl"y rcpn>c nor
possess reliable security a> lonp As Cu|, :
not embraced within ~ i,uuu,la:ir,.'
But i. Spain. deaf 20 The voice OF her
interest. aud a''"atc'l l'y stubborn pride and
= i''>" sens" o homer. >hnn! refuse to sell
Gala the | ni'c,i 81 ,tr>. Win, then
SELF preservation is the first law of nature.
with States a well As with niivi .ual>'
Matters and things hc:n. thus and 50 then
'y every law. human and divine. we shall w..
justified in wrestling Cuba from Spain, if VIC
possess the power
There, says |. there's vonr char, AS plain
Is nose on a man, face AM, all we've cot
to 'o is TO 90 ahead. SO wcall pat our heads
together to draw up plan of the campaign.
and We wasn't long about it II was finally
concluded that Sanders should 90 and stir M
tn" Southern division, headquarters New Or
leans; Sicklc> should take charge OF the cen
ire w'n". headquarters a Washington, and a
branch at New York and should 90 rs t,s,
as possible '1own East headquarters Down
inG,illc, and fit cut a naval force that wo,IJ
put Cuba through. And here am, (;incrsl.
ank You may depend ont TIE work 5 90, TO be-
,,"rr
But now must. k vou. Gincr..l. wha: in
'hnn'.cr Mr.. Marcy means by backin' an.. fill
IN 50. have jest got some Of the latest
New iorl: papers by an outer bound vessel,
and one OF the FIRST things :, :, is Mr.. Ma:rv's
letter to Sou'cv, dated 18Th of November.
an" it is so full of milk and water il make,m me
fairly sick. was always little afraid Mar
cy was an old tocv, but did think he had a
more little more back bone than he shows N
this letter. He's no chri tan, he's violated
the Srriptcr, for he ru; his hand to the p!ow
and looked back. lie seems now TO lc for
smoothing over matters; thinks mar be our
country coufI manao. some how or other 10
get along without Cuba don't know but what
old SPAN means to 10 the thing that's about
RIGHT after all; /; tier ticker lite LONGER
with her in friendly kind of way: better
not DO anything to affront her: keep things
I'll Spain gets in the right mood, and then
IT she wont sci. us Cuba, =, .haI.s she II settle
and pay up.
Now' I'll tell You what It's Gincral. our E,,-
rnp Cabinet don't swallow no such milk and
water stuff as that What's GOT into Mr.
Mary: Last year he told Mr. Sou'ov to de-
mand three hundred! thousand do,iars for The
Black Warrior, RICH: down on IL . nail and
not to ra,iey about it. But now he ouivers
and shakes one way am! ';otl ,r ike leaf in