The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-04-28
Our. Relntionssy Sc

y sF Our. Relations IN fls ia
bS VceasIo,inlly we kSarsa deEeeas
| voice iimploring that mild measures BIZ
taken, ,wi.h Spain, that a too strict &C.
coUntability be not Insisted OIL for the
outrages against tho livcs;Tfiborties mud
possessions Of American citizen, In
Cuba and the waters nd hieent, alds Hat
we consult 1thcS dictatcs:'of gefipt'uus
mavnanimity, rather. than stand IN al
attitude of offended dignity, III deal
inG with. this subj sGt -; !ThEfAi8 NH eitt
RS that Spain has Just taken q MARVEL.
fIio5G1is step Forward ,6YIchieViGg q Tep6::
luton that expelled the BourLons and
Hbcralized. tho, relations, hctwee,t,tho
priesthood and, The people, ,ana EeYsrd
should, Le' hnd for her pEGsGnl ,state Of
tran sItito5iil. ,K.e, arc told that lheI loss
OF Cubn,. ,jpst, utr this jnncture, would
react against, the advance, Involvement
titus .inalgur4t&d ), Hiatt SpqiNis, g com;
paratiyclY. weak pow er,i which VIII 0e
easily ,ly9rS1el il We, FGsortto anS, yigT
Ill, meSsiircs; NIlstlle trno .policyYpt q
.stEonger powe -; 10 valid q ~ eaEey one
.is,lliat, pc MIdI4t sffaIfi9s4tapSe and mod
crQIlON t.r4ltU lDAt Nc NtON!H3H5o." UtsHH
than NO. should, CALM st. least IN ale
opinion or tleyWoild, ! Xapnl {$iny any
force, eYen III cNindlcaqpn; OF ;ourIna-.
tionul rights. whereby, dc, 1MlhIs,of
Cuha, lnio our hanas Will be L4atcned,,
instead ofaiWaiiipg. thehalYyai opera.
ton Of TIC mere fPoMcEs RiErayitatlon.
Someihlnsi Attcr .ills sort Is ~, roaR-
ouiuI ,ot Tho New, Y GrE ErsRiHg I,Ost.
=. We are Taia6ng, ihoso, " 70 have Xxi
dulged. plclisiDY. aiiticipstjons. OF .uhcI
results i That Wo1td.iolIow tho SpaNish
revolution. ;Wei hsd, l9lel!s if;A9t :!orI
n. republic, at least for a, constitutional
Under Which liberty :and
,adYaDc WoMa bc.se-
cured. .Tl,erc have been many, months
ofpaticjn waiting. during Which the
,Cortcs, called together
20 reform ,~flio government has not,
within our knowledge. achieved, a SIN
slc memorable thing. (, An oliglghX'I
indeed little more, than Il II iuuiNirats,
controlled tic rcault Of tho; clecupns.'
md an ambitious few, jealous .ot:eae.l|I
,tlcr, have ever since been ,appnrenLlyiI
4 mere selfish, game ,ngainstI
Zach other. with Kingdom, people and
.xpcctant homors I'LL ,throwM..iu To-
.clhcr rs the stake. The srown has
,ccn offered, or proposed to be offered
O sumtlry persons, I'LL alike destitute
If any known high. qualities, and
whose chief merit, seems 10 have hee!i
relationship y.hlood TO some OF. thcl
cast worthy Of the. royal families. 9f
Europe. At the present time, lit .isil
rot too much to say, tho Spanish roy,
,lution has every appearance Of sub
,idims into a disSraccl'ul failure: .TliieI
.ouui:y, Of all others. owes IL neitheIl
patronage nor compassionate forbcarnl
nee. Our people have. ceased toIred|
.ard it with anything, better; than El
sentiment Of faint, (licl:oril9 hope!I
passed on the infinite possibilities afl
he future. 10 br ,trileu wit. insul
ID. dcicd by such Il governments ogt
,r tho question. II natioual s"lf-re-
,pcct required no. yiudicalou. wo
,hould nj least DC. iuGxcusablerin nnSi
Getting, to- redress the wrongs aud "
protect The rights Of American icitl-
.Gns. O.. .. r.grIr ',i2'l..; s.''f -. ."n.h
Ana tIIlS tfNiIl oNIt N'c'S ~
attempt % do. 1t will take 10 adyHN;
Lagc OF Spanish weakness, If met III NJ
spirit OF common Justice and fair deal
in~. 1t will seek no prctcNt, or mag
niiv any existing reason, for war
But our authorities. will altogether
fail OF their duty il tho! ncGlcr TO de-
lunnd prompt satisfaction, and To force
compliance i refused s.. Cuba is II mere
incident in tho case but the inSurrcc'
ton in that island in favor of iiNlGpen'
dcncc, against the foreign de'p"usm
OF the revolutionary .olisarchy i"
Spain, is entitled to OR cordial SYN.
pa,hy, We do not doubt that Cuban,
Independence will. DO speedily. secured
in any event. We shall not lament II
the pcrvcrscucSs, Of Spain. compelling
strong measures ON tho. part Of our
Government, materially hastens that
desirable event. The Administration
can do no more popular thing. or one
that will gain our country more pres
tigc abroad, than 10 deal dccisivcly
with this business. 4 power that is
strong enough 10. commit injury, and
insult is moi too weak to be brought to
account Cincinnati Chronicie. -,