The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-24

''NOb OkI OI no o4lO 0kutuouViy VuuiPO"
matte. with an emphasis which imposed credence
upon me- ANA a. diplomat never lies or nus the only
option remaining was to believe.
is 1t fact. then that all THESE journals nave been
mistaken-thst they are entirely at sea about your
missonf' asked.
sEvidentIy, in 40 far as have seen them. have
no instructions whatever about Cuba" he said again.
quite undipl0mattc and Without the least hesitation
rms was dialogue No. J. during which there was
evidently no desire to mimic diplomat except on
nv part.
Dialogue No. 2 occurred when it was reported that
II not now q tea merchant, named Forbes, was
actually engaged In the vast speculation OF purcnas
ing Ouoa ana retailing IL per acre and town lot 10
lts Inhabitants, with tue lut concurrence OF CUBAN
patriots and endorsement oil the United states Mill
lister TO Madrid.
General. pardon me.n said 'Dut Is 1t really true
what Is SAID VI Dir. FOrDesW
"Pooh. pooh, not WORD. not even syllable" hs
answered, emphaticaliy.
telcgraphed 1t as fact, sir. Tomorrow morning
all New York will wonder at it," urged.
individual here, am sure am NOT answera6ie lor
any mistakes he may make !" said he, with smile.
Certainly" ne said: '.yOu may deny every WORD
and syllable safely and quote me as authority"
Thus far there was no attempt to exhibit straignt
backed, narrOw-minded diplomacy, to look with
Jealous eve upon my attempts to get hlorma,
ton. IL the Generals face can be taken at Odd
times as an index OF ms thoughts, at that time can
heartily y0uch for his candor and courtesy. me
telegram about Forbes created Just such an impress
sion as nllght have been imagined. Ii happened 10
aud not the Associated Press man, and II has only
been one OF many sent from Madrid to New York by
Que OF tue two agents Of u similar kind.
The any before yesterday General SicKies informed
me that the government would interfere az all be-
tween Spain and Cuba 1t would DO only from mo.
tlves OF humanity, to cndeavOr to check useless
euston OF blood, or to interp0Se with advice or u
suggestion upon Which compromise OF peace could
DC made between the two countries; but as Tor pur-
chasing cuba he did not believe the United States
government had the least INTENTION as the govern
ineut did not want 1t. The American government
a nunlic COmnalln1
recognize tho Cubans as Delgerents In order to Sc
cure enIent treatment OF prisoners aud to terminate
the wholesale executions that were TOO frequently
1t was feared, occurring IN Cuba. With such be-
nevoient, soulconS0,inQ phrases, left the presence
Cuban negotiatIons had but thus far advanced,
unless The whole had been emitted under the shadow
OF diplomacy.
able Tor journalistic brevity for necessity IN this
case demanded full details. With the object OF
making all sides and shades of what am about to
relate clear as the sun disc have been crcum-
locutory.
but here what upset the entire gravity Of Madrid
the capital from their just and natural equilibrium.
without emendatiOn, telOatlyn ct tNerutlT, it fol-
lows what is translated from the EpOeQ Of the even
ing or the 9Th lnSt.:-
Grave reports reached which alct our Spanish
hearts IL is said that the representative of the United
country sant, in compance with the orders of his gov
@ IN & ca Republic n viii proS
bly, obse mat soyesnms1 to the recognition OF begerenoy
contains which may mention, the
certainty Of the aSoys tho Ministry waeh E ia Madrid
have consned themselves with transmitting knowledge
Sc s Sna e OF
Gus our nsss tod n y. " m sxgss;
no, d'sy put w the s% e ss
bs beautiful portion Of the spanish territory The entire army
must be Transferred to those shqre' 70 present gallant
are sepaScsas there Isa6eaos there Is any party
it them, vino, when tue moment when II
nasDensass to use all eTr Efforts for the Of
right OF reun;on we'll hen wha. occasion opporune
ac opinion here saving the
integrity territory arises Let the all parties
Unit u ss vii @ Tie a n
the salvation of Cuba all parties are interested
Thus says The EpOcd conservative organ. Public un-
anlnty FOR the salvation OF Cuba Is demonstrabIe
fact, ID now being demonstrated wherever n kno. OF
two Or more men gathers In the Streets IN the Cafes
IN the lobbie5 OF the theatres ut table dhOteS anu
private reunions. Las NOpedddeS lifts Its little war
whoop on high and says
r what is said predcang misfortune be Spain
win rise man to xteminate radical the
inquons Cuban rebellion and for the lvAton Of the rich
ess pearl OF the Spanish diadem.
American readers must also digest WnaS the
cheiest Of the republican organs, La IyuGtddd pro-
fesses TO think upon this explosion OF the Epoco.
On the following morning 1t contained this:-
III las
ne ss a e p%s
de great American republic was such that L would PROBABLY
9pse ns ~ rey9snze tne nsuiIecil9nlsts OF
Suoa 40 ,h % ooe = " por
H. Il IA therefore incumbent On the
TO publish INN diatev the despatch OF the United States
Minister and response that the country may know Inc
truh1i the trh on SUBJECT Of such magnitude and inn
poance o be present We sha, on cal attention 70 the
% u uh's becausep sho arc nv, ,hoss mncn ap
"ents use ia eommunicane such serious resolninns w
pecye further that ii Tia said speaks of probabe
recognition OF the CUBAN nsurrectlonlsts beseren,s
theTe hypocrisy in the words and bad faith In the inen
Ions OF me lncd States go srnen ana that the recogn
ION Is wot alyaay eaosSea upum yi Iof
nounead bo an ntention of their mReda,e eree,,an
Today we may safely say than the Isle OF Cuba in dancer
sone Tor the Of basersn The nsaocen
had cen crushed long ago mo soernment oad not COM
met g he oionie. and Don pons nn roer Aya
;an rsI ot the island Who besscs beinn S vae,ainom
state had previously his plitude for the GOV.
eminent OF that opuent Isle.
Other periodcals ministerial IA well as partisan
contaln articles wgch chime feengly with The above
three lhey believe IL fact tnat either the Unit ID
states government mas already recognized the bel.
hreTency OF the CuDans or decided TO do so. There
~ but one exception ri Ldpdrcioi ministerial organ