The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-09

anu !" u. turciey, OF TexaS, are ut the Metropolitan
Hotel
captain Edgar N. Wilcox, OF The Uaited states
Army; Major ID. W. Hughes. OF Boston, and Fl. G.
Bates OF Quebec, are at the 81. Charles Hotel.
}. H. Campbell and Benjamin Harnett, Of phliadci.
pha; General Sullivan, late Unten States Consul at
Buenos Ayres aud w. D. Crane. OF Now York. are
at the Aston House.
Professor Thorpe OF ST. Louis; Colonel Campbell,
OF Toronto. and Professor Williams, of Cambridge
are al the ST. Julien HOTEL
Tho Cabinet Meeting Tue.dsy-What
Does 1t Meaue
We learn by telegram from Washington that
Cabinet meeting will DO held on Tuesday
next. at which nearly all the members are ex-
pected to be present, and when the most i'm
portant subject for consideration will be the
Cuban question and our relations with Spain
with regard to it, Considering that the Prcsi-
dent and the members of the Cabinet are away
from the scat Of government in different direc-
tions taking, as the rest Of the world takes at
this season, some recreation, there is reason
20 believe this sudden return and holding full
Cabinet council has soma unusual significance.
| The question naturally ariles, what does it
| mean! What new movement about Cuba and
Spain? 1t is said the call for the meeting
has special reference to this subject.
The removal OF Admiral Hoff from the COM
| mand Of the United States squadron in the
Gulf and around Cuba Immediately after the
| seizure of the Spanish gunboats which were
| under construction in this country indicates a
| change of policy relative 10 Cuba We do not
know what the nature of the Instructions to
Admiral Hof We're since he was put in COM
mand Of the Gulf squadron, and be may have
been only doing his duty nader them; but we
do know that our feet was doing service for
Spain more than protecting American citizens
or American interests. Ii there be change
fpolicy, therefore, on the part of the govern
ment about Cuba, rs there seems to be, it is
consistent and proper that another officer
shouid be placed in command OF the Gulf
squadron. The most suituble man, probably.
for that important post just now is Admiral
Porter. Ia connection with these movements
We may notice the language of the Secretary
of State in his address al Newburg on Satur-
day, implying taat he was prepared to recog-
nize aud follow public sentiment. Mr..
Fish said, eff tho people Of my own
State and of the United States will
be pleased to bear with my infirmities
shall in all things defer to their better iudg-
ment and believe that their judgment has con-
frmed them in the right" lis not known GER
tainly whether the Secretary had or had not in
his mind Cuba and The fact that public sentiment
ia strongly in favor of The Cuban cause but as
this is the most prominent subject now en-
| gagng the public mind il Is reasonable to sup
| pose he had At any rate he cmphatically
recognized the justice aud right of popular
! opinion and his duty to conform to il. In word
the Secretary procIaims his faith In the old
doctrine of noe popuG DOR DEL II by his
| inirmities be means his shortcomings hereto
fore on the question Of Cuba, the people will
be prepared to forgive him, as he desires,
] should be from this time forth follow public
sentiment and conform to the public, will.
Looking at the action of the government in
Selling the Spanish g,inboats we cannot doubt
that il is TO be followed up by more decided
and vigorous measures with view TO aid, in
directly at least, the Cuban patriots, so as II
secure ultimately the independence and annex
alton of Cuba. The pretext for seiziog thes,
gunboats is good enough for all diplomat,
purposes, but there must have been anothe
motive or arriere pens6e for the action. WI
do not suppose the Peruvian Minister wa
much afraid Of these vessels going round Cap
Horn to attack his country or that tho admin
istration really apprehended such contin
gency but it was fair enough to seize them OF
this pretext and will answer all the purposes
of diplomatic palavcr. However, the Ameri
can people understand that il is movemen
in favor of Cuba, and 80 it will be understood
then, Is committed to the cause Of Cuba
1t cannot go back without humiliation
and the contempt Of the world.
must go forward for II by any chanc
the Cubans should fail to secure thei
independence through the timidity or inactio
of the United States, after our government la
taken this step, we should be laughed at for OH
weakness by all nations.
IL Is said that the Cabinet council to be heI,
on Tuesday will also discuss the question as I
what further instructions should be sent to on
Minister at Madrid II the recent news frol
Spain can be relied upon, to the effect tbs
the Spanish government had set ito fso