The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-03

of Cuba and the ely opening Of the arsenals
Of Havana 70 the blOckadeVunners during
the war.
with France we have already settled this
matter. For the attempted coalition against
us we drove the French out Of Mexico and
with them the Macmillan Government, which
was probably as good, or, perhaps, the best
which Mexico has ever had. IL was part OF
the scheme against the United States, and
this was its deadly ain. Louis Napoleon,
finding there was no other course left for him,
came down from his policy like man, aban-
doped the fallacious Latin race idea and all
that, and like a gentleman placed himself
in the position of ancient friendship. Our ac-
count with France on this score is settled, and
we are ready for new and friendly business
with her. ....
With England the case is different. We
have long account to settle with her. Un-
like her neighbor, she has been putting off ths
evil day and pooh-poohipg our claims in the
hope that we should get tired of asking for
Justice and forget our rights. Recently by q
lavish course Of winipg and dining she got
Dandy Johnson to sign foolish treaty, mix
ing up all sorts Of affairs with our war policy
claims, which the Senate very wisely rejected
at sight. This m after now calls for early at
tenti0n on the part of General Grant. There
is but one honorable and cafe course for him
to pursue. Let him order the Alabama claims
to be made up without reference to any ad-
ventitious matter, and send them to Eugland
by special commission to present, with de-
mand for immediate payment. We want no
argument about the matter. II she declines
to pay let the legation in London be closed,
our Minister and com mission come home, and
closing all diplomatic intercourse with her
Minister here, wait the issue of events. Time
will not roll on long before our opportunity
will come.
With Spain there is the same account to
| settle. She was as hostile to Us while we
| were in the stress of our civil war as were
France and England, and did not do as much
as they only because she had not the power.
But what she did 60 was too much for friend
| to dO and sufficient for an enemy to be called
| to account for. Full proofs of this exist in
the state Department in the volaminous cor
respondsnce and complaints of Consul. General
Shufeldt from Havana, and in the Navy De-
partment in the reports Of our naval COM
manders in the Cult This account must be
squared. General Grants best course to do
this is to recognize the belligerent rights OF
the Cubans, now in open war with Spain, as
| promptly as did Spain recognize the belligerent
rights of the Confederates on being asked to
| do so, and extend to them the same facilities
| for the purchase of arms as did the Captain
| General of Cuba to the blockade runners. AS
coon as the Cubans evince their ability to
| maintain their cause and establish q govern
ment de facto let their independence be recog.
Dized and their representatives admitted to
| the diplomatic honors of Washington. Should
Spain make our action in this matter casu.
| beti, General Grant need only send Sherman
and a few OF his marching men, or Sheridan
with his rough riders, to the Gem of ths
Antilles, and take full guarantee for its goot
behavior towards us in the future. Thi
legacy in our foreign policy is left to Genera
Grant, and the whole country will be bss
satisfied to have 1t disposed of in the manner
we have here suggested.