The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-29
Cuba.

Being "intcnsclv practical" and know
| ing how little il is that strong nations care
for the rights Of weak ones. the Dispatch
has MI along been the open advocate OF the
taking Of Cuba from Spain. We have not
been mealv-mouthcd on the subject. We
have merely maintained that we must have
it-that Manifest Destiny had so dccrecd-
| and that therefore the one we took ii
the better for all hands. We have pooh
poohcd Mr.. SUMMERS scruplcs and Mr.
FrsH's international law. Well. inst ms it
was about reputation. which, AZ the New
York World would say. we killed ut one
blow, so it seems likely to he aS to Cuba
GRANT. FISH, SUMNER. and All the rest, have
come over to our side. They arc all now
convinced that "might makes right Al
least, we read in the New York ,117bune'S
special kilograms from Washington the fol-
lowing highly interesting paragraph:
"WAsnIXGToS. December 2f.-Thcrc
cOmcs 4 report in reference 10 Cuba rom
such Il wcll-inforIncd and usually trustWor-
thy source that your correspondent docs
not feel ut liberty 10 disregard it. although
il i 50 important and unlocked FOR that he
does not feel ut liberty 10 crcditit. IT is TO
the effect that the Administration has now
under earnest consideration the proprlcfy
of changing lis course with reference 10
Cuba. and speedily recognizing the bclli@c-
rent RIGHTS of the Insurgents. This course
is impcllcd hv the evident feeling Of the
people of the country and the temper oil
the majority in Congress. The report further
states that Secretary Fish and senator sum
ncr have expressed. within three DAYS past,
such views as would indicate Il changing
policy toward the Cuhans, 1nda Iighcrc0n-
fidcncc in their future. The President has
been informed by leading Republicans in
Congress that the country is greatly dis
satisfied at the Cuban policy of the Admin
istration, and one Of the leaders OF tho
House assured the President that it would
he imposSiblc to prevent in Congress severe
criticism of the position assumed in the
message when the holidays were over, I'M
less some early and favorable action We're
taken on the Cuban subject. In further
evidence Of the probability Of the change
indicated, Senator Sumner has assured II
gcntlcrarn of high position that nc was
prepared 10 sustain tn" recognition OF
C,ha as soon rs lc became con
vinced that the Republic was commit
ted TO characterization. In the same in
tervicw the Senator intimated that he
was now more favorahly impressed on that
point. The Administration i in possession
Of official copies of President f~espcdcs'S
proclamation Of November ~. and Of de-
tailed accounts Of the operations oil the Gu
han arm~umdcr the CavadaS. the favorable
character Of which documents may haT"
had some effect. The foregoin" information
is not dcrivcdfrom Cuban sourccs-no men,
Der Of the Junta. or any agent fhcrcof-So
far as is known in the city. But if the in
formation indicated in this dispatch is wor-
thy of belief, as it appears to he. there Is
little doubt that the Government viii soon
accord the rights of bciliccrcncy to the fu-
bans. The writer, however, docs not Vouch
FOR the statements. but transmits them on
account of their Importance