Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-19
Democratic Tick ct.
AMERICAN SYMPATHY WITH
CIRA.

The sympathy telt by our uo'erunien'
and the people of this country tor the
Cuhan insurgents will avail them little
practicable good in gaining their inde-
nendence. The mere OVERLOOKING OF the
American heart for the rebels will not as
sist them 10 achieving independence
from Spanish rule. What is required BY
these people is the help of the strong
hand of this Government in driving the
Standards from the island. And II
practicable sympathy Of this kind is not
offered we fear very much that the Cuban
rebels will have to succumb 10 the
greater physical, power OF the old
Government. We Of the South know
full we'll what sympathy only amounts to
when not accompanied With physical
strength. We had the sympathy 1t gas
said during our late war from large
number of Northern friends, who felt keen
ly the Injustice done us BY the Federals
10 declaring aud waging civil war against
the Southern States. But if the kindly
feeling availed us anght beyond the as
s;stance given few escaped prisoners,
we failed to appreciate it. England,
it is charged, sympatbized with the South
in the Insurance of the neutrality proc
lamation, setting forth non-inierference
in our domestic affairs. And az q fur
Their evidence of sympathy by her people
for US, it is known az fact that an
Euglish nobleman rescued from the
drowning waves Raphael Semmes and
q part of his gallant crew, whose ship
had been sent to the bottom of the ocean
by a Yankee iron-clsd vessel. II this
latter availed anything to our govern
ment, save that of rescoing noble and
brave man, who deserved to live, why
then we must acknowledge our ibssislty
TO see and feel the advantage, if there
was such. Then if there is SO much peni
up feeling on the part Of the United
States Government for these resallIoui
subjects of Spain, why not give the covel
ed help now required? We think we car
give the answer in one single word, snt
it is this: 1t is impolitic. And we meat
by this that Brother Jonathan dar'
not reach his hand out to take frou
Spain her beautiful province at thi
time. Why so2 Because from the fac
that when this Government declares to
Cuban independence it is at once in
volved in a war so gigantic that the yer.
thought of which mskea the Yanke
tremble in his boots. This war, in tn
event it should happen, would nc
be one carried on alone by Spai
and the United States, but
would create combination agains
us that in our present weak condition "
could net withstand. The administrf
ton now is not on good terms wit
European powers, from the fact of ba
management of our foreign relations
England is ready at any. moment
engage in war, from the urjust demand
by the Grant administration in the AID
bama imbroglio. France has not ye
gotten over the death of Macmillan an
the sympathy given the Juarez govern
ment in expelling French and Austria
troops from Mexico. Spain is all ov,
in blaze Of indignation against US, th
Cuban rebels should be allowed to r
cruit their armies from the resources
this country. These causes would
once unite Enrope in a triple allian'
that would suddenly make the sky gro
dark and our future uninViting.