The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-06

The Letter Of General Sickles to the Spanish
Government upon the condition of affairs in
Cuba opens with statement that the writer
hasIheen directed BY the President to remon-
strate with the rulers of Spain upon the ex-
treme cruelty and inhumanity Of the mode in
which yhe conflict Is carried on by the Spanish
troops IN Cuba, and then continues In the fol-
loFing strain.: % -. -: u, .i.,..
me manner In which the war is conducted,
the horrible atrocities that are being COM
mftted. the assassinations, the cold-blooded
mTder& the execution Of two innocent Ameri-
can citizens at Santiago de Cuba, the execlt
tions OF Cuban prisoners, yho, though taken
consideration; sAf of these en0rmfties are con-
trsfy to the spirit Of modern civilization, and
call down upon them condemnation from
America, from England, from France, and all
other civilized nations. Respectfully ask you,
hesaid. to look st facts which cannot be pal
lated, which tell too sad tale OF the intense
misery into which large and prosperous Is
land, with nearly three million inhabitants,
has been plunged by mode OF warfare which
even In the most barbarous times would have
been deemed cruel. The war has already lasted
a fap pTear. during large portion Of which
tine the nations have been looking on, ex-
pectant iithat some progress would De
made to bring 1t 20 an end. But how
stands the case to-day? It is TOO evi-
fufther OF than ever nom attaining their
object. TSo-thirds of the island Is In posses
sion OF the Cubans, many important towns
near the seacoast are. garrisoned by their
troops, they have well disciplined armies in
the hefd, with full supplies Of the munitions
of-war, and their troops are sanguine that
they can keep the aeld against again al the forces
pfer rinsuirection, as IT, has been wrongly de-
nomsnated, 1t has developed into q stern, de-
termined; war between two factions Of the
eaue race; one of which battles for independ-
enc8 and: liberty, the other for possession,
which Eit cannot maintain. These are facts,
no longer but credit them. Within twelve
moiths the Geanfsh Government have not ad-
vahc4a rom the point AZ which the war was
inan3utat8d., Troops have been. dispatched
thither, army after army, feet after fleet, Tor
the purpose of SUP pressing the rebellion; but Q
year has passed. and the rebellion has not
only not been suppressed, but the Cubans are
vefy'pesr ths time when they must be- @ called
coGmtton of their beltigerency will, there
fore De but the recognition or an absolute and
indsputAblec Act, which not all our love
for Spain, not all our. respect for the govern
ment now In power, not all our regard for po-
hticaf Neutrality, win permit us to disbelleVe,
Therec6g gnition OF the Oubsns as beiligerents
win be no more than we readily accorded to
the present Government Of Spain, when, q year
ago. the people of the Peninsula arose en- masse
AGAINST tyranny and oppression. Spaniards
who have always been notorious for their love
of IfhartY and hatred 30 despotsm, should not
deai hardly with their brothers In Cuba, for
thet have been actuated by the same feelings
which prompted the people Of the Peninsula