The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-07-31
HONOR SATISFIED.

the llth. Great excitement prevailed amog the
people, supposing the squadron had come for the
purpose Of boubarding the place. The Admiral
exchanged correspondence with the Governor, Of.
ter which visits were exchanged. The Admiral
made q thorough examination Of the circumstances
connected with the murder Of Americans. The
Governor stated that he could not resist the clam.
or Of the volunteers foF blood, and consented to
their execution on the ground Of the late Captain
General Dulee's proclaim alton declaring hlibusters
pirates. Admiral Hut severely condemned their
execution without trial, and made sharp protest
against Il. The Governor agreed to allow prison
srs to be tried in the future, but orders will be
issued TO SpaniRrds not TO bring in prisoners here
after but kill them on the spot"
Nov there is something to be proud Of.
American citizens are butchered in Cuba.
The telegraph Indignantly flashes the news
through the bowels of the sea to Wash.
ingtOn. Our Government, prompt, Wig
Orous, resolute, decisive when an injured
African citizen has been outraged by an
application Of rebel bOot-leAther, in its
majesty aud dignity, sends one Admiral
Huff 10 take summary vengeance upon
the Spaniards. Huff takes the honor of
a great nation in his hand, aud sails to
Cuba with ell the pOmp and circumstance
betting so important an enterprise. He
sails with ship and two gun boats; with
the proud flag of freedom floating from
the mast heads.
He sails up to Santiago, and, while the
excited citizens thereof arc momentarially
expecting punishment that their crimes
teach tAem to expect, he fires an epistle
at the Governor. The Governor and the
Admiral come to close quarters. They
doubtless sip claret and burgundy and
smoke delicious habana together. They
talk about murdered Americans. The
Governor admits that he consented to their
execution and justi6es 1.-THE polGnteers
.SC0Rted bLoOd-their clamors could not be
resisted-splendid exeuse-christian ex-
.cuse-tkc rO4unteers scanted blood. It
used to be so, a little way back-say two
thousand years-When a newly captured
lion or fresh fierce tiger was brought into
Rome or to Pompeii for the sports Of
the amphitheater and the enjoyment of
the pOpulace. How anxiOusly everybody
looked for some human victim to be torn
In pieces sacrifice to popular amuse-
meut-The multitude had right to re-
creation the PretOr was charged with the
duty of finding 4 carcass slave, a Grim
inai or = captive whose maDgledand bloody
body would give zest to the holiday sport.
So it was doubtless with the Governor
and Lis volunteers; bull fight wouldn't
dO-AmerIcan blood was wanted. When
Huff heard all this, he did not 20 to his
ships and fill the air with American thun-
der and rain down American vengeance
-upon the place where the newly spilled
fbiVUd Of his cOuntrymen was calling from
the grOund-not he. He " severely con.
-kenGed their execution and made sharp
protest against it," Why go ali the way
ito Santiago with three heavily armed
ships of war to make sharp protest,
when the telegraph could do it 10 a min
ute! But this is not ALL he Admiral
achieved this: The Governor agreed tG
allow persons TO be tried in the future
but orders sciJE be issued to Sp0niardi
not to bring an prisoners but to Kill them
on the spot
The Gordian knot was cut the am
plest satisfaction given. The "ShaTT
protest was pregnant with results. II
order that no more American prisoner
shall be murdered in the manner com
Plained of, orders are issued to the Span
iards to kill them CD the spot. Dir. Hat
can now sail proudly back satisfied, maIii
fed, full of honors.
What man bat will be betrayed into in
temperate language at this occurrence
What patriots cheek bat mantles higl
and burns indignant" at such recital
Spain for nearly a year has been rocke
In the arms Of revolution. Within the las
few days her disorders have again broke
out with renewed violence. And a
of this time. while she has been assertin
her right to throw off an existing goyerr
ment because it was distasteful to he
people, she has been sending mercenarie
to Cuba to prevent that people from doin
just that same thing, and to wage upo
them relentless massacre, digni6ed b
the name of war. Such dishonest an
shameful spectacle was never presente
before. This Government, while ever
citizen In it earnestly wishes the success
Of the CubaDs, interposes a strong arm i
behalf Of Spain, tracks down. hunts ou
and arrests members Of the Cuban Junts
and friends Of the Cuban cause; puts he
police force, her mayshals and her gul
boats at the beck and bidding of th
Spanish Minister to aid and abet this mon
strous crime. So long as it was imagine,
that all of this was done for polite reasons
the excuse was accepted but such excuse
have no longer legs to stand upon. Repeat
ed and outrageous afronts have been of
fered this government, that would abun
dantly justify, not only refusal to en-