The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-10-27
The Time Has not Yet Come for Dis
tinot Issue Between the Radiosl Party
and their Opponents. s.,

tlnot Issue Between the Radiosl Party
epd their Opponents, .~is,,c. .,.,l
| There cpn be no fai, tost of lhe rela
tive strength OF these parties until party
divisions shall be in accordance with d..
visions among the people upon some OF
the leading questions Of the day: '"'@s
The Democrats for instance, are di-
v.ded upon The Gnancial 1ues,5ns: Some
OF their most influential leaders are ut
tcry opposed even to taxation of the
United States bonds, while some of the
Radical leaders are for it. AS to the
Iat'tf, and the protective principle, the
Democrats are unanimous. Pennaylva.
MA will demand protection for Peonsvl.
vanla iron, coal, &C., from Democratic
Government as well as from Republi
can Government. u t~ 1oo rN'.sf
Congress; at che coming session, viii
create iSsues upon which parties may
hc able to take definite stand. TO no
back to non-lssues will be impossible,
while new and important matters press
upon us. -
President Grant told some Of the Gu
ban managers, the other day, that they
must light another year, but that they
would ultimately secure Cuban indcpen-
dence. The Cubons are, they say, Will.
ing and ready to Hght another wear and
Tor manv years but they dcplore the
unnecessary waste Of Cuban resources
consequent even upon another years
war, Hitherto, they say, they have
endeavorcd to protect industrial pursuits
on the island, and the growing snrar
crop is very large and promising. But
The Spanish Government has given or
ders for tie s..isnre and confscation of
the crops belonging to Cuban propr:e-
tors; and the Cuban forces have deter
mined to burn and destroy the growing
canes, which will not tc difficult un-
der'aking. Thus the commerce Of The
United States and OF the Yolld will lose
much by the prolraction of tho War.
AS the question stands between The
Cuban insurgents and SPAN, the former
merely asscn,ed to the proposed media
,ion OF the United States Government.
bnt expected nothing from 1t. Az The
9atter stands between tha United
SNtes and Spain, we say simply tia, our
oher 81 mediation not being accepted,
We at sl|all be free 70 act according to cir.
decide, a, no distant day, to recognize
Cuban Independence. Serano and his
Ministers w"n'l. !" ''NHp., take n, good
round sum lar t',,,nr .n,.rp,nt,encc, but
they arc convinced that lncy would not
live to enjoy the benefit OF the transac.
lion, the Spanish people would over
throw and destroy them and their
rule.
AS to President Grant and his cabinet
they will throw the whole subject Of
Cuban affairs upon Congress- They are
embarrassed by the surrender of the
Cuba or Hornet, a'ias the Lady Glerl.,
ing. They would rather have been 70,
:lryo,, from 1t. Gen, Sherman, as act
ing Secretary Of War, said, when the
arrival OF the Cuba in a North Carolina
port was announced to him--"I hope
she will leave quietly, or we shall be
obliged to seize her"
The President was wiltHrs to give
Eer twenty: :fonrs hours for refiltng, If in
distress but sho asked fof 10 sdch fa-
vors, and di not report that she came
in distress. Cor. Charleston Courier.