The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-06-29
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GRANT AND CUBA.

GRANT AND CURA,
An Exciting Debate In the House
The Cuban Message Written by Cush-
ing and Endorsed by the Spanish Min
ister-Caustie Review of Grants Gu
ban Policy by General Banks.
Tuesday, the 9TH, was the day set apart
IN the house of representatives for the
| consideration of reports from the foreign
| committee on Cuban affairs The maiori-
ty of the committee recommended that the
President maintain strict neutrality; that
/ both Cubans and Spaniards shall be treat
ed alike; and request the President to
protest against the barbarous manner in
which the war in Cuba is carried on
These recommendations We're embodied in
bill, and it was to defeat this bill Presi-
dent Grant sent in his message General
Banks, as chairman of the foreign COM
mittee, made the opening speech. The
diplomatic gallery of the house was crow
ded in ano. her part of the gallery were
the Cuban sympathizers, while General
| Jordan was in the reporters gallery
General Banks at the commencement of
his speech SAID the arguments on interna-
tional law said the message read as if it
might have been prepared by a person in
the pay of the Spanish government, and
also in the pay of the United States re-
fe-ring, of course, to Cushing, but declin-
ed mentioning his name when requested
to do so.
THE PRESIDENTS CHARGES OF BRUTALITY
ON BOTH SIDES.
Mr.. Banks next referred to that part of
the Presidents message relating to bru-
talities being committed on both sides, all
| IofT he iy-bH
the Spanish minister sensationl. It wo'd
| become the Spanish minister better than
an American minister of state He would
say for Cubans who were instinct with the
character of the American people, that if
they had been left to conduct their contest
under the rules of civilized warfare, not
one man would have been butchered by
| them IN a cruel and unjustifable manner
He would not attempt to justify lhe re-
ported murder on the wholesale of six
hundred prisoners of war, by one of the
| chiefs of the insurgents, though they
could do nothing else but retaliate or see
the country depopulated by Spaniards
He did not blame the President for not
interfering Congress had taught the
| President that it was dangerous for him
| to entertain an opinion or do an act that
might be called impolicy. Laughter on
the Democratic side. And, therefore, if
he saw those things done and said nothing,
it was his fault but, if members of con-
gress who claim absolute and unlimited
power in the administration of the gov
enmenU saw these things, and permitted
them, and justified them, or gloated over
| them, they ought to be numbered among
the damned forever and ever. The curse
of God should rest upon them. Applause
suppressed by the speaker. They wer e
responsible for these things. There had
not been q prisoner of war butchered in
Cuba, not woman or child sent to eter-
nifty, for which congress was not respon-
sible, for it had the power to check such
| barbarity, and did not exercise it.
Twelve million of people woulG join the
United Statessin the cry of condemnation
against it, but congress dare not utter a
word against such a wholesale butchery
of defenseless people of Cuba, and now
they were told that so long as the Span
iards murdered women and children, so
long there was no war, and the United
| States had no right to interfere with them
in any way. That was what was called
| law. He did not blame the President for
it, not at all, but a lawyer, for anything
but pay, that would send to representa-
| tives Of the people doctrine like that for
them to act upon, ought to be forever re-
pudiated and forbidden the presence of
civilized men. Applause in the gallery
and laughter among Democrats.
The Speaker stated that any manifesto
tions of applause were positively forbid
den by the rules, but in conclusion he said
he would let us have little liberty to-
day.
| GRANT TALKS SPANISH AND BANKS TALKS
| AMERICAN.
Mr. Ranks went ON TO saw that there