New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-12

esd S also The r,pd .nd heroic Efforts
AID Of he n.oo have made and e disposed 70 %
iI,,inE have declare that not ben "a act
e. %s sS sw s's ; 1' oa Ss s tx. pes here
dsS,s T.,g' ss %G'' ps~9 the co"sIc1 Of Porto
then myself With some Of the Hofn'
juss by the Minister Of War"
A STATE or WAR EXISTS BiTwEEs SPAIN AND CUBA
Now Mr.. Prcsden face OF these facts. ana IN view
OF fact that m addition TO the naval force now em
poyed against Cuba. SPAN has recently purchased thV
boats In the United States to be employed IN tho
SANE service will the Senator from Massachusetts, SIN
contend that war exists ia Cubaf
Another feature Of this subject worthy ofconsdera
ton on tho 9Th of December last the Senate by reson
ton requested the President TO communicate; ,,s
Information he may have IN his possession III regard 10
and cyil condition OF the island" In response thus
resolution the Secretary OF state transmitted to the
this point two things worthy Of remark BY s reso
luton the Senate requested information concerning the
progress OF the revolution In Cuba thereby expressing
it, opinion that the state Of things Cuba amounted to
vouton and second that the Secretary OF State did
furnish the entire correspondence but the President OF
the United States his last annual message has urn
my opinion. to show that state OF war has existed FOR
more than year between Cuba and Spain. lie says
Dor Of our. people but fee deep interest has
rSeD Of he United feelings od
thes for The people Of Cuba in lhs Pets ngse mat sny aa
colonies ia behalf Of the latter"
The Unied put stop bootshed in cus 'nd
IN tina interest Of nesLboneg people PROPOSED her coed %s
cpte h, SPAN which believed could be received by Cuba
mag vet prove advantageous the settlement Of this unhappy strife
VIZ are thus officially Informed by the PresdrnI that
pendence and freedom" aud that tho United states IN
order to put sop to boodshed in Cuba proposed their
good Offices to bring the existing contest 70 termlna
ton" and that the offer not being accepted by spain on
hut that the President st hoped the good
offices Of the United states might ye; prove ADVANTAGE
Gus for the settlement Of this unhappy STRIFE IL IS true
that President also expressed the opinion that TINS
state of tbDgs did not amount to state OF war But,
exercise our upon the facts OF the case as
stated by the President struggle existing ioT more
ence aud freedom. leading TO such degree OF boodSed as
induce this great Republic 10 interfere ana 3er lts
GOOD Offices between Cuba and Spain for the settlement
OF strife. unqucstionaby state OF war and Sir
tho tender by this Government OF It's good oees between
Cuba and Spain stay blOOdshed and settle the contest
was as clear recognition Of the fact OF begerency IA
was ever made by this or any other Government IN any
| case whatever
| nrIIIcErENcr VIRTUALLY RECOGNIZED BY TIE UaTED
| STATES.
In no other way did the United States recognize
the fact OF the begerency Of the South American Span
sh provinces than in diplomatic correspondence and In
the messages OF our Presidents TO Congress- and yet
supreme Court decided that IN those the United
States had recognized bolgerency ana promised heu
| tray. ,,,, -, .. ~, A.. -, .
nations the state OF thugs existing In Cuba must be
either peace war; peace with spain attempting TO ar
rest and punish criminals by the methods OF civil admin
stratiOn, with Spain exercising her war power to
subject the sllnd by military operations There Is no
the OF peace aud the state OF war Peace continues
sn' va" a the senator from to which Of
these caegoriespeaco or ward tho couditiOn OF
ere did any nation having the slightest selfrespect
interfere III the civil administration OF another nation,
rendering good offices between the Government and
s criminal subjects who amenable to ts municipal
lawi No. Sir. by this mediation the United states
stands upon the diplomatic records Of tho world recog
uizng the fact that exists between spain ana Cuba
or IN legal and precisely equivalent phrase recognizing
the begerency OF Spain and the bellgerency OF Cuba
In the absence Official information must resort to
such OF Information as are within our reach 1t
denied my knowledge, that Secretary OF state on
the 18th OF October last IN communication to the span
Tine evil var 70 ca6s has ost9usa for y,a 9't' ltr n.
sin Bot the United states have hitherto resisted The con
deoe' Which in S controlled se acton o. SPAN aso Determined
This principle has controlled their proceedings With regard to The
e Ss,r ia R Lana ecoS srsd ai fae snd destruction
aud devastation without parallel m modern civilized warfare .
sentiments and opinions Of the Executive Department
upon ns our m II y Clear Hat n
Der he believed that the condition OF things In Cuba
belief that the President offered mediation between
Spain and Cuba IL Is net intmated 10 the message that
the condition OF things in Cuba had materially changed
between the date OF the Presdents offer Of mediation
and the date of the On the contrary the Presi
office, OF the United sies may yet prove advantageous
for tho settlement OF this unhappy strife The
The people United States
feeling, and Tor Gs ps"R OF Cao. 10 @ psSdaS
SPAN aud her onser colonies IN behalf Of the latter"
TIE TEUE AMERICAN DOCTRINE.
Tie Presdent here correctly states the feeling and
sympathy OF the American people. But Sir, II the Gov
eminent participates In this sympathy it must be con
fcssed that it has been extremely unfortunate in ts
method OF expressing IT,
In letter of Mr. Forsythe, Secretary of state TO the
Mexican Minister, lie says:
ss Nesaosa Of be South American prov
nce admitted into the ports OF the Uued states oder their oSn
equally that throughout the various eS contests that have taken
S the vessels q each ." ne coasspr parties S,e been alike per-
me to enter he ports WIS county ht' oen Ls pe
either That The ehnee, Of ts war should be balanced and Che posi-
that had declared Independence and at
actually maintaining IT, such Lsyns been the hhh
sric pursued Government important might be
slider the probability Of success question 'hc.d se as 10 She tse
made prerequisite to tho exercise Of hospitality implied
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TINS. Sir is the American doctrine, pure and simple.
upon the probable result Of resolution by which
enough for TO know that such contest exists and We
will extend the right hand OF fellowship and the hospi
head so far above the wateF as to be heard mandns
s belgerent rights Upon doctrine short OF this
any American statesman NindeaIe himself to us conott'
Third The third proposition the Senator from Mas
sachusetts IL Ia substance that Cuba tubanS be
leyyng war against Spain but that Spain only
csng her executive functions IN order 10 establish her
authority, but is not leyyng war. This is really
nothing more than restatemcnt in different laneuageof
Senator will quote his language:
We all know that two or three Tour dozen levy
against the Government e'y 'sns The king traitor
the hing Tie king rheu he
traitor doe, not lew lie simply proceeds the exercise Of b
establish Authority. IN
illustration disposed believe the Unr
perfectly jasilabe under this statute. IN aesng the
but hey sqd b,as;snb srre,ug The spanish suubo,is
The lioms Vas yDg war against Spain aud therefore subject %
The guboas eyyiDg simply because the inuoa
sgn which hey be had condition
Here the Senator ~ bound has cleared the
batemens OF statesnanshp and descended the tech
nicatcs Of the Old Bailey This do not regret because
t removes the discussion from the twilight OF the law OF
nations into the sunlight OF municipal law where the