The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-12
rs CONS u pLUMB's REPORT TRrEg
4 Mvthicai Journey Rhrourh CubR-The
Rumorcd Possible sHie oil the Island
FIshy Cnnnrd-Oppo~ition OF the yolun-
GERS 10 such n Measure The True Sit

Mythcnl Journey Xbronrh CubR-The
RumOrcd Possible sale oil the Island "a
FIshy Cnnnrd-Opposition OF the Nolun-
'cers TO such n Meusure-rhe True sii-
uatiou.
Correspondence ofThc sun.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, ls7O.-Nou will, ofcoursc,
have learned through the New York respondents
IN This ely OF Mr.. Fi.hs ORGANS IN yours, Of thc
Grand flourish Of trumpcts with which ex-Consul
pl nh. nom Havana. was received here. The I'm
paruanty Of his cport a. 10 the existing state OF
things in cuba u strangely enough accounted for
y By stating tha previous TO his departure from his
post, his appoiut nent, account Of the revolution
ary feelings imputed TO him. was almost protested
against by the Spanish Minister here. Poor Mr.
Plumb may well desire TO be saved from his irenos,
who seem to have forgotten the Oh adage, " QU
S',rcuse sdccHst.' However, as to Mr.. Plumb
sources Of information, have It from the best pos
siDle authority that MS statements true renex
Of his associates IN Havana, Spaniards and Spanish
SHAREHOLDERS, and that his lei ythy excursion
through the leland was entirely mythical
As 10 the probability OF the sale of the island Of
Cuba by SPAIN with which yarn Mr.. Fish seeks TO
divert the attention and appease the wrath OF Con.
gressmen, It IS Of whole cloth In the bureau
OF the State Department.
Mr. Fish knows thai he has misstatcd facts In re.
gard to Cuba that he has sent to Congress reports
November and December, 1853, carefully withhold.
ing those Of MIR. n. Reintre, dated in January
and February, 1869, which you published lately, and
which were the only dispatches written In an indie.
pendent spirit, or which prove that their author did
not truckle TO the Spanish authorities.
Mr.. Fish knows Ill this, and that he has been
found out lie knows that justly indignant people.
through their representatives, viii shortly call him
to account lie knows that remoustranocs and petit
tons mnumeIlhc against his adopted policy have
been gotten ~ In every part Of the Union, emanat-
ing from Democrats who believe In selfgoycrnment,
and nom Republicans whose waichword j. universal
| emancipation; and by way Of eyading the coming
storm he attempts TO shelter himself under this pos.
! sne sale OF Cuba to us.
| Now. presume Mr.. Fish Is perfectly conscious
Dor II not, he IL utterl, unit for bis post, that
the sale OF Cuba, IN the present or prospective state
Of things In Spain, simply impossible ANY party
| in power in Madrid would Willingly scli but no
party IT, or is likely TO be for n long time 10 come
powerful enough to dare to propose such course,
! much lCs- 10 carry any such treaty through the
Cor'es Even the Republican uarty, not long ago,
thro ugh their Dcmosthenes. CASTELAR, declared that
the time was inopportnnc for the discussion of tine
| Cuban question,
Moreover any such sale or transfer wouil he
| resisted by the whole Spanish force now IN Cuba.
The volunteers lately declared this very enphati-
| cay in an address to Gen. Prim nom the Casino
| Espahol of llavana; and the volunteers own and
rule the Spanish part OF Cuba now completely Ms
| they did year ago, when they packed OIL Gen.
| Dulce TO Spaln
The whole story Of this probable sale is absolutely
| nothing more than q diversion attempted By Mr.
Fish rom the drea led point, the eucdation Of the
present state OF the rebellion In Cuba. He feels that
all their laDrcations about the impending collapse of
| the revolution nayo failed In their intended purpose.
| What else could he expect from such clumsy, i'll
| concocted, aud contradictory statementsf Mr.
Plumb, for instance, AYERS, that the insurgents are
| reduced u "a few guerras, With some thous lnds
| OF rebels DC. Leaving out the thousands OF
rebels has Mr., Plumb forgotten that Spanish guer-
rlas drove the French out OF the Peninsula at least
the Spaniards say, and that they were themselves
| expelled from the South American Republics by
| by this very class Of warfare :
| However, Cuba Ia very far from being recon
| quercd and Mr., Fish knows H. The organ OF the
Spanish volunteers In Havana, the Voc de cuba, un.
der date llth of October last, admits the fact of
| the existence OF Republican Government at Guai.
marc, four days journey from Havana; that said
| Government was holding sessions, issuing dccrees
publishing papers, and exercising the rights of SOW
| ercignY.'
Guamaro has net been captured. nor the Cuban
| Congress dissolved Gen. Pueblo, II is true, left
| Nuevias with 1900 well-armed men, on the 2bth of
| December last hoping TO take Guaimaro aud sba-
ncG, hut II is not customary to take the field In such
| force against few struggling robbers and lncen-
diaries. to which the veraciOus Mr.. Plumb states the
revolution Is now confined, and we have yet to hear
| Of Gen PuellO's success.