The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-16
AMERICAS BURNING SHAME
GEN. JAMES WATSON WEBB's ExPE-
RIENCE IN HITAkA

tsr, Mt Ari ricnn Lar-Dc Rodas GroVet
ling befors the Volta tee-s-The C"bans
Terribly In Earucst-A IIoi for the We
s,ruction of all Foreigners BtlliGcrcnt
Rights.
Tohs E.tor orhs T,fbuls.
SIM I have not deemed II cxredent hitherto
10 send any commut ettions rom tlh' tlnd Tor no
'icatiCn. My rea sons were two cd. ihdfRw n ~
am. en- irelv from public u and al puii1lcal Ttfe,
| I'm uuv irg t. be nj ed Up v ith untis qhoeloiS
or The discussion Of questions Of public cNpcdency;
and tlion sgain. M an ollas lone co, .erNatiNe
Nbit and m tqu'liv cnnsetNaiive Re lnc n, Yer,
and Secretary Fish, vas .Csifons OF 'vtiaing the
semjlance Of nhsti ity to rolicy WI len tney
nave adopted Ia relation to ite eN.lns nsnrec lon
aziirs' the Spanish cut, cfiy In Cuhn. Hni UcSe
considerations have NIL vanished before an iinperi.
i've sense II duty, ana thorough conviclion NAV
spect OF the world, together with tho safety o. or
citizens In this island mporatively domanl 'hat tfo
10 tho rubir' to Congress. aud - the Alministra
ton, offend Or damage whom y may
rHE DrrtoRApLs INSURANCE OF oR,Nr AND FISH,
Tue most prominent porsonn,e y his city, next
after he Capain-Gererul aud the military Governor
tending the shooting, without trial, at tie tWo
.uoricans and twenty d. incui'ic Culan' az -.
Ja~o. last eceK: "Wuuli To Gnd. Gen. Webb, ihat
YOUR Government ut Mas ington and the Govern
nee In hatrll coulI be IN ,ceigod arl hrou tht To
a Rowie Ice # thr trpc - GO Of a1hr- In ills
island. We keen oil tie other Governments ~
nuroPc WEI pcs'ea IN regard 10 .uirs but goiL IN
,.s IN" nh-t' w, ~ pt"ud d ,h 49,
tema'ie ehorIs made to deceive have been most sue
NJ"
Ihz I'd nothing in snyinr that had Gen. Grant
and Hamilton Fish been rcrmiucd to know tue
whole truth, ltligelenf rights would Lave been
conceded to the Cuba six months 40, IN utter
Spain
VINO Is uE;roSsipIr ron GRANT MD RISKS iGSoR-
ASos.
But whence nj. ignorance Of eNar- here' How,
End u roul : " M rcdiuin have tir rCopc aud the
Goyenu cnt OF the United Stlt,s hcgu E.Win iEnui-
ancc OF plssif events In Ills sandy ! answer NC
once. chiun,, lion d net cutr.t. ,ltnu-h 4 ,eett
e the A-suciviod Tres OF the Juitc states w Wis
city. Ghis Pc, soaa-e wu9 bora ir 't ma 81 tef
Han parma e. AceorUrq ~ b own ceonn, We
nj Eurorr; ana Know t.i four iclrs 40 W"s
:, ,gnner' az Madam MaS'. lo.riins hou.C ri
I'ei' po.l.Sf h. II. i5eL lie ! is mo
makes ~ g ucNe rr nc As-ocit'd Ply s.. ma
I ~ 'orin- . public ouiuou Of the rc.nic of l"e
yani a. Aiopl." me. lin drs, 1t 'De Captain
&c erals, when called 10 the Tn,e 10 ny as re.
srect-. lie wa, aup.rvnt on tle best possible
footing there, aud hc Informed mo tl't T. VIA -
CT tom every riorriu. t. -ncnl IN nour or Two nt
He c icd 1t my ICONS o. v, ud's evening a-t, and
h wing hccu aiNi. cd tu1t be Va- more u'iri IN Tie
lrds. took special pains 10 "trlw liu out nr
uoin e. C"n-ui-Goucral, who was Tor e dnr w.
Secretary Of Legation w Brazil
TIE SPANISH AUTHORITIES rrNNE THE DfrArcurS
Durinr our conversation he salt. In rc'crcnc' 10
the rel tious between tie taptau-Gelcrl an. the
| No'u1tocr
The C1u,ain-Gcr erl Is not raid or he voluu-
! teer~ lie can put tlon down at 100 moment"
| | toll him that he Vas tie ll-t pc who, 10
my presence, hnd ~ de ~; = teil.ritpl ats,
ON the contrary, all 'ur countryme1 mere; ~ We ~
tie Engli,t. every foreigner ~ thc Volunteers,
and every Spluard win whom | have converee "a,
from he ruTuer OF this o'e % one OF the most ro-
| spcc.u 10 ami wealthy Spaulr a In she civ. had
= id to me Inst TIE v0ut GERS ote " uu POSSESS, n
n he NUr Tie s
Gerc al a'tou pisio cCuuol them ttey will tahe hi-
| lie or drive him away aud tie gentleman re- erred
| ''And shy Should ,hcy not rovcrnf Tpey s7vco
the i-la' itou the Crcolcs, and why should i'e'
| The agent o l. c Associlted Press Of I've United
states ccn'en ted him>eI win oeni'l Of III L,'
| heard on this subject ara prove To me that b,
VS. well posci up In resard 10 all mstteis ~ Ia,
II work vcry hard, and the onlv recreation
take Is 10 30 othe pliate every morning ehj rp'
wiki u children Tor L. 81 luuss.' llluiI' ~
| W ether they uid very mYtr'.Y emaserl.e "nc
| Change lis teie ram. to TIE A--o'iai"d 81 c'- bi
! ,lrisiug ont what dil MT please The Government
lie said they dad Mt u 10 out mach, because tuc,
| tel me /" advance WIT LiGst not aliu lc 10 %
course, u iic 81 n-,h too meet Nith %, feat.
Noull not b" per" hc., Go mention it, and shout,
| not Tins e doing So
TIE sEcRE's % rUs CAPruS- GESERAL.
"Adoipl"- name By which hc WIS most
iamuI E Snown whom runner OF Ma .arc Aim, :
| N @, this hotel ard bc'l.r le bee me, IA son,
IT., ,tCfiuus pluucr, the agent ~ the A. .o,i t,
| Press, -.ni chats very erroneous opinion oroyai e.
IN the Jrityd state u regard TO tie desire OF 10,
| Cunlns flr ann,Vltiun; and lie aJ lCi Ey,r,
utan T. at he ~ an i-prrcc ioui-t. AID Whites in
| dependcuc5 Of Spu', Wilcu ihcy Il. never 1t
am couiu not co'un t'cm-eNc. Il the, mad It
| Bur no one In on o. 'hCm--nu, not me httieth oil
the Cu1aus. II iu'eptnd't tomorrow would con
se1t to enn3xauon. ~ your re- do not VAN
sec the Cublns tree. l. %nrw The flct, that I'M,
| M.lurGcnerl In your hrry, now living In the ciN
of New York Las offered his services 20 brinc 600
sol iers TO tubs civ and Grive the Iutns rom In,
.sau .. n needs Dc; and lnotlcr MAJOR t'cucr. - vii,
served during the rehc iiun aud no, resi- In Ms
snchu'ett-, a. written TO ne taptliu General Of r
ing to bring down fOOO men for the snn,
Iurposc." Aie you will, to 1--WE me the rame- o
incse ex-MaJor 'iencro!st NO; That wogd b,
| divulring secret com ttel 10 T. nv the C.ptaih
Gene al but h We icqu the letters, AID cai Vuu,t
for the truth ~ what ave rertcJ AMI I may ad l.
tat although we cpn-t &C. that 'he in~urrrcor h y
! now cen az down 20, wien The offer of nii r.
spain came from New York md Mlssa, liusetts an,
also = IN tie Musl, ".ult i've hecn accepted, ~
IL Vas feared that after Tie tfrahs put duw. IL,
Cubans, they would retain posses-ioa OF the island
themselves. The Cuba :, tuu. nave oilers or aid
Here Is letter addIesscd 10 Con. DORIAN hich TIM
| Iapaiu-G, his opened and p.ce,l Ia Iay Lnnd,
| tie writer .ooll~h, suuuOsing nat sych = letter
fsad d Tsalh rH ~ y ogin; eed ia 10,
| "A medca gentleman in NASHVILLE. Who hal SCI, .t
during the re elion, ole inc III, ser'i, G., AMI tx
| pressing the VA ne,t ->mpathy vita tho CUB o
| cau.e. The Clutain General uI turncl il owe. Il
"Adouh,' ana -cxLlbcd II to al lro,cut, to prov,
| LIE position at hcJtquutets.
1T WAS \ Public CONVERSATION.
This conversation was ned in the public ,lravi,...
ro, m, an IN the ne ence Of i've gentlemen an ( n,
| ladies. And when Ad,l,h TOOK his leave. A person
present IT. ormed me, that on tie visit OF j lersor
| Duv~ this CT y, AduiDh called N nin an r,pre
| ,euted liuscli to Lave levu ColuIc. In Tie Con
ledera,e army, " ici WAS not true And .uo he,
| gentleman said, Il ut when Gov. Curtin ~ Pclr.vI
| wanna was here, aud Auolph Vas tLo runner al n.
hotel, where tbe GOvtruuT iOd.e ed Ado On in orme
| lin that he was present in bow YORK curing Inc
| riots Of 1868, as Confederate sp
THE SIMPLE FACTS
All this, when It l. borne In mind that his mon i
the agent Oi te Associated r. e-s q, that throurh
| lin come, pl cur news from ulu: and that III Al
| news j. just such ~ the CaTtGin Gen crnl ana III,
Syat sh authorities o. the island deem Il rxpc Iirnt
TO circulate through their enient tool there A m
| no longer exist surprise that our Govern n eut In,
been deceive ami mi. ed, and that -redt linus 10,
| hLs been done the lnnabitan % Iubl 1t he sam,
time that our presti e NJ nation Is Injured rur.
| nn"e o the TACT th,t our Governmen' and trupls
| lave cen =! systematically mislod aud oecciyel viii
regard to the state OF thnPs Ia THIS city auu a
out the island OF Cuba generally.
Permit me now To state the general tacts an the,
exist Ii " Ill, l assure YOU, be CERTAIN death tf
any one ol my inlormanls II know n To have cou,mu
ncated what am ibOut 10 VTite; and theretnro
sthe generally nat nave not a shadow oil n donbi
IN relation to the JustncsG Of nv rOnVi lions M,
that my inloruadCn aud conclusions are based upor
6onyer' atoms with resl ecable tpaniurIs md ior
eigncrs devoted to TIE cause Of Sp,n. with man
beis Of the volunteer Orgl iZ.tOn, who mourn oyel
L.cir inability to control the