Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-08
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The Americas people haEe now
10 answer 70 the world tOF q deud.
Of shame -ons 81 the fouleat ever
perpetrated by the rulers Of a ma
lion. The bloody hOltilla Of the
cutlhr0ats Of Spain have been final
ly surrendered to the august per-
sonages who represent the Castil-
ian Government IN this city-and
they are ready to cast showers Of
metallic fire upon the devoted little
bands who are battling for liberty
on their native soil. Thanks to
Fish and Grant and Webster and
Craig for this. This is the firm
which, under the assumed sanction
of the whole country, is crushing
out the life-bloOd Of liberty among
a kindred people. This is the firm
which has used the whole power OF
the Republic 10 sustain a rotten
mOnarchy-to perpetuate the bond.
age of q noble race. There is thrift
in all this. Sydney Webster and
James d. Craig are the counsel Of
the Spanish Government and
Webster Is, fortunately for Spain,
the sOn.in.law of the venerable
Secretary Of State-thus creating
ties of nature and interest which are
stronger than the mere require
ments of official duty and patriot
ism. 1t is, perhaps. natural for
Mr.. Fish TO love his lucky son-in-
law better than Cuba ; but the obi.
cations engendered b. mere kind
red are not superior to those which
involve a million of lives. Nj.
Fish should have resigned rather
than use his high office to aid and
give succor to the despotic usurp-
ers who hold a strip of Cuba By
the bayonet. He has been guilty
Of the damning crime Of plotting
with the enemies Of liberty, in or
der to insure his relative 4 gigantic
fee, every piastre of which is a conf
p~ensation for murder. We arraign
these men-this new firm that have
usurped the governing powers of
the United States-on a charge Of
being the emissaries of Spain
we arraign them because they have
been false to their sacred trusts as
members of the Government aud as
patriotic citizens. If Cuba should
fall, they will be answerable for the
terrible calamity-ii her people be-
come holOcausts to appease the ven
geance of their tyrants, Fish aud
Grants, and Websterhnd Craig will
be answerable to God and man for
the bloody sacrifice. The wander.
ing exiles from that land of misfor-
tune will curse them 10 their dying
hour. And what reason can be as.
signed for the official preference
given by Fish and Webster to
Spain. The question can be an-
swered by a monosyllable-a fee
rcverses the motion Of the machin-
cry Of the Republic, and enables a
band of organized despOts to use
the laws, and the Government Of
the United States for the infamous
purpose of perpetulting the power
OF the worst Government OF Europe
GU American soil. We protest
against this outrage, and demand
that Nr. Fish tender his rcsigna-
ton. lie has disgraccd the office,
and his retention of it may be ,
with untold evil TO the ma
ton. Let us give an illustration of
the danger which may arise from =
mOnarchical Secretary of State
holding the position Of Mr.. Fish. ;
Suppose the United States should
have a war with Great Britain, and
that Her Majesty's Minister at
Washington, Nj. Thornton, should ,
engage the services OF Mr.. Webster, ,
The son-in-law Of Mr.. Fish, in be-
half Of the English Government, 4
who can believe, in the light of Mr.. ,
official connection with Gu {
ban affairs, that he would perform :
whole duty to the Republic ! ,
Is it not probable that he would I
before and pat the British /
and keep the Eagle of Liberty 4
her cage? Let Mr.. Fish, then, /
and let his sOn-in-law de-
Dend upon hIs legal ability, not /
ipOn official influence in Washing :
on, for success as q barrister. !