Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-09-28

80 49, 'ffAtt7 "*stA N'tR RNN ff''AN
the payment Of the subscription !"
Yes he thanked Gould for paying
il, said.he was much obliged, aud 50
on. You see, Grant and his party
thought we were made Of gold, and
tbs building packed with money
They'd already got one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars of us,
and expected to get enough before the
gold speculation was ended to make
all their multitudinous relations rich.
On that occasion, Gould's particular
hay was the Independence Of Cuba
About the material interests of this
Gould is fearful patriot, and the
greatest Of living statesmen. He
Knows more country, and what will
csf'juce TO its prosperity aud great
ness than Grant aud alt his cahinat.
put together. Gould is posted up on
everything. His theory is that if
Cuba were a FREQ republic our trade
with the island would be immense,
aud that the Cubans would be among
our very best customers for wheat,
-four, coarse cotton good pork and
other produce. So be went 10 strong
with Grant to acknowledge the Cuban
republic and showed him how certain
the island, if once severed from Spain
would be to seek annexation to the
United States. Gould quoted 10 Grant
what old John Quincy Adams said
about it, as given in the "Ency-
clop@dia Britannica Here, Conan,
90 in and ask Gould to send me the
volume of the Britannica that has
that passage in from John Quincy
Adams about Cuba and to mark what
he read to Grant"
Major Conan went for the volume,
and soon returned with 1t open at a
marked passage, Col, Fisk looked at
il u moment, and then said:
"Yes, that's it. OLD Adams head
was level. Here Conan, copy this
ont for this gentleman. Ho may want
to let the million readers Of tho Sun
sec what these fellows say"
Major Conan copied the passage for
us, and here it is:
The opinion of their (the United
States government" says the "Ency.
clopedia Britannica" "upon this sub
joct may be gathered from II dispatch
Of the late President Adams, in which
he says that Cuba has an importance
in the sum of our national interest:
with which that of no other foreign
territory can be compared, and little
inferior TO that which binds the differ
ent members of this Union together !
and that If an apple severed by tho
tempest from its native tree could mol
choose but fall to the ground, so Gu
ba, fofcibly diJoincd from its own un
natural connection with Spain, anC
incapable Of self support, could gravi
tate only toward the North American
Union, which by the same hand o
neluro could not cast hor off from ~
/ BOSOM
"rhat passage" continued Col
Fisk, oseomed to impress Grant great
~, and he said
"'Cuba viii bo Independent bcfor,
January, 1870"
Gould then quoted Rawlins' dying
words about Cuba, or what Rawlin
said at u cabinet meeting, forgo
which, aud Grant said
"Those we're not Rawlins' exac
words. What he actually said wa
much more beautiful aud iorcibl,
than the report in the papers"
"What do you suppose made Gran
turn tail on the Cuban business, Col
oncl
"a nasty speculation. Dick Schall
Bancroft Davis, and o lot of Grant'i
relations got up scheme to make I
big pile out of Cuba, and So went bacl
on their regular recognition of th,
revolutionary government. A proc
lamation of recognition had actually
been written aud was ready for pro
mitigation, and would have been is
sued in a few days had il not been ln
that scheme. The spectators, through
Bancroft Davis, got hold of old Fish
and wooled him blind. Fish wa
never offered money, but ho wa
fooled by those who heard the ohinl
of coin IN the scheme. Could think
Cuba would have been ono of Thu
States of this Union to-day if Rawlin
had lived. You ought to talk to Gouli
about Cuba. lie can show you HOY
much the island would be worth 4
this country as a market for oar sur
plus products, as q place of winter re
sort for our invalids, and for our ric
, folks up North who would like to saw
. firewo0d during the cold season, an
all that sort Of thing. Gould has 60
the longest, and the hardest, and th
lcyelest head on all public matter
that you ever saw, you bet
b "One question more, Colonel, as {
that Rawins subscription by Gran
! The subscription was made in homo
E of the memory of his dearest frienC
II was n sacred Offering upon the a
r ter of friendships how, then, could h
, allow it to be paid by a stranger z
an tell you how Grant is nc
only a greedy little wretch, but he's
e fool. lie don't know anything II
hasn't brains enough to comprchcn
! the position in which such thin
places him before the country All h
G can see in the matter is that he save
J. a thousand dollars by it, lie is Ia
J. destitute Of sensibility to comprehen
e what you say about the subscription
; being sacred Offering upon the alt,
= of friendship He is incapable OF trt
}. friendship, and mover felt any Of Il
u sentiment which true friendship i
n spires. To sum him mp in one sci
D tonce, he is the nations hog
4 ~ sec, Colonel. Now, If you'll gi,
S me that letter you spoke of III 20
d "llero it Is. J was going to SCI
3 10 down"
j. coll risks LITTER
8 10 TIE EiH0f Of he Sun
Z DEAR SiR: notice in your issl
d of this morning an article head,
y Gen Grant Euchred,' which rca
&. as follous.