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

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the payment Of the subscription %
"Hes; he thanked Gould for paying
IT, said.he was much obliged. aud 8,
on. You sec, Grant and his party
thought we were made of gold, snC
tbs building packed with money -
They'd already got one hundred ant
twenty-five thousand dollars Of us
and expected 70 get enough before The
gold speculation was ended to make
all their multitudinous relations rich
On that occasion, Gould's particular
lay was the independence of Cuba
About the material interests of this
Gould is a fearful patriot, und the
greatest Of living statesmen. lie
Knows more country, and what will
cis'duce to its prosperity aud great.
ness than Grant nud al his cnhinot
put together Gould is posted up on
everything. His theory is that il
Cuba were FREQ republic our trade
with the island would be immense,
and that tho Cubans would be among
our very best customers for wheat.
-four coarse cotton goods, pork and
other produce. So be went in strong
with Grant TO acknowledge the Cuban
republic and showed him how certaln
the island, if once severed from Spain,
would be to seek annexation TO the
United States. Gould quoted to Grant
what Did John Quincy Adams said
about it, as given in the "Ency-
clop@dia Britannica Here, Conan,
go in and ask Gould to send me the
volume of the 'Britanrica' 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 it open at a
marked passage Col. Fisk looked at
il moment, and then said
"Yes, that's il. Old Adams head
was level Hero Conan, copy this
out for thin gentleman. He may want
to let the million readers Of the Sun
see 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.
clopadia Britannica" "upon this sub.
ject may bo gathered from dispatch
of the late President Adams, in which
he says that Cuba has an Importance
in the sum Of our national interests
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 the
tempest from its native tree could not
choose but fall to the ground, so Gu
ba, forcibly disjoined from its own un-
natural connection with Spain, and
incapable Of self support, could gravi.
tate only toward the North American
Union, which by the same band of
sainro fanld nos aoe' h-- ~ e---- e.
"That passage" continued Col.
Fisk, seemed to impress Grant great
Is, and he said;
"Cuba will bo independent before
January, 1870"
Gould then quoted Ravlins' dying
words about Cuba, or what Rawlins
said at % cabinet meeting, forgot
which, aud Grant said;
"Thosc were not Rawlins' exact
words. What he actually said was
much more beautiful aud iorciblc
than The report in the papers"
"What do you suppose made Grant
turn tail on the Cuban business, Col
oncl
"a nasty speculation. Dick Schall,
Bancroft Davis, and q lot of Grants
relations got up scheme to make q
1 big pile out of Cuba, and SO went back
on their regular recognition Of the
revolutionary government A proc
/ lamaliun Of recognition had actually
been written and was ready for pro.
mulpition, and would have been is
sued in a few days had it not been for
/ that scheme. The spectators, through
Bancroft Davis, got bold Of old Fish,
and woolled him blind. Fish was
never offered money, but he was
fooled by those who heard the ohiuk
of coin in the scheme Gould thinks
Cula would have been ono of the
States of this Union today if Nawlin,
had lived. You ought to talk TO Gould
aboil Cuba. He can show you how
much the island would be worth tC
this country as a market for oar sur
plus products, as place of winter re
sori for our invalids, and for our ricl
folks up North who would like to saw,
firewood during the cold season, an,
all that sort Of Thing. Gould has 60
the longest, aud tho hardest, and th,
levelest head on all public matter
that you ever saw you bet
"One question more, Colonel, as q
, that Rawlins subscription by Grant
! Tho subscription was made in homo
E of The memory of his dearest friend
! Il was a sacred offering upon the a
; ter of friendship; how, then, could IA
, allow it to be paid by stranger z
"l'l tell you how Grant is no
- only a greedy little wretch, but he's
e fool. lie don't know anything. II
! hasn't brains enough 10 comprchcn
J the position IN which such thin
places him hoioro the country. All b
c can see in the matter is that he save
T. q thousand dollars by IT, lie is TO
I, destitute Of seusibility to compruhcn
e what You say about tho subscription
; being a sacred offering upon the altt
). Of Friendship He is incapable OF trr
g, friendship, and never felt any of ii
"a sentiment which true friendship i
m spires. To sum him mp in one sci
. lonco, he is the nations hog"
is 81 sec, Colonel Now, If you'll gi'
rs me ina, letter you spoke of III 90
ID "llcro it is. was going 20 sen
|. % down"
D. col risks LITTER
IS 10 Nc Editor of he Sun.
y DMR SIR: ! notice in your issl
I'd of this morning an article headu
" "Gcn Grant Euchred,' which rca
IT. as follows;
w uTho President went TO I,Ol