The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-24

sage which Hhu u AaHlIlhr ring 10
his ear, and which he had also
found in the Spanish minister's in
structions to the committee on for
eign affairs through the Secretary
of the state. 1t was said the Gu
bans had no town nor no city,
and, therefore no rights. Where
did q doctrine or authority like
that come from? 1t has been said
aforetlmc, that God made the coun-
try, and men made the towns.
The Cubans had n country, and
could defend it, and if left to them
selves could govern it in pace,
prosperity and happiness. The in
formation gwen by the President
that the Cubans had not ten Ghous-
and stand of arms, two years after
the Declaration Of American Indo>
pendence, the American grand ar
my did not number more than ten
or twelve thousand men, who pru-
IDENTIFY declined a general engage
ment, ard that an army which was
Obliged, at all times and in all
situations, to decline an engage
ment might delay their ruin, but
could never defend their country.
But" said Burke. commenting on
the last sentence, at did it; it did
it devilish we'll" Laughter.
And what such IN army did for tho
United States it will do for Cuba,
and nothing else Will do it.
PRESIDENTIAL INSULTS ABOUT CUBAN
BONDS.
Mr.. Banks referred to the PRESS
dents alluslon to the use of Cuban
bonds, and bis intimation that
these bonds were expected to infiu-
ence Congress. He did not believe
any such attempt had been made,
but be knew of efforts of another
kind that had been made, and the
country had been flooded with ru-
mors that the purity and integrity
of the house of representatives had
been perverted and destroyed, until
until at last it came from the Press
idert that it was a matter for Con-
gress to look into and see that it
did not affect the judgment or stain
the integrity of men.
He did not believe any such at
tempt had been made, but he did
know that foreign governments
here had eldeavored tosustain thoir
purposes and their objects by APP
geals of that character. Mr.. Banks
here alluded TO and related person
al charges the Spanish minister had
circulated against him, and then
continued: This man (alluding to
the Spanish minister) who sought
to destroy the reputation of the gov
erEment by assailing its officers
with cowardIy and infamous falseH
hoods, WAS unworthy of the privl-
Icges he enjoyed by the courtesy
and generosity of the American
people. he would ask the Presi-
dent, when he sent to Congress an~
other message on the subject Of per-
sonaf integrity, to express his Opin
ION as to the Vaccinations and
movements of the Spanish minister
On the subject.
OTHER SPEECHES:
Messrs. Orth and Farnsworth
made speeches sustaining the Pres
ident, and IN opposition to the re"
pors of the foreign committee.
Goenor Swami, a Democratic mem
Der Of the foreign committee, advo
Gated the majority report. He had
witnessed the proceedings of yes
terday with profound astonIshment.
The President ofthe United States,
forgetting what was due TO the
com mittee on foreign affairs, and
to the house, and far the purpose
of anticipating It's action, had sent
to Congress a message which was
without precedent.Ia the past legIs-
lative history of the country. 1t
was a deliberate attempt to inhu-
ence the action of the house. 1t
was an insult to its members and 10
the country. 1t WIS an announce
ment that the American Congress
was incapable of forming u judg-
ment Of It's own on a great Question
of public policy, without the advi-
sorry aid Of the Executive. 1t was
gratuItIous and uncalled for. He
went OH to advocate at length the
report of the majority, declaring
that the sympathies of the Ameri-
can people were with Cuba and
agalnst Spain, and the onc that
Spain realized that fact the better.
THE TRIBUNE ON GRANTS MESSAGE.
The New York Tribune says:
II is probably true that they
hold no towns, and certainly true
that they hold no seaports. But
do the gentlemen about the state
department happen to remember
how many towns and seaports Ju-
arez OCCUPIED, three months before
the flight of MaximillIan? There
are more Cubans engaged IN the
movement than seem fairly dcscrib-
cd in the Presidents phrase, "a
portion of the inhabitants" Is
there any reason for believing that
any considerable portion of the ma
tive inhabitants is not in full, hear
ty sympathy with the aims of the
instruction? Would it not have
been q more accurate statement Of
tho case to admit hat the native
population. wherever not in revolt,
is kept from ID only by the pres
encc Of Spanish troops; that the
whole country is honeycOmbed with
secret societies hostile to Spain, and
that their hostility flames out
wherever they have arms, or when
ever the troops are removed; that
the Spanish flag protects nothing
on the whole island of Cuba, where
there + not Spanish muskets be-
meath it? Is it not substantially
true that the entire native popula-
ton ~sympathizes with the few in