The sun., 1870-03-15

Gerrit smitr Grvrs Another Thousand Dot
lars for Cub IL, Denounccs thc Go duct
Of the Admin str tion-is America n
Christian Nationt

Gcrrit smitn G,vrs Another Tbousnnd Dot
lars for Cub III, Denounccs thc Go duct
Of the Admin i-tr tion-is America n
Christian Nntione
TErERnoRo. March II. 1870.
Ion CasSius AZ. CLAY, Psssitsni qf he Cuban ChaTta
be I'D Society ne Sdie Of NeU fort.
My DBAR SiR must send another thousand
dollsrs to the suffering Cubans. Enclosed is NV
draft therefor.
Aias. that our Government should siill be on tho
side OF Spain In her worse than barbarous war
against Cubai II should, from the lime when tlds
began, havo douo nothing TO help spain, and
no hing to finder Cupa Nevertheless, II has inees-
sanity been helnng the oppiessor, and bindorng the
oppressed. do no, forget that international law is
held to aGorl plausible plea for all this unroason'
ableuess aud inhumanty. Little respect, however,
si"r'd ic Ci Tor n is bundle OF crrhic ng and mn
certain Thugs misuamed law. National anil inter
nntiunal iigl t. We ave educated and accustomed u
make more account o. tlan human rights And vet,
being so LARGELY but conventional, u cir claims
should ever bo postn med to the cl Inns Of rights.
wlcl are urey nnEral and therefore supremeV
Obligatory.
10 cunuhnd our re.Iect, oVor whilst iloy are NJ
work to crush cut humanity. By Iotce ~ 1t, insur'
roCttuhs NCainsi Oovcinncns are IN most ina nrces
allowed to he f'fnd 'c'e evidence tint the In
sGr, cuts instead OF the Cover nmonts arc wrong. The
ieNCf-o should he ne rule. Were New u i'and ln
declare Ter ndcnen lcnce. the world would he bound
TO presume that her griofaces were sufficient to
aliena,o her heir from the nation, sud To- justify oee
ecraratiOp from II. More tnan = is. We shoui he
wining % let her rn-1vl,s provided that shc u
ciuelV o. Dressing or In anv wise naoi1ntiy wrong
any class u Ter REQ c. or least that II shc Is.
u II not class whicn tlc uuii ~ has hered bor TO
tlu- WrOn~ ard oputUss. II nation G. mot he held
together by mutual Justice between the member,
AID bY tho NATAL love bcgdieu oi fucl ius' Ice, let
y break IN. Had Snr'and ALWAYS dealt ~ tly vita
ireland, lrcl nj coud not ow be iorn from er. Had
tru aiWn avs been lust 10 Cuha. CuOa would now Oe
itNiu2 irste1d 81 iuuthing TER.
l zee there is some prospect that our Govern
ment vii ise M tom its r,ftali'v 81 uui-n
liens, into neutrality beiwet Span and Cuba. Tns
wDnd, incecd, be ar better than notlinr-ueSertho-
o-- !, ouid be litte COMPARED Wit Mbai the case
demands. Not 'Ven TO act on the monroe Doc
ttiuc' would come to de nnu,l-. Tnat doctrine
rincs IRON considerations quito 200 narrow to GOV
er the wloo grooud which the interests and rights
~ snkind command To bc covered In tnis and sinh
lar cDos.
IL as long been n favorlto idea with mo that the
r,ator has put tho whoe human family tn chnrQe
OF TIE 1hole tnnun iamilv. his idea IL erpanded
s,eeSn mace W cur a'o oap'oi ,,,or .en, 20
me Nep York Tfibpne The world lls no llbctty
loeldieae its Covcrnmort Of the world: The ulti.
mate responsibility tor the manner Of governing
every pOriion OF II rcsts upon the vi ole OF u. IT the
wrtn.s Ul the French a'd EnglsL and American
reopl>, Vt the bands Os their respective Cover
y all become intoeraDlo All o;crN se IRENE liable,
tho, the otter nations oitIe e.rth, aliug Oaes up-
redress hose wrongs There T. now an actual case
OF q Kind we hive mere hut supposed; AID the
world, our own uation espeeiIly included, (. deeply
IuDty Tor lang o. is duty In te case. There lies
~ cur d"or one Of tie ost fertile and heauti ul
isnsos ., the whole world; It's native ropulaiion
decrees ,be abolition OF slavery, and asserts the
sacred light OF eeI'government. Foreigners invade
the islahd and ure busy, day AID igbt In ensaving
men. slnughteriAg men. No nation comes TO le
rescue, er to the least relioi ese Urave Who
ale liberty more than. Ne But nations calling
,lemse.ves civ iviliEed and enlightened hep these bar
barous and bioody i"regners In their g. erual Nork
America j. their most consyicuous a"q elective
helpor. We trust tost Ons nciWti stapdin iutuIe
ages viii be able tn regard ner rs u civilized and
Christian rnton hut SUI ely, surely they will not BE-
abe to 10 a. ~ tuo hsn % ,his sad psssago in sr
History. With great rcEanl. Jour fTe,sd,
GEnRIr SMITH.