The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-24
visions. The narrative of The correspondent


is very impressive =
'Thc battalion OF Espana, in the marsh 70 Las
Tunas, formed the advance guard OF the spanish
expedition, and experienced losses that viii now
aver were never experienced 10y any Federal or Con-
rCderate regiment In three days fight Out OF
some thirty Officers and a fun complement OF SER
geanta, IL lost them all, either Killed wounded,
saye enc Lieutenant Cristohal Afau, OF the first
company. This is unprecedented, believe. At
least during my four and hall years active service
in the American civil war, heard Of nothing In the
way Of Federal or Confederate Losses to equal It,
Inc htayiest loss In olcers during tnat war i IQg
that know OF that OF a regin. mt at the battle
Of Antietam (Sharpsburgl which had twenty-1o1r
ana came out with few OF its sergeants unharmed,
while the Spanish battalion, remember, had all Of
its officers and sergenntS either Killed or wounded
or course, 1t necessarily follows that the battalion
lost at the same time very large proportion OF It's
corporals and privates."
This is the sort of belligerency which Mr..
Fish-spe aking the sentiments not of the
American people, but of Spanish slave traders
and oppressors-pro insufficient to
''warrant recognition of both parties as belli-
gerents." 1t is not enough for him that here
is an American people, our friends and neigh
bors, struggling for liberty and independence
in way described by their enemies as the
World describes this battle. This will not
satisfy the requirements of this American
Secretary of State, administering his Office in
the interest of Spanish tyranny. Indeed, we
don't know what it is that Mr.. Fish requires
of the Cubans-or rather we do know. He
would have them lay down their arms, submit
patiently to the intolerable wrongs which
Spain has for centuries inflicted on their beau
tiful island, consent to the establishment
of slavery and the slave trade, bow their
necks to the yoke, and pray forgiveness from
their tyrants. That would probably satisfy
the inmost soul of any Spanish agent what
ever.
But we can tell Mr.. Fish that he is doomed
to bitter disappointment. The war in Cuba
will continue till his allies, the Spanish slave
traders, are driven from American soil The
bankrupt rnlers of Spain are now making
their last effort there. Their exhausted trea-
sury cannot be forced to pay the expenses of
sending troops to Cuba in the place of those
now SO rapidly consumed. OF the loan which
they sold last year for fourteen cents on the
dollar-fifty millions of obligations yielding
nominally but seven millions in cash---only
one quarter has really been disposed of. They
cannot borrow another cent anywhere in
Europe. The revenues of the Spanish trea-
sury have not since the revolution paid one
half the daily expenses of the Spanish Gov
eminent In short, the subjugation of Cuba
by Spain is impossible, much more so than
was the subjugation of the United States by
England in 1882. The present is the last Sc
rious campaign of the Cuban war; and, not
withstanding the powerful aid which Mr..
Sidney Webster, EIr. Fish, Mr.. Sumner, and
General Grant have given to the cause of
Spain and slavery, but one result is now pos
sible. Cuba will be Independent, through
the efforts of her own sons; and the United
States will bear the shame of having opposed
instead of aiding SO glorious work, and will
bear it in vain.