The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-09
Another Spanish Lie Exploded.

For several days past the Span sh agents
10 this city and IN Washington have been
very busy in urging upon public attention
The assertion that the leading representatives
Of the Cuban people in this country have
made extensive arrangements 10 bride men,
bers of both Houses of Congress with Cuban
bonds. This falsehood was first branded
with it's true character by Mr.. MORALES
LEMUs, the diplomatic agent of the
Cuban Government in this country next 1t
was publicly stamped as an untruth by Mr.
RUIZ, who, has been prominently associated
with MIR. LEMus in Washington and yester-
day the subject WAS taken up in Congress
and finished by Mr.. Frrcu Of Nevada, one of
the persons charged with having been
bribed His contradiction. like that OF the
pther gentlemen. is fun, complete. and un
compromising.
The reason for bringing forward this false
hood at the present time WINS well stated by
fairs in the House Of Representatives are
about TO report upon the revolution in Cuba
Tuesday of next week has been set down for
this report, and for the discussion and
. action which are TO follow It, In
the present temper Of Congress it
10 plain that resolutions in favor OF
recognizing the Cubans as bellgerent poo
pie will be passed. Such recognition the
Spanish agents desire to prevent aud as
falsehood is the weapon with which they
have been most familiar from the beginning
Of the Cuban struggle until now, to false
hood they bctake themselves. Their casc is
desperate Beaten in lighting In Cuba !;
beaten in strategy: with their re
sources nearly exhausted, and with the
impossibility before them of reinforc
ing their crippled army, they understand
that the triing recognition of bclli-
gcrency by the United States, which is all
that is now proposed, will alone be sufficient
10 bring the war to an end, and to ban sh
Spanish authority from Cuba forever Tie
only means at their command of hindering or
preventing such a catastrophe to their causc,
Is to cover the representatives and friends Of
Cuba in this country with accusations of
bribery, in order to turn Congress from the
recognition of belligerency to an inquiry into
the character and action of the representa-.
lives Of the Cuban cause.
This base attempt has now been defeated
The falsehood was grand and shameless but
exposure has killed it,
The country, however, secs with surprise
such journal as the Epening Post made the
willing vehicle of this calumny The
time was when the Post wW the un.
falterng friend OF freedom, and when
every effort TO destroy slavery and to
assert the rights Of man found sympathy and
cooperation in its columns. Such, however.
Is no longer the case. From the hS ,, ;,,u,op
.. ..o war in Cuba, it has steadfastly,
though for the most part indirectly, aided
the Spanish party. We regret to say,
however, that among the veterans in the
cause of liberty, the Post is not the
only ono that has now proved recreant TO
principles. When we find man like
CHARLES SUMNER lending his aid to fasten
the panacles and add to the sharpness of
the scourge that falls upon half million of
slaves, We can hardly be surprised that the
Epeaia9 Post is also enlisted upon the side
Of despOtism and inhumanity.