The New York herald., 1872-10-20


surprised if Home Rule, which was
once extorted from England, may not
be accorded to the Irish as voluntary Gift
from their English masters This would
scarcely satisfy ireland, but it would be o
gracious concession to that American public
opinion which Englishmen are invoking, and
it would undoubtedly pave the way to better
and more prosperous era of Irish history. II
even this much can be gained for Ireland, the
discussion of the points involved in the case
by these eminent representatives of the two
peoples will not be without good results,
nor Mr.. Froude's visit to America entirely
fruitless
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HERALD special despatch from Havana,
published To-day, brings intelligence OF the re-
lease OF Mr. A. Boyd henderson, the American
who was arrested IN that city on tuesday last
by order OF the Spanish authorines FOR sat
isfactory reasons we refralned yesterday from
stating that Mr. Henderson is HERALD cor
respondent, commissioned to visit Cuba for
the purpose of gathering reliable information
of the exact condition OF affairs IN the island; +;
but his connection with this journal was
known to the Spanish Minister ut Washington
and to the Spanish Consul General In this city,
and has no doubt been the means OF procuring
his prompt liberation. We nlso publish to-
day, in connection with this affair, the partc-
ulars OF an interview between HERALD
attache and M. de Uriarte in which the latter
gentleman endeavors to explnin the cause OF
the arrest and gives his reasons for desiring
that 1t should have been Kept secret from
the American people. Mr. Henderson lett
New York on his special mission short time
ago furnished with letters from Admiral
Polo, the Spanish Minister in the United
States, who was courteous enough to extend
to him this favor after receiving the cor
respondents pledge that he would carry no
secret communications to the revolutionists
from the Cuban Junta in New York. This
pledge M. de Uriarte apprehends has been
disregarded, for he can imagine no other ex-
cuSe Ior the arrest LII ILLS we pelleVo Ine
Consui ueneral VIII lho ninisei misu'heh
we hno" .na. 'li. iienusison ,''' no snipa.1S
elther win tne spanish au'norl'les OF .ne
ouoan Insurgents 'na. Nc cares no'nihs
ABOUT el'nei' oeine SIMPLY in'en' upon
einclen1iy olscnafsihs us ouy as COT
respondent anu we are connoen. el"' ne
would unaer no circumstances sioia'e tne
promise gwen 10 LIS IAceiiency 'ne Spanish
Minister we shouid oeePiy regret ana
promptly resentanyact OF oao 1altn on tne part
OF our correspondent calculated 10 pace Ad-
mirai folo III iaise Pos''loa WIN MS own
government, anu we Piesume 'n''' nir Hell
oersoh carry reie"se ,ion oonnneinen' VIII
sa'isiy po'n 'uese senueinen .nA' 'nen eus-
picions IN 'his uirec'ion are uniounoea' Inc
arrest was no oo"o' ei.her Ine result Oh 'ne
teVerisn suspicious Oh 'ne olnciais III i1"Vaha
OF was lounu necessary " Sa'isiy ',ie ilsoien'
oeinanos u .ne eo'einnen. pai.y' "no seem I"
rule the autnor'tles instead oi Oelng ruieo py
tnem' Ihe prompt noefa'ion' "hie no oouo'
que 10 the innuence ana power oi 'ne nhhALD'
must pe acceP'eo as coi'ci"si'e piooi 'n'' 'ne
arrest was unJ"s'in"oie'
We regret that we could not comply with
the wish expressed by the Spanish Consul
General, that the outrage committed upon our
correspondent should be kept from the knowl-
edge of the American people. A suppression
Of the story would have been unjust to every
citizen OF the United States In Cuba, for 1t
would have emboldened the Spanish authori-
ties to other acts OF similar character. 1t is
time that the adherents OF Spain In the dis
turbed island should be made to understand
the necessity OF curbing the passions and pre-
JUDGES engendered oy the repeilion' and OF
respecting the rights OF the citizens OF