Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-11-18

never be a subject Of Indifference TO the uni
ted States. She Ia too near to our territoryi
we have too close aud Intimate connection
with her merchants; we are too directly de-
pendent upon her productions, too large
dealers In her MAJ kCts, not to feel the live
liest interest IN her prosperity aud welfare
No matter under whose rule she may pass
whether native or foreign-she Is bound to
vs. by ties that we cannot sever. To-day her
trade with US Is larger than Il ls with Spain.
We consume more Of her tobacco, her sugar
and her spices than the spanish kingdom, or,
Indeed, the rest Of the world combined; aud
a. our population Increases this trade will, In
the Dature Of things grow larger and larger
Under these circumstances the immediate
future Of that country becomes Of grave lm-
portanco to us as nation.
Daring the last four years she has been the
scene Of civil war, the end Of which the
most authentic information goes to show Il
as far distant to-day rs ever 1t was. In her
struggle for Independence she has endured
untold suffering. The estates Of her wealthy
citizens have been seized by Spanish captains,
and the profits Of their management aud cul.
tiVauOn made to support an army Of OF.
preston. The jalls aud forts have beer
filled with Cubaus on the slightest prOyoca
ton, and when they could hold no more, room
has been made for fresh victims OF suspicion
aud cupdllY by shooting without trial oi
warning those already confined. The gibbet
and the halter have held high carnival ther,
for four long years, and Il Is safe to say tina
the number who have persisted 10 that way
at the hands of the Spanlards, far exceed
those who were killed by Spanish bullets
The total strength Of the army Of lusurrectlol
In the Eastern department alone to-day 1
estimated at about i've thousand mou uude
the command OF different leaders In Cen
trail Cuba the rebelllohs forces amount, It i
said, TO as large, II not larger number
while In the coast towns tho dlsaftrctiOn {,
Spanish rule Ia only restrained by force o
arms.
From this it will be seen that the Cubar
cause Is to-day stronger than II has been q
any time during the last four years, Span
ish reports to the contrary notwithstand 10 Z
lu the effort to conquer Cuba Spain ha
already lost thousands upon thousands o
troops and millions Of treasure. The abl0s
Of her generals and the flower Of her armle
have persisted in the rebelllous island at tn
hands fthe patriots or fallenylctlms to the Stll
more fatal diseases OF the cllmate and Their
Is no doubt that the only obstacle to the in
dependence of Cuba now Is the feeling O
Spanish pride that will not acknowledge
defeat But Spain Is morally and PHYSICAL
beaten In Cuba to-day, aud although he
trained sOldiery may succeed In retsluiu
command of the coast lines against a
almost unarmed peasantrV with next to Ia
assistance from the outside, 1t Is very eVideu
thabsthis anomalous condition Of affair
must soon come to an end also. The Inter
ests at stake are too great aud commanding
not the mere Interests OF Spain or of Cuba
but the interests OF the whole world, whlcl
Is more or less dependent upon Cuba 70
what are now regarded as the necessails
Of life, TO permit 1t to continue.