The sun., 1872-04-27
4 FARMING TO SPAIN.
ard-The Administration Instructed to Dee
maj nd Of spain his Unconditional Release
Gen. Banks's Noble Appeal for Justice.

Hrd-Thc Administration Instructed 10 DEE
ma nd Of spain his Unconditional Release
-Gcn. Bnnks's Noble Appeal for Justice.
WAsHTNGToN, April 26.-The House re-
sumed the consideration of the DIR. Houard
resolution.
Mr.. Banks (Rep., Mass.), Chairvnan Of the Com
mlttec on Foreign Affairs, supported the resolu-
tion in a speech, In which he went the
whole question. He could not follow the lead
Of the gentleman from Vermont Cwillard) be-
cause he could not, like n crab, move back
ward" II was their duty TO progress and to de-
1ne anew n the light of reason and universal
right the conditions and privileges and response
buities Of citizcus OF one State while resident
and naturalizcd In another State, and in the end,
the whole law of the world on that question
would take Its character from the Government
Of the United States and from the principle. on
which that Government Is founded. lie denied
that q ere Was n shadow Of evidence to show
that Huuard's father ever took the oath of allie
done 50, II was on record and the Spans ~h Gov
eminent could produce IT, and that would be an
OF the Houards had ahjured his allegiance to
the United states, and sworn fchty to the Gov
crnmcnt Of SPAN. Dr. llOuard had no right 10
come 20 this Government Tor protection.
SPANISH FAtsEHoODs.
Referring To the last telegram on the sui jcct
from the Captain -Geueral To Secretary Fish, he
said IL contained three misstatements of fact
which he might chaacteriIe as absolute false
hood and he proceeded TO expose Their NOR
rectnpss. He ltkcued the case uf Dr. ltOuaru,
practising his profess on as an American phys-
Cian In Cuba, to the innumcrabe like case in
all the European capital where American phys-
clans reside and he affirmed that man may be
dumiHed In q foreign country ten, twenty nifty,
or hundred years az he lived so long, without
changing his nationality one particle while sub
ject 10 be punished for any violation of the laws
OF the country where he resided. lie contcnded
that as AN American citizen, he must be tried
and convicted according 10 the forms Of law,
and that court martial was not legally re-
cogniGed tribunal.
THE MISFORTUNE or BEING An AMERICAN.
DR. Houard, he said had one misfortune-that
Of being an American II he had been an Irish
man, or a German, or an African, or even cor
purdtlon, the House W uld have risen 60 protect
him; but he was only AN American, and what
rights had an American nom an American Gov
ernmentp II would seem from the arguments
against the resolution that he had none. II Dr.
Houard had been an Englishman, not one hair
of his head would have been touched by the
Spanish Government. These facts could never
have occur ed with reference TO Englshmen,
or frenchnen. or Germans; The responsibility
on Chinese, and ON japanese lay on the uitcd
States. The United states were responsible for
the massacre OF hundreds and thousands by the
cruel and relentless volunteers in Cuba within
the last i've years. The Uniyed states were re-
spons.ble Tor the death of thu eight boys who
were shot on the charge Of having violated the
grave If Castan n.
TIE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GovERNMrST.
The island Of CUBA was OF such Importance to
this country that we had proclaimed 10 the
world that no foreign nation should lay hands
on II or assume 70 control It's government, and
the CONSEQUENCE was that what was done there
was done with the permission oi the United
States. Great Britain would have nteriered
against those wrongs If IL were not for the fact
that the nltrd : aten stood between Great
Britain and Cuba. How long WIS that state OF
things to continue. That was a question for
other men and lur Hnothcf time; but in regard
to this question of the protection of an AmeH-
can citizen who had been thus foully wronged,
! not only in CuutraNcntiun OF the laws OF God
and man, but in violation of every compact be-
tween the two countries, tlis man ought 10
least To have a kind word from an American
House ~ Representatives.