Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-10-25


Brother Jonathan. But Mexico had better
be cautious. Mexico is respectable neither
in men nor munitions of war; and she lies
very handy, and Brother jonathan has
wonderful skill in the art Of "knowing
whom to kick ~
But it is not in the west that the war
cloud is looming up. Spain is the offend
ing power, and Cuba is and is
to be the scene of operations. England
brought Brother Jonathan to his knees
about the Alabama claims in short order,
and that, too, after much buster
about tringing the British Lion to the
feet of the American Eagle. Spain
arrested, tried and imprisoned DR.. Houard.
The United States Government demanded
his release on the ground that he was an
American citizen. Spain insolently re-
fused to do SO, and Brother Jonathan was
compelled TO be satisfied with accepting as
favor, contemptuously granted, what had
been demanded as a right! The great
Sherman, whose success in battle was
always in inverse proportion to the force
of the enemy in his front, the commanding
general of "the finest army on the
planet" Oh a late European tour, was
obliged to swallow in silence the Sights and
contumely of the Prussian Government!
These things are not pleasant to write
about, to read about, or to think about; it
is true that they concern us but little, and
that we of the South may well say, " it is
none of our funeral" but they are hui
initiating to us as American citizens for all
that:
But Spain is now dealing with an an
tagonist much more to be feared than is
Brother Jonathan, as represented by the
present Federal Government. 1t is one
thing to bully President Grant. It is quite
another to bully the New York Herald.
The Herald is a live institution. It was
the Herald that explored the Land of
the Lowreys. 1t was the UeruLd thAt first
told of the fall of Magdala. 1t was the
Herald that first discovered Livingstone.
The Herald people are to be found upon
every sea and i'll every cline; in every
country and under every fes From Green
lands icy mountains to India's coral strands,
from Lands End to Lands End, from the
North Pole to the South, all along and
above and below the Equator, everywhere
upon the surface of the globe, habita BILE or
unhabitable, where there is 4 spot upon
which human being may creep or crawl
or cling to, men can be found ceaselessly
toiling for the Herald.
These men must be protected or they
cannot work. These men must work or
the Herald cannot live. But American
citizens may be outraged and insuted and
President Grant and his army of Radical
of1ice-holders can still peacefully and unin-
terruptedly live upon the Public Treasury
Foreign nations know this and govern
themselves accordingly!
When Spain arrested DR.. Houard, as he
was only an American citizen, it was many,
many months ere he was released, and
then it was done only as an act of elem
ency on the part of Spain! How different
was it the other day when one Henderson,
HerGtd correspondent, was arrested in
Cuba by Spanish authority: With light
ming speed the news Of his arrest was fol-
lowed by the news of his release Indeed,
so great is the fear inspired by the Herald
that the SPANISH Consul GENERAL ask
ed that the outrage be not made known.
The Herald not only refused to grant the
request, but laid down the law to Spain in
regard to The treatment Of the correspon-
dent, in the following terIns-tern.s that
Don Grant dare not use without being
to Spain :
We make the Spanish nation response
bic for Mr.. Heuderson's safety-lOr his
life and his freedom. He is on mission
i'll which the whole American people have
an interest, and he will perform it faith
fully and fearlessly, for we know our man.
His business is legitimate, and his conduct
will be honest and straightforward. He
must not be mOlested.
The Heratd has published its mtindt,1n
if it shall be accepted we will have peace
if not, then let Spain prepare for the dread
day when the Herald shall lead its columns
against her.
In olden times our people in foreign
lands proudly proclaimed themselves
American citizens, confident of respect and
protection; now it is otherwise The
simple notebook and pencil of Herald
correspondent is far more respected than
the passport of Secretary Fish and Presi-
dent Grant, stamped al over with Ameri-
can Eagles! Long live the Herald, Poor
Grant !