The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-31

hauled---A Rod in Pickle for Grants
Cuban Policy.
From the New York Heraldl
Yesterday afternoon representa-
tive of the World called upon General
n. p. Banks at his rooms at the st.
Nicholas for information as to his an
nounced discourse to the Wall street
bankers and brokers, and his political
plans for the future. In reply to a
question when he would speak in
Wall street, the General said:
6 am really not in position to
give you Il positive answer. The mat
ter Is in the hands of a committee
named by the Wall street gentlemen
who invited me to address them, and
1t has not as yet fixed day. The
speech, however will not. be made be-
fore next probably tomorrow
(Tuesday) week. That day will suit
me very well.n
Will the speech be a political
one 20
Yes; at least partly so. As you
must, OF course, know, am for Gree
ley and Brown for President and Vice
President, and intend to do all l hon
Orably can to promote their election !;
but for all that | do not propose, by
any means, to turn the contemplated
speech into an electioneering dis
course. Should it in any way prove
beneficial to the cause, it will do SO
incidentally, not directly, and because
the financial policy of the administra-
ton is open, in my judgment to at
tacks. | shall fairly and fully criti-
else, but i'll no eaptious, fault finding
spirit. What | advance | shall prove
with figures and facts"
"Of course, General. You will take
a prominent part in this canvass, and
deliver many speeches additional to
that of next week ?n
=" | shall indeed take part in this
canvass, but as to its prominence |
prefer not to say any thing | see by
the papers that | am mentioned as
engaged to soon deliver speeches in
Maine i'll support of the Liberal Re-
publican party and its candidates,
State, Congressional and National.
''NtNAA tt1c
lied. | have as yet entered into no
engagements to speak in Maine. 1t
may well happen, however, that. be-
fore the next election comes off in that
State, shall go there and address the
people i'll favor of the Liberal Repub-
lican cause. But my plans for this
canvass not being It's yet formed and
completed, | can not to-day say with
any detiniteness what | am going to
do or where am going to speak. One
thing, however, is sure, and that is
that am not going to remain silent,
during the whole canvass after having
delivered my Wall street speech. /
will at least make Greeley and Brown
speeches in my own State Massachu-
setts.n
:" suppose, therefore, you will es-
pecially alraign 'the powers that be
for their foreign policy in speeches
you will make during this campaign
:" am dissatisfied with the foreign
policy of the administration, especial
ly on the important subject of Cuba,
and, therefore, will have something to
say in my speeches against what has
been done and left undone by Presi-
dent Grant. My position of chairman
of the House Committee on Foreign
Relations has afforded me many ex-
cellent opportunities for learning and
studying the foreign policy of the adj
ministration, and give me means, too,
for seeing and ascertaining that it has
often been faulty and wrong. From
the very inception of their struggle
for independence in 1868 the Cubans
won my sympathies and good wishes,
and in and out of Congress | have re-
peatedly labored to obtain for them
from our government that recognition
they have shown themselves clearly
entitled to, and which our position as
the leading republic of the world
made it wise on our part to grant
them; but SO far / have labored in
vain. The claims of Cuba have been
most strangely disregarded by Presi-
dent Grant. During the last session
of Congress, | received what | con-
sidered reliable intimations that the
course of the administration would in
due time be in accord with my views
on the Cuban question, and this in
duced me to forego pressing the ques-
tion on the house for action. The ses-
sion, however, closed without the in
due time arriving, so that
now regret having paid any heed to
the intimations. There are other por-
tions of the foreign policy of the ad-
on-unnecessary now to re-
fer to-that are also vulnerable, and
viii very probably, and pos
sibly, too, be arraigned, as you say,
in the speeches | may make during
the canvass, but hardly in that of
Wall street, which will be devoted to
questions of finance"
"What are the prospects of Greeley
and Brown in Massachusetts, 20
"I consider the prospects of Messrs.
Greeley and Brown In Massachusetts
to be good and daily improving, and
in the whole country as magnificent.
/ have no doubt of their triumphant
election by the people, [ do not say