The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-12-12
A SYNOPSIS OF PUBLIC OPINION.

The rush and pressure of events is
daily increasing. As far as we can
Judge, war seems inevitable, though
the United States treads gingerly over
the debateable ground Of the Cuban inn
brOglio. I'll
The naughty Spanish spirit refuses to
entertain the proposed compromise, and
unless the United States Government
has more e~quivoeal turns than we know
of she cannot well swallow the dirt COM
mended. TO her lips. 81
We expect nothing less than a hostile
termination. Of all the wrong-headed,
vindictive, obstinate bitterness OF hu-
ma nature, the Spaniard is the very
ouintessence. Whether in the case of
the Cuban Spaniard, cruel and insoIent,
or the native Spaniard clamoring madly
against the prudence Of the Castelar, ad-
ministration, the national type is every
where the same. Their history is page.
after page Of brutality during th~eirshort
season OF powerandsuceess and through.
repeated failures, an utter inability to
profit by experience. But apart from
the probability Of hostilities, it is inter
esting and amusing to follow out the
views taken of the matter by the Amerl-
a nation or its representative, the
Press. 81 ~ ..'S
a. One exchange (politicaD asserts that
v in the present state of national al
fairs will be q public blessing. 1t will
consolidate the North and South, unity
their aims and action, bring about q uni
yersal brotherhood of the great AmeTi7
q nation, and make it the "Gock-as
doodle-door Of the world. ~. ..+ ass+
81 Another ian organ of commerce. sees
in Imagination, our vessels stopped and
p~lundered on the high seas by Spanish
cruisers-trade languishing, pockets de-
pleted, a those which speculate II
war equipments, and its squeal is shril
and high against hostility.
gra Then comes q sheet full Of wrath anC
griefat the murderofthe Cuban patriots
CRYING out "peccavimus,7 that the same
sea washes our borders, that the SAM
SUI shines alike upon us and those saVag'
curses OF humanity. Crush out TIT
.wretehest
Before us lies a philosophic Journal
an organ of progress, which decorousI.
fveilsits face and cries shame at the muir
der, Of the gallant gentlemen. Blu
through the lament you trace the wor
ship of some idea which always grow
tlie better for tile crimson tide fron
veins Of martyrs. In fine it is well the
suffered. because the Spanish people or
a stumbling block to the march of pro
eressiye ideas, and the more hatefu
their acts, the sooner they will be dies
a$royed.
1a So Philosophy joins in the war-crg a
Justify rs the loudest.
AS for the little. country sheets, som
EFF them blow holland coldwith the sam
breath. Fire andfury against the blood
Spaniards, and the gospel Of peace an
~~4fOrbearance jostle each other in q MOI
bewildering manner.
War is aIWaysa scourge, whether it.
hastily rushed upon, Of advisedly undel
taken as an actof retributive justice fl
crimes against common humanity.
war with these Cuban pirates will ais
be i struggle without any of the nit
eating features Of modern ciyilizatiol
Even if the spaniards onot fghtund'
the black flag, the prisoners they taa
had better hare had the coap-de-gT6
ssat once than total among the horfrfoO
Of Il Spanish prison.