The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-11-28
For tile -Egts and MteNigoncer.
The Bloody Hand.

The recent Spanish outrage in taking U. s. YES
sci on the high seas, whilst flying the American
flag, and the subsequent brutal murder of the
crew (citizens of the United States,) calls aloud
for rctributiye justice. Our murdered citizens of
the ill-tat,d Virginus now lie in their bloody
graves, if indeed their cowardly murderers gave
them sepulturc, unjustly hurried into eternity,
against the law of nations. 1t now behooye5 us
as one OF the first nations on the globe, to vndi.
cate our insulted honor. The insult thus offered
to us as nation calls aloud for speedy and ample
restitution. Our flag has been nsullcd; our citi-
zens have been foully murdered by set of say.
ages, who vie with the Modocs for the palm of
brutality. Search the annals of history, and
you cannot find more brutal act than the
wholesale murder of the crew of the vessel afore-
said.
Spain has been insulting our flag time and
again, for the last fifty years. but heretofore they
have by diplomatic cunning been able to plaster
over their insults. In one instance indeed, the
programme was little changed by Andrew
jackson, who changed the policy invaded Span
ish territory and proclaimed his diplomacy from
the mouths OF his cannon, at st. Mark and PEN
sacola, and although the act set Spain ablaze yet
they were compelled to submit TO the situation
and reluctantly acknowledged that the OLD Hero
was right. And now the cannon diplomatic ar
gument is again loudly called for. Our natona-
honor demands it the blood of our slaughtered
citizens calls for it, and the insulted law of ma.
tions will justify it. Let our course be swift
seNeTC anu lclIlDlC, ana III VIC UuNC any nlcn III
high places who think that Spain can whip u.s.
let them go to Duluth, where they will be safe.
| am glad to see that both the great political
parties of our union are united ON the Cuban
question; and should there be war, volunteers
would flock to the rescue by the hundred thous.
ands. The sun of Spanish rule in Cuba is now
about to set forever, and this rich fair Queen of
the Antilles beckons us to come and take pos
session of her rich possessions, as she wishes to
become one of our family. Then let us embrace
the opportunity. Let us send fleet of IRON
clads and monitors into the Cuban waters, and
let us send fifty thousand volunteers, armed
with our choicest weapons and invade the island.
Let us silence, and if need be destroy their cele-
brated Moro and Punta Castles and blot out
Spanish rule in this beautiful island forever
Let us proclaim all men in the country free, and
make this gem of the Antilles free and indepen-
dent; and then, if she desires it, admit her into
our Union. We will thereby add rich State to
our country, that is well the worth trouble, and
in doing this we will make the brutal murdercrs
atone in part for their savage assassination of
our citizens. am glad to hear that already the
first notes of free Cuba are to be heard in the
busy catter of tools in our navy yards, and am
in hopes that our Congress will give early at.
tention to our affairs with Spain, and if need be
declare war at once. lfsuch should be the case,
before another year rolls around the beautiful
island of Cuba viii form o part of our glorious
Union, to WHICH she geographically belongs.
Dublin. MARS