The New York herald., 1873-11-26

At this point the DiariO quotes with praise the
opinion OF the Courier des EtdtS U2fs written De-
lore the captain and crew OF the Virglnlus were
made 'slaughtered hecatombsl," to the effect that
In order TO warrant the present capture oil the
Virginius II must be proved she carried hlbuster
expedition, bound TO Cuba This the DtdT1o states
1t can prove d py'sorf and d posttort, f11ort
by the reported accounts and announcements IN
tue HERALD the SUM- Tribune, La Re00iIcfOii, La
Iadependencid and other journals OF the American
press relating TO the departure OF the Vrginlus,
It's arrival at and stay in Kingson the trip OF the
Atlas and many other reports referring 10 the ex.
peditonists who were leaving from different
points OF the United States to Join and complete
can be proved a postiOri by the dec
laration OF the CAPTAIN, crew crew, and lnear ex
In the proceedings OF their trial ~ and by
what is said regarding the capture by the very
organs OF the insurrectIon. In support Of this
assertion the DtdriO cites the ReuOluciOnl which,
il says declares that more than 150 well known
Cubans were on board. "Tbese $50 CuDans,n con-
tinues the Dtdfto, mentioned by La ReoOtucion
comprised the hlbusterlng expedition bound TO
Cuba conducted on the Virginius, according to
their own confession, and here, then, Is the proof
lion, the proof which legtimates the capture, and
which serves as basis for the legitimacy OF the
Judicial proceedings which have been its natural
consequence. AS to Spanish ferOcity,
THAT PERoCITY PARDONED HIS LIFE
and returned to liberty Santa Rosa the pirate OF
the steamer Comandltario and the first use he
made OF 1t was to insult Spain In vile pamphlet
and to work in aid OF the rebels and, according TO
the HERALD went to Kingston to form part OF the
NlTRluuS c4peuItlUu Inc fUCOtUCtUt duus, ''LcL
Spain proceed as she wishes, we ask no mercy Tor
her vctims.n .But We" says the Diario, "do not
share that indifference. We see with the greatest
feeling all the blood that Is shed, and pain and
regret is increased at seeing the blind Obstinacy
for which ingratitude in many cases. and pertidy
When Spain has said-aCome to me and YOU viii
receive pardon and forgetiulness,n she has been
replied to, "We want nothing OF Spain and nothing
with Spain," and thus Spain, who, like generous
loving mother, took the first step to recOnciiia
tion, has had to defend herself, and defending her.
sell, has had to punish.
Let us here reproduce a paragraph from la
RerOl,tci0n which we consider quite lmportant:-
"f the governments OF the United States and OF
Great Britain do not wish TO see themselves ex-
posed to this KIND OF yexatious conflicts II they de-
sire to free themselves from diplomatic complica-
tions and International disputes, let them recog-
fact which none can deny without lnjusitce and
we will then not use their ships nor their nags nor
last, asserts rhe Dt0rfO will the HERALD find full
justification for the capture OF the Vrglnius. The
rebels OF Cuba confess, without secresy, that they
avail themselves ol the American ana Lnglish ships
and fiags to
COVER THEIR FILIBUsTERNG EXPEDITIONS
against Spanish territory and this confession not
only legitimates the capture OF the virginius and
whOmsoever might be found on board OF her. but
Is at least warning Tor the Washington govern
ment, which, far from establishing recamatonS
on account OF seizure SO well founded, should
prevent the manGuvres OF those who abuse the
nag and vessels OF the American Union.
.'They pretend to eXtenuate the responsibility Of
this abuse by saying that all the fault belongs TO
the governments OF the United States, because 1t
has not recognized beligerent rights Tor the rebels
OF Cuba.
president Grant has said in one of his mes.
sages that he had not recognized nor was 1t pos
bels, because they had never reunited, and did
not at the time possess those conditions
a neutral power to recognize such rights. We are
OF the same opinion as General Grant, but not be-
we ea the M S s
tlOn6, and more than once nave said We would
like to see all the Island Of Cuba in state Of war
and blockade, for the easier and exact application
OF the laws which govern such exceptional
situations The prvateers which IT Is said the in
AS no Spanish patriotic article is COM
plete without little bombast and reference to
to another siur'' by La Revolucion upon Spaniards
OF the present day, to say
at is false that we do not recognize what there
is of real progress in modern times, but true
enough that we miss those centuries OF glory IN
which none offended the Spain OF Charles v. and
Phillip III. without receiving prompt punishment.
WE WOULD NOT BE TRUE SPANIARDS
did we not worship even to eXaggeration, the
grandeur OF our country. Poor, torn and feeble as
she is by the dissensi0ns OF her children, yet we
love her with iial affection; respect her, and are
ready to shed the last drop OF our blood for her
nourishing, strong and dreaded. However, G such sa
she is, she cannot forget that she called Spain
and that her arms are lionso
The DfdriO refers to the statement that great JOY
and Illumination abOunded IN Havana &c., anC
concludes the article am quoting from thus =
''rhe capture OF the expedition destined to bring
new evils upon rs, mas been celebrated in Havana
ana out OF 1t, but God knows o. that ii has not
been celebrated any more than generous hearts
ought ana should celebrate 1t. The volunteers oil
the Island OF Cuba have in nowise mixed in the
consequences OF It's seizure and the Courts OF War
and Marine have acted with the independence due
to the judges who formed them and the functions
they exercised. The Spaniards resident in the
Island OF Cuba have greatly deplored all that has
happened, whether sad mOurniul or terrible, in
this province since OCTOBER, 1868, and
HER FIELDS ARE NOT COVERED WITH BLOOD
and ashes through their fault II Cuba is to day
DESERT 1t is due to the abnegati0n OF the loyal.
On the other hand, La LeQaladdd republican,, is
the only journal that has had sufficient civil and
and wholesale massacre lately perpetrated by the
authorities OF Cuba, and has calmly and dignifedy
expressed exp Its sentiments thereon, but OF course,
censor would then have had word to say. The
article referred to is very ably written entitled at
Is Deplorable." l make the following extracts
from this article, which gives the opinion, un-
fortunately so, of very small r.of Spaniards
I'm the critical period through which this country
is now passing. and when its paclfcation is ad-
mitted to be supreme necessity OF national in.
terest, II is stupendOus that passion should become
SO unrestrained in such manner and with SO
much Jury that certain men appear more as II
possessed Of devils thaDrational beings."* ' y
"MOre than once do we ask ourselves II we are on
Spanish soil; II We were really born In the nine
teenth century,
IF 1T is NOT DREAM
tHdt we nave yet COME OUT Vi LuOSe pdTOaTOus
times, known as the Iron Age If we belong to the
same race as the men referred to, because 1t ap-
pears that only womb OF evil could have con-
ceived and brought us TO light, TO tear and rend
each other like irreconciliabe enemies. IL is I'M
possible for hate to be more concentrated and
formidable even IN those remote times Of history,
when the beasts disputed with man step by step
the possession OF the earth, offended at the pre-
sence OF a rational being and diverse reason d.
vlded the human family into savage tribes, without
other law than that OF bloody reprisals.n
'What passes now In this unfortunate land,
where nature is adorned with all the splendor Of
vegetation, and which is favored with balmy
cline, sky pure and serene, and the iecund rays
OF a lervent sun, tnat pail OF sadness, OF grief
and OF death should be spread in black and gloomy
folds over the spirits OF all, over the anxious minds
Of all its inhabitants Yn
"Why are terror and fright depicted in every
countenance and man cannot look at his neigh
Dor without the suspicious cautions OF an enemy !;
friend cannot salute friend without the mistrust or
suspicion; the husband cannot stretch out his
hand TO his wife without his breast being op-
pressed by agonlzing doubt; nor can the father
look upon his son without his eyes filing with tears
ana his heart with dstrust.n
"What happens IN this country where fury ex-
hausts all the taunts OF language all the insults
and all the most wicked and unjust accusations
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