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The New York herald., 1873-11-12

The BROOKLYN BRIDGE PROSPECTS. The
Brooklyn Bridge has, thus far, had road to
travel very much like that which leads to Jor-
dan. Its main trouble has, doubtless, been
that it has had two corporations to feed with
construction plunder-New York and Brook
lyn. There have been holes in both sides of
its treasury box. At the directors meeting
yesterday, it was shown that over four
millions one hundred and ninety thou
sand dollars have been received, and all
but about one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars expended. There does not appear
to be four millions to show for the work, and
now We arc told that the total cost is to be
twelve millions, or seven millions more than
the original estimate. No wonder some one
suggested at the meeting that it was possible
the twelve millions would soon be found to
require eight more ON the top of it. At this
rate, between New York and Brooklyn rings
the bridge, although very desirable work, will
be very costly one.
The New York herald., 1873-11-12
Amussntn7s TINS AFTERNOON And EVENING

METROPOLITAN THEATRE, sss Broadway.-vAsnrr
kHrnRrAmnxxr. Matinee at ~
BowRRv THEATRE. Bowery.-rur aIAsr's CAUSE
WAr-DANEL BOONE
MKR r r. CoNwAY's BROOKLYN THEATRE
MONS DANE
PARK THEATRE. Brooklyn. opposite City Hail.
e00R dKrrLKnAN-rooDLEs.
HARLEM THEATRE, Sd av.. between 10th and isoth
THEATRE CoMIoUE, No. 54 Broadway-yARiErr
EHrEsrAlsKErr Matinee at2h
OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway, between Houston
and Bleecker sts.-RIr VAN wINKLE. Matinee at q
oERMANTA THEATRE, i4th street and Sd avenue
Em ScHRIrr vox WEcE
BROADWAY THEATRE 72s and $50 Broadway :
THx NEW MAGDALEM
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, Eighth av and Twenty third
STA FLASH or LIcHrNISG.
NIBLo's GARDEN, Broadway, between Prince and
Houston status BLACK cnooK
ACADEMY OF MUSIC. uth stree. and Irving place
ITALIAN UPsRA-LEs HusuENor.
wALLAcKs THEATRE. Broadway aud Thirteenth
UNION SQUARE THEATRE Union square, near
Broadway.-THR GESxvA Cross
WOODS MUSEUM, Broadway, corner Thiftieth St
JACK HARxAwAY. Afternoon and evening
BOOTHS THEATRE. Sixth ay and Twenty thi5d st.
RIcHELfxu. =
TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE. No 2o Bowery.-
VARIErr ENTKRTAISNKNr.
BRYANTs OPERA HOUSE, Twenty third st., corner
Sixth av.-NEGRo MISsrRELsr, &c.
PIT BARNUM's WORLDS FAIR 9Th street and ith
avenue. Afternoon and evening
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR. ID sv. between sd
ana sath SIS Afternoon and evening.
COOPER observation-disclosures GAS AND MAGICAL
ENTERTAINMENT.
NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY. No. S1s Broad
way-SCIEECH ART.
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METROPOLITAN THEATRE a6 Broadway.-vAInr,
EHrsRrAmnxxf. Matinee at ~.
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BowRRy THEATRE. Bowery.-TuK GIAsr's CAUSE
WAH-OANIKL BooNK
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entire faculties bent only on Hnkering with
these eyesores and replacing decaycd
wood with wood that will soon want
replacing in its turn We want durable
piers Of stone that will last till
an earthquake shakes them. The rapid
revival Of American commerce alone de-
mands this, not to speak Of the work which
the preparatory stages might be made to
give to thousands during tho best part OF
the winter. There Is no fear that the city's
credit will be unequal to carrying anything
which will prove material benefit to the city
ITSELF The building of line or lines OF
railroad which win give us rapid transit from
one end of the island to the other is another
matter which viii pay for itself. They are
works, also. which should not be delayed
They will be relief to the poor in giving
Q chance for cheap rents, and will compen-
safe the rich in many ways which we need
not mention, for wealth soon finds out how it
can be increased. The fact that the general
outlook is little brighter should stimulate
all, that the effect of the panic may be limited
In suffering to the poor. Private charity,
always magnificent in this great city of ours,
should, from the light on tho edge Of the inan-
cial cloud, take heart of grace to scatter
its benignanoy abroad in golden showers,
and all we ask of those whose. public trusts
enable them to help the poor in a way safe to
the city and honorable to the recipient, is to
do their duty in the premises. Neither private
charity nor public duty should, where the
poor are concerned, make the cold excuse, II
haven't looked at them yet
- .-s~' -
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MKs p b coNwAYs BROOKLYN THEATRE
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The Terrible Catastropho at a HI
lem-Who II To Blames

The Terrible Cst.strophe At Har-
lcm-Who II To Blames :.
The terrible catastrophe at Harlem-the
particulars of which are published in to-day's
HERALD-is of character to horrify and
alarm the community. In the middle of the
afternoon, while the streets are filed with
people, large boiler, attached to hoist
ing machine standing in the mid
die of public thoroughfare, suddenly
explodes, killing seven persons outright
and manging and scalding nine others.
There was nothing to warn the poor victims
of danger. The men working on the machine
were just engaged in moving it higher up the
road when the explosion came. A young
lady eighteen years of age the daughter of
wealthy parents, wgas Walking past at the
moment, and met her death instantly. A
poor little Italian girl carrying her harp,
on her way to earn few more pennies,
was killed in her tracks. A schoolboy on his
way home from school, pausing moment to
view the machine, shared the same fate.
-Four men were also killed, of ages varying
from twenty-three to fifty-two. The noise of
the explosion and the shrieks of the wounded
attracted the attention Of policeman passing
near, and, fastening to the spot, sickening
spectacle presented itself. The wounded were
cared for as speedily as possible; the remains
of the dead were gathered up and carried to
their homes, and all evidence of the calamity
had soon disappeared.
But what was the cause of the tragedy
The water in the boiler we are told, had been
allowed to run too low, and the men in charge
discovering this fact, turned on cold water, and
the explosion instantly followed. There were
about forty pounds of steam in the boiler
when it burst. The fact is established that the
management of the machine was left in incom.
petent hands, and while there are differences
of opinion as to what was the immediate
cause of the accident, no one will question
that the man who had control of the boiler
knew nothing of the business There ought
to be some law-there may be some law-to
punish the criminal act of suffering boiler
10 be managed by an incompetent
person. II such law is in existence we
hope that it will be rigidly enforced. There
must at least be some responsibility on the
part of those who were the authors of this
cruel and heartrending slaughter, and the
crime should not be suffered to go unpunished
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PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn opposite City Hail.
Po0R GKrrLknAN-roopLEs-
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THEATRE CoMIQUE, No 5lf Broadway y-vARiErr
EnrERIAIrkirT Matinee at 2h.
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OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway, between Houston
and Bleecker ss-Rir VAN wNKLE- Matinee at2.
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HARLEM THEATRE, Sd av.. between 10th and isoth
nt8-WrNrINC HANp
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Fort Sumter, and we have refused at the de-
mand of Spain to recognize Cuban bellig-
erency although the Cubans have been for
five years struggling for their freedom, and
tens of thousands of lives have been lost in
the war. Our weakness has emboldened the
murderous volunteers in their ruffanism and
crime. Courteous as our government has been
t2waEds Spain the Spaniards in Cuba nourish
deadly animosity against Americans and do
not hesitate to indulge their hatred when
opportunity offers. Al the present moment,
while our State Department is engaged in
diplomatic correspondence with Madrid, the
telegraph lines are cut between Havana and
Santiago de Cuba, and the probability is that
more outrages viii be committed on the vir-
ginius' prisoners, and more lives will demand
an ''apology" from the homo government.
Instead of these cable messages, war steamer
should have been ordered to Santiago de Cuba
without an hours unnecessary delay, as soon
as the outrage became known, with instructions
to demand that every person found on board
the virginius should be placed under its
protection, subject to legal trial for any
alleged offences against the law. The
attempt at this hour to excite sympathy
for the government at Madrid, in the
face Of all the insults and injuries we have
borne from Spain on account Of Cuba for fve
years past, is simple poltroonery We should
defend our rights. as England enforces hers,
at the mouth of the cannon, and our first act
should be to extend bolligerent rights to the
Cubans for the safety and protection of our
own citizens.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-02
APoIitical Anomaly,

The political situation in West Virginia
Is at this time exceptionally strange. Tho
Democratic party Is nominally In power,
but really In charge ofold Wing pOliti-
clans, bankrupt leaders Of bankrupt
party. The policy Of these leaders Is
necessarily anything but Democratic, be.
cause an old dog cannot be taught new
tricks. These masters having got pos
session of our house, like all interlopers,
they seek to drive out tho legitimate Occu.
pants who admitted them. Every Dem
ocrat who objects to their policy, and no
good Democrat can do otherwise, Is iorci-
bly, thrust out and identified by them with
the Republican party. They hate Republi.
canism, because 1t Is so like true Democ.
racy. But inasmuch as tho spirit Of the
age lavors popular sovereignty, we fore
see that the reign Of these exclusives must
be temporary. Republicans and Demo
Gratis must, as the representatives OF Equal
Rights, combine to defeat the schemes Of
the frauds now in the ascendant, and
drive them from power. West Virginia
will very soon again DO in the hands Of
the Radical party. The present faction
Of Wings Is the most vindictive, proscrip'
tive and undemocratic cabal that the
world has ever seen. Down With 1t
-MonrOe Co. RgiSt6r-(Den,)
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-02
COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
New Work Honey and stock Market

|
New York Money and Stock Market.
NEW YORK, April 1.-The situation In
financial circles to-day was marked by
less excitement than yesterday, but until
late in the day there was very little i'm.
provement as far as money was concerned.
The early loans were at Eat per cent per
day aud interest, but later the stringency
increased, and during the afternoon most
Of the business was at cat per day. After
bank hours the rate eased up, and loans
were made at Sat per cent. Strong ap-
peals have been made for assistance from
the Treasury, and rumors we're circulated
during the day that the Secretary had
deposited legal tenders with the National
Banks for the purpose Of loaning:out to
ease money, and that he would sell extra
gold and buy additional bonds, leaving
the proceeds In the banks. Tho latest
information was that the President, be-
fore leaving for New York, had q long
interview with Mr.. Richardson, and that
1t is reported ten million Of legal tenders
were placed in the New York Sub.
Treasury. The reports, though seemingly
possessed Of some authority, could not be
reliably confirmed. They, however, had
marked effect on the money market late
in the day, and Occasioned considerable
rise in stocks. No failures were announced
in Wall street, although the brokers say
many margins were wiped out. The
banks received some gratifying remit.
tances from the interior, and are really
improving In condition.
STERLING ExCHANGE-Continues de-
morallAed, interfering with exports Of
grain and cotton and at 90 days 107ta
1911; sight 1851.
GoLD-Weak and lower, prices falling
from 117f to 1lG5, closing at 1174a117t
Large sales for bull account were made
yesterday and many short contracts closed
up. Loans today at Z coin to / per day for
carrying. Clearings for yesterday $172,-
100000. Treasury disbursements $04 900.
Customs receipts $916,00o.
GovERNMENTs-Broke lag per cent in
the afternoon having been sold by mer-
chants and others unable 10 obtain money
=
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-02
WINTRY RHYMES.

/ don't care much for summer,
For autumn, or for sprlng;
But oh, the latest conner
hate llko-Rnythingl
or phrases more aggressive
IfAin would be the minter,
II they'd but be expressive
OF hatred for tho winter.
Such scAsonable weather
Some folks consider prime
But 1 do altogether
Detest the bitter time;
II may suit thoss who run,
But ! am not 0 gprinteF,
And cannot geo the fun
OF this coniouuded winter.
with steamIng "goSs" Of GrOg
(YOur only cOmfort-glVeF),
One battles with the log,
But damages ones liver.
The doctor proves, alas
or all ones drink q BtlnteT;
Without the cheerful glass
How dCSolRte 10 winter.
Some fancy frost Is nice,
And talk OF Jolly skating;
Except In summer, Ice
Ih0ld u thing for hating.
Nv curse DO on the lot,
From iceberg down ~ splinter,
like my weather hot,
And cannot bear tho winter.
The spring l can endure,
1; not too cold and showPry;
The summer can allure
My praise for beauty lioWery;
Ard autumn, when fruit Is ripe,
like, but-MAster Printer,
Please put In larger type
IDo DETEsT THE WIGTERl
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-02

NEW YORK, April There was Q
ireer movement in all descriptions o.
goods to-day with agents and jobbers
Low grade brown and bleached shirt
ings were weak but all other makes were
firm and active. Colored cottOns were
brisk. Rolled Jaconets sell freely at 94c
Cottonades are doing better. Prints
ginghams and lawns are in moro request
Woolens rule quiet. Foreign goods arc
In more demand. Black mohairs and col
ored Orleans arc active and firm in price
Silks quiet.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-02

BALTIMORE, April 1.-Flour-Dull but
unchanged. Wheat-Quiet and unchaug-
eG; receipts very light. Corn-Very
scarce and firm; mixed western Ole
Oats-Dull; mixed western 45a46c; white
47a4Sc. Rye-Quiet at S0a9Oc. Provls-
ions-Very dull; mess pork SIT OOa17 90
bulk meats held at 7s0c. Bacon-Firm
at 7ta9ic. Hams, 12ta15c. Lard-Held
at 9Ea0c. Butter-Firm but unchanged
Whisky, Ole.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-02

CINCINNATI, April Flour = Dull
Grain-Quiet and unchanged. ProVlS-
Ions-Strong. Pork-Firm, SIC 90; sale!
at SIT 90. Lard-Firm; steam &c; held
higher; sales Of city kettle at SIC. Bulk
Meats-Srong; light offerings and large
demand; shoulders 6ta0ic; clear rib sides
Ste; generally held at &c; clear SIC. Ba
confirm; shoulders &c; clear rib sides
a0tc; clear 0ta9tc. Whisky-Flrm, 85c
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-02

EXPLICIT DIRRoTIoNs.-Fred. Gilman
the Ashley attorney, received letter
from Sac City, with the following super.
scription on the envelope: Whereas the
writer hereof has recently lost several
letters, and whereas Post Master General
Creswell attributes such losses. to q lack
Of full and explicit directions; now, there
fore, Postmasters will please take notice
that this letter is for Fred. Gilman, Atty
at Law in the town Of Ackley, County OF
Harden, in the State Of Iowa,-it being
one Of the United States Of North Amer
lea, which Is located on the Western
Hemisphere of the planet Earth, the 8rd
in order, from the great center Of the 60
lar syslem-the Sun
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-02

STATE BoNDs-Also declined and very
dull.
SToCKs-Markct has been active and
very irregular during the day, and owing
to the strlngency in money, business was
confined mainly to speculatives shares.
Speculation was unfavorably affected ear.
ly In the day and prices declined 1a2 per
cent, chiefly on Panama, Pacific Mail
and Western Union, but after meridian
the tone changed from bear to bull and
prices advanced 8a4 perc The great
est improvement being in the stocks
above mentioned and Harlem, the rise be-
ing based on the rumors Of tho Treasury
assistance 10 the money market. The
difference between the cash and regular
transactions formed a marked feature oil
dealings. The market closed very strong
at the best prices Of the day.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-02

TIE Limitation OF the President to a
single term is one Of the most important
Of the much needed changes In the Con
slllution, but one Of which Is never likely
to be carried except during tho second
term Of President in office; hence the
Importance Of pushing the reform now,
Morton's plan affords good provisional
basis OF discussion, and in that view we
favor it. We shall be glad 10 see It ripen
into sufficient importance TO DO worth
amending.-NeIO York World.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-02

The Philadelphia Ledger counts 1lS
fires in this country between February
29d and March 29d, and total loss Of
$4,7l3,000.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-02
ChicnRo Market.

CHICAGO April 1.-Wheat-Firm; No.
9, 81 III. Corn 8ORa31c. Oats-No. 2,
24ia24Hc. Rye 00c. Barley-Fall No. g.
nc. Pork $l6 70a15 rs. Lard Sc,
Bulk meats-Hams in pickle 10ia12i; dry
sailed shoulders 0a6tc; short rib and long
clear middles sa9tc, all loose. Bacon
Strong; shoulders TIC; clear rib sides DC.
Hams 13a14c.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-02

TOLEDO, April 1-Flour-Dull but un-
changed. Whest-A shade higher, No,
Q White Wabash 81 rs; No. / White
Michigan 81 7st; Amber Michigan 81 o.
No, l red 81 20; No 2, do 81 OS. Corn
High mixed $3.50. Oats-Mlchigan
84ic.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-02
GETTYSBURG
KATALYSINE WATER.

The United States Dispetisatory, the authorized
record Of our MAteriA Medica classes this water
Cith the most renowned Alkaline or CarbonRted
Springs OF Europe. 1t far eIcelB any other known
In its selfpreserylng properties. II docs not do
tertorate BY bottlinR and keeping. 1t has never
been claimed for any other mineral water the
power TO dissolve the urates, or SO called chalk
formations In the body or on tho limbs and joints.
This the Gettysburg kRtalysino Water has done
in hundreds OF instances. GOut, RhcuRldttETH,
NSurdlQtd, DyspGpStG, Gf1rtt. DiGGStiS, Kidney
and Urinary DlS6GSeS generally have all yielded
TO its influence. II has restored MuScullF P0lrtr
TO the pAralytic, cured Abdominal DFOpSy, and
given healthy action 10 the Torpid LiUer. It has
cured Chrohtc Dtdrrh1G, PileS, ConStpatiOn.
Asthma, Cdt1rrh, DtSsqStS Of The Skih. general
DtbiIity and Nervous Probation from Mental
and RvSleGi ErcsSSeS. All these by tho bottled
water. 1t Is powerful RntldotO for EreeSStUe
RdtiH0 or Drinking. It cOrTects the Stomach,
promotes Digestion and relieves the head almost
Immediately. Pamphlets containing q history
Of the spring, reports from eminent physicians
and medical writer's, marvellous and well attestcd
cures and testimonials from distinguished citl.
EenS will DO furnished and sent by mall on Rppli.
cation 10
WHITNEY BROS. GGn'l Agents,
227 South Front ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
GlFTYHBUR0 SPRIN0 Co.
Fer sale By EDMUND BOOKING and Drug.
PiBt9 generally, moEl1
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-11-27
Drowning of Twelve Men.

On Tuesday evening last, boat lef
the landing on Salt water creek, near th'
Red House, which contained thirteen col
ored men. They were going to cut woot
for the Coosaw mining company. They
had their axes and provisions with them
heavily loading the frail boat. After pass
lug into Beaufort river, they attempted tt
cross from Brickyard point to Chisoln
landing. The gale was at its height ant
the river very rough The tide runs a
this point with great swiftness. The boa
was soon capsized and getting across th'
tide rolled over and over with each sue
ceeding wave Six men disappeared a
once, while the others hung on for some
time. The cries were heard on the phos
phate dredge by Mr.. Joseph Fitzsimmons
who after vainly asking the aid OF th'
colored men on the dredge, at last put OF
with two other white men to huut for th'
drowning men.
The night was very dark, the wine
blowing gale and the tide running lik,
mill race. After long search, during
which the cries had ceased, dark objec
was described which proved to be the boat
Clinging to it was Esau Hamilton, entire
" insensible, the sole survivor of the crew
Of thirteen. 1t was three hours before hs
was able to tell his story. The following
are the names of those lost F. Proctor
s. Haines, Middleton Proctor, Henry AL
len, Walter Grayson, Kelson Vineyard
Payson Haines, Charles, Jones, Joe. Jones
James Hains, Albert Haines, Stepney
Hamilton.-Port Royal Commercial, ,20tl
inst. y
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-11-27
M .,-a,,,..of the Fronse Of Repre-.

The Speaker Of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes attended in the Senate, whe::
the following Acts were duly ratified
To make appropriation for the payment
of expenses of the extra session OF the
General Assembly, and for other pur-
poses; to renew the charter of tho Sand
Bar Ferry, across the Savannah River;
to require the County Treasurer of Dar-
lington to attend at sundry places other
than the town of Darlington for the col
lection of taxes.
4 concurrent resolution was adopted
.,nd sent to the Senate, that the Attorney
General be directed to commence legal
proceedings forthwith against all detault'
ins County Treasurers, i'll order to pro-
;vct the interests of the State
The balance of the session was taker
up in considering reports of committees
and running through with the genera
orders. The House adjourned until
O'Clock Monday evening, the 24,h
In the Senate the following bills were
passed and sent to the House: Bill to al
low S. P. Cause, r. G. Perkins and w
w Bell to redeem forfeited lands. Th'
bills to revise the General Statutes in re
lation to the place of trial of civil actions
and in relation to lien on crops, and th'
bill to aid manufactures, we're passed e
third reading.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-11-27
The N, Y. Herald Wants Cuba.


The New York Herald, in an article
on the Spanish butchery Of the Virginius
prisoners, says:
We confess to some apprehension of
timid, hesitating policy on the part o.
our government. Wefear that the plume
which will decorate the bonnet OF the
administration will be the white feather
of the diplomat of strong words ano
weak heart. The Secretary Of State beats
about for apologies for Spain, ana SPAN
is ready, it is said, to surfelt rs with
apologies for the outrages and murders
she could not check in the past and can
not prevent in the future. We ehave even
heard the degrading hint from Washing
ton that If the Virgipius was captured in
English waters it w".ld be England s
quarrel and not our own. But we tell
President Grant, as we tell England, that
this is an American question and must
be settled by America alone. England
tiay has not been insulted. The lives OF
some of her subjects have been taken,
while they were under the protection OF
the American flag, which we hold suffi-
cient to protect them. 1t is for us to re-
uuire atOnement. It is for us to cleanse
the stain from our national honor. 1t is
for us to take possession of Cuba for the
safety of our own territory, for the pro-
sectlon of our own citizons, for the vim
iication of our own principles, in the
cause Of civilization and humanity. In
the action which has been forced upon us
we can seek no alliance, we can brook no
interference. 1t is, as we have said, an
American question, to be settled by
America, and if our government is true
to the people and true to itself we shall
occupy Cuba without delay. That done,
we MAY take counsel with England, or
or with any other friendly nation, as to
the future; but for the present the work
is our own, and we must do 1t single
handed.