New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-28
OPINIONS OF TIE LONDON PREss.
4 LFDIIINAIL EIDHT 10 INILHF LhH--A FEJFLE WIZ
WlII. ACT TEMPORARILY AND JUSTLY
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The captrre Of the Yir2iuius and the whole
sale execution OF her crow VIII more rtplIy Ipen tde
projects Of the Cuban Juntd 1t New-YOrk than any
u, llIe agitation 10 is In tdet power ~ lAitl@e,
President Grant la' ALREADY $40, is la 'eN.s ,1oy
our own Wellington, Il may lie SAID that az dlsuh-
SIsueo solels' wen i1t, riI1 presidont
irus aV0Wcd tendencies n tLiS direction nave en-
danuercd ms popularty With hisOwn parry. and hi'h
crto have gwen him DO c0mpeusatluy influence with
any other other section Of the community. Inc Yio-
Lance OF which the Cbans or rather, the Spanish party
in cuba have now been guilty, IS likely enough 10 give
the Presidents views the assistance Of an anry
PS o5p ne sHonish pary in tie Island 10 spite OF
explicit conmands from Madrid, have persisted ia
biiie, frI6unai 1t is not yet asccrfaned whetherany
ric.n citizens among the 1855 lase9gsTs tayeA 90
courtmartia but convinced chat. IN the present
MOOD OF the CUBAN "Yoiuntaers American c,tizenship
order 10 procure release. The horrible msssacres
perpetlalod ~ these Volunteers, 10 spite OF nc
feSpI fS sraSs6 IataFS anthorres give US little
reason 10 hope that the law OF nations VIII have been
scrupuously observed by Vie tribunal ut santiago II
the bounddries OF International law hg.A BE found 10
hayo been trlnsgressed m the brutal nssares now 10
progress the United staes WI have eSlt ~ Ts rs
Grant hinS IL wise TO INSIST upon that rlgt may 90
open TO question. But in any case we think he Amerl
Nil aot when circumstances compel them to ae'. TEN
perately ana justly.
patience EXHAUSTED,
From T< DAILY AsUt
We are not surprised TO hear that the war
fesliu ia va
rabe proportion Of the American public VIII expert
epce "A ccrtan OF relief IN the CONVICTION thaI now
.t la At The C;oyerument OF Gen Grant must act We
sboud do Justice 10 that Government. IL has RETAINED
for vars and under all the pressure OF strong popular
exeiteInent from anything ike an undue interference
in the colonial affairs of Spain. The wholesale e1ecu'
ous IN Cuba seem As II they had been perpetraed Tor
he mere purpose OF compelling the Government or the
United states abandon at last the policy or nonnter
yeutou which IL had long ana Win sucn ulu cuitY
uuheld IL would bs needless 10 SAY that no
code of warfare could Justify such al extraor-
binary massacre. = II suppose that one or
the vessels which left England III 1850 ned with young
Engshmen going assist Garlbalt had been captured
by one tue of the then King OF Naples, and
mat the prisoners conveyed into Naples, put
hroueh the form OF \ trial. and then summary shot,
we shall better understand the full horror andmadness
of the crime committed IN Cuba we shall the better
appreciate the value OF any suggestion that the law Of
nations could warrant such deed that the cOuntry
10 which the murdered belonged could allow IL 10
pass unayenged. It is not VenturinR upon rash
lecture to that the future OF Cuba has probably
been dcodeS by THE outrageous freak OF higlhaDded
and reckless cruelty.
AN OVERWHELMING INDIGNIIY.
From, ne St1.idrj
The members of the Santiago ourt-martial
have done tnor utmost furnish their foes in the
United states with pretext Tor applying the Monroe
doctrine the only valuable colony which long course
Of folly and perycrsty has eft TO tho people who
held great part OF tho New World N fee Partly from
motives Of sefnierest, and par, something Ike
chivalrous sympathy with spain IN the days Of her Ge
cline. the Powers OF Europe have exerted thsir moral
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