New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-21


how could the independence of Switzer'
land have ever been acknowledged
Spain held the chief port of Mexico
long after the recognition of Mexican
independence. Macmillan was in cons
troll Of the principal ports OF Mexico
when the government of the United
States sustained Juarez in his struggle to
maintain almost a vagabond government.
Texas was recognized as an independent
sovereignty. when it is believed that
her ports were in Mexican hands. Courts
Spanish sympathizers. But when Texas
was recognized by the vote and voice OF
an American Senate. she had not been at
war for more than sixty days, and the
recognition Of her independence was
coupled with condition that she should
satisfy the President that she had form
Of civil government. which was readily
| done-on paper.
Free Cuba claims now to have an organ
! lied government, and if she has 40 Con-
gress. neither has slave-holding Cuba.
| The constitution of free Cuba is mod
eled on the form Of our own. and
| it contains a guarantee of religious
freedom and emancipation Of slaves
which. while they effectually cut Off all
chance Of compromise with priests and
! slave owners, certainly entltle them to
practical sympathy from the abo!itionists
and friends Of religious liberty in the
United States. We pursue our examples:
When Juarez was recognized he was IN
technical rebellion against the Emperor:
his Congress had no place OF regular ses-
sion, and he himself was outlying on the
borders of the United States. very much
as Cespedes may be going from place TO
place in the mountains of Cuba, as Mr..
jefferson. while Governor Of Virginia.
was compelled to do in the mountains of
Albemarle.
3. If the government Of the United
States be convinced by facts that Spain
can mot keep her mad bull from goring
an unoffending neighbor and neutral. that
mad bull must be impounded or otherwise
disabled Of mischief by the neighoors.
The government Of the United States
should occupy this lawless territory lying
right in the commercial path o: nations.
Occupy it with an adequate military force:
| occupy it in the name Of humanity to
guarantee TO all people a protection which
the government claiming authority over
the territory can not itself extend. Vary
ing the metaphor. Cuba is not the sick
man. but the crazy man Of the continent,
and the nations Of this continent
must take out commission of
lunacy against her. 1t is, We repeat, ex-
actly the case Of Tripoli over again. the
provincial dependency Of Turkey. Tri-
poll enslayed Christian captives. either
with the approval or beyond the control
Of Turkey. the mother country and mis-
tress Of Tripoli. AS Tlipoli was COM
PEELED by the United States to observe the
laws Of nations and of humanity SO will
Cuba be compelled to do the same thing.
Turkey took no exceptions in the one
case. and Spain will not make herself LA
bic toz the crimes already committed b.
Cuba in the other.
Passing over and by all diplomatic cor
respondence, and declining in advance all
proffers Of satisfaction. the government
Of the United States should a. once pro-
coed TO military occupation o: :hc
island o! Cuba as q guarantee 70 the
nations that no further violation Of the
laws Of nations and Of humanity Will be
permitted OK perpetra.ed Oh that island.
This occupation. wholly provisional. viii
be Unidentified out Of the revenues of
Cuba. and will be subject to the
disposal Of Spain Whenever the Cause Of
occupation shall have ceased 10 exist.
In this occupation the United States will
go il alone. She wants no European CO.
protectorate. The master Of the diplo-
matte position on this continent. she must
discard the ideas and the intervention Of
European advisers. \ destiny is before
us. 1t must be conducted upon American
and not upon European policy. 1.-The
man and the hour have both come" Let
tie American continental movement 90
on. Let this nation mark time 70, mo.
ment. 70 dress the line. and then forward
on the march of history and of duty.
HOW IHE REPUBLICAN PARTY MAY BE
STRENGTHENED.
We have received letter from our
warm persona! and political friend. ".
Jasper Blackburn. o! Claiborne. in which
he takes exception with the REPUBLICAN
and with some Of the Republican papers
Of the North. or q subject which may
properly be styled party discipline. We
print the portions OF his letter which bear
more particularly on this subject:
In YOUR issue of last Sunday you un.lc,.
take to intimate the cause of the recent fall
ing OFF in the Republican vote III some OF
the States Of the North. where elections
have lately been held. l thiHI ycu have
mainly missed the mark. What you !nsiH-
ua,e IN regard to the t.'orad influence NAV
be correct-it may BE- ;4Ne that white men
who have heretofore acted with the kepu''
lican party at the North. and who helped
to free the negro by force. are already be-
coming Disguised with the colored influence
in the politics o: tie country: il SO. the col
ored man is to be pit;ei indeed. A thousand
time. better had he nerer been freed. il