Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-22

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the meeting had been oise "a tslc nlcls I'M
portant held, member stating the whole
lime had been occupied ON the. Virglnius
/ matter and its attending complications.
| Cabinet officers are still careful not TO
| permit word to escape them as to the
| conclusions reached, either at this or the
two preceding meetings. 1t can, however,
be stated, in speaking of public sentiment
| in Spain as being of violent and UNI
| friendly character toward the American
| Legation, they regard such feeling as br'l-
tai and unreasonable and it really seemed
that ministry could net stand which
| would grant what is reasonable. The
| Government is without adyiees conf1I1na-
| tory of reports that social relations between
| our representative at Madrid and the Span
| ish Ministry of Foreign Affairs had been
| interrupted. Regarding run0rs OF further
violence against the Legation and Minister
Sickles personally, which were in active
| circulation to-day, it can be authoritative
| ly stated that reports of that character are
not confirmed by official dispatches.
The President, in conversing upon the
| subject Of our relations with Spain, is free
from anything like passion, his manner be-
ing calm but at the same time indicative OF
eanestness. He is evidently infull accord
with the general sentiment of the country,
but will do nothing that will even by inn
plication place the United States as in the
wrong before the world. While the United
States sympathizes with Spain in her efforts
to establish a republican form OF govern
ment, and will give all possible moral sup
port in that direction, this movement on
her part will not serve in the least degree
to restrain our Government from eXacting
full measures of redress for pending griev-
ances and protecting all interests covered
by the national flag. 1t was said by a well
known Senator tonight, after conversation
with the President, that the Span
ish government exhibits some
alarm, not wishing to provoke
hostilities with this government. All
Americans may rest assured that proper |
measures will be taken to guard against |
possible or probable repetition Of outrage, |
either by Spanish or Cuban authorities, |
and further that the President will submit |
the whole matter to Congress for their adj |
vice and direction, and it can be added the |
information having been received from |
high official source, nothing that has been |
received by the government is essentially |
different from news published by the news
papers with reference to Spanish or Cuban |
affairs, and when Congress meets there is
no doubt that the public will be satisfied |
that prudence combined with due regard to
our National honor, has been observed by |
the Executive Department of the govdrT-
ment.
Still Hopeful for Peace.
New YORK, Nov. 21.-The dispatches
in reference to the reported rupture be-
tween Minister Sickles and the Spanish
Government, excited great public interest
and are eagerly discussed everywhere, and
groups Of men surround every newspaper
office. The general impression, however,
seems to be that the Spanish Government
does not desire war and that peace would |
be maintained.
Attempted Assassination.
a Washington telegram says dispatches
from Madrid this morning report that
second attempt has beenmade to assassinate
Gen. Sickles and that he was wounded;
that report is not cfedited in official cir
Giles, though outside of official circles it is
generally credited.
What are the Demands of SickIes:
In Wall street, affairs have been in
feverish and unsettled condition with wide |
and frequent fluctuations in the different |
markets on the advices from Madrid in re-
gard to the demands of Minister Sickles |
and the defiant attitude of the Spanish gov
eminent. Afterward gold rallied and
stocks fell off on sensation kilograms from |
Washington that
War is Inevitable.
TIE same authority reports that Gen. |
Sherman left last night on a tour of inspec-
ton of the Notifications of the Atlantic and |
Gulf States. Prominent Naval officers in |
this city commenting upon the great activi |
ty in preparing vessels for sea, say that |
within thirty days there will be in Cuban |
waters at least twenty of the most powerful |
vessels in the United States service.
Secretary Robson
had early interviews to-day with the Bu- |
reau officers of the Navy Department, in |
which he reiterated his instructions that |
the various divisions of the naval service |
shall exert their utmost efforts th-t all YES
sells being prepared for sea shall be in first
class order in every respect at an early |
period for active service. The Government |
has purchased small steamer called The
Dispatch, to which officers have been Or
dered to-day. This vessel will be used for
the purpose of carrying the mails and dis
patches between the North Atlantic feet |
and our ports along the southern coast, |
from Charleston to Key West.
The Irritating ArapiIes.
The officers of the Spanish war steamer
Arapiles, now being completely fitted at the |
navv-yard, are very anxious to get away, |
having received orders to take their vessel |
into Cuban waters as soon as possible. Of /
ficers at the yard say it will be shame to |
allow her to depart. They say the Span
into
and they fail to see why the United States |
should be so considerate when the presence
of the iron clad here would be hostage for
the Virginius at least.
War Contractors Already i'm the Field. |
An increased activity was observable to- |
day at the Brooklyn Navy lard. Addi- |
tiOnal men have been added to nearly all |
departments, and there are now about . |
600 employed in the yard. There are six
vessels either in course of preparation for |
war or about to be prepared. Of these it |
has been learned from reliable source that |
the Government is doing work only on two, |
namely, the Colorado and Minnesota. The |
work on the others is being done by con-
tract. This action has been taken because |
it is impossible for the regular Government |
force, as now organized, to send off the |
miral Porter's torpedo boat is being rapidly |
prepared for service. Workmen are engaged |
on the Florida, which has the reputation of |
being the fastest vessel ever built, being |
capable of making Is knots an hour for
six days without stopping to coal. The |
steam yatch America, built for Henry n.
Smith, the well known stock operator, has
been purchased and chartered by the Gov
eminent for dispatch boat. The America
is very fast. She leaves for Washington to
receive orders. Capt. Geo. NJ. Ransom,
Executive Officer of the Navy Yard, has
been ordered to take command of the Col
OradO.
A Cuban gentleman living and doing bu-
siness in this city, who arrived from Cuba
yesterday, declares the statement that more
than 100 of the crew of the Virginius were
executed was true, as he saw it so stated by
the Spanish official reports in Havana.
West Virginia Demands Cuban In
dependence.
CHARLEsTOwN, W. Va, Nov 21.-The
State Senate to-day passed the House resO-
luton urging the duty of the government
to recognize the independence of Cuba.
And the COIOrad Trnoz,s Eou~5f N0hIv |