The New York herald., 1873-12-10

00n't see what Americans can want Win an isiahu
IKE this, unless they alter their habits OF living
The Spaniards with trine OF gin and water, can
be as demonstrative in point OF eloquence as
any OF our Fourth of July orators. They
trotted ont on this occasion every achieve
meut from Cordova TO Saragossa, and at the
memory OF each they felt more valorous and
puissant than before. Oh would they not
eat up the Yankees ere surrendering the Virgniusi
One mans warllke utterances stimulated the cour
age ofhis neigbbor and the generalfeellng towards
midnight was asubme confidence In
THE NIGHT VOLUNTEERS
and in the strength OF their purpose The terms OF
the United states regarding the abolition OF
slavery particularly CALLING. It was the last
straw laid on the patient camels back. IL touched
the pocket, If you probe the Spanish character
downwards you will find the gold d0uboon at the
bottom OF much 0 that ethereal honor and Chi vary
which pretends to be sensitive to the least
| shadow OF blemish.
They would fight rather than surrender the cap
tive vessel. and fight in a manner OF extravagant
self-sacrifce The Spaniards OF the Casino lifted
| their hands and cried, .If our honor mot their
pOckets) IL TO be assailed and the great trust CON-
| mtted to us by Spain threatened with danger, we
shall joyfuly accept war we shall fight and die to
the last dollar; we shall dispute every inch with
the invader, and, when our resources gone and
that Heaven forbid the enemy should prevail, we
| Will kindle the torch Of connagratOn, and, with
the heroic memories OF Spain in hearts. and to
make ourselves feel worthy Of being her sons we
shah fall fighting beneath the ruins OF homes;
and should the enemy finally conquer, he will find
| Cuba a waste of ruin ana bloodn Now, who would
| think that all this
HEROIC UTTERANCE,
worthy Of the great days OF Rome or Greece, meant
dollars and cents2 The spaniard cares for Cuba
in tba OF t1,o no nf bar
and productions. To use rather vulgar express
sion the honor OF Span far its keeping by the
volunteers is concerned, is all 'pure poppycOck."
After the tremendous display OF Spartan resOlu-
tion Sunday night, what wonder II the force OF
imagination interpreted q despatch (which ap-
| peared next day. that America had backed
| down from her demands to the influence OF the
| volunteers This produced immense rejoicing
among the folks VINO believed 1t, ana they were
many. But Monday night came the most stunning
news of all, namely, that the Captain General had
orders from Spain 20 deliver up the Virgnus. Now
the thing became tangible which had hitherto been
vague
POOR JOvELLAR,
the Captain General-a high-tonec gentleman, with
the conservative traditions OF a dozen centuries
hanging about him-deserved sympathy II ever
man did, In olden times for Captain General to
command was to find instant obedience. Bold
would be the man or set OF men who dare question
the behests OF the representative OF Spanish ma
jesty. But we have fallen on other days. AS the
shadow to the substance SO might compare Cap
tain General Joyelar to any other Captain General
who went before nim previous to the withdrawal
of the troops to Spain. Poor Jovellar was
In wretched and painful fix. He felt
his weakness more keenly than ever did
one OF your liberal republicans after the
reelection OF Grant. He did not dare to
come boldly out as executive Onicer and perform
the orders OF Castelar's government. lie kept the
despatch in his pocket for while cautiously feel
ing his way around MN TO the temper Of the
volunteers. He took TINS officer and that finally
into his confidence, and ultimately greatest
triumph OF ALL he
CAPTURED AN EDITOR,
blood and thunder editor whose terrific blunder-
buss is<le Voz de cuba which Is perpetually aimed
at America and at the breast Of the goddess Of
liberty. This famous editor belongs to the class OF
minds that are only to be seduced from their
virtuous allegiance to duty by the smiles OF the
Titled great believe he IL the same person
who was won over from position or raw
head and bloody bones ferocty towards the French
invasion OF Mexico by smile Of recognition from
the imperial Lss Of MaSmilian. Then he was
editor in Mexico. Well, Jovellar smiled upon the
journalist, who up TO that moment had counseled
ephemera at Madrid, and the journast--to use an
expressive mencanism-wilted.
JOvELLAR's DIPLOMACY.
Poor Jovellar, in tone OF trepidation, but with
most admirable diplomacy, came out In an address
to the people. He did not tell them fsy rogue)
that such and mch were his orders and
that he was bound to obey them. That
would not do. for the hotheads among
the volunteers would cry out we will
save him what seems unpleasant and un-
patriotic duty to perform by taking the govern
ment, executive and ALL ourselves He appealed to
what is always a safe sentiment with the Spaniards
the memory OF the past. the greatness OF other
days, the dignity OF their character, &c. The night
before Jovellar's address came out Monday night
the excitement in regard to the Vir-
ginius reached Its climax. The Casino Espafol
was excited TO frenzy. There were meet
ings in the palace at which Castelar, was denounced
in whitening terms. There were impromptu gather
ings on the sidewalks and in the drinking places
and he would indeed have been rash man who
dared to utter a word Of protest against the pre-
vailing sentiment OF the hour.
..NEvER GIVE HER Up,"
was the burden OF the song, but earnest as the
scene might have been to participant to the dis.
Interested ooker-on it was as funny as a burlesque
OF Macbeth by Fox. There was no mistaking the
seriousness Of what they did and said and yet to
one OF another nationality, whose sympathies were
not enlisted, but whose knowledge OF both sides
OF the question and OF both parties to the contro-
versy enabled him to judge more dispassonately
than the zealots OF either side, there was an in
tensely comic phase in the tragedy OF the
scene. War with America by the first
Power Of Europe would be q grave AFFAIR
even for the first Power: but when the volunteers
Of Havana, on their own hook. entirely independ-
ent OF Spain. declared themselves not only willing
but well able to lick the Great Republic, then the
thing lost its gravity and became simply ludicrous.
They are a very handsome set OF soldiers to look
at; they dress with uncommony good erect; but
they have never heard OF sherman's or Stonewail
Jackson's men. Tuesday night the excitement
continued, for now the whole city had heard OF the
American utimatum, but still the resolve to hold