The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-11-29
THE SPANISH DIFF
GUILTY.
OUR PHILANTHROPIC POLICY,
OUR BRAVERY AND OUR
GRATITUDE.

From many motives, We were induced
In the first OF these throc articles, to refer
TO the right Of Interference. In tho last
We laid particular stress on the right Of Wis
iLstion and seach, and tho assumption Of
marine Jurisdiction. We have now only
TO say that il tho virginius were purpose
ly engaged in . combination with the NAL
contents of Cuba, the action Of the au-
thorities in shooting down the majority OF
the csptives, will be considerably modi-
fed. We are opposed, ab in'tio, TO the eI.
tremity Of such measures at all; but tho
law in prescribing the compliment Of any
crime is OF influenced by any eonsiders-
tion OF individual feelings
We hold that tho United had explic-
lily violated the law Of nations, by allow
ing her territory 10 become tho basis OF
the operations Of Ryan and his confsder-
| ates. We have an act Of congress april
1879, expressly prohibiting any citizen or
citizens from making any part of the ter
ritory of the United States the basis Of
hostile operations against a friendly
power A lax execution OF tho law does
not by any means extenuato such trans.
grsssions Of her neutrality, And how i,
10 that the plottings of the Cuban inser
geuts have been suffered to go on sine
the commencement OF the revo luton, VI
are more disposed to guess that prepared
to answer.
Let Spain prescribe as the just measure
= OF felony whatever punishment che pleases
Il is not for the United States, in tn
midst of her allegations, to say whether o.
= not such be consistent with the spirit o
! tho age. When it conflicts with the usag
OF nations then va shall expect them &
step in and regulate matters according 4
J the universal standard. She may hav
her own ideas about this or that but thei
application holds good to the extent OF he
GOV enanis with outside powers, and &
that extent only.
We like 10 extend our territory; bu
why go out OF our latitude to acquire
mere speck in the ocean when Canada il
at homo with us and Rcd river is littl,
narrower than the Rio Grsnde? Lot Vi
take our oi0n fret Then let us cut loose
from our obligations as Q nation, and, liv,
ing in ourselves and by ourselves, plant
the banner of liberty wherever We please
and extend tho hand Of liberty to the dis.
tressed Of the world. If We value our
word We must hold to our contract, and
not till mutual concession restores US to
ourselves, untrarnmeled by the stipulA-
tions Of treaty, can We go forward on the
broad basis Of Republicanism, ami
hilsting the sceptre Of absolutism and diff.
fusing wide the genius of our institutions
Our Interference in tho European war;
Of 1862 WAS seriously mooted in tho SEN
ate. We have before vs. a speech Of Jers-
nah Clemens, delivered in that body
s.ernly expressing any such course on the
part of this country. To iniefere in
what Tho cause of monarchy Those
grave senators who saw from sfar the di.
, vine mission tho United States had TO por.
| form might havoc ossayed to turn the
stream OF sympathy whore il wa. sadly
f. needed.
' When an Austrian army swept ovsl
tuo northern part Of Italy and rs-rivetec
4 the msnscles Of conquest upon IN,
struggling Piedmont thero wa, no Repu b
lican sympathy TO dissolve the fastening,
Hungary rose as y msss md . momentsry
+, CLEAN Of liberty flashed upon the patrioti;
impulse, but all America could do was &
afford a home 10 Kossuth. A combined
, despotism rushed upon Poland, and bleed
, ing AT evcry vein she duplicated tho sal
walton Of her nationality. There WAS n,
voice, no movement in the republics tha
then existed. Tyranny conquered, Po
land lay PROSTATE and freedom shriekec
- az KQaGiaSk2 Iisli T. The Irish stood ankle