The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-23


raj reforms IN India Would not our request be
received with the greatest scorn The United
did not wish Ill TO the Greeks, but he wanted GER
tain forts dismant!ed. The ~, United states say.
america tor the Americans" How was 1t with
| Louisiana ? This was ours since the middle OF the
last century. In 1902 jones Monroe was IN Paris
on q special mission and in company vita Napo-
/ leon committed the most Infamous fraud that
of Her was Saes IVA OF his
| favorite Godoy. Napoleon cheated them and
| exchanged Louisiana for the pretended Kingdom
| of Etruria-a Kingdom that never came into our
| possession. In 1903 our nag came down and the
American nag was noated. The United States paid
$16OOo0 600, which sum Napoleon received and re-
tanned, spain not receiving the promised Kingdom
OF Etruria.
How did the Americans take Florida2 When
Spain was at war with Napoleon the United States
took the Floridas, except the tewns Of st. Angus.
tine and Pensacola In the year 1919 Ferdinand
coded them for $4,000,O00 sum Spain never re-
ceived, as the United States Claimed that we owed
IL 10 American merchants and repaid them. In
the time OF Charles " 1t was said the sun never set
on the Spanish colonies. England can say this
now In North and South America the Antilles,
Africa Asia and Oceanca she has her possessions
and, to our shame, Gibraltar. England does not
Canada she gives liberty, although English Canada
has twice as many Deputies according TO pepula-
ton as the French Canada In Australia and ia
malca the Governor rules, while Hong Kong and
singapore are ruled despoically When England
about It and passed a gradual act and paid
Sll50O0,OO0 In gold. and extended the time Tor APP
premiership SIX years. In 1858 the radical party
declared that Spain was not tit for Republic, and
now II is desired to make the negroes citizens. In
other words, the country OF Traan, Martial Seneca,
and Cervantes was not in 1868 fit for Republic,
and yet the ignorant negrois now worthy citizen.
HOW FRANCE TREATS HER COLONIES.
What has France done with her colonies? 1t was
some time before the Roman Senate decreed the
destruction or Carthage. Cato took some green
figs ana threw them into the Senate. .These ngs
came from Carthage" he said ''Shoud we have .
rival so nearr Agiers is within fourteen hours OF
are French food for cannon. They have gone into
all the warsand yet out OF the superior Council Of
twenty-f0ur there are but two Arabs. See what
Holland does with her colOnles-in extent thirty
times larger than the mother country. She governs
little by litte-enough that Is good Tor the people,
no more.
RICE AND CRIMES
We now turn TO The United States nation
wise astonshes with its ayarice and It's crimes
How dc they govern the Southern states atrrnne
years Of peace DO YOU remember now rSe Ba the
any woman who insulted an officer or soldier
Shouts be treated as public woman have you
ever seen such shameful document HAS its
like come from Caigula or Attila-the scourge
OF God We hear iatterng accounts Of the sugar
crop in New Orleans. But what has happened
Every one knows that in former times there were
always in the port from fifteen hundred to slXteen
hundred vessels. Now there not even fifteen
Before the war New Orleans exported s27o.oO0ooo.
Now there is not the seventh part And II tue
NORM mas ofeaaea Inc Soue 80 ouart now nave
the Indians been treated Y-the Indians VINO Tor
merly owned the lands and who are more worthy
OF consideration than the inhabitants OF our An
TILES What sorrOwul history IS that OF the In
| dian ? What has become of the tribe Of the young
Captain Smith? What has betalen the Seneca tribe.
whose chief said to Washington IN words worthy OF
We see, to misfortune, that you are strong Let
us see If you are Just and Will permit us TO iye III
with the Iroquois the Cherokees the Deawaress
All have persisted except a lew unfortunates who
| leagues from the tombs OF their fOrefathers
GRANT AS GREAT A TYRANT AS LOUIS XII.
We have all seen the message OF President Grant
IN accepting his office. Well, have looked INTO
| history and have not seen in the tyrannies Of
| Phalaris, visconte Navis or Louis XII, more bar
| barous document than this OF President Grants.
He says that his efforts will tend to stimulate in.
/ dustry, manufactures and civilize the aborgines-
under the mild influence OF education-or war until
| determination. When did such cruel words 1all
from the lips OF governing man. IL It's Is
gwen for the Carthasnans to leave. What other
words of erocity does this document contain We
learn that the emancipated slaves are more unfor-
| tunate than when they were slaves. President
Grant tells us That the war freed the slave but ana
lea the slave has political but not civil rights That
Is, the Americans have freed him they have I'M
loosed him as one unlooses blOodhounds-to war
upon the owner and not elevate and dignity him
SELF Furthermore, the President, seeing that we
will not allow Cuba and Porto Rico to be wrenched
| from u.s. says that the Supreme Maker is preparing
the werd to be nation and to have one language
Do you know what that meanss There is to be
one Republic, and that is the assembling OF Mexico
and the Antilles into one government, and the
| English law and language dominant.
| HOW THE UNITED STATES TREATED THE INDIANS.
Do you know how the United States treated the
the cruelties Of Columbus But to Columbus | can
apply the words OF one OF our poets to Peter the
Cruel-that it was God and his times that inspired
| his acts not his own heart alone. But am speak
ing OF the middle OF the nineteenth century, ana
what has been done in this century by the people
| OF the United States captain, whose name Is
| unknown to history, was retreatng with his CON-
pany when he was followed by small body Of
starving Sioux. He abandoned to them bread and
food. Next day the Indians were all dead for the
| food contained strychnine. Mr.. Lincoln did not
chastse this man, but only transferred him to a
higher post, in the mines of Minnesota. In 1854
Colonel Chirington was encamped near Fort Lyons.
n Ge % and ac
The Colonel requested them to leave, and they did,
and settled at distance Of thirty-ive miles from
| the fort few months later, when they had built
their homes and founded village, the Colonel
enc night presented himself suddenly, with 500
| cavalry and six guns, and began to cannonade the
village. The Indians Ned in all directions, sabred
by the cavalry, who did not stop until there were
100 corpses OF aged men, women and children.
Nor did Mr.. Lincoln punish this man, but promoted
| him.
But then came Gods high Judgment. ! lament
| that the comedian, Booth, assassinated Lincoln.
| believe him to have been great man and great
citizen But must we reserve our Indignation
| only for the miserable assassin who punges his
poniard into the heart OF fellow being, and not
| istrate OF nation who sees that hundreds OF hu-
| man beings are poisoned and does not punish, but
rewards the murderers? Why Is the memory OF
| Pontius PLATE 50 hatefulY He at least washed his
hands OF the blood Of the Just. But Lincoln re-
warded two infamous men. This only illustrates
the philanthropy Of those North Americans whose
/ invading MANIA II not checked, Will belle the
| words OF great poet, who tells us that wher-
\ ever vessels SAIL In every clime they hear the
language OF Ceramics Think on the TACT that this
| language has been prescribed In a territory
1000 leagues long by 600 wide; that 1t Is no longer
heard In the Floridas, in Louisiana, in Texas, New
Mexico. in California, in Panama. God
| al
Mexico or the Antilles
SPAIN MUST CURB AMERICAN AyARICE.
This avarice OF the Americans must be curbed
! by the Spaniards This can be done with dignity,
! and IL should be done, for the lion Is never so
/ fierce as he is represented. Even II he ~ we at
i least a die with hAnar rather