The New York herald., 1873-11-26
uOSYILITIES IMMINENT
CONTINUED FROM THIRD PAGE.

s,oas.a yoorv chances giving rise to important
.rast,on. before considered by the fathers
n the Republic One OF the ques1ons
VAS the permanence Of European COVER
uents on this continent Russia had cede' a
s.esessions: Denmark and Sweden had her
their islands to the United States; the oaereo
sessions were practically independ ,frtish pos
French islands in the Gulf OF Mexic' en,, anu uhe
Rally So SPAN only adhered t f"ere supstan-
sears ago. BE had the mos .s~her views OF 100
-ard. spain: vet the o. g. sfriendly feeling to-
..yeS for impartial <estions now presented
STATES to this hoar ,crssaeratlon. The united
towards Spain tn anu never committed ah Sc'
SPANS & was not for her protection.
Nh. owed ASrTs TO THE UNITED STATES.
,~,.rds u !, the present possession OF the Gulf
ne ha fhe support OF the United States, and
az a nothing to complain Of The United States
leven interdicted a combination OF the Central
american republics TO drive Spain from the West
ern hemisphere, line Of policy advised by wash
ington, and thus far strictly adhered to- AS pre-
aicted by the first Presidents the time had come
Tor the United States to assert her power and the
occasion was at hand IN the seizure OF the vir-
ginius and the massacre OF her company. o,ner
atrocities would follow If this passed without extra
ordinary notice An American ship, with Amerl-
can papers, an American nag ana pl VI sste
from the American government, haa COMMITTEES no 10
offence; yet she was captured as pirate, because
Spanish officers saw nj 10 style her So anu served
her crew accordingly. The reparation mace should
be such as to put stop 10 such atrocltes forever
Yet General Banks
DIsCLAIMEp ANY INTENTION TO URGE THE GOVERN
NENT TO WAR
m eyery other measure had failed; SOS, 600 or
$30. 600 indemnity by Spain would be no preventa.
tive against repetition. However, she must be
made TO feel her position keenly He had long fell
the need OF navy capable OF enforcing the position
or the government, whatever it might be; but
In time OF peace every effort made to build
il up or sustain IL was denounced
as o "lob,r and no measure OF the kind could be
cd npl a.
by experience. million white people, to say
nothing 900 Tree blacks and 300 600 slaves, were
subjected to q tyranny hardly known under any
other rule, Tor the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF 100000
resdelt Spanards in Cuba. The Cubans in 1865
formed . government, and since that time had
HELD THEIR own AGAINST TYRANNY
with loss to the latter OF 100000 men and the
guns, now augmented to 81 ships and nearly 500
guns. In spite OF the amount paid by Great Britain
TO Spain to induce her to abolish the slave trade IT
had since been carried on to sustain the planta-
tion forces. Slavery would end with the indepen-
dence OF Cuba. Our relations with the people OF
ave years. should not be changed by any amount
Oireparation. Every European nation recognized
the beligerency OF the South IN the rebellion, and
the only complaint made by the United states was
against untruthful England. Among the quickest
days after the first gun at Fort sumter This
much at least was due to Cuba at the end OF five
years Of seli.sustenance in war. The speaker
quoted from Webster and other statesmen and
writer's in support OF his view, and
WONDERED HOW THE UNITED STATES COULD LOOK
CALMLY ON A CONTEST NEAR HER SHORES
and not even express her sympathy, which exists
nevertheless, in the desire to see Cuoa indepen-
dent, SO that traffic in her surrounding waters can
, be carried on in peace.
General Banks reiterated that the United States
did not want Cuba. Her independence from a
tyrannical oppressor was her right and
TO that end her recognition should be
determined upon at once by the author-
ties at Washington Great Britain stood
aloOf only through her anticipations of American
objections to her interference in Western waters.
But let those objections be Withdrawn, Great
Britain would not remain "a hours qulescent with
Spain in her course towards Cuba. once indepen-
stead OF meagre 100000, and her commerce OF
&1l0,O00,000 would swell to $1,000. 000.0O0 The
Generals views were well received and many OF
bis points warmly applauded.