The New York herald., 1873-11-22
AMONG THE HOTELS AND CLUBS.

The ssSituation'' Discussed by Men mt
Their Ease-secretary Fish's Good
Taste eCriticised-ssWar to the X nffev,
The excitement over the special despatch from
Madrid printed In yesterdays HERALD spread itsel
into the various hotels throughout the city and
continued TO Increase and intensity during the day,
until it passed
FROM BLOOD TO FEVER HEAE
late in the evening. All day long and lar into the
night the halls, corridors. parlors and billiard
rooms OF the different inns were crowded vita
groups OF travellers, guests and residents OF the
metropolis. ali engaged on the one impo tant topic
Of discussion, to wit, the insolent attitude
sumed by the Spanish government, and the
hostile and insulting conduct and tone OF
the Spanish people and their press towards this
trebly outraged nation oil ours. But one opinion
prevailed among al-at least, II there was Sec
ond, nobody risked the unpopuiarity which would
have been sure to follow fast upon Its expression.
That opinion was that
THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE
Of the United States were long ago sufficiently
cufed ana Kicked by those treacherous Spaniards
to render any other nation beside itself with rage
but that now even TINS patient and most forbearng
people have been literally driven into taking such
steps as VIII most effectively cnastise the nsoent
nation tnat has mas 50 long taunted and outraged
US with apparent lmpunlty. anu VIII make sLcn an
example OF her as VIII deter every Other nation
from tam tering with our honor and our rights Tor
many generations 10 come.
group OF gentlemen stood IN the hall Of the St.
Nicholas Hotel yesterday afternoon discussing the
sssltuatlon AMI speculatlng on the
PROBABLE COURSE OF TIE ADMINISTRATION
at washington in view OF the impending crisis
one OF the number, who. It must be
spoke most bitterly OF the conduct of secretary
Fish from the fret day when the CUBAN question
became OF interest TO the Anne ican mind. lie said
that the mere Iacs OF Mr.. Fish holaing such an
onlce as Secretary OF state at all, wne his sonn-
law retained the position OF hired advocate and
paid agent Of any loreign government, much less
that OF spain. was
PUBLIC SCANDAL
that could not be too vehementiy denounced
Everybody had admired tue good taste that pre-
vented Mr.. A. I. stewart iron becoming sec.
retary OF the treasury, wnen lie was named
ident Grant over four years ago. NO
body for a moment suspected that
his acton as the head OF our finance department.
by the interests OF merchants engaged in the inn
portaton OF goods OF Foreign manufacture; but the
action by which the estab ishment o sucn ques-
tionabe precedent was prevented at that tune
was not only matter OF good taste but Of gool
policy. Even the law steps IN To Interfere la such
o case, evidently requiring rnat
CAEsAR'S WIFE
Should be above suspicion. Yet how trlning would
be the irreguarity in the case oil A. 1. stewart and
the secretaryship OF the Treasury compared with
the gross scandal OF seeing tie ioreign relations
OF our government administered by man whose
son-ln-law-wnose own cnild, consequently
rs personally and pecunar,iy IN infested snn IN N
outrage at the hands aud for the
direct benefit OF that particular foreign
nation whose gain In this lcinisphere must be
always our loss You may talk to me continued
the speaker) ol the possibility OF Mr.. Fish not
being influenced or swerved from nls duty IN any
way by the interests and fortunes Of his ION naw,
MIR. Webster. | could believe In that possibility,
perhaps, II J knew nothing q the puoic
EVENTS OF THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
Under existing circumstances must be excused
from believing IN any ing so prep0sterous."
al don't believe, myselln sad another gentle
man. 'tDat, our government has ever done the
square, manly thing IN tins Cuban business. IL
can't hep itself now, however; ~ must act at
once. ior the peoples BIZ OF is up and they're not
going 10 stand any more nonsense. IN that case
believe in taxing the HERALD's advice-never
mind what the administration mas done or not
done heretofore, and let US support IL now when u
does try 10 do something 10 wbicn the Dystand-
ers accorded an unanimous "Amen.n IL
When the evening newspapers arrived
AT THE FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL
last evening IT was next 10 ipossible to get near
news stand 1t was expect,d "a tnat the dispatches
which were read In tho HERALD In the morning
would be supplemented by some iurtner infvrma-
ton In the evening journals. and the latter
had never known 50 rapid sale be-
FORE Their contents were rapidly deyoured
and repeated to those VINO cOu.d not secure
papers Tor themselves, and, though their news mas
not a. important as 1t was expected ~ might De,
IL created considerable excitement. The effect OF
yesterdays HEBALD's Madrid news on the onical
and private ciIcles at Washington was commented
on, especially that paragraph which limited that
the government had received ana withheld similar
| information. N #rM r
TIE CONDITION OF OUR NAVY
| formed portQns o. every groups conversations and
| the administration was heartily condemned Ivr
allowing that branch oil the pubic service 10 lapse
into ITS present state OF comparative inenicicncy
| admitted unpreparedness. was to strike an Lnme.