Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-11-25
The South and the cuban Question

We do not think we will 90 very far astray il
we assert that the entire bouth including the
press, prominent statesmen and the masses are
almost . unit in favor of prompt vindicaton OF
our national honor, even TO the extremity Of war
on account Of the Spanish insult TO the American
hag and the savage slaughter of American citi-
zens at Santiago. Among the most influential of
the Southern press that have expressed their con.
victlOns on the subject we may mention that the
Richmond Enquirer wants the President once
more to declare, al propose to move at once unou
your works, and II a&rms that Hthe whole conn
try will rise up and with one voice applaud the
manly sentiment" The Memphis Appeal once
the most ultra in its defence of Southern rights of
all the Southern press, AYERS that the prospect of
war which must eVentuate In the acquisition Of
Cuba "has already made the stlrs and StriDea fbe
flag indeed of the whole country, and called ONT
from the hearts OF Southern men as true a deVo-
tion 20 that flag and as keen a sensitiVeness to
have the insult offered it avenged as If nothing
had ever disturbed their ancient love for the svm
Dol OF American union and American liberty. -
The Savannah Aea0S declares thai the cireumslan-
ces Of the case make it the duty OF the Uniled
States TO iuterpose its good Offices its Dswer. If
need be, to put stop to such outrages a. that
which now Ellis the world with "unopeak lbl. bor-
rot.' The New Orleans Times does not hesitste
to declare that "hostilitiss IN euch a cause will
unquestionably meet the hearty approval of nine
ty-line in a hundred" The New Orleans Picavane
asserts that "the United States stands Committed
TO avenge the murder of the gallant FRY aud the
other citizens OF The United States who have been
brutslly massacreed at Santiago de Cuba" The
Memphis Register says "our government should
demand OF spain that the butchers aud murder
s.s who committed the foul deed shall be deliver
ed INTO the hands of the government at Washing
ton, 10 be tired under the laws OF natons for their
crimes" The Charleston Ne,es hopes '.to hear
soon that the timid counsels Of Fish are tisrs-
gardcd and tina President Grant has buckIed on
the sword" The Mobile Registe, demands that
| "veugeance bs VISITED upon The murderer OF FRY
/ and hls companions 10y our government; aud if Il
tail TO do 1t is the duty OF the people 10 take il
la hand, and, 10y sweeping the last yestge Of
| Spanish dominion from this Continent, teach
spain lesson which she will never forget" The
Nlcksburg Herald trusts the government evil
Vndicate the honor Of the nation at any cost ana
every hazard" The Columbus tGa) Etiouirer AZ
hrms that at the government says the word there
are ten thousand Southern men ready TO gird On,
their swords Tor the patriots of Cuba Libre."
But We might Ill our paper with comments like
| the above from the columns of our Southern con.
| temPorarles. The above, however is sufficient 10
demonstrate that the Southern heart is all aRlog
with enthusiasm for the Vindication Of our na-
tional honor and the emancipation of Cuba from
Spanish thraidom.-k. y. Herald