, 1873-11-25

Ill WHICH En6 QuElAl OF L1D Un1ttd
statos Vioo-O Consul sohrnitt was treated al de-
llborato insult to tho United BtasoB. offered In
| cold blood aud with full understanding Of all
tho Importance and gravity Of tho ofronBe.
TILE pnEsfDENT's ACTION TAMrEnHD pY Law.
When 1t MAS remarked to him that, had tho
victims Of Durriel's brutality been British cub
toct8 tho old lion would havo rouaed to speedy
and {earfu1 ayonging Of tho crime, ho quickly
refoinod that tl1oro would have boon in this caBo
just as much prompt md decisive action taken
have boon takon by tho Government OF Great
Britain, II tho Chief Magistrate had not boon 80
restricted by tho Constitution and tho lawa as
that lo could 20 no fnrthor than to onter pro-
test and await action by Congress-.
WHAT THE MESSAGE WILL nEcoMMENp.
The President said that In ha message le
would lay before 0ongroes oil tho faots bearing
upon tho casc that shall hayo como into tho
added significantly, five days will 10 ample timo
in which to tleoido as to tho proper action to bo
taken by 0ongrcss III tho caso. Tho ProBidont
IN FAVOR OF FnEE ounA,
but TINT ho did not mean By tlnt TINT ho favor
ed an annoxntion, although he beliovod that ii,
timo annexation would DO accomplished iii tho
natural course Of things. In alluding to tho 70
lations sustained by lilo United States Govo1n
ment 1,t With tho Spanish Government, tho Pros
THE CASTELAR, REPUBLIC AND THE UNITED
BTATEs WERE NATURAL 111Es;
TINT they hnd common tntorosts, common
aaFmrathy, colhnon aims, and common frionds.
mics Of tho other. While this is tho caso, the
relations subaissing botwoon the Castelar, Ropub-
lie, and tho Spanish governing power
i'll Cuba are not friendly; and :. tho
ernmont arc 1iEelyto bo ovadcd. dsoboyod, md
ignored by tho aovor1,ment authorities ln 0ubh,
Whenever by any protoxt such result oan be
accomplished 90 that, while tho oastolar Gov
ornmont is hold responsible and cannot cyado
the responsibility for tho acts Of The Spanish
!authoritios in Cuha, yet tho latter can ON
bnrrass tho former to tho greatest extent,
whilo tho Homo Government iB powerfoBs to ar
rost tho OWL till the mischief is done. There is no
love lost among tho Spanish authorittos in Cuba
in common.
THE LAW or 1868,
to which tho President referred, Ia tie aot of
July 7, In regard to the rights Of American citi-
of It which tho President complains Of as ham
poring the American Government is tho third
section, which ia as follows:
That Whenever 1t shall 10 made known to the preBt-
njus'ly deprived Of ha Iiborty, by under the au-
thority of my foreign aoyornment, It shall be tho
Government. ths reasons for such imprtson-
sap' md ID sn' vssp + & t. t. 's .iSs
release of al sno eizens II Be- that tho reoasos sas
80 demanded DO unreasonaby delayed or refused, It
not amounting to aoa ia II var ~ he 10 may ma think necos
sary and procr to obtain or etecsuate such release
and afl tho facts and Proceedings relative thereto
President to Congress-.
TIE PRESIDENT 1B, WITHOUT MODIFICATION, 4
WAR MAN,
aa tho torn is uncerstood to-day md that ho
dooB not object to being 90 considered there is
no room to doubt. HB whole manner aud coll
versation wore FREQ In tho interview, Of which the