The New York herald., 1873-11-23
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ngious Press ON the Topic OF the
Day.
Among the quasi religious press that seixes
the present complications with Spain as
matter of comment we may take the views Of
the editor of the Golden Age :-"No matter"
SAYS the editor, sswho these men were; NO
matter what offence they committed; no mat
ter what provocation they gave to their enc
mics; no matter how they abused the Ameri-
can flag or the Spanish authority; no matter
if they had been individual pirates on the
high seas; no matter if they had been ship
load of prison convicts condemned for muir
DER no matter whether any or all of this was
true (and small portion may have been),
nevertheless the massacre at Santiago must
excite the horror, the scorn and the rage Of
mankind We would be willing to see tina
whole Cuban question remitted to Charles
Sumner and Emilio CASTELAR,, feeling sure that
by these two statesmen it would be settled
promptly and settled right" Thus does
Theodore Tilton express his views.
The Christian Union quasi religious) de-
clares that a great outrage against humanity
has been committed in Cuba. 'sThe burst of
indignation which has greeted it is the voice
Of honest human nature So does Henry
Ward Beecher pen his thoughts to paper.
The Christian at WorI; affirms that sour re-
lations with Spain have been perpetual and
striking illustration Of the tyranny Of the
weak over the strong As a virtue it is mag
nanimity; pursued too far, it becomes abject-
ness" OF such is the opinion Of the Rev. T..
De Witt Talmage.
'sThe Cuban massacre - exclaims the Lde-
pendent 'sHas the world no redress for this
horrible act Of barbarity? We think it has,
and that it belongs to the United States to de-
mand it." Thus speaketh Henry G. Bowen,
not a clergyman himself, but the shepherd Of
clerical writers.
'If, without further bloodshed, our govern
ment can obtain what may be regarded az
security against the repetition OF such out
RACES, every Christian heart will rejoice Strike
the deathblow to slavery in the West Indies"
Thus speaketh the Rev. DR.. Patton in the
Baptist Weekly.
'Aside from its intrinsic barbarsm and
bloodthirstiness, the act was a defiance Of the
nations and an outrage upon the race. We
trust the government will take such vigorous
steps as will secure protection to our citizens
wherever they may be, whether on land or on
sea, and as will prevent a repetition OF this
injurious insult to our flag and nation"
These are the views Of the Christian lnteuir
gencer.
'sThe cruelty Of the Spanish character and
the impotence of the Spanish Republic have
been strilingly as well as shockingly dis
played in the affair OF the Virginius. When
Spanish officials in Cuba defy their own
government and refuse to regard international
or any other law they shall be subject to the
prompt and vigorous discipline Of the United
States" And thus speaketh the Rev. DR.. E. H.
Chaplin, editor of the Christian Leader.
ssThat such outrages can be allowed to
occur without rebuke is to suppose our gov
ernment to be destitute Of al spirit. We
trust that ships Of war will be sent at once to
Cuban waters in such force as to protect
American citizens on that island" And Of
such is the gospel of the Evangelist (Presby-
terian).
.sWhat is needed at this hour is statesman
ship and common sense" affirms the solid
old Presbyterian organ, the Observer, ''and,"
continues the editor "while we resist and
denounce the great wrong which has been
perpetrated by the authorities-a wrong which.
we doubt not, will be as deeply regretted by
the Spanish government at home as it is by
us-let us not do ourselves the great injury
of complicating our foreign relations by o
sudden movement for the acquisition Of pos
sessions of which it may be truly said the
more that we have Of that sort the poorer we
are
The Boston Pilot (Roman Catholic) de-
clares that the United States will never have
better chance of winning glory at spall risk
than that presented by the Cuban outrage
'sThe acute mind of America says the
editor, "quick to see good thing in war or
bargains, recognizes the fact and cries out for
war. 1t is the story Of the big schoolboy and
the little schoolboy over again; only this time
the little schoolboy began the quarrel and
richly deserves sound thrashing." The
editor Of the Pilot is, to quote his own words.
''quick to see'' anything good in war or in
peace.
The Baltimore Catholic Mirror is inclined to
the opinion that "the capture of the Virginius
was breach Of international law and that
atonement should be made by the infidel
rulers at Madrid, as well as by the butchers in
Cuba"
And thus endeth the first lesson.
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.