The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-15

our struggling colonies as Il Tree ana lnuc-
pendent nation. Our success proved that
France was right. We complained of Great
Britain because she recognized the bellig-
erency of the south, when, after all, they
were as much entitled to recognition, as a
i" sovereign nation, as was the United
States when France stepped forth to her
aid. We did not stop to think of this. Even
after the excitement of the hour was
passed, we claimed pecuniary damages of
Great Britain, because she accorded bellig-
crent rights to the south. Seven years
after the close of the war, we preferred
claims against that country for such recog-
milton. What we claim for ourselves, we
should freely accord to others.
How is it with Cuba ? Without stop
ping to consider the effect of recognizing
her as "bcllgerent," is she entitled there
to Bearing in mind the uniform policy
of the United States, from the foundation
of the government, and our claims, pro-
tests and demands within the past thirteen
years, can we recognize her? We mean, of
course, can we recognize the insurgents of
Cuba, either rs sovereign state, or as en-
titled to belligerent rights We know
that we are on the unpopular side. We
know that a war with Spain would be Just
now taking" We know that there would
be great cry of rejoicing, if fleet of
United States men of war should appear in
the principal ports of Cuba and commence
a bombardment. We know that greater
rejoicing would be caused. if an army
should be landed on Cuban shores, coming
from the United States, who should sweep
the Spaniards from the island and ensure
the independence thereof. We kno,o, more
orer, that IL arouM not be right The insur-
gents have no fixed capital or legislature ;
have no currency ; no constitution or laws
which are respected and obcyed and have
shown an inability, instead of an ability
to maintain themselves. by international
laws, they are not entitled to recognition.
We trust that some way may be found by
which the perpetrators of these atrocities
those so recently committed be pun
'oi~l 'ri-- D.i.isi. 7V,oiuiIIeuJ Justified
the worse than tiendish slaughter of the
Sepoys. Daniel Webster could find no wav
in which to punish the execution of Colonel
Crittendcn and his forty-nine associates.
We hope that some method will be discov-
cred by which these last butchcrics may be
avenged, but it must be remembered that
our action will tend to make international
law. These so called international laws
are only made in this way. The precedent
may come back upon lis in full force at
some time, and we must bear this in mind.
The idea that the United States will ever
take armed possession of Cuba is prepos-
ferrous in the extreme. Our government
was unable to protect British citizen in
the interior of Alabama, Georgia, and other
states in 1SG3-as well as before and after
and the same argument would have JUS
titled Great Britain in taking possession
thereof The south would have delighted
in such a course. All of these things ought
to be remembered by the people, as they
will be by the government. We believe
our honor is safe in the hands of the admin
istration. If there is an opportunity for
redress, we are sure that it will be taken.
If the seizure of tho Virginius and the sub
sequent slaughter shall prove to have been
accomplished without the violation of our
rights as Il nation, or the rights of any of
our citizens, all that can be done will be to
protest against the inhumanlty of the sub
scquent proceedings We do not want
war with Spain because there is no necessity
for it. Those newspapers there are
many of them, because it happens to be
popular just now-which are engaged in an
cndeayor to cultivate war spirit, are false
to the country and the people. They are,
simply, playing into the hands of adyen-
turcrs, spectators and gamblers. If this
country, and its citizens, have suffered
great, or, even, small wrongs at the hands
of the Spanish authorities in Cuba, they
will be redressed so far as possible, and
that, too, without war When the time
comes, Cuba will be fiee-but we do not
believe that the "Cuban Junta," at New
York, will bring it about or cause a war
between the United States and Spain. If
it shall prove that any citizens of the Unit
ed States have been illegally put to death
by the Spanish authorities in Cuba, one of
these courses must be pursued; They must
be punished by Spain, or the United States
will demand redress at the cannon s mouth
Does any one fear war? 1t seems to us
That the probabilities of war with Spain
are about equal to the breaking out of a
volcano ON killngton. Does any one be-
lieye that the United States will take armed
possession of Cuba, thus protecting her cit
liens, there sojourning and, thereby, aid
the insurgents 1t can only be paraleed
by the threats of some of the consuls in
New Orleans, some twelve years or SO ago,
and would be like Great Britain taking
possession of the south to protect her sub
jects, because the United States was pow
erless 80 to do.
Citizens of the United States must and
VIII be protected, but frenzy of excite
mcnt will not help to do it. When Britains
get hold of Sepoys, "Confederates" hold Of
yankees, and, now, when these detesta-
BILE, yillalnous, cut-throat Spanish volun-
tcers get hold of Cuban, or anyone SYM
pathizing with them, the result is atrocous
damnable, hellish. The government must
DO all in its legitimate power to prevent it ;
they must require an exercise of proper
vigilance on the part of Spain to prevent