The New York herald., 1873-11-14

pOWef!ui
oid in behalf Of It's insSygent foes II has Tor The
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geance.
But it s unnecessary to multiply these ex-
pressions OF popular Indignation OF our people
by the Spaniards az they come to us through those
reliable channels the columns OF the public press.
we have IN the above furnished enough to Indicate
the bent OF the popular mind on the subject, and
| believe that they are sufficient to admonsh the
| government at Washington tnat the time for dal-
| ceased and that vigorous measures must be the
creed and the policy Tor the future.
Comments OF the Ere noh Press.
The Courier des Etats Uss,s In commenting on the
dispatches regarding the executions In Havana,
says :-'This fatal news has thrown the whole city
into state of CONSERVATION. The butchery Is re-
garded defiance to the United States, ana Its
precipitation and barbarity intended to inspire
profound horror, consequently In all our mercan.
| tile centres and public places there Is q determ-
nation to call upon the government to demand
mouth Of everybody. aud all thinking men aad
that such resolution BY the government would
stsgnation in business and the cenerai prostrs ion
The Messa0er Framed Ameyicafn says 1.-THE ex-
plantations given by MIR. Fish at the recent Cabinet
council upon the virginius affair add but little to
the facts already known. and that according to tho
accept the responsibility Of tho executions at
Santiago de Cuba. II ts true that our governments
DRAMA but then M Fish Understood shat RYAN
and his unhappy companions have been shot in
virtue Of . former sentence rendered long an
demnation, according to the Spanish law. remained
in force against the men. and It was only neces-
the commandant at santiago IN order to carry It
into effect It is doubtless requisite to take into
which now occupies the public mind; but the law
Of which MIR. Fish speaks 10 certainly the unhappy
republican government OF Spain Will do prompt
justice in the premises In any case. It required at
identity OF the prisoners and II 1t is true that the
virginius sailed under the American nag they
passengers had right to the protection Or this as
up to the moment when 1t should be judically
proved that the vessel was pirate and lraudu-
Comments OF tho Germs an Journals.
The Ne,o Yorker St00ts- -Zeitung maintains that
"the Spanish authorities In Cuba have taken upon
themselves the responsibility OF these executions.
From the fact that within few hours OF the death
OF the military leaders the naval tribunal shot not
only the civil chief OF the insurgents (Aaro) but
also the Captain OF the ship (Fry) and his whole
crew. 1t is evident that the bloodtnirsty faction in
Cuba treated the vlrginius simply as pirate This
was nothing more than piece OF mere
presumption. inasmuch as Spain herself has
denied that the Insurgents OF Cuba amounted to q
war party and, therefore, It's right Of search can
existence OF which is disclamed. Was the vir-
gtnius plrateS ls 1t established that the ship had
on board 1liibusters and plratesf These all the
questions In whose answers will lie the true point.
she was no ship Of war. neither was she armed.
number Of yesterday SHOWS that Captain Fry's
only object was to make good trade and demand
p st e hs sa
American owner and was not entitled to protec-
ton has not been shown. She had beyond a doubt
missloned United States Consul Supposing this to
have been mistake In placing her under the
cannot constitute claim that sne Is o pirate. 1t
Is, perhaps, convenient to misuse nag merely for
asng the State whose nag Is so used ~ this
case, clearly emitting the United States TO the
right OF innicting punishment-an additional
listened to the opinion OF the Union in reference to
these proceedings II Is evident that the present
powerless against the directing fanatics Of Cuba.
The finger OF the civilized world points TO the aboli
tion OF the innumanity and bloodthirstlness, bor-
incumbent on the United States, by her geography.
cal position her extensive interests and through
the direct provocatioD she has received, TO assume
in this case the r0le OF intermediary and end this
inhumanity and disregard Of lnstce;n
government OF General Grant do now, after the
United States has experienced such rebunS Will
they be willing to accept cngas apology n as
minds to be contented II Spain will only declare
the whole thing mere Misunderstanding and
perhaps dismiss an tnsubordinate commandant
others who are no better. AS the fruit Of
FISH saduees ee nGs nmRsai face P0i c:
with difficulty which, we fear, can only be over
come BY disregard ard OF many Of % ms own views; II
Department before whose dispatches the diploma
tic bombs OF 9 Louis Napoleon were wont to re-
true way or sustaining our national honor; but
from Mr.. Hamilton Fish, and the other diplomat"
Mr. who has 50 e s
have very little to expect"
views of the Philadelphia Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. l3, 1873.
Since the movement upon the part OF the gov
ernment indicates anticipation, or at least pre-
paration, for the worst that may result from the
recent atrocities in Cuba, . reflex OF local jour-
nalistic thought may not be out OF place. The
papers OF this city, which as rule slow to take
advanced opinions upon any subject whatever.
notice this afYair to considerable length and with,
for them, extraordinary spirit
The Public Record thinks there are several
reasons for supposing that our government may
be able to steer its way through the present CON-
plcation without committing any serious blunder,
that the Spanish government ought to unite with
our own in Furnishing the perpetrators Of this
crime aud that there is no need OF war.
F0rney's Press ays:-"In the interests OF out
ragged humanity if not to avenge the death OF MUIR
dered Americans. something should be done and
that promptly"
Tne Pubiic Ledger says "thAt no such atrocious
butchery has been perpetrated In any war among
civilized nations in our day as the summary wnole-
from . captured ship, whether she be blockade
runner privateer or pirate. We do not see how
the French, English and American governments
can fail to interpose and 10 insist upon the laws
OF modern warfare being applied In Cuba as
they are everywhere else; and in the event OF
Spain proving to be p0werless to control the
80 wages In her service In Cuba, to take the In
hand themselves. But, whatever the disposition
Of the otner powers nsrmg gn interes.s In the west
government TO let these inhuman oppressors Of tho
Cubans understand, once for ALL that 1t Is deter
mined that such 'barbarous sruclties on our bor-
ders' shall continue no longer
The Inquirer In an exceedingly able and