Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-11-19

our national enhlem. bot TIE seuee ~ ~
Chrstian world. IL Is = STATE Of thing
bsi 20 he endured. We believe that en-
statesmen uow al the head Of the Spanis'
Affairs arc ready to disavos responsibility
Cor tins state Of affairs aud 10 attempt ~
improvement, though il i impossible tina
thew should see Cuban affairs free iron
/ Spanish bias. What then are &C ready Il
propose? Are wc ready TO ssk anything
more than ample disavoWal aud PREPARATION
for the present and solemn obligations TOT
the future. with an evident security ioI
aud activity 10 Cuhsn refsrmf Are We
ready to overthrow the present republi
can, or any possible, government IN sPaw
with vain demands upon her and insults
! 10 her pride 2 Shall We take Cuba by
force and place her in charge OF the
statesmen senores. Who lounge around
New York in such nu#beFs. and who,
within a year. would be shooting rebels,
with As much elee as the governor ol
Santiago. or the chieftaius OF Cariagena
We submit that theirs are questions here
which eannst be settled iu a passion and
1 in regard TO which the momentary clans
ors Of a foreign mob canLot be taken for
the sober sense Cf the American people.
The Herald says I'VE can no long
err trust to diplomatic protest and Madrid
orders. Our safety must be 10 the weight
of our metal and the bravery Of our sail
ors. For the outrage Of the murders at
Santiago de Cuba and probably for the H.
legal capture Of the Virginius We must
demand prompt and ample reparaiiOn aad
punishment Of the commander of the
Tornado and of the bloodthirsty g overnor
of Santiago de Cuba
The Sun 1.-The natisa might
put up with having their flag tramPlsd
upon; they might even submit to the muir.
der in cold blood of Cuban leaders taken
under the protection Of that flag. but this
wholesale butchery shocks every feeling OF
humanity, and cannot Tail TO rouse the
sentiment of national honor aud dignity.
The most ample rcparation Hust be ex'
acted for this terrible outrage, aud if the
administration is backward aud full Of
Spanish sympathles in this matter. 20
much the worse Cor them
Tae World says The pretence Of
piracy is too absurd for serious discussion
But in any other hypothesis the Cuban
authorities had 10 ri ht to NEEDLE with the
Virgiuius, except within a marine league
of their own coast"
The Times says :-"Athough we are a
pcaceable nation, we have not arrived at
the point AZ which We can stand by snd
see Spain assassinute American citizens
with IMMUNITY"
The London Tins Friday in leading
editorial, says: Ill the Virgiuius affair
had occurred during the asccndercy of the
democratic party, Cuba doubtless would
have been Immediately annexed. vi draws
contrast upou their conduct Of the Spani-
ards in Cuba aud lenient treatment by the
American Government of the foreign
blockade runners during the rebellion, AMI
adds: - England is called upon to act
in consequence of the execution of any
of her swu subjects, there is no reason
why she shonlJ not acknowledge the indie
pcudence Of Cuba, especially If that act
would check such outrages. 1t recon-.
meuds the adoption Of that line Of policy
by the United States.
Senator Conkling said, in an interview
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Thursday
night, that if the facts are as represented
have not the least doubt that Instant
measures will be adopted to avengc the
outraged honor Of the country ami teach
a lesson they will never forget to those
who have dared to insult our flag. Those
measures will be Of character that will
involve not alone the fate Of the insurrcc-
ton in Cuba. but the whole future of the
island. | speak advisedly, tor from frc-
quent conferences in regard TO Cuban at
fairs believe l am thoroughly aware o.
what are certain to be the sentiments of
the President and Secretary of State ia
regard to this affair. The honor of TIE
country will, repeat, be indicated it,
upon investigation. it shall be found that
an outrage has been committed on our flag.
Admiral Portsrs blood is up, evidently
when he says: nj our flag is not respect
ed, let US see If our guns will be-"
Gen. n p. Banks, at bis reception in
Maiden, Mass, Friday evening, thus al.
ludel TO the massacre "these poor men
that have suffered in Cuba will perhaps
accomplish more by thei: death than could
have been accomplished by the lives of
five hundred or five thousand times as mauy
men. Although dead, they yet live. AL.
though du1b, they will vet speak, and
not limited TO the ordinary life of man,
their vsices and their lives will continue
to act fOrev yer and forever until the end of
time. The block may suck their gore
their heads may soften IN the sun, their
limbs may string en- castle gates and walls,
but still their spirit ralks abroad. Years
may elapse and others share us dark
doom. They but augment the deep swell.
ing current Of thought thst o'erbears all
aud at last leaves the world to freedom"
NOTES.
A dispatch from Pittsburg, Pa, says
that company of volunteers is being Or
sauized there to aid Cuba
Col. j. Madison Drake of the Sd regi-
ment Of New Jersey state militia has tel
cgraphed the resident, rendering the
services Of his regiment for duty in Cuba
or elsewhere in defense of the liberties OF
American citizens.
Col. Dick Sisco of the eight ward, Now
York, has also rendered 10 the President