Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-11-21


question O. o. what ought TO- be done hv thi-
country .r the matter of the Yirriniu=. if it
ever wa- on any subie- Her- and there
iourual ea. attention - the lac. rnat the
YIrrlniu- By engaging ms hostile sIpeai-
ton against O. nation with whom.R STE 81
peace. violated our laws and ii-honoIed the
American dsr she rartirl a irv remind
their reader thar ir is non 90 sd certain
thai good a1v.t r can be msde ont
araan-- SPAN. AID rha- o, best 10 is o very
deIcare ami difficult matter 90 undertaks
% uell.- ID ;Ae internal administration Of
O. foreign governments. even o. project our
own citizens One journal the 1unE..
pcrrelye- THAT nobody is likely ta gain any
thing from tai- complication. the probable
result being thar spain vii lo-e Cuha
under e.reumzrRnor- which vii iiScredii.
ana perhap- prove fats 90 iAa Republic
Cuta viii gain her independence to- foreign
Intervention. INSTEAD Of through the more
honorable and Wholesome proce= Of self
redemption and nj last We snail come into
possession of Ouna. earlier than W. want IL,
and through instrumentaiitiee which vii
be likely 70 faSten upon as anew those com
bination- OF force AM corruption against
which the national conscience hRs been win
such iifcuIry aroused % revolt But these
ami zuch as the=e.are lew among many A
more common and daHb,less more popular
strain is that of the following article from
the pen of NI HazeEell af the Boston
Trareue-. though not every writer .- able
to pur the case 50 pointedly
The capture 81 the NirginIus. and The
hurried execution Gf ffrv-seTeu 0t the per-
sons found on board OF her by the >7aniards.
VII not be without serious conse1uenoe=.
Judging from what is said on al sides L
might have aeel possible % overlook the
taking oi the vessel. hsQ rne captors simply
held her and the prisoners. subject % the
future action 0l the spanish government.
which W are confident. w0uld nave been
moderate senior Castelar, is NOT oniv
man OF rrear talent. nur O man ot GOOD
sen=e. But the action Of the c0urt martial
a. sau.aE1 Dr. Cuna verv different
affair. and We shall he q iisrracei ard @
4A-llIlllN'atH4 4ala4NNa % A-A. va. a|a anu
% exact the most rigid punishment OF The
0incsr- vino lnsllIed u- ln pr0ceeclnr SD
rapidly against men they had 10 right 90
seize a they did, and whom, consequently.
they nave murdered The summary action
OF the >uanardS was Que 70 their desire u
insult this country, ana 90 their ful. know
ledge that they wouic be forbidden u pur
any man a. death VINO MAD teen taken IN
me Alr-iuius. mad the matter been referred
O. Madrid As there can be no c0mpenss- f
tion for lie taken We should proceed on the
lff .a.4sE4s- and insist upon the execution
0t every person who had any pari in thea
So sslnarne work done az the expense of
men who were illegally taken from under
the American flag y hen the English
rau-e1 the death 0i some OF our sesmsn. by
firing into the chesapeake. they made Pc
cunlary COMPENSATION. % which We had q
submit, because We really were not strong
enough 60 proceed on the ground Of retalis- I
t0n mt the case Of The NirrinIus Is very
different from that of the Chesapeake. H.
the English ha- as their action was.averr- /
I'd that they 70ugh. 0nlT % get possession /
Of their Own men. and thay did not take I
the ship. where's the SpaniRrds took the F.
: lrriRiu-. and Immediately proceeded 10 I
PAT o. death many persons found in her
But the principal difference between the r
tRa csses lies IN the difference that there Is
between nov and then In 1907 We were
not in condition o. declare var against Eng .
land. ar We should nave done So n the
only honorable course Jeff open 10 us but
In ls-3 We are strong enough 20 fight Spain.
and t0 roE ner thoroughly and n rake
mia and Porto Rico. ami also the Philip
pune. should possession OF inst rroln BE-
thought desirable fer the promotion of our
interests. Il Is tins difference N strength inst
governs the actIonO Of all nations IN all case.
A SickiY and unarmsd man submits 10
wrong and Insult. simply because he cannot
lep himself. but. restored % health and
strength ana armed. ne promptly disposes OF
inc insuirrr and wronrdOer and ne would
be @ coward and g cur were he Lot 10 do 50.
50 it Is with nation. which. when weak -
ma 20 be weak is % he miserable lakes
kicking with meekness bnt destroys the
.ickerS when they attempt 70 repeat ''the
lose IS before m the dag Of its strength.
" r should prove ourselves the most worth
as 80. people were We not % pursue this
natter u the TgTy ut1ersnce. II IS time,
n0. g. ulf o stop 70 thf Grr0citles the
,paniarce are perpetraiInc II Cubs ny
umhiinE them altogether ont OF America
They arC @ horde Of pillagIng scoEndrels
sud cuf-Ihrosts of thieves and murderers
Sha -l1u.l be suppressed after the same
la~niau tnsr Sueh ysrmin are Suppressed
Ia other COUNTRIES Now Is the time for
ction, ald let that action he such as 70
teach the world that no part OF America
'hall he the home Of slavery, OF he govern
I'd after the manner Of Philip the Second.
uha and Porto Rico are. the last remnants
b the spanish Indies. and il Is time TO
-omplsie the work Of making Of "Spain
and the Indie nothing hut the shadow Of