National Republican., 1873-11-21
THE NEXT CONGRESS,

The newspapers in different parts Of the
country are already beginning to indulge In
some speculations upon the next Congress
The Baltimore Amefedn puts forth Its ideas
rs follows;
portant work before II. IL is not likely that
there will be any grave change In our relations
with Spain and Cuba before 1t meets, and the
sHsr ssiGeraiioa by President Grant. Coming fresh @
from the people, aud knowing that the public
pulse beats high upon this subject, Congressman
will be thoroughly imbued with the popular
spirit, and ready 10 maintain the ultimstum OF
the Administration. Mr.. Summers sonorous
voice will be heard In splendidly rounded
periods, TO the effect that because the effort to
estabIIsh Republican Government In Spain has
the heartiest Aympathies OF Americans, we must
condone, all offences against humanity and In
ternAtional nght perpetrated In Spanish colony
BY those who are the deadllest enemies OF Span
ish republcanism. The Massachusetts Senator
will, undoubtedly, make great speech on the
subject tT nno s peaSa sSa say S n na NE sSs ,Ss
heard, but his ideas excessively theoretical
and so thoroughly Impractical that he will gather
70 himself q very small number OF adherents.
upon these International questions with wise
deliberation, and yet Will require OF It that, al
though there must be no clustering and mem
acng, the voice OF the National Legislature snail
bc added TO that OF the Executive Department
OF our Government In laying down the broad
principle that we VIII no longer tolerate the con-
dlton OF Affairs In Cuba which has prevailed
for the last ten years. We believe that Congress
will speak In no wayerlng tones, and that once
for all the moral influence, and, perhaps, the
physical power OF the United States, will be
brought to bear TO decide that such an event as
the massacre at Santiago shall not be permitted
TO again occur. We look to Congress for wise
and cautious, but positive legislation.
"when Congress has fulfilled Its duty by
strengthening the Administration and vndicat-
Ing the right upon this question, multitude OF
Investigation will probably blossom into extra
ordinary fruitfulness. Somebody will want to
have a committee OF Congressional SoOns pry
into the dolngs OF that terrible "ring" which has
been stealing the revenues and heaplng up the
debt OF the city Of Washington; another will
demand that the same process be applied to the
doinRs OF Gen. Van Buren and his associates in
the American commission to Vienna; the ques-
tiops at Issue between the Treasury Department
and New York importers may also demand In
yestigation; and 81 course there is mine OF
Cookies bank ut Washington that will certainly
DO worked to Its fullest extent. All Of these in
quistions will DO about as pleasant and pront-
able as Congressional inquiries usually are, con-
suming vast amount OF time and resulting In
So far as Mr.. Sumner Is concerned he has
already given indications that he will fulall
the prediction Of our contemporary. His let
ter, printed u few days ago, Is ono Of the
weakest and most sentimental OF the many
weak and sentimental documents he has writ
ten and speeches he has made. "The Span
ish republic and Emilio CASTELAR," said he,
''do not deserve the menace OF war from us" 1"
DO VIC deserve Insult and injury from the
Government OF NJ. CASTELAR, aud tho republic
Of SpalnS And since that Government has
come into power In Spain what change has
there been In the policy Of Spain toward the
United states3 Our people have, of course,
the fullest and deepest sympathy for the men
who arc cndeayoring ! work out the problem
Of republlcanlsm In one Of the prlncIpal
nations OF the old world; but they cannot at
the same time forget that the captains and
war ships Of this same republic have been
Insulting our nationality and perpetratInp
the most unheard of outrages upon our cid.
zcns. The flag Of the Spanish Republic and
OF the Spanish monarchy has been one and the
same to our people-a symbol Of menace and
hostility. SO far as the CubGns are concerned.
the colors Of the Republic have carried with
them even more terror, more wrong and bar.
barous cruelty than the standard OF royalty.
There Is a limit Iopatlcnce and to sympathy,