The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-12-11
A General Resume.

As It Is not customary for the govern |
ment to publicly make known, unless |
by COM etent authority, the progress Of /
negOtiAti Ms, it can therefore be said
that statement regarding an alleged |
agreement between Spain and the United |
States are, % say the least, premature.
1t Is known that our government has
protested to that Of Spain against the
seizure Of the Nirginius while flying the /
American flag, and summary execution
Of a number Of persons captured, not
withstAnding the efforts Of our vice
consul to secure q delay in order that
our government might be heard before
judgment should b pronOunoed-the
conduct Of the Spani h van-of-war and
that Of Santiago de O. ba being contrary
not only 70 interna iionaI law. but
against comfy which should always
exist among civilized and friendly ma
tons. The stay Of further executions
at Santiago de Cuba by order OF the
CASTELAR, government placed the case in
a condition for settlement. This gov
eminent has already shown TO the
Spanish government, or assumed that
the Virginius having a United States
register and carrying the United States
flag was prima facie an American vessel.
at least this character attached 10 her NJ
the time Of the seizure, and hence. the
United States, in the absence of proof
that ownership resided in some FOREIGN
parts, we're bound TO protect the flag
she carried. The Spanish government
has been afforded an opportunity to
make proper explanations on these
points, and to justify the conduct Of
those acting under its authority. The
nationality Of the vessel settled. re-
naming points Will be of comparativelv
easy solution, and these include nation
atty Of the oaptives. II It should be
determined that the Yirginius was our
vessel in the sense that shielded her
from capture, her surrender would
follow as a matter of course, and the
firing Of a salute to our flag would not
be a severe draft on Spanish pride. A
demand for the surrender Of survivinr
passengers and crew, and for suitable
indemnity for benefit Of the families Of
those slain at Santiago de Cuba, depend
on the contingencies and on the facts Of
the entire question. II such a demand
were made, Is certainly could not in
clude families Of those of other nation
atty than our own Spain has before
now delivered captured American YES
sells to their owners through the inter
vention of the United States govern
ment after long delays, the contests al
ways being rs to the laEfulness Of their
transactions, and our government has
for many years been engaged IN procur-
ing the release, from time to time, Of
American citizens unjustly imprisoned
or deprived Of their property in the
island OF Cuba In repeated cases.
indemnify has been claimed for the
families Of those cruelty and uuiusti6a.
bly, put 20 death, latter cases Of this
kind being those Of Sp, akman and
Wyath, who, several years ago. were
executed at Santiago de Cuba While
II can be repeated that the Spanish
cabinet still manifests a disposition to
do whatever their honor viii warrant,
and while tho United States ask moth
ing moro than what facts in the present
controversy may justify, there is as yet
mo- such condition Of affairs as viii
authorize tho statement that conclu-
son hsA been reached by placing beyond