The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-11-21
The Cuban Excitement,

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The Cuban butchericS, and our Spanish
relations a. affected by them, occupy the at
tcntion Of the American people at 'h'S ''''''
Affairs had begun to assume the shape "
n.aco Tho in,nations being that Spain
would anologzc and atone Tor "ia' n'o
hoo, dame: and 1t being presumed that as ol'
Government asked no more. there would cue
orr troubles with Spain. and The TWO III
lions would forgive, hug, and begin AGAIN
repeating the past by new apologies Tor ne"
cu,rarcs as they occur, the past being SET
lied.
Blu, The news from Cuba yesterday was
c,'cDIa,ed 10 produce new excitement, anC
intcrposc trouble upon TROUBLE TO increase
the difficulty OF peaceful settlement. Ih'l,
we are not through the fragrant dlpio
macy that is initiated for the settlement OF
F1g.c list of butchcrics-a settlement fol
lives taken without trial by 4 few words O
rrrrc,, and possibly a little mdncy-Whc,
further outugcs and added butclcrics Il!
Cuba come in to ycx the amiabc dispositions
OF the dip!omati>.S.
We tell the Government and ali the con-
snrvatiyc djploma,i.ts and their followers
that the Cuban difficulties cannot be settled
in this manner. Each ne" difficulty grow
ing out Of .ilibu,tcring expeditions projected
IN the United States, and each new case OF
Cuban atrocities demanding our intclven-
ton, is but the repetition Of troubles and
outrage, that have preceded it. The IN
ability Of Cuba and spain 70 rcprc>s the re-
belhou- spirit Of the citizens Of Cuba. aided
BIZ sympa,hiztrs in this country, invites the
formation Of such expeditions and nourisheS
the existence Of the rebellion, while the iu-
,o'c;aJlc crucicS OF the local government
O.! Cu1a but arouscs the spirit Of resistance
and adds fresh fucl 10 the fires of sympathy
which never ceased to intllmc the hearts Of
thousands If our own people.
,, io.eS and atoncmeut> to-day are no
Al> -1n>, the outIascs Of tomorrow
security &c. tend to suppress rebellion az
and in no ''N,o ." the expeditions irom
home or di.cou'ae- "a free. Humanity
tn;. country to set ca u 1is nnmn,r,.
'1's ., ,,;n ic outraged. Al" 'u's COUNTY, IT.
.n" .ti,l r,c ycxed by the dIs'ul U'a.'S ''''
mast at!, =, ,,,n .tl2r, TO liDcra'c tu'a'
grow "'' n W al" a,.d civilization . ucn'oo
the discon,inuancc Of TIN and the peacc
ra,c=. and butchcricS Of Cuba, - the IN
Of this country equally dcmanu~ IL TO
teryention OF powcr able to put an clio.
all tue sources OF horror and trouble IN
Cuba.
What power can intervene with success
sove the Government Of the United States
# there i. any other Power that can 50 m
tcrvcne, il would be most disastrous Tor Inc
United States that il should be allowed 10
DO 30. We can tolerate no new occupant "i
auy of the West India islands, nor could we
safely permit any present owner OF I>ianus
in that important group to increase hcf
power there. ~ present the United states,
which is nearer the West Indies ihan any OF
the Powers holding islands there, has none.
She needs possessions there more than any
other country. and should not permit a con-
dillon Of things which might invite inter-
ycation from other nations to continue.
Now she has the best Of reasons to inter
$3.50 -, seiy;o,. Cuho She secs tina,
c,;, ,,,,,,, nrotect thc island and that
,l,, ,,.,,l, - ,,u, dawn tho 70.
Un' o",o,,,.h tno i,dnnonaorco az the
island. Cuba, unable TO do that, Wrcak> her
- '''V' =, ,,.,n,.r ,,,,rdo,,g,ro md
-s,,''1~ - ~ ~. civilized ,yo,lb ,rh.r.-
r,r. ~. limited SLATE, is douhly bound, ON
.c,ouut of humanity =. well aS her own in
forests aud for her own protection. TO inter
fer..
This nonrr has long ucruicd tli, Ground.
T, ,,i.c,rl- an considerations o( slavery or of
..,,..,,,,,a ,,,,u,1;,.,,;-m in Snaiu II has
,,.,.1,,. ,I,;,,..,l ,,,,t ,hc I.ni,.d Stotrs OK.
or.,;r,, I'M. ,u,bori:r of fine chief Of police
If IL. western waters. should seize Cuba
and ho,a II until there was GOOD reason tor
so,,;ro, if =, liberty. which time. il the ma
tvrc Of things, never would come.
To do this we must make case. continu-
ols for long series of years. proving the
imp,,cncc Of Spain and the irrcca!nablo
yindiciiycuc>s and brutality of the Cuban
authorities. A case in this manner cumu-
la,iyc could be most easily made out, and
the world would bc e>topped from cen
suring the United States for acting as Il
manly, sagaciou>, and civilized Government
should under such circumstances.
But if we now consider wrong and cut.
rage and the most bloody atrocities appcaScd
l,v q Spini.n aUDlouS--Wc all know how