, 1873-11-28


illcpalltv Of tho ouostiou about tho right that
ur.I, ia - ..an.. -. ,,r ,o,,o,iou.
'pa.n nAa ~ oAoeuso ~, VI ~. 49, ~
nupJaol6 "uout 1ao 4A"a oi na'aol's anu ~
on nt st to 1aot remainn and no Gtnpling
ferod to our 1lag TINT our oltlzons llavo beon |
dragged from tho sanctuary Of ita fold6 and Eliot
Ike dogs by sot Of miserable r1itlians, not"lli-
standing the protest OF our representative to THO
contrary. 1 am prepared to admit tiat
tho Virginius waa = Cuban 'vcsscl, OH
gagged IN war against. Spain, and that |
the AmertcanB on board her lad forfeited all
rights o. citlzonanip; put even this admission
against tho decd itaclf, howovor atroooua It may
DC, thnt oa'li but against tho pla1lnef or lts
Rcrpetfatloh; 1of tho question la not Whothor |
t!ie spanish anthoFlttoh iiati = righs to execute
those men ., Or not. put whether tho clafm Of
American cltl2onanlp Is, 10 ita poaHoasor outa1de
OF TIC United States, any protection or not: l,
and miliona With mo; to-ttay ask tho question,
Las tue prontlgo OF tins areas Aephp,lo fallen
80 low-la IT 80 latslo respected out OF DOORS
that tAo claim TO bo IL. citizen proyokos nothing
tho ollsconrings or tho most b1gotca ana nc-
sottcd patton IN Enropo,-laugh to Hcorn tho
protection OF our nag, anu .shoot our e,tizehs
ttnaor our yofy n9ao, Wltno9t oven alioMing
tnom nearing III tnelr own uo1enso' nno !hnt,
Lot thoso WHO will, say We ha'e no cause OF
wrath with Spain It. tilnt those mon wore outside
our pFotccuoh. Weli, lot it 20 egon so Will
tnat sos lib oYor tno uiiacu4tyF IL III nqt HuoWh
yot wnothor Gus N so or not II certalniy "as
no, nos anoMn .non nna tnnso Hoss insoras.Gu III
Inc 4uosHon wore MOI allo"eo ~ opportunity o1
proving u ana, oesaaes, u ~ .uo mtst .ino l.
AnoW .nat u "as icatuio o. lntornn5ionn1 Wy
moro tnsn natlonGt law' @ snae man tl snoI!a 20
eAcont9a 1oT r IN ohenso nrst, ahu tnen t!teu ~
tefwasas. Iils placon .he maetor Maoro u pIop-
oriy pol1ngs' n'lu toaa ;noae why paso " a.rs
nasional nv lnas 'a,e1o nnt aanEto 4uehsl1,,
n iasao Scns ~,othor T tho Unted ( ssates Is s abss
ofn shores or not.
Ihoso men VINO %ofo 80 parnaiooay 1 ms,Iaefc Iah
cialnicp 10 % american clslzom5 anu ao Mnotnor
tospoliHlolsY III tno ieast. 1ney a'n'noo ~, to 10
our cltl2one, ana lhoy wore so un1li tney were
proved otherwise; anti tho United Staten IL
nona toa9y to aord them oYcry @ pf9'ect,on i,o
bho was unable to protect them, Hlio IL bound to
ayen!o thon; anu, II sue 20 "ot, can ontY any
that she has arrived at that subllmity Of Holl-
placehsty smile altor Doing elappea ~ 1n9 Iaee
anu canou P14stoot aat eonA1u' Ky 'iAo5
ena,aen1n1 coxo,inn n,,d r. 90 ti,o worl ,nnat
stand afar oil md gaze III wonder at tho higl,
position wo occupy as factor In the sociology
Ut natsonH.
,ttn;.
rossw,nrts 1T a rnttcn ns,I tottar;or not.on az
more importance to uB tl,nn our notionat honor
No doubt moderation, in nations as individualH,
~ very estlma0le xirtno Du1 t4ore aro oeea7
sons mne 3;3 - VI a, a
TLol;eyo lila ia ona Of them. What do thoaa
Cuba,, cut-throats caro- about tho Lawa Of Ma
tions?, Can wo DO 80 silly az to expect. their
respect, except NC maKo tnom loar n5 {, , cer-
art;'iory: nnI INV tllat tho LawB Of
Nations arc generally on tho aamo eide,
aud nations are jttnt rcspccled 10
81 tnoy aue aoH . 20 a.. na m with
sno;n Il doca rot nntnralir fo|]o1 m Tia nrnn,
jscs that We should, fsstarlly outrage Inns
boon porpotratod, our ag has hccn insnltos!, mt!
all we anh s Justice that tho porpotlatorB dhoult1
10 adequately punished. This We nro imnora-
lively callod upon to demand, and wo can mover
forced. II spain y unable to soc justice dono,
shall wo taney fold our hands aud submit to the
1ndignty: JAMES CASSIDY.
CHICAGO, Nov. 49, 1870
II III. Editor or Tie Chicago Tribune:
SIN; I mn vory sorry to soe tint pspar oi
,r,s,, e,an,1;,, mr., a,,an,s sa1d hn
LUZ 1A,nosA ss'au "n1 'A"ou~s r":. 'Ao." ~ ~ ~
onposoa 10 our occurring war on ol"ln 1ot 'ne
insult lately received in tho Virginlna affair.
am decidedly In favor Of war, and will giyo a
fo,, -ooso,,o Tint soon T., mn ,,oo1 onoa
~ r:-s. 60, aS -:.s,a, L. e,~ +, ,> .;.,;,
e"o" ok'"'o' n.4'to" " NV ~" " -
war, is comparatively weak nation, aud t]an'
wo would be able to whip her; md that would
bo such glorious triumph for our flag aud froe
,.,,,.:,,aa u,,o J.. t,,,t, y, oe,,,,o, for,, -,
pI4uo'r1oo v -. .s's ~ '.a ''.',a.a 49, u,
government H''n!4ar 70 ou.s' a"u' "n4ess "o u
! something to nip 1t IN tho budt Wo may be
| obliged to divide tho honor wo have had 60 long
| of bo;nr ntho ]nnd or Tho froa and tim homo al
o,,t .,, Il would c,at ox,or 15,, mn
.ao .na ~ ~ sA 49, ~ soss
| lives ami Sboouuouoo anu sho laosS 1ilat "o arc
nov nearly ont or debt, anl tAat IA public doh
is public blessing, and TINT wo now have large
| ,,,r,,,u of ,non th;a onnn+rv Ill aaen, tn M
" .n1 H. w. a. a. oco rt,nn
sooo 4eAa'1'' ~. "o. w. ;n.,,aa ~,
pong 100 :" far ~ ot ~ snn;,
haIo any passcus eauao Luz !; ~ oS ;' ot;n3nt
were powerful milton, nntca III sentiment 13 =,
ne Enslaua U. .9o1 ~ ,,,' 1 =, ~ "ou ,. ~ ~
suy ~ ~0u an. .,nt,, j., NV n,ini,n
| afpltlnton w ~" totn'nG, ~ ~ H. ur'..n s':l
Gun WlPo ols 1Ho u66faco W ot'1 Aa' ut'' W nun