The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-11-20
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The sensational Journals Of the
country and weregret To- add Others
OF different character, Continue Ia
trlAmOr for war against Spain, or for
immediate aggressive movements
against the volunteers on LIE island
OF Cuba, which would result la war
with that power. They forgot that
the Constitution aud laws of tee coun-
ftEy intervene to prohibit the realiza-
| ton of, their .desires;s au6 that the
Presidep + as heal of the exslaltiRs
power OF the Government, is comp+I-
led to abide by that prohibition, re-
gardless OF the not headed and rash
advice ofthoselwA while they nrV
lrespS1d to the npt eafings of genseTIs =
pnbIlOseHtlsheht, dc not bhfdefi them
selves with the trouble OF investiga.
ting the scope of the war power of the
executive. In the forthcoming mes
sage, ofit1e President to- C0ngress AN
explanation will be made of the pen-
ding complications with Spain., :, A
well as of the sctiohs OF The adminis-
tratioR, since they begun, which viii
satisfy any reasonable man that il .l,asI
not only actively exerted every re-
source at its command, but has ex.
hausted them In legitimate efforts 10
bring about satisfactory szresI1sts
Whilelth eseAsae tdidlis q Skafe KkkSa
demanding tfoOd, Md 1ctyfng forr an
invasion OF foreign territory, Or der
nouncine thes e0veth fhsht GscatIse1 II
has not violated the organized and
statutory laws OF the country by send |
.tg gnnooatytQ SantiagoT 70. reseue
.ae tqlnsl 81 bahlsil hrhlM " EdaI
their impending fate, the administra-
ton has equally placed itsetf In q ,ps- |
itlon Of efk8hahlihe lpfskGhtsbn. |
which will challenge the respect of its
enemies and reI9iee tlie Aeattsbf ftS
friends. In other Words, nothing has
been left undones which could have |
been done preparatory Tor the meetipgl
Of Congress- and In xIeWaGf any ae-
ton, of any character whatever, that
may be taken by that body. It re-
quires but q casual knowledge of the
sitnasiDn 81 eonTifice ttS mat Sk,i1l
rte ftuhtsr rth4t with lEesd pse IA IL
tions awaiting the action of fCongress.
we viii be able to sweep the Spanish
neet from the waters Of Cuba whenev-
er the signal for action Is given.
an the meantime cdsts 6e5H NAV
occur at any moment OF which tbe
government can legitimatoIy take ad.
Vantaga & Tbs pQS RiIity exist. n
sbe fsct lAl Ddr me8 Of wsrf1, II |,
Vicinity 81 >Cub4 are liable % be a.
;acked by some hot headed Spaniartl.
IN such an event war would begin be-
'Feen the two countries by aggression
AASpatn, and tbs Pfksidsflti Nodid /
proceed to declare, by proclamation,
hat vIhT .ezfsfs. Pr theact ofthat gov
srnment. It Is proper to repeat, in
MS connection, the assurances which
We 81 nave EepeeteOll y uttered, that Spain
VII yield, wlt6oht any dem ana fromI II
ne United States, any recssatAation
nat may be required by The usaees of =
lEtnzAtlnns the law OF nations. or / 5
featy obllgatiOns.u r. it be pr1v,a,, | {
hat the Nirginiils was cantnre.i into
lola ton OF these requirements. she : :
Vill no doubt be surrendered 10 fhls =
overnn1ent, and tiiefecidtnafIo,I win 3
1elude rep2ratiOns 10 the families o.
eirs efthe victims af the SailtIaSS,3 4
Iauglitet, AT any. rate orders. Ior :
ais purpose viii be Issued by lllse Nal :
I'd government, and IL they are not A
zecuted a new phase Of, the e0mpii
ation Will present itself y kfIuI r