National Republican., 1873-04-10


The Herald ls very much excited over the
capture by the Spanish forces Of itA o'Kslly.
This excitement like every other enterprise
Of that journal, has spread until all In odl-
tors, correspondents and reporters have set
lied down 20 tho professional duty Of making
themselves believe that the 0'Kelly is TO be
shot ut sunrise one Of these hnc mornings by
special detachment Of Spanish soldiers. To
acquire this belief 90 firmly that the yory ar
rival Of the 0Kelly In New York safe and
sound, without q feather OF his journalistic
plumago rufiied, would hardly budgo It, con
siderable work, and such other wear and tear
M como with lts kind, are necessary. Nobly
arc these gentlemen working themselves
up to the requisite point Of heat; 60
boiling with love for thu OKelly do they
seem to be that novicc would imagine all Of
them In some way related to that good old
family. They arc interviewing everybody
supposed 10 know anything Of the feelins In
cuba, and a great many who II they aid
would keep their mouths tightly shut One
Of tho Washington correspondent, scizod
with tho esprit da corps, anxiously inquired
tho other day Of Caleb Cushing, Charlos
Sumner, General Butler and Admiral Polo,
Spanish Minister, II o'Kelly would be shot.
as II any Of those gentlemen should know
any more about Ii than the lnterrogator him.
self! Mr. Cushing did not believe O'Keils's
life was In any danger, except from ae-
cidents. General batter had to inquire
what had happened 70 o'Keily, and
being ''acceptabiy answered" =" very sonsIbly
replied that ho thought oKOlly table 10 take
caro- Of himself," and with these words Of
comfort, says the correspondent "the inter-
yiew ended" Admiral Polo, though he uas
very rcticent unhinged himself enough 10
say that tho Cuban authoritics had not kep,
him informed Of o'Kellys dolngs. 'In tact
they have not even mentioned his name %
me- There's pretty way 10 treat Mlnls-
ter PienIpotehtlary Senator summer, boinR
sick, looked nj the O'Kelly case through
green spcctaeies, and thought ID - two
edged sword" But on tho whole the eorro-
spondont found that o'Kelly was likely TO
como out o. K, both In body and ropu,a-
tion-to como back to Gotham, and receive a
sumptuous dinner At tho oIponse Of his Her
aid brethren. .,.. ...,.r
No one objects TO Herald enterprise,
(and II Is displayed more thaa 'eyor
under its present managemcai;) indeed,
everybody who roads newspapers likes
II and praises H. Lylngstope, TOO, was o.
pecially pleased with Il when tho bravo Stan
Icy hunted him up In African wilds. But
these facts do not jasiify that paper in
dazzling tho eyss Of 10 ruadcss with tho word
" O'Keily," with which los wolf -alied parcs
fairly sparkle Of late. Nor do they warrant
u In narrowing their feelings with such head
lines, printed In the largest kind OF typo, us
VIII they dare murder himfr or "was II
part Of q cold-blooded plot p These conun-
drums wonld mako very attractive titles for
sensational novels, but arc rather high strung
when all tho statesmen who have been pep
percd with them despaiIingiy cry ''Glye II upl'
Mr.. oKelly has done excellent service for
his paper In carrying out his tacit instruc-
tlons, which secm to be that no shonld 20 10
Cuba and be taken prisoner by tho Spanish
authoritiesi and now thar no has obcyed
orders. for goodness sake lot US have ISas Of
this hullabaloo over his arrest. 1'.. .I.i'