The New York herald., 1873-11-22

/ tear 1t in pieces on any pretext whatever, and
cannot want better rallying cry for mischief
than the one that CASTELAR, is trucking to the
| United States.
| THE ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY HERB
are divided into those who support the state De-
| partment, those who would be content with ample
reparation for the last outrage and those who
think there ought to be no settlement that did not
put at rest every pending question with Spain and
end the possibility OF further cruelties and compl
cations by setting the slaves at liberty and giving
the Cubans the control of their own lives and
| liberty.
| Since noon today
THE STORY OF TIE ASSASSINATION OF MINISTER
sICKLEs
has been current in Washington 1t was the sub
ect OF excited comment Who originated it
Where it came from no one seemed to know.
kilograms came from New York asking II the State
Department had any information, and here the
officials were asking how such news reached New
York. Persons who had heard OF it for the first
time anxiously inquired II it had been confirmed
for since
THE MINISTER'S TELEGRAM,
stating that mob had made ugly demonstrations
in front OF the Legation the community here was
ready to believe anything. The Cabinet was in
session, when about three O'Clock the story was
repeated and word sent to the President. Sec
retary Belknap sent note to the operator at the
War Department II there had been any confirma-
tion OF the report, and was informed that it had
not been confirmed. But that such crime is not
wholly unexpected 1t would be useless to deny.
Two OF our naval vessels will be ordered to remain
in The vicinity OF Cadiz.
THE REPoRTED UNITY OF THE CABINET
only goes far to wait the shortest reasonable
time for the Spanish government to say what 1t is
willing to do in ample satisfaction of our injuries
and afford it an opportunity to execute its prom
ises. Even this amount Of unity passive In some
of the MEMBERS whose names 1t would be breach
of confidence to publish at this time
HOW THE DEPARTMENTS STAND.
The Treasury Department is conservative only in
the interest of the funding scheme and the speedy
resumption OF reductions in the public debt War
loans would necessarily stop the funding Of the
existing debt into five per cent bonds and largely
increase the six cents, while the acquisition Of
Cuba would virtually destroy the customs revenue
from sugar and tobacco. The War Department
being already well prepared for hostlities, and
having no financial anXietes, is less conservative
than the Treasury and the Navy Department. is
putting out all It's power and energy either to pre-
pare for war or to enter into actual collision with
Spain Secretary Deano, OF the Interior, has never
concealed his full adherence to the Monroe doc
trine, and keeps silent now only from motives of
propriety. The Attorney General has always been
counted among the friends Of free Cuba and
is not suspected by his intimate friends to have
been converted to the opposite side by the events
OF The last fortnight. Postmaster General Creswell
has been so absorbed in his own department for
| two years past that few know exactly where he
stands to-day. But 1t is admitted all sides that
THE SENTIMENT OF CONGRESS,
when 1t shall assemble, will decide the issue,
especially now that the chances OF deciding it by
diplomatic action are lessentng. What that sentl-
ment is likely to be has been foreshadowed in
these dispatches. Except the indications Of con-
servative action among the New England
delegations out OF regard to their manu-
featuring interests, the tones OF those Sen
ators and members who have spoken are une-
quivocally warlike. The Western and South
| ern members are for extreme measures ana
they do not perceive any special interests in their
sections that war with Spain, in which they
assume the duration would be short and the result
certain, would injure. The Middle State members,
| although not yet arrived in considerable number,
| are disposed towards warlike settlement, and
few public men OF any station doubt that, III the
matter is thrown into Congress by the failure or
delay Of the efforts now making by the administra-
ton, a good round majority of each House would
support the strongest propositions for action.
Much comment has arisen upon what are under
stood to be
THE TERMS OF SETTLEMENT
| proposed by our government through Minister
| Sickles, and the opinion is generally expressed
that if we will accept nothing less than ceremo-
NOUS restoration OF the virginIus to our control
it is useless to expect that the Spanish
government will voluntarily agree to our
terms, or that the Casino at Havana
| will permit what they will be certain to stigma.
TIE as studied humiliation As for the abolition
OF slavery it is thought absurd that the slave
owners viii allow themselves to be stripped Of
their slaves without opposing the efforts OF their
own government and ours to the last extremity.
GROWING PROPORTIONS OF THE NAVY.
Whatever nay be the opinion OF the Secretary OF
State respecting the final disposition of the vlr-
ginius matter the Secretary of the Navy proceeds
on the assumption that whether 1t be peace or
war the navy must be put on war footing, either
to enforce our demands or defend our honor. To.
| dax orders were issued To have the iron-clads