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WASHING TON.
SATURDAYS DISPATCHES.
The Spanish Difficulty

with regard to our Spanish compli-
cations. Notwithstanding the efforts
of Secretary Fish to instil confidence
by denying ugly rumors from Cuba
and Spain, the opinion seems fast
gaining ground that the recent quiet
has been but lull in the storm, and
that it will break forth ere long in
war. The State Department
has guarded jealously all that
| it has received from abroad
since the signing of the pro-
tocol; and that circumstance is taken
as pretty good evidence of the ex-
istence of state ofthings not prom
ising for peace, as Mr.. Fish has al
ways heretofore appeared only too
willing to publish anything that
would indicate peaceful termina-
ton of the difficulty. Notwithstand-
ing all this there is reason to believe
that an adjustment satisfactory to
our people will soon be had.
If We Don't whip spain. England
VIII.
The BRITISH Government has ueell
working quietly in the cases OF the
alleged British subjects who We're
taken OH the Virginius and killed by
Burriel, and is convinced that q
wrong has been done her, which she
only awaits an opportunity 10
avenge. England is now watching
the chances of a war between the
two Republics. If it comes, she
will secure her ends without herself
being much involved. If it does
not come, and she is compelled to
take the initiative, the opportunity,
| then, is ours.
The Castelar, Goycrnmcn: in Bad
Fix.
The struggle in which the CASTELAR,
Government is engaged is q terrible
one, and has come to be one to pre-
serve its own existence. 1t cannot
live without making reparation to
Great Britain, and carrying out the
protocol which Fish and Polo drew
m. and to which it has agreed, and
there is, unfortunately, grave rea-
SONS 10 believe that it cannot live II
il does proceed to decisive measures
to answer these demands. a war
between Spain and Great Britain
would be popular in Spain, ana
would speedily unite all factions III
favor of the CASTELAR, Republic. For
these and other reasons, the adVO..
Gates of annexation have OF
late grown douDly confident,
and profess to see not only that
their scheme will be realized at an
e,rly dav, but that the acquisition
of the island will be accomplished
with but little cost of blood or
treasure to the United States, ana
will bring US out of the difficulty
with profit and honor. AS the mat
fer now stands, the Government OF
Great Britain and that OF the
United States are each maneuVerlng
to keep out of war, knowing that
without much doubt one must
become involved, and that the one
which manages to keep at peace
will profit by it, while the one that
goes to war must lose by 1t. For
the reason that the United states Is
the natural ally of the sister Re-
Dublic. and because Great Britain is
nm enemy against which all Spain
will unite, the balance is III our
fayor-so much SO that Fish Is per-
fectly confident that the game Is III
! his own hands.
Joyellar has not resigned, and
probably will not do so. The mass
Of the people in Cuba are our friends;
They are downtrodden, oppressed
and maddcned, and should the worst
ccme will rise and eXterminate the
wealthy slave-holding classes, who
strive to intlame the pulic sentiment
Of the Island against us. The wealth
and aristocracy of Cuba hate ana
onnosc us but the numbers are
with US, and may be relied upon III
the emergency Of an attempt oy the
Spaniards to prevent the ful1llIlng OF
the protocol.
williams and BristoW.
The opposition to Williams are
still confident, and claim to be gain
ing ground hourly. The feeling
with regard to Bristow's nomination
has changed considerably under lhe
influence of the statement that he
is still connected with tha southern
Pacific Railroad, which will come TO
| Congress for aid this winter
Senator POmerOy.
1t is said, heads weil-trained rail-
2oad lobby. He is engaged NJ pres
ent in endeav oring to secure the con
struction of the statutes affecting the
Central Pacific, of which the partlc-
nlars were telegraphed last night.
The Steamer Kansas.
,fhe Secretary of the Navy says
he has no fears as to the safety OF the
Kansas. as the time since she has
, been heard from is not eN'raorul-
nary, all things considered.
Ayisit OF Ceremony.
WASHINGTON, December G.-AH
the democratic members of the
House from Missouri called on
President Grant this morning to pay
their respects. The President , re.
ceived them very cordially. The
delegates express themselves as
highly pleased with their reception.
ghis IA the first instance where so
mani Democratic Congressmen have
called in q body en- President Grant.
Sneaker Blaine ALSO he'd an inter-
view with the President this morE-
ing.
Preparing for Emergencies.
The forts on the coasts of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.
Florida, Alabama, and louisiana,