, 1873-11-18
the CUBAN CRISIS.



inland vorso than t},oy tlill Tho South, IIo was
on11ogcd to lin sn,,ayntiom of Cuha m La waa to
tito a1lno1aton Of Sim Domingo, though not 60
{S5e5 as M M aGsy deI1saS 1s @ e so ssiss svd
mont lopoulod o1l facts, llot Oh moro rumols-
on who tl,uso maj, woro on tlcIr destination,
anl on whether Tie .Vir,,!nius was MI American
ship, captured on tho high seas, ontsido Of Span
spafn WA Gottor 1,roparbd for d Hoa
war. j Ntnuv Of our yogaols vero built
for larbor defense md for bloolatlng. Rpain
could do us much injury. We Ind moro co,s-
msrco to loso than sFs'l. Aau sianlah war yen you.
Of fishermen. Tho dispatches from Now York
Should be takon cum g'NMo rails, as thoy were
evidently Hinged within hlibtatofl"g ncntlmont,
Anyway, ho bolloyod It was time ~ INT veto on
sho oruolsies that lad beon practicod In Cuba.
''o1. LOUIS sonAFFSER
Tas tn . hurry to eco q lady, tIt gtolo ttmo
enough to aay that no hau no sympathy with lille
basters VINO TOOK their lives IN thotr handa TO
make war gu . country with which We wero at
paaccci but tho iuhumanity Of tho spauiard
should 10 robuked ana tiio insult offered our
lag III eome way avenged
CAPT. EDWARD ouE1FrE, ...
Of tho Irish nltlcB, Sheridan Guards, after m
and Spanish trcachcry, stated that his Company
hnd discussed tho possibility Of war, and they
Wero ronay to Q man to dcfoud tho honor Of tho
stars anu sttlpes. spealsing, on tho military
question, tho Captain dep!orod tho 1nct TINT tho
state gnvo bnt little encouragement to military
compnntcR. Thoy had to find their own uniforms
anu armorie9, tho stato giving them nothing put
muaketg. nlt.k Many Young men me- W would Join tho
companies in tue city but for tho expense
# eItniled. Something, should DO done,
thought tho Captain, to foster tho military spirit
to somo cxtent ut least, 40 that when an oner-
gency came, mon thoroughly drilled would DO
city like Chicago thore should bo rogimont or
two oi disciplined troops
GEN. M'oLuna
being called upon gave l,;B opinions ns follows
procptatod this uuatrol, and be]ioyo that thoy
met fate which they had only too we'll fogorYod.
am far from being ono Of those 5ylo roioice at
good pretoxt for n war which might result In
tue annexation Of Cuba. I believe Tho island,
with hor turbulent and troachorouB pooplo,
could DO nothing but q curso to us. should pre-
1erto north rathort than south for now territory.
But what these men may have boon, or what pos
slblo results mar como from . war. arc not what
Wo have to consider. And if understand tho
facts of the case aright, cannot 500 how our
GoVornmeut has any course loft but to resont the
4olotp4o tA!inb u our OWL citl2ena on our own
tetlasory ipf sucn the dock OF tho Firgi1iuH
WEI, nua thcr snmmaty cohdomnAtion md exc,
Of tb a aaa1 Of
@ KY ~ wo.se @ m mtning snan war and It Is not mere
ontxAtly, Dut tto ploaaest cnar1ty to manktnd, to
Hla M eleso rales even az the cost OF olood.
1 Inc oqsy ~ wn,ch en re owed to ourselves and tlo
neftG M. IN 1ne ata war wo would owo to te world
~. ~ 1as s,, eau scarcely oeleSe tnat such apol-
oEy Will 20 wanting as will avert war;
~ ~ it, snou!a . IL come 20 tho result
uiar ~ ,n.s outrage tmnR 1t woulu be most pop
Saaa.' u,aE ono' ESPECIALLY at this time. Wore not
~ can H. imagine ew moro tempting Ways
" etonun3us tuo "latof tnan "a southern cam
paasn. ua1 navy may pe haaly prepared Tor the
s11n:g sS1m1o:lgeney, OWING 70 tno economy OF our pol
material is in our officers and mon, snd it will
nos sah9 aonk W biso shenl bhlps. II tue army
nna d" sphnioers u 1 gos cnance WlEn aen. Saer-
Ha,,hn :. ~ nosu y, opefa9ns IN tne noio, %
bouu!less 10 ~ 10 woum pe nont LINK 81, We shoua
o"ss' -
GEN. M'AnTHun,
th6 1 Hostnastor, Waa inquired Tor IN tho @ Post-
Oihee, put he had not bcon there ,t al day. What
particular bfanch OF local politics he Ind hold OF
yestoroay could not DO definitely ascertained,
but It Was rumored around town that be Was
WORKING to mako " Blll !" It1rtlo Ohiof OF Police.
anyway, wo missed getting his yiewa on tho
morning.
COL. CHARLES KAon1rsDonr,
who served for two nnd ono-half years during
ihe rebellion, as Colonel Of the Forty fourth
Dor during the -Holstoin war, for which
he drawa : pension, sud to TuE Tn1rrNE report
sr that it was his impression that tho question
now before tho public is ono that should be- aet-
Ak.1f
10 punish the perpetrators Of Tie atrocious doeds
the United States should at ouco talo possession
In the future, We thought tint llio contnunnce
of the struggle in Cuba for 30 many yoars was 3
disgrace to tho United States, aud It's continue
auco would bo q siill greater ono. Hs Thought
khat In Tho event OF n wnr with Snnin fhe
conclusion could not DO otherwise than favorable
10 the United States. In The present state Of
affairs there would be no danger Of interference
By foreign powers. Tha: the Spanish Bolliesy ia
completely de,nora,zcd, Lo Considered to be
fully proved by the cruelty and coSardico OF
thor acts. The Cuban inBlrreotiouiata should,
long ago, have boon acknowledged as bellgor-
onts BY tlo United States, the crueltios Of tho
Bpaniarda been put an end to, aud tie struggle
conducted on the principles Of Interstate milf
tary law, with exchnngc Of prisoners taking tho
place Of their Wholesale destruction, He thouent
the United States ,Yan not prepared Tor war, but
then she wea fully as much 90 as Spain, whose
present circumstances wore yery 11ufayorablo to
tho conducting OF q war with 10 powerful md
distant land as tho United statoa. 30 OK
pressed himself quito fayorably Inclined
Inward tha nrrarst t;nr ~ f!uh. nr,1 If.nrat,t