, 1873-11-23

night, however, t1wc upon thoao conseoucncos and
lng yonr Wlsdo,n III public nfars. War ID y areat
calamity 1t In not to 10 sought II certainly ia not
I to no accepted oSGept In .lofs.Ho Of national
honor. TheEo outraca. tho c,nraoicr Of whui cai,-
MT bo too n.roIy depesod, II tlcy III violation
wn ohtan no satisfactory redress srrross wo shall
bu united In vudlcatiun the right1 VI tho country.
lAprauso] l'nt % va afe houn1 upon general princi
o rrotectton of our sit'znns without raaott to war.
ssy d hla sonnry sssS ffihor str.iion s h' Aid I'D
say ths uf tho men Of the South vol ns Of tho
ne Of tho MSrtn IT, 'ayp, A'pl1mse u rcy
ind thcr ultimate overthrow wns no roicc.!on,,
North Or og tho South nocas any support upon iljs
nolnt We ea, , nora e lt na s,osus md 10 ask
hrc important, to tls formation Of correct
ot,lclal o. public opinion, upon which, far rs sho
1on. Tho caractor of ha veaeei. wioihcr eho Wna
ja:sfny unlcr Tug flag Of the Unsts statcs, whittier
so he'd violated tho neutrality lava Of tho country
tae%soves Seysnd ito 1arisieoa Of cur a'd iaa, W;
ns5 so %en I'll pt sS IN @
aud thoy cannot DO solved until tho facts are known,
and whDn these questions aiu aubitteto the test Of
with tile Responsible Office OF administering tie IT.
fairs Of thu country anu tho pcople Of tho country as
alrye, A1 SsGs % to to aos 10 m @
to 10 influenced by aAggcsunk Of revenge hit ii
wait rnientiy until your Information ia omoto a,l
then, as American citizens, dscdo what ought 10 bo
Ana thars are great asst!ons in which wo '.a!o q
cor 1 + Tor Of century o hayc he'd
Through most OF tint period, dlm,ncd by ono foni
hot upon our name aud character an institutions,
.1ErftA GtUEr nniiUnB. cEncCfaItv 1,nyo
II wnr, tho strength Of ins.itutious Which wheh
nug n III political and financial responsibilities,
@ ab aS ho int intaGesus tssns su dah shskns ns
people af Europe with tho hIghes. ideas q
, 'ns A;ssn pe0ps %,o.o end ,,9s american ns
ina, Earoro. They aro csicnlasei-they 'e'tr ara
de,tinea; ln,loed-to prodneo important hnHanizna
publican institutions IN oso countries upon tho baais
Of Republican ilea. sraIn + led in tho nlmiststra-
tellectual'y and in ideas that Europe has SEEN [A
Ss5 ias h se; vhiss H., S's5 t.,
associations that invoked by tho s1istin condition
Of things. tnnoss upon us ITO duty Of he.tancyt
icea hisorea aud mt, ,nora jusee. a [hpnfsa,e
spa!n has had great history. Sho may have. under
tle lcad 2s Republican ideas and tho power Of nonl
chn1ato She has fertile Eoi. Sho is capable of
varied productions. She hos coal thnn III known
to e1ss In ali the rnst Of Europe outside Of the uasing
uHd coal ts now the propeiling forco no may ,s.y,
OF Rociety IN nspror aud proagator Of civilization
An historian, net Of span friendly to her, has
roprescnted her "a SHE IN tho sixteenth century.
o says, "Defore the sixteenth century had half meas.
nro ia course tho shallow Of Spain already utrctohed
3ns5ona 3M5 o hndss Ffo the mines q posu and
utrealned into tho 1mperia! Treasury: The Crowns
aud Sicily clustered the brow Of Ier sovereign, and
tho spanaras hesolvos until tor national liberties
wero tnaly brokon, wero beyond comparison tho no.
blest, grenaest, and most enlightened people In the
EnoW1 world"
people Of whom this much could be Justly said,
throo centuries ago. must havo strong blood thor
vctns; md, though in tho Spanish rsco mud
character there featurcs nnd qualities which, per
haps We eannot APPROVE still, may not hops that,
under tho nhuonce Of rnodcrn civilization under The
Influence Of Republican Ideas under tho power Of Re-
publican Institutions II they shall be fortunate enough
to establish them in apain, something Of this paat
greatness may bo illustrated III her future. AZ toay
tho Republicans of Spain struggling to enter upon
policy which to them nronaiaea such reaults, let It
not be laid to our doors that Responsible for the
failure Of tho opportunity rApplause1