The New York herald., 1873-12-07
THE WAR FEELING AMONG NEW
WORKERS.

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Public Opinion prepared for the Hostile
Emergency-Why There Is No other
Recourse Left-Anairs at the Cuban
Headquarters-rhe Bond Business
Rumors OF All Sorts-Jfmenez's PeGs-
gree.
Inere is growing conviction settling day by
day more deeply into the public mind that this
nation has scarcely any honorable alternative now
LETT IN It's complications with Spain save that of
war, anu that IL Will in all probability superyc.o
by. If not before, the approaching holiday season.
The delay and complete silence OF the Spanish
Cabinet In directing compliance with the terms or
the protocol leads people irresistbly to the con
clusion that Spain is not in position to accord tie
concessions which her representative at Washing
ton agreed to In her behalf. The people
looked upon that protocol as granting to this
government less than the need OF reparatiou
which was It's due, and they firmly believe now
that If this meagre measure OF redress cannot be-
complied with, the only remedy viii be the resort
TO war. And this public view seems to be very
materially strengthened by the action OF the gOvs
ernment in pushing forward all possible measures
to meet such contingency. .
Outside OF all the original cause for hostties are
the recent facts that win necessitate 1t in the res-
ignation OF the Captain General OF Cuba, OF the;
Colonial Minister OF Spain, now in Havana, and OF
other dignitares all OF which Is construed as show<
ing either spirit OF rebellion against the hOm0
government on the part OF these officials In CuDavi
or the existence among the people under them OF
a determination to resist the same authorities. OF
1t is just possible that Joyellar and 0ther9
may be really
PLAYING, IN THIS MILD WAY, 1
into their own hands, by this bidding for p0pua
larlty among the volunteers and ultra-Spanish
population OF the island.
1t is unqCestonabe that, whatever may be the
motives which actuate the Spanish people, thoi
masses OF the American people impelled BY a
deep sense OF carnestness IN pushing their claims
at present, and will lily brook any further conceSs
sions or delay.
A prominent banker. in conversation with q,
HERALD reporter. said yesterday, in relation to-
this phase of the question, "My dear sir, we have
already granted easier terms to Spain than tnoi
national honor justified in doing, fact largely
due to Mr.. Fish's trucuency and lack or
vgor The people OF the United States are beyond
doubt the most long suffering and patient in the
world and had the spanish n sovernmeat en- mani.
with the very reasonable demands which MIR.
Fish screwed up the courage to make, the people
would have acquiesced. AS 1t is, there is
NO REASONABLE HOPE
OF the public patience being much longer pre-
good advantage this time. If our governments
makes any further concessions to SPAIN these con-
an m led aS
largely represented In the volunteers OF Havana,
and that vulgar, domineeting council Of Commun-t
ISIS, known as the Cas- no EspanOl Of Havana, q
violent conclave comprising over $4,000 members
and embracing all classes OF the slave-suppOrting
lest merchants and planters in the island. No.
sir; have asked little enough, and II We cannot
o v" IL All yery Veil 10
| argue, as Mr. Fish would doubtless do, that peace
| war;; but am afraid Mr.. Fish Will fail Of achiev-
! ing one OF that class OF victories this time.n
AT THE CUBAN HEADQUARTERS
| In Exchange place the Amigos de Cuba were very
busy yesterday, and there was great deal OF bust
ness OF importance being transacted. An the lead
Ing members OF the executive committee were
present and were engaged in council Tor nearly
four hours
appointed at the German meeting re-
Gently held at Germania Hall, called upon the Ex-
ecatve Committee and was IN private conference
OF fex-Alderman William lladde. 8. Brom0erg ana
Henry Hertz. They declined to state. fo- the pres
ent, the nature OF the subjects discussed
In reference to the expedition which was an
nounced in one OF yesterdays papers as being
members OF the Jnnta, including Secretary Arteaga
and General Jourdan. deny all knowledge OF the
enterprise or OF any Of the par ties connected with
it, Indeed, they look upon 1t as being
ENTIRELY MYTHICAL,
or as the vaporing OF some individual who is'
emuous OF acquiring some little cheap nOtoriety.
General Jourdan also stated with great frankness
that so far as he was aware the report that the
schooner A. W. smith, which left EliZabethport on
Thursday. was carving coal for privateer, to be
met somewhere of the coast. was also erroneous.
quite early in the day report gained some cir
cuaton that the steamship City OF Merida, CON-
manded 10y Captain Zimmerman, OF the Havana
and Mexican mail line, was having her decks
MOUNT A COUPLE OF GUNS,
forward in the event OF any attempts at privateer-
ing by the Casino Espanoi or the doughty Colonel
JimineZ, OF Havana, who is said to have offered TO
fit out Six privateers at his own expense. The
and If the city OF Merida ever meets with privaieer
she is very fast vessel and will trust to the power
OF her engines and the brains OF her gentlemany
and skillul commander
There has lately peen some talk among the
"Hessian" element of the American people, who
have all along during this controversy been trying
to invadate the justice OF the American demands
against Spain. to the effect that large share Of
the interest displayed by many people in the Cuban
POTENT INFLUENCE OF CUBAN BONDS,
which, according to their theories, have been Law.
ishy .'placcd where they would do most good,
Among Others, Senator Poland has so insisted
quite recently.
that he had personal knowledge that all these in
situations OF bribery are the veriest bosh. He
Al 600 600 Of these bonds issued under authority OF
the Congress OF the Cuban Republic, all OF which
were signed by Senor Morales Lemus. These have
nearly all been disposed 0f-at least threefourths
of the whole issue-tO Cubans themselves, the
proceeds OF the sales being devoted TO the cause
Of the revolution, In purchasing vessels, forwards
MEN, ARMS AND MEDICINES,
and were sold at from 30 to % per cent OF their par
value. 1t will therefore be very readily seen that
all this talk about bribery or 'bond innue ncsn Is
unfounded unless men can be bought very cneaply
for the total issue OF bonds has not realized more
than $l,o0o,oo0 cash, and this has been expended
as above described, in the fitting out Of not less
than 1ve or six expeditions. AS they have sold at
such low rates OF discount and as purchasers have
not always been available he thinks their influence
would not be so very potent among American
statesmen, and the fact is they have nearly
all passed into the hands OF the Cubans themselves,
whose chief faith upon the value OF the securities
based upon their hopes and yearnings for the dual
deliveTance OF their country.
THR PRIvATEERING "B0ss.v
The Colonel Jiminez, OF Havana. mentioned as
having rendered the use OF six war steamers IN
In the HERALD telegram OF the Atm at the meeting
OF the Havana merchants), Is the worthy sci0n OF
the puhlic executioner or the city OF valencia,
o. Il ~ sins, htnnaaf socially ostracised nv