Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-12

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the warm love of our father. who
dwells over the sea nevertheless. The
following shows how grand an English
man can be, and we are sure every one
who reads it Will rise up and call Old
England blessed, and even keep a
warm place in their heart of hearts for
the old hero" and | believe that there
is not a true American within the
Union that will endorse any such tory
ism.
! You next say [ would discuss Inter
national Law; believe me sir, have
no such pretensions as law has never
been my study, but [ was early train
ed, to hold the scales of justice impair
TALLY on all public questions, and to
whatever side they inclined, to give
the credit that belonged rightfully to
them, without fear or affection.
[ have always understood it to be
principle Of law, that a citizen of one
Country, cannot embark in any enter
prise, having for It's object the viola
ton of the laws and usages of another
Country, and when detected in their
crime, cannot claim the protection of
the government to which they claim
allegiance.
AS far as anything in connection
with the Virginious and the prisoners
taken aboard Of her, has come under
my observation, they were band of
outlaws; ready to perpetrate any out
rage on the Island of Cuba, that might
turn to their advantage, and, having
so embarked were bound to take the
chances of their rash act.
The fact of their sailing under col
ors, which our Attorney General, de-
cided they had no right to make them
not only outlaws, but towards of the
deepest dye.
But, had they succeeded in landing
their men and munitions of war, on
the Island of Cuba, and that thou
sands of men had been slaughtered by
that means, we would never have
heard word from Great Britain, or
of your patriotic indignation in regard
to that profound logical deduction that
they expressed their gratitude toward
their deliyerer.
Brother P-,you should have
that stupendous mental effort printed
in letters Of gold, SO that it might be
handed down from sire to son, to gen
erations yet unborn; that they might
point to it with pride, and say--be-
hold what a deep thinker and pro-
found reasoner our progenator was.
You might apply that rule to every
murderer confined in our State Prisons,
all over the land; was President Grant,
by proclamation or otherwise to throw
open their prison doors aud let them
go free, they Of course would express
their gratitude, but would it follow
that they were any less guilty of the
crime, Of which they were convicted?
Again my dear sir, your prejudice
prevents you from being just; you
say, rather than allow brutalized
government to butcher them-no sir
you can't find in all that has been
written on the subject, one title of
evidence to sustain you in making so
unjust charge against the Spanish
Government.
think, and I believe history will
bear me out in saying that Spain has
done more to christianize and civilize
the world than any other nation [
was going to say; but certainly more
than ever England has done.
Turn to her history from 10 to the
the End of January 1892; and there
learn bow much she suffered, that
christianity might be preserved; and
on the 30th day Of the following
April. Queen Isabella confirmed her
contract with Columbus to equip al
fleet for his voyage Of discovery; even
with an empty treasury and the pros
pect before her of having to pledge
her jewels for the means necessary for
the equi pment so that the first CLEAN
of christianity and civilization that
visited these shores flashed from the |
cross that was erected on the Island of
San Salvador by the energy and enter
prise of Spain.
And in the Sixteenth Century, she
supported sixteen Universities, three of
which were among the most famous Of
of the world all of which must be
strong proof of her brutalized condi-
ton.
And now TT. r. If Won do not feel |