, 1874-12-29

lQnvnnh Comments on President
sirtl,3t's Reference to Tho Cl.bnn 1u-

ht1rrcGtiOn.
Correspondence eftae .arto FORK 7tIonhe.
HAVANA, Dec. l5,-Tlu most euErosaiuy tonic
OF Interest III all political circles for tlo lust wecl.
llas bcon tic Presidents n,essngo. Tho Diario
te "a Marina which III tho official organ In Hay
ana. comment te on It in long article. It aays
;" Ido most alarming reports have baeh in cir
cu1ntion tue Inat few dayu regarding tho rrosi-
dont's message. mud these rulnols 1nado god riso
por cent IN fow hourp. The New York papers
havo Etyen us tho substance OF tho Inesaago,
aud, although no aro not thoroughly plenHol
With Honio parts. Of 1t, we do not find
single hcnb neo to inBpiro uH with serious fouFs,
Qou. 0railt, who Becs things at distance Of a
great many leagues, can express Lis opiuIou III
ternla moro or lLss ambiguous; but he has aaid
nothing calculated to disturb those mou who hayo
already givou countless proofs Of severity aud
decision in days gono by. for instance, in tho
vlrglnius question. At that time there Vas roa-
aon for SERIOUS mlsgiysngs oven to the mont dar-
ing; but to-day sdoro doea not exist the slight
est cause for fent. !.
. It is true that tho struggle still continues in
change has occurred. Wo object also TO tho
stAtenlant that SPAN has not obtained a enpeti-
ority in tue struggle. Six months after tho ris-
ing in Yasa, Spain had obtained Great advantage
ovor tho cubans in tho Eastern Department.
in tho Villas. and III Camnguoy, at that tiuao
(lS63) tho uncleuR Of the rebellion. Months
passed. Oil, aud Snuin was still ahead in the strlg-
6lo, aud had reduced tho rebel bands to 5000 Or
G,000 mon, n,ostly chinese and negroes. Almost
al Of tho chtcfs III tho outbreak OF tho rebellion
have perished many arc in foreign lands, mud
only about dozen nro now III tho Cubau ranlis.
ALI this clearly Rhown that Spain is tho superior
and is fnr ahead Of Cuba. In saying that six
years strfc give tho iusurrcction Significance
which cannos 10 denied, Gen. Grant makos
groat mistake. In tho frat part OF February,
ls89 ho could havo thought That the idea OF sop
nration lal strong root III tho minds Of tho Cil-
ban people, and 'YaB Then very popular but tho
past si1 yoars have proved tho fnlaoy Of this i1oa,
aud it only oxiAtB non i1l tho minds Of fow poope
many not evou nRtiycs OF Cnba but adventurous
aud Foreigners. The struggle has lasted 80 long
oil acconn: ct rencAinB tho onemy, who hides iii
tlo fastuosses tho nountains and in ths wools,
and who has oycrS advantage OF cli,no and terri
tory In hiY favor. We llayo already Baid TINT tho
rebellion at tue present time hns only n dozon
chiefs in its ranks. Amoug tAom aro tho So
cailod Marques Do Santa Lucia, Y1cente Garcia,
and sauguilt. Firo or Blk thousand men oolll-
prise tho Cuban army. aud they arc 1aoAty no.
grooB aud Chinese. Tho negroes Aro nfraid to
prcheut themselves to tho Spanish authorities, a.
they afraid Of returning into slayory. aud the
ChiucAo uro well ploased to light III tho Cuban
ranks, al thoy o1orciso sort Of authority tAoro
unknown to them before. Iha iH tho true ex-
PLANTATION; hut tho inaurrection Inns not truo
sentiment for base, not oven one oloyatetl aspi-
ration, only all ignoble onl IN view. Gen. Grant
Baya that Spain i5 in tho InidHt OF internal
troubles, aud tlat, ~ tlicro o1iuts no manifest
power III Cuba, other 1sations mny possibly
Hdopt energetic measures Tor aolf-lefcnEo. Pres
ilont Grant will allow liz to hciovo that no
foreign nation will taro 10 Interfere in tho affairs
Of perfectly independent natou. Con. Craft
should look ut lonlo Tho war Of determination
aEainht the Indians has already lasted many
ycarB iu tho United htatos but the United States
10 not feel dBhonrtenod on TINT account. Should
tha war In Cuba continue for eight celturos, aH
long as tho war with tho Moors In Spaiu, no
foreign power would DO Justified in interfering
under tho p.otenBo OF solf-t'ofenHe. aud spaiu
toryons.on. Regarding tho Presidents a'lnsIon
to tho settlemont OF tho important Questioa Of
claims pending botwccn tho Government md
Hilain, VIC hRYe 10 bo grateful to tho Pros
ilent for tho nli!l tono In which !io oA-
prcsscs himself, and which Ia perfectly
proper In treating with i friasdty natlon like
Spain, that has always shown n,arkoa doioronco
to tic United States. II tho United 6tatcB at
tond strictly 10 the justice Of lts claims, Spain
nation, quick to ruacnt bligllta, bl,o is always
generous whom slo is addressed III d becoming
toue. q. . We Buppuse Gun. Grant docs not
10 further back tlan tho end OF November, 1371,
untt w acknowledge thore has bean no e!,aAy0
In the Conttal Department; but tliaro las toen
il, tho Eastorn Department married. iMprsyo-
,nUnt. 'T1lu principal ronApH why tll0r0 llaa loen
no change in tho aifairA of tho Central Depart
mont IL tllo continued md hcayy rat,a, that }ayu
months. and, Ia consequence, havo sent II Tho
hospitals thousands Of H,uk aoldtosn, without the
oucnly experiencing any heavy lusB1B.
ARMY ot.llEN.
HAVANA, Doc. 28.--Capt. .-uou. Oono!,a hal H.
suoA orders to tho ohcera commanding tho
spanish t!o0pH to oct len!ontly towlrd caphrod
or surrendered insurgents, but to execute al ill.,
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