The Morning herald., 1875-12-08
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The time declined by Spain with the decla
ration neverthe ess that at future tim,
they wonld be iHdisposible. No intimatiol
has been received that In The opinion .
Spain that time has been reached. And ye
the strife continues with all ito dread hor
rors and all its injuries to the interests O
the United States and of other nations.
Each party seems quite capable of work
ing great injury and damage to the other
as well as to all the relations and Interests
dependent on the existence Of peace in tn,
island, but they seem incapable Of reaching
any adjustment, and both have thus fal
failed Of achieving any success, whereby one
party shall possess and control this island tC
the exclusion of the other.
OUTSIDE AGENCY.
Under other circumstances the agency Of
others, either by mediation or by interven
ton, seems to be the only alternative which
must, sooner or latter, be invoked for the
termination of the strife. At the same
while thus impressed,
Do NOT AT THIS TINE RECOMMEND
the adoption of any measure of interven-
ton. shall be ready at all times and al
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suggestion that the good Offices oL the I'm.
ing about q peace honorable to both.
| THE EVER FAITHFuL ISLE.
While conscious that the insurrection in
Cuba has shown strength and endurance
which make it at least doubtful whether 1t
he in the power of Spain to subdle it, it
seems unquestionable that no such civil Or
ganization exists to which may be recog-
nized as an independent government, capa-
BILE of performing it's international obliga-
tions, and entitled to be treated ~ one OF
| the powers Of the earth. A recognition
under such circumstances would be incon-
sistent with the facts, and would compel the
power granting it soon to support by force
the Government to which it had really
given its one claim of existence. In my
Judgment the United States should adhere
to the policy and the principles which have
heretofore been its sure and safe guides in
like contests between revolted colonies and
their mother country, and acting only upon
the closest evidence, should avoid any pos
sibility of suspicion or of imputation.
A RECOGNITION OF THE INDEPENDENCE
being, in my opinion, impracticable and in
defensible, the question which next presents
itself is that of beligerent rights in the par
ties to the contest.
I REGARD THE ACCORDANCE OF BELIGER-
ENT RIGHTS
Still to be as unwise and primative as l
regard it to be at present indeteasible, as a
matter of right. Such recognition entails
upon the country accordingly the rights
which flow from II, difficult and complicated
duties, and requires the exaction from the
contending parties, of the strict observance
of their rights and obligations.
It confers the right of search upon the
high seas by vessels of both parties; it
would subject the carrying of arms and
munitions of war, which may be transported
fairly and without interruption in the ves-
sells of the Uuited States to detention and to
possible seizure. It would give rise to
countless veXatiOus questions wauld re-
lease the parent government from RESPONSE
biIity for acts done by the insurgents, and
would invest Spain with the right to exer-
else the separation recognized by our treaty
of 1926 over our commerce on the high seas,
very large part of which in its traffic be-
tween the Atlantic and Gulf States, and be-
tween all of them and the States upon the
Pacific passes through the waters which
coast the shores of Cuba.
1T WOULD BE UNWORTHY OF THE UNITED
STATES.
to inaugurate the possibilities of such re-
suit by measures of questionable right or
expediency or by any in1irection. Apart
from any question of theoretical right l am
satisfied that while the accordance of be-
ligerent rights to the insurgents in Cuba
might give them hope and an inducement
to protract the struggle it would be but
DELUsIvE HOPE,
and would not remove the evils which this
Government and its people are experiencing,
but would draw the United States into com
plications which it has waited long and al
ready suffered much to avoid.
THE CENTENNIAL
has been diligent in tn: discharge of the du-
ties which have developed upon it, and the
preparations so far made with the means at
command give assurance that the Govern
mental contribution will be made one of the
marked characteristics Of the Exhibition
The board has observed
CONCEIVABLE ECONOMY
in the matter of the erection of building
for the Governmental exhibit the expense of
which, it is estimated, will not exceed say
$4,000. This amount has been withdrawn
under the law from the appropriations of
five of the principal departments without
sufficient means to render their respective
practical exhibits complete and satisfactory.
The Exhibition being an international one,
and the Government being voluntary COR
tributor, it is my opinion that it's contribu-
tion should be Of character in quality and
extent to sustain the dignity and credit of so
distinguished contributor. The aGvanta-
ges to the country of
A CREDITABLE DISPLAY
are in all international point of view, of the
first Importance, while an Indifferent or un-
creditable participation by the Government,
would be humiliating to the patriotic feel
ings of our people themselves. command
the estimates of the board for the necessary
additional appropriations.
The powers of Europe, almost without
exceptions, many of the South American
States, and even the more distant Eastern
powers, have manifested their friendly SEN
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