The New York herald., 1875-12-20
THE CUBANS ON GRANTS MESSAGE.

THE ADMINISTRATION DRAWN OVER THE GOALS
ABOUT CUBAN BELLIGERENcY-oUR oBLIGA-
TIoNs AS GREAT REPUBIIc-How UNCLE
SAM JILTED THE QUEEN OF THE ANTILLES
The Cuban organ in the United States, La Rerolucion
de Cuba, has in type article which comments very
forcby the late annual Message Of President
to Congress. The article is from the pen OF Mr.. Emb
gentleman of recognized ability, who has both written
and spoken much on the OF Cuba. He says
We are surprised tho tone or manner OF Gene
raj Grants last Message We believe that heart the
President sympathizes with the Cubans, but he is
heavily pressed by Mr. Fish. That General Grant
evident from dubious sentence in the Message wherein
he aIludes to the probability Of his sending iurher
Of Cuba; but he wifi do this only in
the event OF his 'hopcs OF satisfactory
adjustment &C., being 'unhappiy disappointed. ;"
Perhaps the President the last hour expects play
Cuba trump card in the Presidential game. As a
urged against concedng begerent rights to tho
Cubans Grant allows Fish TO put into his mouth Mr..
Summers argument about their having defined ter
rory recognized capital; and adds, "a recognition
under such circumstances would be inconsistent with
the fact and would compel the Power granting IL
to support by force the government TO which 1t had
really given its only claim to existence" This is a
and unauthorized Interpretation OF international law;
for according to this recognition OF belgercncy by
nation obliges that nation to maintain by force OF
The President says that the Cubans are neither
weaker stronger than formerly; but he oyerlooks
the fact that when the war began Spanish bank
in Cuba good gold and they are worth
about twcntyh cents 10 tho dollar AT the beginning
OF the war the debt Of Cuba Spanish) but small,
while II perhaps exceeds 500 600 000 and not far
from 100 900 Spanish soldiers have perished in the
struggle hundreds of wealthy estates have been de-
stroyed and The island which famed for it's great
riches is rapidly falling into hopeless bankruptcy.
Speaking Of tho seizure and sequestraton by Span
iards OF Americans property in Cuba the writer says
that II Grant had only cared to
ENFORCE THE RIGHTS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS
had at once demanded surrender OF their conscated
spot the continuation Of aggressons against American
citizens would have been prevented. Is 1T not scan
dalous 70 keep navy at ten times the of what tho
Spanish navy costs Cuba TO be passive spectator OF
the greatest outrages under pretext that the United
States Navy is incapable of Offering successful resist
ancc to the SPANISH
lfSpain ''is friendly natiou" it was not friendly
act for her recognize the South sixty days after Fort
Sumter fired upon; to open all her ports and
senas to the enemies OF the United States government
who from those points organizing attacks against
the national integrity and to acknowledge the tact OF
war in tho South at the time she did. II, with tho
tacit aid of the United States that allowed Spain to t
out here thirty gunpoats against an American people,
sail the efforts Of Spain havo been abortlye, IL must
be evident the United States been only strictly
neutral, the Cubans would have trumphed after
the struggle began, and the United States instead OF
suffering vexaous wrongs at the hands OF SPAIN would
be enjoying all the advantages oil specially IA
vored trade with free Cuba II General Grant avows
that 'the so-callcd insurrection in Cuba has
shown a strength and endurance which make il
at least very doubtful whether IL bo in the
power OF Spain to subdue it. he must agree that self
protection, In the absence of any other object would
have justified America in recognizing Cuba Power
long ago Il would scem then, that the admnlstra-
tiop Is alone responsible for all the wrongs which
dcpored by tho Executive. Ii the United States had
been consistent in adhcrng to
PRISciPLks MONROE DOCTRINE
and to the principles established by them when ghtipg
battles with little more than 100 men, Lexington
and Bunker Hill, where II was announced ''that any
nation that would not think II convenient to recognize
them bellgcrents would be responsible Tor all dam
ges;n II America had been just toward Cuba they
wished other Powers 10 be to them under similar CIR.
A
long ere now have been established in the Great An
tile.
In his note Of the 18th OF October 1869, Sir Fish
recognized state Of civil Cuba by the evidence
Of battle after battle which had been lousht; and yet
IN the following December he claimed that the govern
incnt had no official Information OF any war there,
Another remarkable declaration OF Mr. Fash chs time
touching Spanish misrcprescniatons) y the following
relative To tho Spanish Ambassador wherein he SAID
"fhc undersigned has on several occasions caused
proceedings TO be adopted information received
IRON Mr. Lopez Roberts, which Information proved 10
be totally unioundcd" Yet by representations OF this
nature
TnE CAUSE REPUBLICAN, cuBa
Is to 90 sacrhccdl
Tho writer hero takes tho liberty Of ocurine Amci.
their supposed inability TO ncqu.ro the freedom
ol this country without the aid Of France which latter
Power is given the credit Of contributing less than
$40 0C0 001 toward American independence, and adds
that while Washington was crossing the Delaware, pur
sued by tho superior iorccs Of Iord Howe tho Count
d'Estaing with twelve ships oil tho line frgates
and 1000 French troops decided the struggle and
created tho new nation ot the United states Tho lo
lowing bit OF history which Us apty ced iu favor Of
Cuba, speaks Tor Itself
October ~ i77G IN consequence another defeat Mt
White Plains, nshngton Abandoned New and
tired OF the Delaware Then IN the hour II the
struggle scarcely 4 the pcpe oined the eireatns
army whils numbas daily noeking tho stand
ard obtain forgiveness aud protection Not only the
lower changed In tho gloomy o
'sity but of the leading mombcrs Of Congress
Mr. galloway, who President o the New Jersey conyeu
tion had formed the Statr constitution Mr. Allen Tucker
and others declared themselves AT all times adverse
Independence" sec ildrcth vol ~ In December ITTS
the whole OF Washington army consisted Of 1000
~ pieces g q sre v9nseamsn,y ggon the loss p tho
Congress migrated FIRST Lancaster Pa then York and
finally Annapolis whose united population that
day equacd thnt ot Gnainaro tho former cuban
capital.
Mediation or Intervention are things which Cnbaus
do want unless they have the effect oi dlsarmng
the Spanish volunteers, as the HERALD oi November
1873 proposed 10 re- establish order IN Cuba aud ocr
the citizens ot the United States residing there that
protection which Their government has been unwilling
TO afford them.