The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-22

,,oY,,Ay s. NOVEMBER %, 1875.
cnoa-spain-- The United States.
Tbe Washington correspondence OF the
baltimore Amercdn Is usually reliable
especially ia matters relating TO the Admin
fstration or the Republican party. The
.america,s OF Saturday contains q special dis
patch from Washington which has the tol-
lowing paragraph:
ssThere are good many persons In TINS
city who believe that the naval stir augufs
that President Grant means to recommend
in his aunual message the recognition OF tne
independence OF Cuba. Such step on tns
1,art OF the Executive of course Wouio
amount TO nothing, only In effect, untii Con.
press had passed upon it. The q,.,d fttncS
I saw That the President Is firm ia his OPINION
tha, fhe insurgents In Cuba are able TO hoia
fheir own. at least so long as the spanish
f3oyarnrnent IS threatened at home with the
. Car!ist insurrection; that 20 longer
4 give the Spanish authorities the en-
sco,Irapenent Of this nation 10 nafdg
II, consonance with the advanced views OF o
power inimIcal to any slayehoidsng nation:
VI,
Cuban independence IS far different in fact
from according the Insurgents belligerent
rights. The difference is this II the United
States accorded the Insurgents the rights OF
bellgerents self-respect would compel her,
I if necessary, to maintain IT,. In the event or
recognizing the independence Of Cuba the
United States ignores Spain as o factor in
Cuba, and Leaves it with that Power to as
sumo the aggressive If such recognition
should provoke her. Those who take TINS
view of the presumed action of the Govern
mept assume that naughty Spain Will pro-
woke trouble even If the President should
recommend the recognition of indePenoept
Cuba. and hence the hustle in naval clrcieS Is
to be prepared for such contingency
This is curious statement. 1t IS an la-
versed contrast that is drawn between recoe-
nizipp the independence of Cuba and accorc-
ing belligerent rights to the Cuban rebeis.
1t has been held that according belgerent
rights was an act proper towards oeIisge-
rent whose advance towards independence
was not sufficient to warrant the recognition
of It's Independence. Certainly the act inter-
mediate between the beginning OF rebel
lion and its progress TO the point ut when
itssindependerce may be recognized should
not involve Government more than the ACT
of greater dignity and import: the reeog.
milton OF the independence of the rebel
party. The idea that the United States
would more surely have to fight Spain for
the lesser act than she would for the greater
seems to be absurd.
The Southern Confederacy was greatly
more deserving of the recognition OF fer IN
dependence when her rights as a belligefent
were recognized by Great Britain than the
Cuban rebels are now. And the act OF
Great Britain was denounced as an outrage
By the North.
The Federal Government has no coed rea'
son for recognizing the independence OF the
Cuban patriots, SO called, save that the span
ish Government has been for so long time
unable to defeat them. They have only
part of the island under their control. This
they have held while Spain has been vexed
by strife at home. The rebels have made no
conquest for years; and now that Spain has
disengaged from the home.service ersid-
cradle force and sent it to suppress insurrec-
ton in Cuba it Is altogether untimely for
General GRANT to talk about acknowledgin 6
Cuban independence. Having abstained for
wears, when Spain was unable to suppress
resistance, he moves just as measures are
taken by Spain which may, and probably will,
end in the recapture Of the part Of the island
now in the hands of the rebels. He waited
too long, and moves when the reasons for
moving are taken from him.
The remark as to slavery is only bit Of
demagogism, to make northern capital. 1t is
what is called BY the world "Yspkee inter-
meddling." To say that Spain could not
expect Power opposed to slavery longer 10
encourage her might suggest the inference
tina. it does not follow that Spain should ex.
pect the Power aforesaid to wrong and IT,
ranrize over her on that account. This in
reference with another nation for maintain.
Jog 10 her domestic government an institution
our Government is inimical to is one of the
worst of precedents. If it be right for us to
visit with hostility and injury people whose
domestic custom we don't like, would it not
be equally right for another nation which
had the power to force upon US an institution
which we might detest? This apology for in
truding ourselves into the domestic affairs Oh
ration is gross violation of right and an
&c. hat will be some day quoted against us
should any Power at future day nave
strength to force us to do what we may not
like. t -@
We shall be surprised should General
GRANT recommend the recognition OF CUBAN
independence. He has not q single good
reason to sustain him. There have been Pc
ricds when the United States might have
seized and held Cuba for the preservation OF
peace. The island has been a cancer on the
side Of the United States, and has given US a
great deal of trouble and caused much ap.
prehension. For good order in the near
Atlantic waters and for our sprotec'
tion-while Spain was impotent-we might
have policed the coast and held Cuba as
disturber Of order. We might have thus
gotten hold that would have been made
permanent.
ButGeneral GRANT has no cause for the
action proposed at this time; and should he
urge the reasons briefly outlined in the above
extract bis act will be denounced by the civ
ilized world as without even color Of JUS
tifcation.
TIE views OF the Republican party are