The New York herald., 1875-11-02
WASHINGTON.
Agitation of the Politicians Over
the Cuban Question.
A Choice Between Another State or
a Bad NeighbOr.
THE PACIFIC MAIL PERJURY CASE
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON Nov l, 1875.
The politicians arc greatly perplexed as to the real
nature OF our relations with Spain the subject Of
Cuba While good deal of the recent show Of warke
preparation in the navy is regarded shrewd device
to enlist enthusiasm for the republican party in the
elections tomorrow, the President credited with
holding the belief that in view of the complications
which likely to follow condition OF expectancy
garding the result of the rebellion Cuba Of
the political capital democratic Congress may wish
make in assuming hostile attitude toward Spain the
country should nation, bo ready for contingencies
and the republicans should as party, be ready to
chime in with the democratic Congress in the howl
against Spain. This position OF the administration is
not at all at variance with the policy which Secretary
Fish has constrained to main tain Indeed when the
facts come to be known II quite likely that "the
Washington note" which Is causing so much debate
in the Spanish Cabinet, will prove to be
proposal the part OF govern
ment for the purchase and peaceable cession
to US OF the ever faithful ISLE Hence the cable
from Madrid that the note Is in tho nature
Of renewal OF negotiations which had been suspended
by the state of Cuba In support of this conec
ture the nature of Minister Caleb Cushngs latest
communication with the Spanish government it is said
that President Grant regards with uneasiness If
alarm the probability of early triumph of the Cuban
rebels and the establishment OF independent repub-
lie the island which, in the event OF our becoming
involved in another foreign war would be q neu-
tral station for our enemies ships and point
at which to organize hostile demonstrations against
and dcpredatons upon our Gulf and seaboard.
Free Cuba would be thorn in side all the time in
peace or in war. In peace her sugar factories would
destroy tho sugar production OF the United States and
in she would be always a bad neighbor 1t is,
therefore, not improbable that Caleb Gushing has
ceved instructions in accordance with this emergency
and that he is urging upon the Spanish Cabinet the
wisdom Of selling the island before the rebels succeed
democratic Congress compels them to fight for its
longer retention.
In connection with the controversy whatever it may
be- which is involved In the present interchange Of
communications with Spain through the medium OF
Minister Cushing unusual activity has been observable
at the Department of State for several days. the
least significant feature thereof being the frequent
sultaon of the governments lawyers and the constant
reference TO the law books in the Attorney Generals
Office Rumor has it that the question Of international
law in its bearing upon the limit of tho duties of
trail Powers in time of the subject of this mys
tcrious search for enlightenment All these several
circumstances put together taken to that
Caleb Gushing has offered the Spanish government the
alternative of selling Cuba to the United States abd
ing the consequences OF refusing.
The TRIAL OF THE MAIL PERJURY
cAsE-THE HON. MR.. KING ON THE s1TUA-
TIoN.
The Pacific Mail perjury case, wherein tho Hon. Bill
King is accused OF telling untruth expected to be
reached in the criminal term Of the Supreme Court by
the Goth OF this month. Irwin and Schumacher
in New York. Bill King, the great de
fendant in the, case, here last week, and
it is said that he has been to New YORK fixing up the
misunderstanding with the Colonel concerning the
1925 900 under discussion He says that he is ready
for trial and that he received the money from Stock
well his share in outside stock speculation which
Irwin paid to him for Stockwell He denies the
report that he should not take his seat in Congress
til the settled He is ready for the House Of
Representatives well for the Supreme Court As
King is the most important witness it will be interest
ing know that he leaves for the Pacific coast in few
days. The defence say they will not call Mr.. Schu-
maker to tell what he knows.
SECRETARY CHANDELIERS PROPOSED WALTZ.
Secretary Chandler is expected back in Washington
Wednesday, when he hopes to waltz in TO the music
of general republican victory in the elections
morrow IL is conceded tonight that his appoint
ment Of Assistant Attorney General for tho Department
OF the Interior has fallen upon his Michigan friend
Gaylord