National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-04

the Herald of last Thursday, as follows:
This dispatch, II will be remembered,
"made profound impression in Madrid
"menaced our good relations with Spain,
"afFected tie money markets in Europe,
"drew from the London Times an indig-
"Dant comment and from Barren Reuter- an
"abject apology As this dispatch came
"through the Associated Press to the Her
"dEd;, as it was false, mischievous, stock
"jobbing dispatch, we of course are bound
"to make inquiry as to its origin"
1t came to the Herald did it, and SO
the Herald is bound to make inquiry, &c.
Lerus see what came to the Herald as apt
pears from its columns of Dec. z, We find
as follows: 1--WE quote from the Associated
Press Washington telegram } although
"the President has shown the message to
ono person other than the members of the
cabinet and the copyists, there is the best
treason for believing it will contain sub
"stantially the following points, founded
"on expressions of the President to in
climate friends since the message was
Submitted to and cordially Endorsed by
cabinet on Friday last"
In regard to Cuba the following para
graph is given. "In addition to Venezuela
1--WE have unsettled questions with Spain
growing out of the affair of the Virginirs
land other grievous transactions on the
part Of the Spanish authorities in connec-
elton with events in Cuba. The magni-
"tude of the offences has not been reduced
"since the Presidents previous message
"year ago. As this unsettled condition of
"affairs in Cuba cannot long continue, it
may become necessary for other nations,
"with our own, to interfere to terminate
" the instruction which las so long pre-
walled, the Spanish Government having
"unsuccessfully attempted to suppress it.
Meantime the commerce of all countries,
land especially that of the United States,
"suffers, the flags Of the United States and
England having been insulted.
The cable dispatch of Reuters, which
the Herald says emauated from its office
so far that it feels Obligated to inquire
as to its accuracy, reads as follows:
Regarding foreign relations. the Presi-
''dent states that they are friendly end no.
where disturbed, except as regsrds the I'M
Settled question pending with Venezuela,
''who has not paid the awards made by the
Convention of 1906, and the question
"still unsettled with Spain in regard to the
'Virginius and other grievious proceed
'fngs of that Power in connection with
Cuba. The magnitude of these offences
has not been reduced since my previous
message to Congress. This unsettled con-
'dition of affairs cannot continue. 1t will
''become necessary for other nations in
conjunction with our own to terminate
'the instruction which has so long pre-
walled, and which Spain has unsuccess-
fully attempted to suppress. During its
continuance the commerce of ali coun-
''tries, especially that of the United States,
suffers, and the flags of the United States
''and of England have been insuIied."
Here it will be seen that the whole char
acter of the dispatch is changed in its prep
aration for foreign market. As we stated
on Saturday, just enough of tine phraseol-
ogy Of the original synopsis is retained to
show that it was based upon that document
Instead of quoting the Presidents language
in the third person, the first person lie sub
as if repeating his exact words,
thus: My previous message" and again
cannot continue" wholly without qualif-
cation as in the original. And again: '1t
WH become necessary ~: other nations"
&c, instead Of may as in the other. It is
obvious to every reader that such changes
as are here indicated would be quito suf-
fcient to make all the mischief portrayed
by the Herald.
In conclusion, we wish simply to say
that all the foregoing extracts are made
from the Herald's columns, and then we
wish to ask the readers of THE NATIONAL
what must be thought of the
character of journal which, with Knowl-
edge Of all these facts, kill deliberately at
tempt to blacken the character of the whole
American nation by falsely charging its
Chief Magistrate with sending forth gar
bled synopsis of his annual message for
stock jobbing purposes? Is it worthy of
any further credit? Have we not all the
best grounds for suspectng that the
bogus telegram was prepared in its
own Office? Would any one who could,
under the circumstances above narrated
andfully substantiated, brazenly and falsely
charge the President with the commission
Of forgery for gaming purposes hesitate
a moment at the preparation of such a
crime himselfH