The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-17
CRUSHING THE CCBINS.



HAVANA, March THE letter from
Madrid dated sih ut.. which YOU published In
your issue OF the 2jih ult.. has been very vide
Is circulated here. II proves concusively what
q difucult " not impossible tasK it would he for
the Emitted states either to mediate or intervene
for the purpose Of Tending the war now wasing In
this i-l nd The idea embodied in the lust para
rra;h Il that letter. namely, thatthc sole object
Of cy r,thlu- thr has been said both 10y Prcsi-
dent Grant ami ty lis mentor Hamilton Fi'h
upon this subject has only been TO simulate
Spain to make one last supreme effort TO crush
the revolution and at the same timo to humoug
the American people. IL regarded mere as the
real Interpretation 10 Mr.. Fish's policy.
In the course Of conversation yesterday with a
prominent member Of the Casino on the subject
Of the probability If any Intervention 10y the
United States Government In Cuban affairs. In
concert with the Madrid Cabinet. he said that
the people in Washington seemed to be COM
plctely at sea on the mutual Interests which
hound together all classes Of spanish residents
iu CuOa. we are bound he said. ITO make
common causc for the maintenance OF pfest nc
Spanish rule here in all It's force. even II we o.
tensihly sObcy the GOyernment Of the mettonp-
lis. although the latter I'm the interest OF the
privileges which the nation now ENJOYS ana IN
consideration OF the sums Of money presented
t. the ministers IN Madrid, viii continue To CON
cur, "a II has done since the commencement al
tlh " NJ. m the dIUnfentIN hostile ATTITUDE as
sumed by the Casino and the volunieer'.
" You see" continued this pillar OF the Casino,
tue regular army Is NE 70 give us tnelr sun
port for. "a the first Napoleon satd that every
private soldier carried a marshaVs baton IN his
knapsack, 50 no soldier or onicerev ever came here
without visions of some daY attaining To the Cap
tain-Generalship, with all prerogatives. with
lie salary of 5000 a YEAR and with all the
'diVyies' liiscds), which may enable him to put
away million or two In his term Of office.
III Cuba ceased TO he colony. We should have
no squadron. aud every MILDLY dreams OF
tutl fla m nI he
these waters.
" There is no civil service employee who he's
not visions Of the fat morsels which fall to the
share Of the chiefs OF the customs ana internal
revenue service.
Every s,cristan homes some d.y 20 climb int
the Episcopal chair, To. enjoy the ixnry ~
! tho Episcopal palace. rnd to have the handling
| Of the enormous revenues Of the church.
"Ihere is not IN Ill this city "a common justice
OF the uence VINO does not see him.pif Ia dreams
| clotnel VITA the toga of Chief Justice Of the
| Huurcmc Court. where lie can sell his decision
| to the highest bidder.
:" 80 poor emigrant who lands here. shocc,s
! snrtlc-s. and pennies, VINO has NO. visions OF
! the prohts which will accrue TO hin from some
| Government monopoly, as soon n tie can bu,
sock. sport cane. and set himself as comm, r
! cfdHt'. Aud lastly, not to bore you. lock NJ AL
those constinE scnonner- ana boats which pen
| pie our httbOr. They are ell >pani-r and span
| lerds alone are allowed to man them and wofb
| them.
:" As the island belong. TO ne by right of con.
| quest, and 49, II ~ our interest 10 work II
| for those who NAV by and 10y come here from
| Sptin, we must govern 1t according to our owl
ideas. and not according to those ~ either the
| Madrid Government, tue Washington Govern
| mcnt, or am other IN the face of the earth. Ii
suits us to Keep up the slave trbfe. and We tVe
kept IL up In spite OF all SPANS treaties with Eng
| land, IN spite e al Enrisnd's grewls from lsli
~ - date. in spite Of the NiXed comnt-siun ss-
tabiished here Tor its suppression. and in spite
| OF all the repeated Hnd petemp'ufN royal order.
| issued oy the various Governments at Madr0
| And ~ we have dared aud succeeded IN laugh
| Ing AZ the pONer OF England. we can certainly
| treat with at least equal Indifference auv re-
| forms attempted 70 lie exacted from Us which
| may clash With oar met rial iutcres's.
| 1T suited Us 10 get rid of Gen. BHlce. for hi.
| suspected sympdtny VITO the C4Oau-. VINO
| aspire o. derive us = our privileges. and we
| backed him OIL 20 Span.
| "Ihe Madrid Cos, rnment passed the More
| law for the IN odihcstion aud gradual apoliu %
| Of slavery. aud We have made dead letter IF H.
| Spain decrecd the return OF oil couhscitet
| property, decl' ring said coniscgtipn unconsti
| tuuonsl, out think al Sp1in's army would b,
! unequal to the task of cnectinr it, Iestorition
| Look at the connscated property of American
| citizens. Do YOU suppose spain can ever tuiCi
| us t. return II No, sir he added. " RELY upoi
| n, that neither Grant nor fish dream. or ev-
| did dream. Of either medidting OF Intervening
| The thing Is iatcicHi, and only intended rs arus
| under which Sir. fish cleycrly thinks to thine
the people that he intends ~ stop helpn. u, T.
| he Is bound to DO.