Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-01-22

WONG her people, tut the TACT remains
Added to this is a large expause Q
OCEAN, tepsTatiog the psDeDsula from
the island; the..want OF harmony ant
of personal sympathy b.tween the in
habitsuts Of the territory Of the hoTnt
government and those of the colony
the want of adaptation IF the ancjeD
colonial system Of Spain to the presrn
time, and 10 ideas which events Cf the
past age have impressed upon the people
OF every reading and thinking country
Great Britain has relaxed the Cl / sy stem
of colonial dependence, ana i reapiu2
tne benefits in the c9ntentFdness and
| peaceful prosecution OF the srls f peace
and in the channels of commerce and
CT Industry in tine colonies which, under
restraint, might have questioned and Ie.
| ss'e1 the power OF control from dis.
| tsDt government, end might have ex.
| hlhitsd, as does Cuba, a chronic con-
| dition OF insuIrectiOn and rebellion. In
addition to all this, il cannot be ques-
toned that the continued maintenance,
in the face Of DEGREES aud enact
meats to the contrarye, OF compulsory
system OF slave labor is q cause OF dis
quiet and OF excitement TO large class
on the island, as also in the United
States, which the government OF Spain
has led us, by very distinct assurances,
to expect should be removed, and which
the enlightened christianity Of the age
condemns. The contest and disorder in
Cuba affect the United States directly
and injariously by the presence in this
country of partlsans Of the revolt, who
have fled hither in consequence of the
proximity OF the territory as to pOliti-
cal asylum, and who by their plOttings
are disturber3 OF the public peace. The
United States has exerted itself to the
utmost for seven years to repress the un-
lawful acts on the part Of these self.ex-
lied subjects Of spain, relying on the
promises of Spain TO pacify the island.
Seven years OF strain on the powers OF
the government to fulfill all that the
most exacting demands that q govern
ment can make un1er any doctrine or
claim Of international obligation on
another, have not witnessed much hope
for pacification. The United States feels
itself entitled TO be relieved of this
strain. The sever9 measures, injurious
to the United States, and often IN con-
fiict with the public law, which colonial
officers have taken to spbdue the insur-
r5ctiOn; the indifference, and oft times
the offensive assaults upon the Just sus-
States and their government which
have characterized that portion of the
peninsular population of Havana which
has sustained and upheld, il il has not
controlled, successive governOrs.genersl,
and which have led to the disregard of
orders and DEGREES which the enlarged
wisdom and more friendly councils of
the home government had enacted; the
cruelty and inhumanity which have
characterized the contest, both on the
part Of the colonial government and of
the levOltionists, for seven years, and
the destruction of valuable proper.
ties and industries by arson and
pulsge. and which Spain appears una
bic, however desirOus, TO prevent and
sop on an island three thousand miles
distant from her shores, but lying
within sight of our coast, with
which trade and constant intercourse
are unavoidable, and are causes of an
nCyance and OF injury to the United
States which d people cannot be expect
ed to tolerate without an assured pros
pect Cf their termination. the United
Stat; has more than once been solicited
by the insurgents to extend t. them its
aid, but has for years hitherto resisted
sucd solicitations, and has endeavOTed by
the tender Of its good offices in the way
Of mediation, advice and remonstrance
10 bring to an end great evil which has
pressed sorely upon the interests both of
the government and OF the people of the
United States, as also upon the CONNER
eiel interests of other nations. A sim
ceEe ieldship for Spain and for her
people, whether peninsu ar or insulsr,
and an equally sincere reluctance to
adopt and measures which might ipjure
or bundle the ancient ally of the United
States, has characterized the conduct |
Of this government in every step during
these sad and distressing years, and the
President is still animated by the same |
feelings and dssiIeJ; above all thing 5, to |
aid her and her people to enter and
move upon the path of safety and re-
poge. IG will be remembered that the |
President, in 1869, rendered the good |
offices of the United States for the pur-
pose OF bringing to q close the civil war
in Cuba. This Cffsr was made delicate |
ly and in good faith, and in friendship |
to both parties to the contest. General |
Pim. as the representative OF the Span. |
ish government, while recognizing the |
good faith aud friendship with which |
this Cffsr was made, replied: "We can
better proceed in the present situation of |
Thugs without even this friendly inter-
ventiou A time will come when the |
good offices Of the United States will be
not only useful, but indispensable, in the |
final arrangements between Spain and |
Cuba. We will ascertain the form !
in which they can be employed, and 1 |
confidently count upon your assistance"
The United States replied that its good |
offices for that object would be, at any
time, at the service Of the parties to the
confiict. This government has ever
since been ready thus to aid in rzstor-
ing peace and quiet. The government
of the United States has heretofore given
expression to no policy III reference to
the insuTrectiOn i'll Cuba, because it has
honestly and sincerely hoped that
no declaration Of policy, on its
part, would be required. The
President feels that longer reIicence
would be inconsistent with the int rests
of both governments. Our relations
with Spain are in that critical petition
that another seizure similar TO that Ct |
the Virginius, other executions OF citi- |
zens of the United States, other wrongs
of less 6jectionable character even |
than many which have been already
suffered by Qur citizens with simple
IetnOuSLIhnSSj oA pO>bOlJ even BULLS |
new act of exceptionsl severity in Cuba,
may produces 3 feeling and excitement |
which this government anxiously de- |
sires to avoid. The President hopes that |
Spain may spOntar eOusjy adopt meas
ures looking t. reconciliation, to
speedy restoration Of peace, and the or
ganiz alton OF u stable and satisfactory
system of government in the island of
Cuba. In the absence of aOy prospect
OF termination o the wsF, or Of any
change in the manner in which it has
been conducted on either side, he feels
that the time is at hand when it may be
the duty OF other governments to inter-
vene, solely with view of bringing to
an end disastrous and destructive con-
fiict, and restoring peace in the island of
Cuba. No government is more deeply
interested in the order and pes cefui sd.
ministration OF this island than is that
of the United States, and none has suf-
fered as has the United States from the
condition which has obtained there dur
ing the past six or seven years. He will
therefore feel it his duty at an early day
TO submit the subject in this light, sc-
companied by an expression OF the views
above presented, fJr the consideration of
congress. This conclusion is reached