The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-13
SENATOR HILL ON CUBA
Concluded from First puge.>

condition OF affairs III the Island. He
was willing TO stand by what these
correspondents said. 1t had been said
bS some that the administration was
being embarrassed by these resolutions
IF the administration Thought these
resolutions were embarrassing To II,
some one here would have lind knowl
edge OF that fact ] cannot believe the
administration would keep its own co,in-
sci so close that no one would know
what il DESIRED.
Ia response Ia L query from Mr.. Uoar.
Mr. IIill said he did not believe a sin
gle law would be changed by the pns-
snge of Il concurrent resolution, which
did not receive the signature of the
President. For that reason he believed
the resolutions In a concurrent form
were proper anil that Il was In tiat li,.ht
that he proposed 10 discuss them
In 1896, Mr.. Clay did not think a rcso-
luton expressing the opinion at Con
gross was Pickwicliian. Had tho rr.ol,-
lions been made Joint the argument
would have been made that they inter
fcred with the rights of the executive.
MI. liill said he WAS for the concurrent
resolutions because they only expressed
the opinion or Congress ana were re.
spectful, not only to our own Presidcu;
but to the Government of Spain lie he
licved the President would carefully
consider the resolutions. They would
nave IL moral effect throughout this
country and the world When jackson
was President. Congress adoptcd en-.
current resolutions expressing it's opIu.
ION. not upon the question of brIlirpr
encJ, but upon the greater question of
the Independence of country. such
resolutions were the only safe ones.
thus far should Congress go and no
further.
In 1861 several foreign governments
n IA.
the Southern Confcdcracy but not uuon
their independence. The United states
itself recognized them as bcllireren,s hv
eNchanEinE prisoners. recognizing flags
or truce. Tho interests OF humanity de-
manded that The Cubans should be treat
ed as insurgents: their executions must
be stopped: they must be treated as
prisoners of war Their recognition
could not he offensive tn Spain and n
should he granted by this Government
i'm the interest of humanity ana in NO.
cordance with the customs of All ciyl
liZcd nations
In conclusion, he said:
MIR. Presldent-Whi,c tho true pollcv
oil TINS Government is that of peace.
not peace ut any price. but peace with
nonor-and while our general policy is
mat or non Intervention in the affairs
OF other countries. yet let me repaot
what has been sn often stated here
ana elsewhere. that. as one OF the free
states among nations. one of the great
csi republics. II Is Impossible tina, orr
principles. our sentiments and our ey-
ample should not produce effect upon
the opinions and hopes Of society
I'M oughout the civilized world. and if
other peoples, no matter in what quar-
Ter OF the globe. whether near our own
shores or IN the distant waters of Tho.
Pacific. imbued with the same spirit of
hn
success, desire to found n republic and
throw off the shacklcs Of Il monarchy,
II We cannot consistently give them Il
helping hand at the best we should no,
retard them: wc should not crush them.
we should not frown upon them: we
should not stand up so straight as to
lean over backward against them In Inc
exercise Of a strlct and cold neutrality.
but on the contrary we should cncolrr-
ago ana cheer them In all the ways and
methods permissible under the rules of
International law. In short. such If
forts on our part. n g well as our sym
, pas; hy. should be extended 10 every pao-
pie struggling TO be free from the bur
dcns. expressions and wrongs Of mon
| archiual government.
I'VE cannot ignore the feet that We s"t
them their example. We are responsible.
for the lessons we have taught the
| world. We established the doctrine thai
'Ai' iiSii1 VI itNblulipu LOT JUST f.iliS
| exists. Who go craven as now wants
| to abandon 1t?
What Is the situation? The people
of Cuba have founded a republic and
are seeking to maintain II They are
resisting the right OF taxation without
just representation. They want som.
voice in their own government. They
ma turally object 10 longer being govern
ed by distant power that does not in
fac: govern, but Expresses ana blum
derS them. II is the old story of our
American revolution over again There
were tories then, as there are tories now
whose symrathics are with artsiocra;-
&c and monnrchical governments. They
Will be crushed now, as they were then.
by the force Of the enlightened and in
tclligcnt public sentiment Of a free peo-
pie. determined to maintain free in
s;itutions for lihertY's SAX alone. We
cannot shut our eyes 10 the fact that
there exists wha; Mr. Seward called
AN irrepressihie conflict. between the
forces Of Rcpublicansm on the one
hand and the forces Of monarchy on The
other hand. between absolute and consti-
tu;ional government: between those who
believe In the divine right of Kings 10
rule and those who believe that so
cietv itself shall have a substantial
part in its own government.
THE people Of the United States had
chosen their side of the great conflict
mcnt Of republics was in limo with the
progress OF cIvIli%a ton Cuba wanted
l., join the procession of republics and
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