The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-03-04
To Recognize Cuba.
Resolution Introduced in the
House and Senate.

Wasbiogton Feb. 27.-The Cuban
bellgereucey resolution was taken up ;
and op the suggestion Of Mr. Morgan,
in charge Of it, unanimous consent
was given that at O'Clock the vote
shall he taken on the resolution. aud all
amendments In the collcquy 90 the
subject, Mr.. Hill said that he had de
sired to speak, but had to leave the city
and would rot ask for delay, and Mr.
Sherman (Rep Of Ohio said that be
would occupy half an hour to morrw on
the resolution.
Mr. White (Dem.) of California
continued the speech begun by him
yesterday, coutending tia: the question
Of the recognition cf Cuban be|liger-
eucy or of Cuban independence was
one solely within the functions Of the
executive department of the govern
ment, and that congress had no right
to impose its will upon the President
in such matter AS to the recogui-
tiou of Cuban independence, he said
that :he independence Of new govern
mens could not be recognized until the
real vital disturbances we're practically
closed. and, uptil the cause of the
pareut country was desperate Under
prevailing conditions, the recognition
of the independence Of Cuba would be
not only contrary to all precedeuts. but
contrary to the actual justice of the
case.
VESTS SPLENDID SPEECH.
Mr.. Vest asked what would have be-
come Of the struggle for American in
dependence if France bad acted ou the
principle advocated by the senator from
California The American people. Mr.
Vest said, would have today been
Eoglish subjects. instead Of being
free citizens Of a free country. France.
during the struggle, had recognized
the independence Of the United States
aud had gone farther than any other
country had ever gone in like case
except from self-interest. She had
sent her armies and had put upon
the people Of the United States debt
of undying gratitude
IF we mean to stand by these peo
pie 10 Cuba. who are Initiating us and
are eodeavorlng to make a government
for themselves, We must help them 10
their hour of need l 90 not 60 so far
as to say that we should do SO by arms
That is not advocated by any one in
this chamber or out Of it. We can at
least do.it by stating to the world that
we believe the attempt Of this monar-
chy Of Spain to suppress the insurrec-
tion-to crush the attempt to form a
republic in the island of Cuba-is abso.
lutely hopless and helpless, as believe,
under God, it is to-day.
Il say there will never come an hour
when Spain can reassert her dominion
over the island of Cuba It is impossl.
BILE for her to do it. I speak from the
great teachings Of history and expert
epce. The course of Spaic on this
continent is marked with blood There
was time when Spanish dominion ex.
tended from the southern limits of the
United States to the most southerly
point cf South Americau No Ameri-
can can ever forget those burning page,
of Prescott, which describe tie contes;
of Mexico and Peru when the Span
ards, with the lust of gold aud Toe
rs, of blood, marked thei: terrible
pathway across those countries. OI
all :hat vast dominion, won by blood
won through torture aud FIRE, loere re
mains to-day to that tootbess old vol
The single island Of Cuba, and Spain
70. day, like Giant Despair IL that wo..
derful pic:1rc of Buyau, sits almos'
helpless at the door Of the dark cave o.
despot;sn, and grins with impoten: rag
at the procession Of splendid republic:
that mach co in the progress Of clvill
zation and the future
"Mr President. that ~nlf can ncrc,
retaln 'hat single cioo. Never cAt