The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-21

with this country, which would afford
her n legitimate excuse to get rid Of
Cuba In q way not to wound her pride.
No substitate Would be Permitted.
The galleries broke into loud ap-
plausc when in response to Mr.. Frye.
Mr.. Morgan said:
MY opinion ls TINT Congress has the
perfect independent, absolute right to
make this recognition OF belllgerency.
or a declaration OF independence, and
IL It Is necessary TO enforce II by mill
tnry movement at sea or on land, IL
has the right TO command the COM
mandef.in-c chief OF the army and navy
(President Cleveland) TO 50 on the
field, II It is necessary, and expose his
person to the execution OF that order.
Tint Is my opinion"
MIR. Morgan, who reported tho reso-
lutlons, followed. He said the posi-.
blllties OF war between the United
States and Spain should In no way em-
Cbarrass the consideration OF the sub
tect and tho shaping OF q proper course.
MIR. Morgan then took UP the legal
Questions involved. explaining the
duties and obligations OF recognizing
helliEereucy. When armies are formed
and men leave tlieir places as eitlEens
and become soldiers, then the civilized
world recognized his transformation as
oreating a state OF beillgerency.
Mr.. Morgan said the Cuban republic
already existed. II might yet be In
embryo, as Moses In THE bullrusheS.
vet IN time the world would recognize
IL as republic. II the island OF Cuba
had bcon as close to Great Britain as
10 the United States Cuba would have
been absorbed = century ago.
Mr. Cameron. OF Pennsylvania, and
Mr. Call, OF Florida, also spoke.
When Mr.. Call addressed the senate
on the resolution he spoke Of the bloody
contest now In progress, and the actual
condition Of war Existing. The course
OF spain had caused revolt after revolt
in Cuba. The senator traced the his
torv OF these uprisings md the course
OF the United States. Reading from u
manifesto Issued BY the Cuban author
tiles, MIR. Call arraiEned Spain FOR i'm
posing enormous taxes on CUBA: The
manifesto as read by Mr.. Call reflected
severely on the official administration
OF spain. "A sea OF blood Is now run
ming" asserted the senator. Murder
and reprisai prevailed. Mr.. Call de-
clnred that the recent order OF Captain
GENERAL weyler visiting death on those
even suspected OF sympathy with the
Insurgents was brutal and bloody
edlct.
cameron's Points.
Mr., Cameron followed In support OF
the substitute he had offered. For
my own part" he said, ''t regard the
question OF bellIgerency as false is
sue, q mistake, into which the friends
OF Cuba should not fall II Spain
wishes t o impede or delay effective ae-
ton on our part, she will encourage us
TO waste our energy and our initiative
In struggling with the legal difficulties
tnat involve this question OF be.iiger-
ency. which, when stripped OF all Its
popular notions, Is at most empty, or
perhaps n mischievious. legal form.
I object TO II. In the first place, for
the same reasons which caused General
Grant to reject II in 1876. because 1t is
offensive to Spain and delustve TO Cuba.
The contest is no longer one OF belli-
Serency but one Of Independence. y.
'In the second place. object to II
because X comedies 10 Spain the belll-
gerent right OF searching our ships on
the high seas, and selEing them when
ever they have anything on board
which can be considered contrabrRnd
OF war.
Il Ob1eEl 10 1t iii titN hhihhA 1atsSN W
cause Il imposes belligerpnt duties as
well rs belligerent rights and relieves
Spniu OF all further responsibility for
destruction OF American property in
Cuba, by transferring that responsi-
biiity to the Insurgents.
81 wish the government to act l
want to see the chronic misery OF Cuba
ended" continued Mr.. Cameron.
'I know that the course l favor was
the fixed policy Of the Republican party
OF the United Stntes, and OF the Amert-
can people. The course prefer is, as I
believe. true expression OF public feel
ing. which is unanimous in demanding
action in favor Of freedom"
Mr., Cameron gave notice that II the
resolution wns adopted, requesting
spain to act, and she did not, he would
then move for the immediate and COM
pIete recogrttIon OF Cuban independ-
ence.
hours, Senior Pastor. OF the spanish ie-
CATION, sat In the diplomatic gallery.