The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-10

10 take, ana did take; ana ne never ceas-
ed to insist upon European nations re-
ceding from that recognition, which they
at last had done.
MIR. Mitchell. rep. of oregon-spain did
There was no European power" said
Mr.. Hale, that during the FIRST years OF
our civil war showed such a friendlness
10 us as the kingdom of Spain did. Spain
never allowed a British boat to be built
or privateer equipped or 10 remain in
port an hour beyond the time necessary
for supplies. And when the British pri-
vateers took prisoners from union vessels
into ports OF Spain they were at once re-
leased by the Spanish authorities.
Mr.. Hale spoke Of the inhammatory
appeals of most OF the American news
papers and OF the action OF both houses.
and attributed the popular Feeling against
Spain to the mendacious reports Of the
condition of things in Cuba which did
not really exist. The charges against
Gen. Weyler he characterized as abso-
| lutely mendacious fiction from beginning
tc ond-set up by somebody. And now
he had discovered evidence of their men
dacity. That evidence was in the very
moderate. respectful and dignhed state
| ment of the minister from Spain, which
statement had been brought out by the
recitals which had swayed the Senate.
Mr.. Hale sent to the clerks desk to
/ have read Senior de Lome's statement
| to the press, but Mr.. Davis, rep, OF
/ Minnesota, objected to It's being read as
/ being a communication from a foreign
minister in regard to International rela-
tions.
| AFTER some colloquyS DetWeen senators
on this point, Mr.. Davis withdrew his OBJ
| lection and the statement was read in
| full
Mr. Hale supplemented senor de Lome's
| statement with a recent dispatch from
| Cuba published in a metropolitan news
paper, denying the truth of the charges
| against Gen. Weyler.
| senatorship report interrupted Mr. Bale
! remarks, but the senatorship matter was
laid aside temporarily, and Mr.. Hale was
| rriNr on nm mi Taffrr-
| Mr. Hale read from paper published
| in New York in the cause OF the CUBAN
revolution, an, article, setting forth, with
exultant headlines, the work which the
revolutionists were doing in the burning
| of villages, and in the destruction OF sugar
| and tobacco plantations.
Liberty Mr.. Hale declared, "does
not fight it's battles in that way. Free
/ dom has arisen Oft from prison bars; OFT
| rise from horrors and conflagrations and
| the devils work recited so exultingly by
this organ. A man turns from them with
natural loathing. HIS blood is stirred:
| His pulse, which leaps at the story of
| Bannockburn and Bunker Hill and York
town, turns with loathing from them.
| 1t is not even war; 1t not battle. II Is
| incendiarism. IT is the torch of destruc-
| tion. 1t is murder 1t Is outrage II IS
the widest strife Of savagery; IL ! vote
alone / will vote for no resolution that
| will give aid and comfort TO the leader
whose exploits are so, exultingly chron-
| icled as have read them here"
by Mr.. Sherman, Mr.. Hale replied that
that was just the question which the
States during the civil war. How. long
had they to wait? 1t was that considera-
tion-the anxiety lest foreign powers
ded stoop TO the tall form Of Abraham
Lincoln. 1t was consideration from
which the optimism Of .seward took on
a sadder tone. IT was that consideration
which broke down the lion-hearted Stan
ton and left him a ruin. The answer to
the question was given by Mr. Seward
Here Mr.. Sherman interposed the remark
that before a single battle was fought IN
the civil war Spain, England and France
had acknowledged the southern confed-
| eracy in the very language contained III
| the pending resolution.
"Were they acting rightly?' said Mr.
HoSr shooting the question r BBen DaaS aR
swered But we have waited now a long
time and have seen the atrocious acts
committed at out very door and have
never raised a single friendly hand, noI
sent a single friendly word"
Mr. Hale went on TO illustrate the point
he was discussing and quoted, with a
high measure of praise, Mr.. Stewards
reply to the question of how long Euro
pean nations had to wait, and said that
that was the answer which he (Mr. Hale
made to Mr. Shermans question. The
United States (Mr. Seward said) will sup
press the rebellion: but 1t must do II IN
It's own way. The methods by which II
shall be done must be selected by the
United States; and no foreign power must
be allowed to interfere with the United
States in its methods of suppressing the
rebellion"
That" said Mr.. Hale. sis the answer
/ would make. This must be left tC
Spain She sends troops to Cuba by the
thousands and by the ten thousands. She
sends able and experienced commanders
And as Europe waited, so the Unitet
States, by every precedent set by oul
government, must let Spain have a fail
opportunity of suppressing the rebellion
1t is not the first one. Mr.. Grant saic
in hic mos hat fbnyr qrn iaa
We are taught by Gen. Grant the re
straining lesson that we must do what
the Europeans powers DID when the Unit
the rebellion in its own way. They re
tired grumblingly and mutteringly; bu
they kept hands off.
Mr.. Hale deprecated what is called thc
war sentiment" but which Mr. Hal,
called the spirit of mlitarism that per
the events of the last few months were
we'll described by the senior senator from
Massachusetts (Mr. Hoar) when he said
in one of his terse phrases that every
morning somebody seemed to wake up tC
fire off loaded cannon against somebody
| else.
"Out of it, Mr. President, I believe tho
good sense of the American people will as
| sert itself. This people VIII show that i
| loves peace, and not war. And so / be
lieve Notwithstanding the danger which
ing that war stands in my mind as pos
sibIe danger), that we shall get out o
|
to us that long period of peace and pros
perity which we deserve. We have many
things which congress should turn it's al
tention to besides following after this
Under the leadership of the oldest ant
| hitherto most conservative senators, W.
have given large attention to foreign com
plications during the present congress.
| do not believe that that is going to oo
| tain in the future. / believe that thi
American honor will always be asserted
/ believe that every doctrine which Il
| necessary for our preservation as grea
nation and which Is necessary to patriot
ism and the love of liberty will be as
| serted and maintained with a calmnesi
and a serious strength that will impress
every foreign power, so that there neve
will be needed any war. ! do not ex
pect to see war. / recall, Mr.. President
that magnificent apostrophe that Shakes
peare puts into the mouth of Archbishop
Cranmer as a forecast of the future o
the royal babe, afterward the great Queer
Elizabeth, and can but believe that tina
, | will apply to us to England in tn,
| future of this great republic:
''She shall be loved and feared; her owl
shall bless her.
Her foes shake like field Of beatel
corn.
And hang their heads with sorrow; goot
grows with her.
L, har davs averv man shall aat {,