The morning times., 1896-02-25

The continuation of the speech OF Senator
Morgan, Dem, Alabama, in the Senate
YESTERDAY in support of the concurrent
resolution for the recognition of Cuban
bellgerency, did not arouse a particle OF
The excitement and enthusiasm which the
first part of the speech, last Thursday, to-
gether with the other speeches of that day
aroused.
IL was 100 much of a historical revieW,
and was interspersed with the reading OF
too many letters and reports for the most
part tedious and pretentious) 10 attract at
tention or TO arouse enthusiasm. The
only farcibe parts of it were these:
Mr.. Morgan expressed his astonishmcnt
that, in view of the Spanish atrocities in
the island, this grand. free republic
could Sit indifferenuy by. knowing the
facts, ana not unsheathe the sword, and
strike to death the brutal monarch who
| inflicted them"
And he declared that the American people
"coulh 90 no farther in their forbearance
without a strain on the national honor
SPANISH ATROCITIES PICTURED.
He reviewed the history of Cuba for the
| last hundred years, dwelling upon all the
| instances of orrclty and oppression prac-
! ticed by tie Spanish rulers and soldiers
on the people of the island.
| ThetairociticS OF The Spanish troops, he
| said, shocked the civilized world. He
| quoted the statement Of IAN accurate and
able historian, that in tie last ten years
war i'm TIE island. Of Cuba, the Spanish min
/ lister sanifted that in addition 10 the 49,
500 Cuhans who had been killed in bat
! tie, -43, 200 prisoners had been put 10
death.
I Nhen be first read that he said, he in
quired Of himself what Christianity had
! been doing in the word if in this age it
were possible that such things could be
| done IN an island ike Cubs and that this
grand, free republic could sit Indifferent
/ by, knowing The facts. 8Rd rot unsbeathe
the sword and strike TO Ceatb the brutal
monarch who inflicted it.
! Mr.. Frye, RcP., Maine. asked Mr.. Morgan
! TO state HE authority ''for that wonderful
stateneni-lhat horrible statement
| Mr. Morgan was sorry 10 say that be
could nos recall the name.
WAS FROM HISTORY.
lis il from history" Mr.. Frye asked.
''Yes; deliberately written" Mr. Morgan
replied, 'and written by a Spaniard."
Does the Senator believe it?'' Mr.. Frye
asked.
Il hesiiated a long time Mr.. Morgan
replied. Ito credit; but TO disbelieve it
l would have To deny the deliberate state
ment made by historian in a book of
universal acceptance"
Mr.. Call. Dem. Fla, in further corr0bora-
ton of the statement. read some extracts
from pamphlet by Clarence King. rehears-
ing instances OF horrible atrocities by the
Spanish troops in Cuba
| Mr.. Morgan resumed his speech. He
said that in The battles fought in the
patriotic wars for independence in Cuba.
the blood of the patriots had not been shed
in vain,
For freedoms battle once begun,
.Bequeathed from bleeding sire TO son,
Though baffied oft. is ever won"
Mr.. WHITES SUBSTITUTE.
That the American people had wit
messed those struggles for so many years
was enough to prove their faithful adhesion
TO national duty. They could go nofurther
in their forbearance without stain on the
national honor aud without doing injustice
TO the government and people of the United
States.
When Mr.. Morgan took his seat (but
without finishing his speech), Mr.. White
Dem. California offered u substitute
for the concurrent resolution, declaring
that the Senate contempiates, with soIic-
itude and profound regret, the sufferings
and destruction accompanying the civil
conflict now in progress in Cuba, and ex-
pressing trust that the executive depart
ment VIII. al as early a day as the facts
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those who are in arms against Spain, and
that the good offices Of the United States
may be prudently and effectively ycxcrtcd, tu
the end that Cuba may be enabled to
establish a permanent government of heI
| avn choice