The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-10


then. He had voted no. because the
subject OF The treatment which should
be accorded to an insurrection In Cuba
against the Spanish Government was
not new subject. In the Forty-iirst
Congress similar effort had been made
ana resolutions OF even stronger import
than those of the conference report had
Eeen reported by the Committee on For
eign Affairs In the House of Representa-
tives by General Banks. Fortuna tely
said MIR. Hale. there was then In the
Presidential chair Il man whose love of
liberty and whose patriotism we're GER
talnly equal to those OF the members of
the Committee on Foreign Rela tlons and
who knew good deal more OF bclllger-
cncy and war than they do or than any
of us-Geueral Grant.
Mr. Gray--"What was the action of
the House at that time in regard TO
those resolutions.
MIR Hale-ln the presence of the
message from President Grant the reso-
lutions came TO nothing. The message
was so clear and distinct that i'm thr
presence of 1t all excitement Disappeared
ana the resolutions OF the House went
for naught. Extracts from President
Grants message having been read, Mr.
Hale said that no LANGUAGE could bet
ter picture the present state of things
in Cuba. There was nothing in the mes
Mr. Grants propositions. touching bel
liSerency, presented as clear Il light for
to-day is they did then when they wore
accepted without question. and when the
subject passed. for tha time being from
the consideration of men. The question
of belNgercncy. General Grant had said.
WAS Il question of fact. Mere lighting
did not constitute war. There must be
military forces acting under military
rules and laws. There must be- above
all. n distinct political organization.
capable of dscharging the duties of Il
State and meeting Its Just responsible
t!us Ia other powers. The ilisurrection-
lists, Mr.. Hale said. had no government
except on paper 1t had no legislature.
no courts. no parts. nothing but strag-
CLING bands occupying stragglinE camps.
TO the present day not onlv had the in
surEcnts I'm Cuba not won n battle. bu.
they had hardly fought what deserved
the name of Il battle. 1t was casa of
clean. outright gusrrillit war. He asked
SeHatcrs 10 contras; the Cuban insurrec-
tiCn with the American civil war. when
European nations In most guarded fnsh-
ion--lnd not by offensive resolutions
recognized tt9i helllgerenCy O. the South
ern Confederary. Tht southern Con-
federacy WAS then In the occupation of
more than million square miles of
territory. With three or four excep-
the Federal Government in the Confcd-
cracy. Resolutions Of secession had
been put 10 test of popular elections.
after the deliberate action OF State
conventions.
The Confederates had at that time an
estab blished government with legislative
powers in full force. with Department
OF the Army, Departmental the Navy
with regular official life recognized In
the capital, and with courts of justice
through the whole length and breadth
or the Confederacy. Secretary Seward
MIR. Hale went OH TO saw impluringly
and entrcatingly, urged upon the Euro
pean powers the injustice of even so
limited measure of recognition of bel
liEercncy as those powers proposed to
takc--and did take: and he never ceased
to insist upon European nations rcced-
Ing from that recognition. which they
at last had done.
Mr. Mitchell Uep0. of Oregon-Spain
did not recedc from IT,
There was no European power" said
Mr.. Hale. that during the first years
of our civil war showed such a friendli-
ness To ms as the kingdom of Spain
did. Spain never allowed British built
ana equipped privateer to remain i'm her
ports an hour beyond the time abso-
lutely necessary for supplies
Nh Hale spoke of the inflamma;ory
appeals Of most of The American news
papers and Of the action OF both Houses
and attributed the popular feeling
against Spain to the mcndacious rcpori
nf a condition of things in Cuba which
did not really exist. The charges against
General Weylor, lie characterized as
absolutely mendacious fiction from be
ginning to end-set up bv somebody
And now he had discovered evidence Of
their mcndacity. That evidence was in
the very moderate respectful and dir
niiied statement of the Minister from
Spain. which statement had been
brought out by the rccitals which had
Swaycl the Senate.
Mr. Hale sent TO the Clerks desk. 10
lave read. Senor De Lome's statement
10 the press, but Mr.. Davis (Rep1 of
Minnesota. objected TO it's being read as
being communicate tion from a Foreign
Minister In regard to intcrna tional mat
terS.
Mr. Davis finally withdrew. his ohi.r-
ton and the statement was read in full.
MI Hale supplemented Senor De
Lome's statement with a. recent dis
patch from Cuba, published IN n metro
politan newspaper. denying the truth
OF the charges against General Wcylcr
The hour of 2 o'clock and the Dupon,
Senatorship report interrupted Mr.
Hale's remarks. but the Senatorship
matter was laid aside temporarily and
MI. Hale was given unanimous consent
to proceed.
MIR. liale read from q paper published
in New York, an article setting forth
with cXultant headlines. the work which
the reVolutionists were doing I'm the
burning of villages and In the destruc-
tion of sugar and tobacco Dlantations