The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-28

Is q patriot. The Cubans have given
up homes. families. everything through
me nope OF liberty. Tell me that a peo-
pie like lnat can be conquered. Never.
never never Will they again unwillingly
oe subjects to the throne OF Spain"
NO instance can be found in which a
mlilon and half of people. combined
ana confederated SO unanimously as
| lhey are, has ever been subjugated ex-
cept by determination. What American n
10y does not remember the burning
oration or Henry Clay. when lie spoke
Lor Greece in 1924, and when he predict
ed That so long as rhermoDyle and Mar
ethon were remembered no Greek would
lay down his arms before the Turkish
power we are told that the Cuban
,hsurrec1ioniSta afe negroes, mulattos.
Indians. So much the more reason why
we should SNmpathi with them and
say God help them in their dire SYM
pathS. Liberty lives with the pooi. and
oppressed; rot with the wealthy and
powerful 1t throbs in the breast of tho
imprisoned bird; II has gone with the
martyr 10 the stake. and has taken its
| ilisht with his soul 10 God Liberty
cannot he eXtinSuiShcd when a people
are unanimous In defense of the rights
which God has given them And If
these people, ignorant and poor Strutr-
gilng against despotism. have initiated
us, why should we content ourselves
win pare expression of sympathy with
sheir cause? II is a mere farce f,,. ne
to do anything else than TO declare our
helief to the world that the Spanish
cause is hopeless in the Island Of Cuba.
deny and lepudiEnte the doctrine thai
oil reStise Of Spanish power must be
| eliminated from Cuba. before we can
recognize the independence OF the of
mat people. Are We 10 wait until the
| Island is made desolate ny fires and
swords? Are we to stand silent and
! dumb while a. Spanish Gover0r (called
u generaD declares his intention TO BAY
anct the people OF Cuba and to butcher
them into subsection TO the Spanish
queen? | say that. if we do. God Will
curse us. | say that If we do. and sIt
| he:e idle until IL desert has been maJe
| In that splendid island we NAV be
sure that the time will come when ther,
VIII be retrihution upon uS as people.
because we have not been true tn the
task assigned us by Providence: be-
| cause we have not cherished the legacy
ei encouragement bequeathed to us by
our fathers"
MIR. Vests splendid rhetoric was qis-
| tened 10 with rapt attention and great
| admiration by full Senate and crowd
ed galleries, and his peroration was ap-
| plauded OH all sides.
He was followed by Mr. Gray, who
compllmcnted him with the renw, rIi tim
1
| achieved by eloquence. IL had been
achieved by the burning words that ha d
FALLEN from the lips of the Senator from
Missouri No one could have heard
them. he said. without sympathizinE
with the feeling with which the Senators
heart was throbbing and without Civ
ing faTorble response to every aspirl-
ton which he had uttered for that un-
happy island.
MI. Gray went on to argue the futility
OF decla ring Cuban independence when
every Senator knew that the struggle
for IL was not Yet successful.
AT > y. IN. the Senate adjourned until
tomorrow.
IIouse-As soon as the journal of yes.
terday'S proceedings wes read In the
House to-day, the argument Of the con-
tested election case of Van Horn VS.
Tarsney was resumed. An agrecmcn,
was announced that vote would be
taken at i:30 y. IN. to-day. Before thc
debate had proceeded far the proceedings
were interrupted by Mr.. Hit (RepD, OF
Illinois. who reported from the Commit
resolutions relative to Cuba as II substi-
| tute for the various propositions re-
ferred to the committee:
Resolved, by the House of Repre-
sentatives Uhe Senate concurrins)
that In the opinion OF Congress Il state
OF publlc war exists In Cuba, the Dar-
ties to which are entitled to belliserent
rights and the United States should
observe a strict neutrality between the
belligerents.
Resolved, That Congress deplores the
destruction OF life and property caused
by the war now waging in that island
and, believing that the only permanent
solution of the contest, equally In the
Interest of Spain. the people OF Cuba
and other nations, would be in the es.
tablishmeRt of government by the
choice of the people of Cuba, It is the
sense OF Congress that the Government
of the United States should use its good
offices and friendly influence to that
end.
Resolved. That the United States has
not interviewed In the struggles between
any European Governments and their
colonies on this continent. but from the
very close relatios between the peoplc
Of the United States and htose OF Cuba
In consequence OF it's proximity and the
extent OF the commerce between the two
peoples, the present war is entailina,
such losses upon the people of the
United States that Congress is OF the
opinion that the Government of the
States should be prepared to protect
the legitimate interests OF Americans
by Intervention II necessary.
Resolved. That Congress pledges its
support to the President In carrying
out the foregoing resolutions.
The reading by the clerk was fre-
qucntly accompanied by applause from
the comparatively few members on the
fiocr