The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-12
SPAIN EASY GAME.
a Native OF Kentucky Saws That
State Could Free Cuba.
GMTTENDEN's FATE RECALLED
Az a Cuban sympathy Meeting In st. I.OaIS
by Controller SInrE'on-Ho Was =
Friend OF Col. CrIttSndsm Who Was
shelby the spanIard, ia 1881 for A'dInE
the Cuban cauSs-G STIRRING Addrs.'.


The following remarks made at n
Cuban sympathy meeting at ST. Louis
recently made by Hon ts11c Il. Star-
geon. an old aud houored citizen "
louisville. KY, will be read with in
terest;
AZ the CuDan meeting ut the E1posi-
ton Hall on Saturday night. upon the
presentation OF The resolution bv Mr.
Cahm. Controller Isaac II, sturgeon
rose in the audience and In moving the
adoption OF the resolutions cpcNe ~
Substanceus follows:
NO man living can more deeply SYM
p0thiEe with tho patriots Of EuNa IN
their struggle fbr liberty and indepen-
dcnce than do My zeal and interest
for their success Is not new born
Since the slaughter OF my friend. Col.
William l. Crittenden. OF Kentucky,
With hts brave companions, by order
OF Don Jose de Ia Coucha by soldiers
under the command OF Senior Lieu,
tenant Rcy on the 18th OF August, lS5l'
my heart has prayed and pleaded WITH
God to speed the DAY when their cruel
deaths should be avenged and the peo-
HlN OF klAlE uNNNNAlNA sNlAhN 80"
OF the ocean, should be given lndepeh-
dsnce.
''Crittenden and his comrades went t.
Cuba from my native statS-kCniucNy
Ito juln Lopez In his EFFORT 60 give
Independence 20 Cuba with as patriotic
motives rs inspired Lafayette TO Join
WASHINGTON In our struggle for indie
pcndence TheS got separated from
their command. were captured ana. az
ter having their arms tightly corded Tor
fifteen hours, were led out al sunrise
and shot. and after their execution
their bodies were stripped OF all clothes
and mutllated In too horrible q manner
10 he described Their arms ears and
other portions OF their bodies were cut
OF and as account went, were puOhcly
displayed through the streets OF Hav-
ana.
when the account OF these ntroct-
tics reached st Louis I got up public
meetings 20 give expression 70 public
sentiment in regard 10 the brutal mar
der Of these gallant liberiE.loNiuE pa
trIois When my friend, Col Critteu-
TON, was ordered 20 kneel 10 be shot.
he refused, ana said In hts proud. an
subdued spirit, hat an American
kneels only 10 mis- God and faces his
AS it is said the blood OF the mar
tvr Is the seed OF the church. so may Il
be that the bloood OF these patriots may
be the seed that shall give indepen-
Lence TO Cuba.
~ feel that X We had such Consul
as Gen. Lee. our present Consul there.
Critrenion and his patriot band would
have been spared He would have
wrapped the nag OF his country about
his body and placed himself az IN" re-
preventative OF his country. between
ths Spanish butchers and these noble
countrymcn OF his, and detied them 20
injure i hair OF their heads. but as the
account came. the then Consul skniSeG
away and could not be found TIL hours
after the execution,
"The same brutal course " b,lnG pur-
sued by Spanish officials In Cuna TO-
day toward the Cuban patriots in ileir
strugEls fos Independence. sparinE
neither women nor children, ana /
think tha; the time has come when this
nation will b. upheld by IN" CHRISTIAN
civilized nations of the world. In say
ing to Spain that tins blroarous war
fare al our doors tTUS; cease,
Nations havr duties 10 perform As
well AZ individuals, and a. ! join with
that grand Chri7iau statesman. Glad
stone, In calling upon the civilized ma
tioas OF Europe Al any cost 20 pt an
end to the brutal butcheries OF Cars
tians in Armenia by the fluaucnl, IL
centlous Turk. 20 nov ! cal upon my
country. the leading Christian nation
on This continent; 10 take the Initiative
In aclinowledriEg the belliEeraats
rights OF Cubs. which would be quickly
followed by the o;her Christian nations
on this continent, which would result
in Cuban independence
LET us "a nation act Tor Chris .!anr
lily. humanity. iuslice and rigHt-Sod
will uphold naJioH that has tar cour-
age 70 DO right without the fear OF eon-
sequences.
''AH Americans are brave. "" ore a
nation of born heroes, but ] could ui-
most wish and pray that Il could DO
thai this Government could let out 20
my native state Kentucky the con-
tract 10 wipe from the face % the earth
Spanish rule ia Cuba, and " would be
done In Clouble-quick time. The slnuEh-
ter OF the English at New Orleans. by
Jackson. In the battle OF New orleans
would he ecllpsrd by her soaS tn CUBA,
and the patriots OF Cuba would quickly
be made free. and that Island nItrr .
few years In which 10 heal her bleed
Ing wounds. would bloom IN prosperity
Ike the rose II would become sor;
OF Eldorllo for the POOR man, as It
takes 80 little TO sustain Ike, and
wealth o. orr land would no there and
erect palnceE In which to spend the
winter.
This Island produces wnas we need.
and our c0uGtsv, that which Cuban
needs, and when Cuba f. independent
an Immense trade Will spring up be-
tween Cuba and our country. but, aside
from all these material considerations.
the people VI Cuba should be delivered
from the brutal rule OF Spain, and for
this consideration our Government
should use all ~ rover Then brutal
Htroct.ea at Our very doors would come
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