The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-07
JULIO sANGuILLY.
The story of His Cnsc in Detail in
Pamphlet Form.

Pamphlet Form.
Washington. October 6.-The celebrated |
case of Julio Sanguilly is presented in a |
semi official form In a pamphlet issued to-
day by Sanguilly's counsel here, Jose l. |
Rodriguez. It tells the story In detail and |
gives a number of letters passing between |
Secretary Olney, Secretary Sherman, GEN
| erai Lee and the United States minister at
Madrid, not appearing in the state DEPART
| ment publication and heretofore unpub-
lished. AS a whole the pamphlet upholds
the course of President Cleveland and Sec
rotary Olney and points to the agitation in
Sanguilly's behalf in congress as serving
only to prejudice his case.
| In conclusion he says:
"a measure OF doubtful Justice and OF
moro than questionable efficiency cal
| culated perhaps more to initiate Spain ana
embroil the United States in war with
that nation than to save Sanguilly and
grounded upon an imperfect knowledge OF
| the facts OF the case, was attempted to be
rushed through the United States senate
exactly at the same time in which the
! determination already reached by Spain
| to comply with the wishes OF the United
States and set Julio Sanguilly at liberty.
was being carried into execution.
Thanks to divine Providence, through
| the righteous attitude OF the state depart
ment, through the firm stand Of some hon.
orable senators, who were then called Or
gans of the governor general of Cuba, or
queen OF Spain and against whom the
| friends. OF the measure acknowledged to
have used little by woro Of hadlnage:
| through the CO. operation of the Spanish
minister and perhaps through the earnest
appeal of the prisoners counsel TO the hon
orable chairman OF the senate committee
| ,hp cristg ayprtpd
and the most gracious act Of the queen
regent allowed to take It's course
"When the echo of the speeches which
were made in the senate had not as yet
died out. Sanguilly, already free man,
was joining his family and preparing 10
leave the island of Cuba.
| Warm hearts and cool heads had once
more overpowered the furies OF blind ex-
element"
Dr. Rodriguez says his study of the case
lied him to the conviction that the opan-
tsh authorities OF Cuba would never Won
unfairly release his client as long as the
Cuban war gave the slightest signs OF eA-
istence."
For this reason II was determined ina,
Diplomatic action toward pardon would
best serve sanguillys interests. san%t NV
appreciated this and in letter 10 Ut.
| Rodriguez said Hope has at last r.
yived in my soul, through your acton
The steps leading up 10 the pardon are
then given with all the e,rraiDonaehce
] between Havana, Madrid and Nash'ntieh'
In conclusion 1t says:
THE Sanguily case reveals prominently
above all Its other features ana ID ihe
: most striking slmilitude with all the phases
| or the political situation In Cuba ever
/, since 1866 that feeling OF deeply rooted
!, | almost Observation-Disclosures Is the preVaIi-
), ing element in the relations between Spain
;, and Cuba. 1t bears testimony exaatiV Inc
II | tha
whether willingly or unwillingly accepted
n and each time better established. that IL
|. all questions concerning the action of SPAR
. ON this continent, the United States o.
a America is a party TO the contention. an
y it shows in fine and no lesser degree II
the Cuban problem, that all attempts. NJ
= matter how much accompanied bv iois'
and alleged popular support, TO farce uDoi
o the administration an undesifcd attitude
or TO dictate to It the manner and TN
form in which It's duty must be performed
is foolish to the extreme. and dangerous
IS even II It is sincere.
Had Il not been for this Giant. whit
is called the American government. had !
happened that It's executive and dl3iomati
: department has been entrusted 10 les
"a faithful hands or 10 persons OF Icsr en-
lie preme manliness and political honesty
j. than President Cleveland and his secreiar
of state, Mr.. Oney, the fate CT San2niil
IL would have been different. Thanks t6 tn
courage OF these two great Americans, 4
| their wonderful power CT resistance IN In,
y proper pressure from whatever side end I
their kindness towards persons IN whom
they saw only a fellow titizsa. Julio San
re gully Is not still lingering ins lde Span
,r ish fortress or serving n sentence as crue
= as ignominnus. The interv sliion OF III
Achilles CT the Cuban war in ,SGs-is rave
sanguilly upon the field OF battle. TIL
OF Intervention Of the Achilles OF the Aneri
n can diplomacy saved him from his cneilie
and perhaps also from his frlsnis.'