The Opelousas courier., 1898-04-09
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.

Vengeance is at hand. There IS to be
no more diily-dalIying will, lying Spalr
diplomats. Uncle Sam is going to take
Spain across bis knee and give 1T
tIirasling it has SO long deserved al
our hands, and the cowaraly and das-
tariiy massacre of our sailors ana the
destruction of Il battleshiD is to be
avenged. Even Mr.. Mckinley is now
convinced that Spain has been playing
him automatically for no other pur-
pose than to gain time. Mr.. Mckinley
acknowledged his failure to secuie the
independence Of Cuba by diplomacy,
and 10Y it is the turn of Congress,
which this week will either declare var
against Spain or adopt legislation that
will be equivalent to a declaration OF
war. A last frantic attempt is being
made by the BODYBUILDING element to
mu2zle Congress, but tfere,1 no posi-
bllity Of it succeeding. Congress
knows that the end of the patience OF
the people OF the country who place
national honor and patriotism above
the stock ticker of Wall street has been
reached and that The time OF action is
ut hand, and it will act and its action
will mean war, which the country is
BOW in a position to fight III short Or
att, IL 1t bItS iaS opA3b w o'''Sho
with, and is determined to win regard
less of what it has TO contend with.
Every man who believes in honest
and open and above board dealing with
nations, lis well as between individuals,
can appreciate the feeling Of the men
Who, after listening to a lot Of rot
about how we could make Spaniards
open hustilities without our declaring
war against them, got excited and said ::
'Iiiey blew up Il war snip; they
murdered Il sailors. That is why we
want to punish them" That is just ex-
actly the truth. Incidentally We shall
be glad to free Cuba and to relieve the
suffering on the unfortunate island, but
the word that is mirrored upon the
average American heart is neither
nor humanitarlanism, but re-
venge; for the ~treacherOns assasslna-
ton of our sailors and the blowing up
OF our battleship.
There has been more oil less s%peCn!a-
latioU concerning IA resolution offered
in the House by Representative Elem
or, of Georgia, directing the Secretary
OF the Navy to inform the House if the
printed by the Senate as the
Presidents message and evidence on
the Main incident, contained all the
evidence embraced in the report Of the
naval court Of inquiry now on file IN the
Navy Department, and il not. to trans
NIT to the House Il copy of the omitted
evidence.
The French Ambassador to the U. S.
has asked the State Department Off
cially whether there waa any objection
to his looking after the interests of
Spanish subjects in the United States
the departure OF the Spanish min
ister, and has been informed that there
would be none. This action is regard
I'd as being significant Of the intention
Of France to remain neutral in the war,
Notwithstanding many assertions to the
contrary. 1t was added to q cablegram
Madrid saying that both the
French and British ambassadors had
tendercd Gen. Woodford, U. S. Minis
istcr to Spain, offers to care for Ameri-
:an interests after his departure from
Few men possess the all-aIOund COM
non sense equipment and temperament
needed to prevent the man who tills the
position Of Secretary to the President
he man who stands between the Presi-
lent and his callers, and either makes
lin lots of enemies or additional
'riends-making himself a doubled bar
'eled ass. Dan Lamont was one Of the
Mr.. j. Addison Porter, the
who now fills the posi-
'ition, is not. He has made himself the
angling stock of Washington by his
rantic appeal to the editor Of the Hart
ord Comm Courant to arouse the
people to the support of
he President, in order to prevent a ma
GRITTY of the Senators and Representa-
ives from carrying out their intention
0 force wal upon the country. mas
uuch as the constitution confers the
ole authority to make war upon a ma
GRITTY of Senators aud Representatives,
t would be interesting to know what
over the conservative people," even
that they could have been
reused by such an absurd appeal,
ould command that could override the
Constitutional power of Congress. A
of good, strong smelling salts
what Mr.. j. Addison Porter needs a
reat deal more than he does the Re
ublican nomination for Governor Of
Connecticut, although the Democrats of
hat State would probably rejoice to see
I'M nominated. His hystericaI appeal
ill doubtless get any claims he ever
ad to the nomination laughed out OF
be field.
II u bill, which has been favorably |
,ported to the House, becomes a law,
Confederate soldiers who may here
tter serve ninety days 10 the U. S. ar
~ or navy will be entitled to all the
enefits provided for ex-U. S. soldiers
the act of June ~, 1890, gen
rally known as the dependent pen
on act" The bill as originally intro
uced merely provided as an induce
Ient for the Union veterans of the late
to enlist for the war with Spain
lat enlistment should not operate to
op pensions now being drawn, but
le committee thought the ex-Confed.
would also make desirable re-
'uits, and it was amended as above.
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