Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-04-16
|aE Is WITH CONGRESS.

as,--,, oh the eth OF beoa'' ne aiheri6an PeH,le
issoea al. p'eee,nber 70 EN- last cau ri to
,be ubi,ing contributions In moneT ean az IbSpie !
Followts OF The Starving stlfrerers "1 IN S,,l I
Similar pdbiie lea on the stH Of 1abrary by
-SI u, centra Cuban relief commit en o ',1Iato
hu"rters nns IN New York city comnoyoS WV "a neat
Red Vras iepresentng the American NJ patinr inrt
mens Of he un1 one religious and business eIe
mo committee ne community. The efforts NJ ny ny
So nIishad 'ec nave been untiring md ~ ~ INA tnu
m portation ~ Gi Arrangements for free ,ran4
va Bic wor, ny Tuoa nave greatly aided The charm
ak aeu tfoSs' and REPRESENTATIVES v nt nhlerlcal
Cnbu organizations have eeneronoir oi'er vi con
and tha ioa vi " oleraled with the consul c.noro
positio, os ~, authorities to make elfe,tive AZ
vu or. et ot the relief collected tbrosh ,p uis
/; ~ 70 Vi INC central committee M,1S Sh Ny .ne e.
surnpnrs nnd supplies has already reacbed ~ Ivo
le pos orc aHu re more Is forthcom M The sr,,e r,e
.,on 10 the interior has been ,r, u hahsportit-
vaoa ,oei at FIRST necessarily connnoj ~ ~, i9at i
H. thr" rn ahI the larger cities, is now ~ na
m suifern,, ~ II not all of the towns where
10 rsa ina M cNlsts Thousands of lyes no whcic
H. ready been SAVED, VI i'cs nave al
-o rho rhes''y ay ior Change Recognized.
y tho ~ necessity FOR change in the cnndi,io,
e ish aono.ooneradoes Is recognized bv The Snnn
u orders so'ef1eht Of % Within few DAYS past tho
: reconooutneh. ~ neh. Weyler have been reyoi,rd tho
oeonc.htradoeS are 1t is said In he i I'M u, Ine
se,funn'ntlf W. 'ntlf MONIES and aided to resume INA W
have hde pursuits Of peace: public worl,S
and sum of se6a 1n nao 70 give them employment
lher relief. WV" appropriated for
shnrt ~ war i IN cuba is of such a nature ,ho,
miIitnr, t1ino1Iugailon or determination n hnai
cabe rbe rfb,e.1tS ior either side seems mpracti-
hnnuti,i iiv alternative lies In the physical av
h"u ~, oi the one or the other pariv or on uA
hdp iaps o' noth a condition which IN eoct oa odSa
brognary s,n yenrs s war by the truce Of zanjon Tbo
nf thp - ~, VI Such protractiOn and c0nrlueia,
"A tiu,a
pu contemplated with cquann1ty by ,%aus ~, nis,.,o 10
eu world ana least OF all by The rni,ed St,I ~
mntely h uii j., injured as we are, deeply and jnti
'ii"'eiy ny lts existence w 'ii'i-
Friendly Duty to Hoth Sides
,,'i, mdi,ailzhg thisi it appeared to be NV d,,, T.,
,piIlt OF lrue friend ness no loss 70 G,ois tun
w. tio NuDans, who have SO much In lno ~, .in %
pbo", H OF the struggle to seek to rin9 iv
uout uil immediate termination Of Tho ,y, ,n
tnls thd submitted on Inc 2i,b III ~ i, war. no
@,usuit @ OF much representation and cor'oCnonl ~,
Mnd.id huT, .ush the United States minister a,
msni 'I IpIroPosltlons to the Spanish govern
~ t II. iooNIhS 70 an armistice tintil Ocioher
loa M the negotiations OF d Ace win ia ~ i 4 |
ollc2S OF the president Wv" V"o Bood
the ordnr % ask the immediate revocation of
NE NE oIuer OF recommendation so nc 10 nnG -,
tho people to return to their forr, M 10 permit
niuieus 70 oe relieved with provisions and sn
pres from the United States co-oneratn mipth
~ tin, spanish authorities so as to afford fnI rc.
F'' VI ehe spanish Cabinet, -
Inc reply OF the Spanish cabinnt ,yas So !,
celved on the night OF the 31st utim " W"s re- y
a9 0 tne means to bring about peace in C'nha =, ~ ~
tiie preparation thereof to the insIIar /,
ihilsmuch as the concurrence of thai M
ouuy Woulu De necessary to rnnch ,InnaI H w' 90
u oeng however understood lint tha re,,, n
iuneiNeu py the constitution TO the rnntraI | r.,
th I,en are no, lcssened Or diminished A. M
nr uoah Va parliament does not meet Until thn 4,
oufth OF May next the Spanish povarnrnont o, ''
Nouu not OBJECT. for its part TO accent ni ,, m
i SUSPENSION OF hostities. il asked for hv ,be io
nus IRON the general in chief to whom II hi
uratiopn n IN such case, to determine the ha
maeion iii ana conditions of the armistice ''' rjt
dnc propositions submitted .by Gen Wood ~,
,n,o Iau hn, We ieps OF the Spanish government gr
ie p9'm 10 III, IN the form of brief memoranda The Str
nllv In hn "re before me- ana are stbstar- we
NY 'n'S, ; III tnc ianguagc above given. The eni
m int.ioh OF the Cu5an parliament In tie ,i,i '''
aim, ~ p,epaflhs peace. and the manner of its .
@ cmoraud,n, nro hot no., expressed in the Spanish ni
y Ianaiory reports of preliminary disrussions L
w., ~, vi. hlal c)nfcrcice it Is understood an
Nv. vc " the spanish government stands ready to ans
e terms os , oonsress full powers to settle wh
c uimS OF peace with the Insurgents vhett un;
uy u'rect negot iation or Indirectly hv no
Guns oI legislation does not appear ~ bell
niSappointing Reception of Overturcs. non
th ths last overture in the direction of s
m ,gui,.tc ~ peace and its disappointing rccen atIo
'h-py Spain the executive was bronoht r. iiso is
9 end Of his effort '''"s"V W ny nMlc
IN NV annual ,aa..o . - can
~ IL NY e.ihuai message OF December Last 1 | the
copniii n ~ dha .u measures there remain tect
Ivemo, u oi tho insurgents as bellgerents; III
irai intnryon,i VIC ~, lnuopehdence OF Cuba; fled
, n rliinnnI ca,,,,.aIu Inu tue war Dy lmpOs- mer
ants' md in ntervbpntc between the con- peol
party speak not " Of aSDr orcSe ID ena GT ,ae er
rodo ~ ,,,.nit,O oO w tiought or That, by por,
n - ''A"'s%s' "oud DC criminal agrees ba il
'hcreu unor 7 ro,,i,,..., tails
PrpSiJpnt Iro, =
cred in isT, ,,i.o Hiuht measured words an is
nnrv d,s,,u,,;,. ~ ai.sf seven years OF SAN have
nury, obstructive and cruel barbarties in The
IN ~ ~ i tie conclusion that the recog- stant
rtictblo a,d my p91uuehci OF CUBA was I'M them
,,snitinn 81 u ~ ,ihueiehsiple and that the sells
tho fan,o oai.5iGfIonvy was not warranted seize
'he iacls according to the tests of public of a
or oonon. especially upon the term
cf aspect OF the question Doint | re M
gers of "a a. ois eont cnieiiceS ana positive tangl
IN addin, ,r % OF pelllgerance which, that
roiif ~ r.io ieuuy olerOuS burdens of strait
i,'g IN a WI Within our own jurisdiction could our D
as in ,b ,t. sM,enu ouT influence or effective war
..'o's Vi hostiiitles peace
Views Have Not Changed.
'l1ing has since occurred TO change my The
IN tuls regard and recognize as fully pointt
ss .nen that the issuance of proclamation by a
snj,ian ~ Is,f Wnlcn process inc so-cacd justly
air 80, ", poiiisei vnce Is puDllsned. could, ha,
'ei anu unattended by other action accom- the re
~ ie .o"'Iu Wy one emu Tor which we destru
:, i Instant paeliication OK Cuba and the harbo
rnlng TO the question OF recognizing nj | vesseI
Time the independence OF the present in expres
-, ;s 49,, ii ~ Nuph, we 1nu safe pre- eight
rnii .n.,..! ,'S".! ionl an carry uay. They OF our
n,,a -, ~.iiou ~ W III Fftsluent JackSon'S n fren
iHe 70 congress, December q, 1886 on the grief n
CT OF recognition of the independence of row to
$, He said: VI nv "
One OF the Preccdents. =, less to
al VI tne contests That have arisen ont dence
IG,yoiutions OF FRA 'ce out Of the dis conclus
reiating 10 the crews OF Portugal and was ca
out OF the separation of the American subm /
'siohs OF Dotn from the European govern. the res
!, anu out OF the numerous and In an
lh'y occurring struggles for do whatev
III spanish America, so wisely preSsiv
tent with our just principles is intol,
'en ,he action OF our government that we be such
uhuvr ohS hoSt CRITICAL circumstances assure
- al censure and encountered no other America
lan tnat produced by transient re- mission
ement OF good Will In those against
to decide. eoiN- Furth
AS thus made known to thew orldt hat tho cent di
n policy and practice Of Tho Ifni,ad from ou
is to avoid all interference in disnu,oe | coEtaint
merely relate to the internal so,arn lister for
otner nations, and eventually TO rec snat Sp
I reference to our pariirular intsre.tss The repl
WIS., or to the merits of Tho nrigna como also con
". But on this MS on every otbcr oooa spain to
Ifety is to be found in a rigid adherenco ferences
,iple which Is
Our Former Action Recitet. install, npa',
ne contest between Spain and the re- AS tt
'olonlcs we stood aoof and waited not from the
I'll the ability of the new states 10 pro- of tho
mselves was fully established but until proposes
ger OF their being again subjugated had partial Il
passed away. Then and not until then sion Spaj
ey recognized Such was our course in made no
% Mexico herself.
true that with regard to Texas the civil
~ of Mexico has been expelled its in Preside
lrmy defeated the chief Of the rnnubIic phases of
captured and all present power 10 COM its hopele
newly recOganized government of 1rcyas ton, said
ted within its confines But IN The In SUI
hand there is in nnnearance other nat
, an immense disparity Of r,hvsicaI responsib
the side OF Texas The Mexicnn re- to serious
lnder another executive is rallying its ures poss
lnder new leader and menaoinp a Owing, pc
,asion to recover It's lost domain. separating
the issue OF this threatened invasion, suia, VI
)cndence of Texas may be considered 70 ma
nded; and were there nothing peculiar depository
luation OF the United States and Tex wlsaor1
OF It's independence at their 8 way
Isis could scarcely be regarded as con- IN tnls we
18th that prudent reserve with which tne good 0
hitherto held ourselves bound to treat ator were
If questions" selfish pur
a u.,L.,., c,..,,, An. ~, In sincere
pom Andrew Jackson proceeded to neyertheje
tne " I,sk tnaC tnere might pe imputed be indispel
tca states motive OF selfish inter- ceved tina
W OF tne former claim on our part to time has al
ory OF Texas and OF the avowed pur- And We
he Texans In seeking recognition OF dread horr,
,nce us an incident to the incorpora- Of the Unit
xas u the Union, concluding: party seem