The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-08-02
LEI US HAVE PEACE

The negotiations looking to peace nave
beap everywhere hailed with gladhess
The people went into the wal with SPAN
respectfully from q high sense. OF duty u
humanity. They will rejoice II an non
orable peace can be secured without lhe
loss of another precious life.
The terms upon which peace can pe
secured are not yet known, but there
ought to be no real difficulty IN making
peace that will obtain everything loi
which this country went to war, and
more.
The resolutions adopted by Congress
on the 18th day of April fully state the
rea sons given by our public officials foi
declaring war. 1t will be well II they
are read carefully by the President anu
his advisers every morning before break
fast after the regular chapter IN the lam
iy Bible has been read. The honor Of
the country demands that nothing be re-
1uired or undertaken contrary TO the
shirt of those resolutions which are III
full as follows:
Joint resolution for the recognition CT
the, Independence of the people of Cuba,
demanding that the Government OF SPAN
rtlinquish its authority and government
in the Island of Cuba, and to Withdraw
its land and naval forces from Cuba and
Cuban waters, and directing the Presi-
dent of the United States to use the land
and naval forces of the United States
to carry these resolutions into effect.
'Whereas the abhorrent conditions
which have existed for more than three
wears in the Island of Cuba, so neal
our own borders. have shocked the mora
sense of the people of the United States.
have been a disgrace to Christian civil
~ization, eliminating. as they have, III the
destruction of a United States battleship
with 266 of its officers and crew, while
on a friendly visit in the harbor of Ha
vana, and cannot longer be endured, as
has been set forth by the President o.
the United States in his message to Con
gress of April IL, 1898. upon which Tia,
action of Congress was invited; there
fore,
Resolved, by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States o
America in Congress assembled,
"First-That the people of the 1slan'
of Cuba are and of right ought to b,
free and independent.
~"Second-That it is the duty of tn
United States to demand, and the Gov
III of the United States does here
by demand, that the Government o
Spain ut once relinQuish its authorit,
and government in the Island of Cub
and withdraw its land and naval force
from Cuba and Cuban waters.
"Third-That the President of til
United States be. and he hereby is, di
rected and empowered to use the entir
land and naval forces of the Unite
States, and to call into the actual sery
ice of the United States the militia 0
the several States, to such extent as ma
be necessary to carry these resolution
into effect.
"Fourth-That the United States here
by disclaims any disposition or intentio
to exercise sovereignty. jurisdiction. o
control over said island except for tn
pacitication thereof; and asserts its d.
termination. when that is accomplished
to leave the government and control {
the island to its people"
Men of oil parties will hold up tn
hands of the President as he follows tn
plain chart by which Congress has direct
ed him to proceed. A departure ths
commits us to colonialism would be
violation of our pledge to the world, an
cause us to lose standing at home an
abroad.