Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-24
enn;n's "GIoriOus History

IN addressing the Spanish Senate yes
.o-d,v senior Sagasta said: attempts
are being made TO sully the glorious il''
tory Of Suain 10y infamous cdlumhy'
The glorious history of Spain! ana
vainglorious people! ,,a. 90
M history is so Infamous as That OF
epain-uo nation has been 50 huihDleu
and reduced. 10 has suffered Iol ~
crimes and infamies. province "''e'
province. colony after colony, mas rl'en
in revolt and broken away because l''
rule could not be endured.
At the beginning Of the present ~
fury Spain comprised not lar lIOH' "'',
~ North America. and nearly an Oh
Central and South America. All OK the
,ooion west of the Mississippi eNtelH-
irf, from the Canadian line south TO ihe
Culf of Mexico. including Mexico ana
,,rocti.1llv the whole of the hemisphere
from that point southwark to cape
horn belonged 90 her. In addition she
had FLORIDA and a strip OF teiIIlo'y
north of the Gulf Of Mexico, eNteh"l|S
nom tbe present State Of Florida west
to the Mississippi $3.50.
An mis- immense territory has been
1ost exccpt Cuba Porto RICO, anu d l'"
Islands Her troubles in South America
bagln on January !, 1870 When lhero
was great uprising in Buenos AyIe9'
Tho Spani-h Governor was dIlNtH ou'
and the colony declared ITSELF lhd'pthu,
o,+ rrbis was the spark that isnited
nv continent. Rising after rising took
,loce In some places the Spanish FORCES
r,,da resistance. In others they SUD-
I'll but the result was the same.
tIa, rnv,er was broken in South America
purinr the reign of Ferdinand VII
NH bcq9n Inn 1908 and extended 10
,sqq Snain lost many OF her possessions
d, Nnrth America. Al the beginning or
The century Charles ". was hihE OF
eD1iu The Louisiana province Whlch
b1d been coded 10 Spain by france IN
1-6}. was retrocedsd 10 France IN 1871 on
a promise of BonaIarte 10 render service
To Spain. which he appeared 10 iors [
subsequently,, and he was especlaHy a1-
iur.d NOT To- allow the United states 70
oct footbold there. In 1893 Napoleon
VS. AT war with England, and fearing
tbat ENGLAND might take the American
provinces. an unmiudfui OF his pledge 20
Snaiu. he sold that INNER se territory 70
the United States.
Tba first quarter Of the century had
not nassed before Spain's possessions I'm
south America We're lost. As republic
after republic was established, they
were recognized by the United States.
In 1872 the Holy AlhanCe-Russia. Aus
t,io prussia. and F'rance-entered into
a. covnnact 10 restore the American ter
,itorv 10 Ferdinand. This brought out
mai message from President Monroe
,.borein is enunciated that principle OF
American government which has gone
49, history as the Monroe doctrine"
In which Europe is informed in sub
stance that 80 must keep its hands OFF
the Western World.
But for the action Of the United states
ar that iuncture, the Holy Alliance
Wound have come 10 the rescue OF Spain,
and the history Of the world would have
hen changed. II will be seen, therefore.
mar Suain has abundant reason 10 hate
The United States The latter has given
r,oral support 10 the people or this
barniephere when, no longer able 10 en-
a,,ra the iufamv Of Spanish rule, they re-
heued and fought for freedom. IL stood
n.tve.n them and the Holy Alliance,
,,nar II was sought again 90 reduce them
90 bondoce-iust as IL has indicated its
,urnose TO stand between thu oppressed
Cubans and blood-stained Spain.
This IS the GLORIOUS history Of Spain
a history black with every atrocity, which
tells of persecution SO barbarous In IFS
cruelty that Motley says: 1T was be-
vond the power of mans ingenuity TO
add any fresh horrors"
THE people Of the United States assist
"a in the work OF driving Spain from the
vast possessions she has lost already.
and now Il is about 10 sdd the last page
~ the GLORIOUS history Of Spain on tho
western hemisphere.