The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-04-15

From our regular correspondent.

From our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, April 11.-Corgress has
weighter business on hand than to find fault
with the reasons which Mr.. Mckinley says
caused him to ask for armed intervention in
Cuba, and is willing to provide for the interven-
ton and let it go at that knowing that every
man who fires Il gun in the wac with Spain will
feel the sentiment expressed by Col. John A.
Joyce In the following verse from roem dedL
Gated to Capt Sgsbee:-
" Remember the Maine in the midst of the
Strike down to the death where black cannons
rattle
On ocean or mountain, on valley or plain
Remember forever. remember the Maine /"
To tell the truth, Congress is so much relieved
by the action of Mr.. Mckinley in sending in that
much postponed message in favor OF armed in
tervention that it is willing to forgive him more
serious sins, both of omission and comm issUn,
than saying that we are not making Il war OF
vengence on the Spaniards They feared that
instead of get ting the message they would get
another excuse for another postpOnement, on
account of that trick armistice that Spain has
oeamed i'll Cuba. To show further that they
have no desire to bubble because the message
did not contain everything they would have
liked it to contain, Congress is going to make
that Intervention resolution exactly what MIR.
Mckinley asked for-no more, no less. A solid
front will be PRESENTED TO the Spaniards, and
all differences will be left TO be settled after
the Spansrds are disposed of.
Consul Gen. Fitz Lee, having completed the
task of getting all the Americans who desired
to leave out of Cuba, is on his way to
Washington to tell Mr.. Mckinley and Congress
what he thinks is the best and quickest way to
get the Spanish out of Cuba. 1t is understood
that he also brings evidence that will convince
even Mr.. Mckinley that we have good reasons
to seek vengence on Spain. In addition to in
sulting the country by r>fusing to see Gen. Lee
| on the day of his departure from Havana, Gen.
| Blanco has done some other things that Gen.
Lee will tell about when he arrives but the
| most important thing he will bring is the evil
dcnce making it absolutely certain that the
Maine was blown up by Spanish official in
| HAVANA, although he will also probably bring
| other information that ne did not care to make
public while there were numerous American $
| in Cuba liable to be made victims of Spanish
treachery.
While not possible at this time to specify the
exact time that our big fleet OF warships at Key
West will start to Cuba, they will certainly get
| of this week, unless there shall be some delay
| on the part of Mr.. Mckinley in carrying out the
authority that will be conferred upon him by
| Congress, or the Spanish shall announce their
| recognition OF Cuban independence and inten'
| ton to eyacuate the island. Naval officials re-
| gard the taking of the seaports of Cuba as an
| easy task, and are impatiently awaiting orders
| to proceed.
| The so-called army reorganization bill, which
| provided for increasing the regular army,
|
was an exigency. to 1O4, 900 men, is virtually
| dead, the House having voted to send it back
| to the committee on military affairs, which e.
ported it. 1t was an administration measure.
In response to a request for information on
| the subject by Representative Cooper, of Texas,
Secretary Alger stated that the work Of fortify-
ing the coast of Texas was being pushed rapid
| ly to a conclusion and that sufficient heavy
guns had been allotted to Sabine Pass to protect
that port from any attack the Spanish could
| rE:l Ike upon it.
Tie Democrats in Congress are ready TO vote
the government all the money that will be
needed to thoroughly thrash Spain, even to the
extent of an issue of from Sl00, DOC, 900 TO
$500, 600, 900 in coin bonds, but they have made
it plain TO the schemers who have been sound
ing Congress on the subject that even if every
Capitol building, in easy range, they would re-
fuse to vote Tor the issue of one single gold
bond. Their position on This question. in which
they are supported by all the Populists and a
considerable number OF Republicans, stopped
all talk about the issue of gold bonds, and the
bill that will be reported from the WAYS and
Means Committee TO the House, as soon as the
actual fighting begins, will provide for 3 per
cent. coin bonds.
Judge B. +. Buckner, of Ky, who is well
posted in Kentucky politics, says: Our people
are not satisfied with the Republican regime,
State or National, and Kentucky will get back
into the Democratic column at the earliest
possible date, to remain there permanently.
The Legislature that will elect Senator Lind
says successor will in all probability send Hon.
j. G. s. Blackburn back to the Senate where
he would be still but for one of those unac-
countable political accidents that gave Ken
lucky its first Republican Senator.
Col. Jed. Hotchkss of Va, who participated
in more than 100 battles in the civil war says:
I'VE have ample justification for war and will
wage it, but | do not think the crash will be
severe, for the Spanish government too well
understand its inferiority. 1t may make d
semblance of fight in order TO appease the home
rabble, but, with the absolute certainty of
being crushed, it will speedily bow to the in
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