Year: 1869

What General Grant Said Last May.
From La RsUOlueion DCc. Q.


1t would have been impossible for the Execu-
tive to have said anything new upon Cuba, mas
much as the document Is, as 1t should be, an ae-
count of his acts, such as have taken place dur
ing the lest six months. The President had not
recognized Cuba as a belligerent before his mes
sage, that is positive and certain; and this paper
does not pretend to do more than give the rea-
cons for his conduct General Grant who said
last May that the Cubans in the end would OBJ
tain from the United States even more than they
expected, and who has on all occasions repeated
this opinion, saying that he did not think
recognition at present would be a benefit to Cuba
cannot say this precisely in his message, but
contents himself with giving reasons, insuili-
cient and incorrect they are. reasons III truth,
which import but little because they have no
tendency to impede the realization of n future
acts, and tending only, as they do, to the point
OF Justifying the non contamination OF this same
act in the past.


Congress- which represents on its part the
first and highest power in this nation will find
the way clear; and taking into account the bill
voted in favor of Cuba at the end OF the last ses
sion, the opinion manifested by large number
of its MEMBERS the petitions coming in from all
parts, the traditional American policy, and the
words of the President used in his message, it
will not long defer giving expression to the
wishes of the people, whose representative 1t is,
or to the aspirations of the Cubans. The Presi-
dent has said all that he could He makes no
recommendations TO Congress- but If he has not
taken step which was within his power,
it were superhuous TO recommend, and,
presents any reason why the recogni-
tiOn Of Cuba should be opposed. Congress, with
but little pains, will become convinced that
there exists in Cuba an independent republican
organization, and will vote bill in accordance
with this covicton. The President will be but
too happy to conform himself to this view OF the
matter.


In the meanwhile the First Magistrate tells
the Representatives and Senators that this prin-
ciple is beyond the range OF discussion, VIII
That this nation is its own proper Judge as to
when belligerent rights shall be conceded to any
people struggling to free itself from govern
ment which 1t deems oppressire-a phrase con-
elusive, and which at single stroke disposes Of
the thousand illusory arguments put forward by
the Spaniards in their dscourses and news
papers Moreover, the President expresses the
positive hope that the influence of the United
States will put an end to the war, which with
reason he denominates unhappy, and, in truth,
an American could not otherwise qualify
struggle between liberty and despotism between
force and right, between justice and injustice.


Onward, then; the triumph will be ours.
General Grant knows it, and we, as matter of
course, know it better than he. What more
should we have than we have already, in order
to the securing of our freedom? Let the war of
fire and blood go on this is necessary. We viii
defend the soil on which we were born, even till
we die, and lie side by side with the stones of
the earth.


What MIR. Lemus' Organ says.


From La ReUoltcion, Dec II.


The Hon. Mr. Cameron presented on Wcdnes-
day, in the Senate, the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted


'aThat the President OF the United States be re-
qnested to communicate to the Senate Il IN ms Cpl
any information he may have IN his possession with
regard to the civil and political condition OF the


This resolution of the Upper House is Of the
highest Importance. In the possession OF the
President, or, to speak more accurately, In the
bureau of Mr.. Fish, Senators will find data in
abundance hich will convince them OF the
proximate triumph of the Cubans and OF the
thorough impotency OF Spain. Besides, Mr..
Fish, who in this matter is Mr.. Grant inasmuch
as Congress never addresses the Minister'S will
find it necessary to say that in the month of
June past he cOrrespoAded with the representa-
ton sf the Cuban Republic, thus virtually
recognizing it, and at the same time. discussed
with it the character OF the propositions whlch
he contemplated presenting TO Spain, to the end
that she would recognize the independence OF
the island. He will have to admit that he pre-
sented such proposition to Spain, and demanded
explicitly, inlthe last days OF July, that she
should abandon the Island and salute the Lone
Star Banner.


He will add, most certainly, that Spain
cepted the mediation in general terms, and even
proposed alterations Cup to the present unpub-
iished, that is to say, unknown TO the pablo,
but positive and certain), which revealed the
fact that she was not far from being prepared TO
recognize the Republic OF Cuba dc could eX-
nlain also the motive that induced General Prim
to alter his opinion in this regard, after having
appeared to be willing to enteptain the PROPOSE
tions; and how, after all this he (Mr. Fish, die
tated that very remarkable note to Mr.. Sickles
which raised a blister upon the Spanish body
polite, at the same time maddening the entire
press of the Peninsula.


He could relate other things which have
passed concerning which We are not fully in
formed, but this we can say, over and above the
foregoing, that in no manner has the signlti-
cance of the first steps taken by the American
Cabinet with respect to its political movements
in the Cuban-spanish question been explained
away or shom of its virtue. The representa-
tiyes of the American people who look upon this
question from high point of view, and who re-
member the grand American policy of Jefferson
and Monroe will we'll weigh the value OF the
data and information that the President has ii
in his power to communicate. We in conf
dence, await the results to flow from this resolu-
tion.


AMppIrAN PREF ATES IN ROME