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Show Aa io 'tmA. rlteaj Orttat I ha a Ml II le Vlawe urn ilia aHaeiiaa l MeMllife. Ai.uanv, N. Y., Marob 16.Uopy rig til, Ibtfd, by tbo Aaeoclated 1'rea During iho dbie on tbo Cubau q ti eel ton to the United Hla tea Heuate many ailualona Wera ma i, both by Hnuatur H her in an and rienatur U ill, to iboatllluda of President Uraut and Uia than aaoratary of stale, Hamilton Kih, Hoaalor Hherman declared that thera waa a eoi fl otof oplnl. nover Cuhea aff lta between the I'rea.drol and biaeeoretary of aiate. Tbo apeak-r apeak-r of tbo aaeviubly. Ham I too ?U, bod of tha Uta fracretary, lo In poaee-lou poaee-lou ut lult.rmation uoo Ihi autijfct eonuloed In tna ,diariea kenl by ble fat iter that I of great Hnportanoe In the controversy, (In tbo amhurliy of tntae ularlae It la at.uwn thai Pracldent (irmt had ol one tt me, under tno olr-cuini olr-cuini idcm ofapai.diug ueg tlain n at Madrid, beau luohned lo rrogaia tna tMerfliioy uf Cuba, but oo Juno l:i. 1 b 70, the opinion of the rreident aid the Cabinet wa unanhuoua that there wera no (acta lo Juattfy the declaration of belllKereocy, and thai the eati.fao lion or tbo Piaeldent with tba Cuhao poilov ot bla admlnUiratluu aud lu all rU upon tbo country aad tha it-putdican it-putdican party found expreitlon a few weak la.ar hi Ibenka lo the eacrelary ot alato lor whatever ahara II may hav bee a due to bla wiaJum and Judm Dt I)ur ng bia eluht year' arrvira in tba itix dependent Mr. Fub krpt, cblifly aa a raferauoo record fur hie owd eye, a diary lu bla own band wrliliiH. Ou Judo 12tb thrra la tbli entry: 'Mtey at home an j preparoa mnaago on the Cuhan bellluereney quaetiop, lo bo aubraitl-d for the I'reel jeot'a o u-aideratlon, u-aideratlon, lu oaae bo agreed lo tend Of tha dlrcnnlon In the cabinet on the 18 b, tba day on which the apertej meae waa aeul to Congreae, tho diary aaytl lt waa generally admtitel that If war I to be rrtorteJ t, It would bo by dlrret declaration, and not by etn narrate nar-rate mi Hj am by a declaration ot baliljc aranry; agreed unanimously that no oondltlon of facia exlata to Juailfy bahUarency. Finally, tha I'la-idoul amende bla eeotenca by rate rr lug lo ganoral term lo Belaure on the blgb aeaa, em bar goo of property and pr-Bona pr-Bona I out ran a. i lube sou aud tha coo-eluding coo-eluding Boiileneee, claiming the que. tioa uf belligerency la dlatlnct irom Ibuao queeiluue of wrong which are being treated for Intleiunlfloatlun, and If not aatlifled tbey will bo nude toe ub)eot of a future meaBic. And ttiut It io agraed ibal tba meaaaga shall Lo oeutlu." Hpeaker Flab aald that tba original droit uf tho mee.aia, wlib lta many rreaurra and lolerllnrallona, le all lu Mr, Fteh'a own baud, 'flie nnitva ant to Cotmraaa aud prinifd as Ex. L)jc No. Utt i verbatim at In that drt down to tbo following paragraph, near ibaoadl "There I no da facto government In tho lalaud of Cuba utUcieot lo rxo-cute rxo-cute law aud maiutalu uat ralalloua wltb other nalluaa. Hpln baanoibmn able lu autpreee tho opi Hon to Bi anleb rule lu tha bland, uur tu award paedy Juatloa lo other oati na, or OKI sen or other natiutt, when Ibair rlgblo nave been luvadeu." Tboea Benieiioea Wara written and Inter ted by the i'rreldeut; the next lw wera written lu Iba cabinet on tna I I'reel tietil'a suga-estiun ad ad by tho secretary of stale; tha Jaat and cou-Oludlux cou-Oludlux tbroa wera written and ad ed lothooabluet by tbo aeuretary of ibo navy. Hatialor Camornn, In Iba reoont minority mi-nority report of tboHenata oommiitee on torelicn atlalra, alluded to a rumor of a belligerency proclamation bavlug bano aigtied by i'realueui Orent, li is true thai In tno anmmorof lbo9, and wbllelha p r tier of mediation aiiKiieai-ed aiiKiieai-ed to tbo 1'reeid.ul by Mr. i'aul H. Forba a oumlng from (Jan. i'rim was lo.dlnxat Mtdrid. tba aiate iiaDan. mnt, ou the requet of tho 1'retldeur, prepared a dralt of a proclamation of belligerency. Homo Urn- alter the Fraelueoleigned 11 be waul on a Jour i ay tome Woat, oud ou Ibo way wruto tbo follow lug teller) Kank, I., Auguat K18')9, Hon. Haiu-llou Fiah, avoir tar uf state. My 1 ar Bir: On rtdeuilon I think It advieahJe lo o-Uipleta tbo neutrality neu-trality proclamation which 1 olgoed before leaving Waihluglon, auu tu leuu II If Uooeral Hluale baa ooi received an entirely aatlafaobiry re-f.y re-f.y lobla prtpo-Mou to mtdiato be- ween ripaiu and tue Cuhaiia; lu fao , I am uol clearly alir)ad that we would not bo Jiellted In lutlmating tu Hpalo that we would louk wltb Bma alana U( on her propoellioti to aend UO,-UUU UO,-UUU mure iroopa tu Cuba topuidoau, ee American believe, tha light of telf. gov, ruiui-ht oo lb la con ti neat. Not tbal Hialubaa uut a per tec i rlwbl to proeecuia aa v goroua a war aa aha plvaaed upun bar own aoll, obarviug Iho rulea ot civilised warfare, but that lha rigbtB of our oitiiaus have beoo ou wantonly lovadvd by Haiilab lroi or voluulaera that auuh a course would aruuto Iho aympathleaof our uitiiebe In avor uf tho Cunaua tu audi a decree a tortqulre all our vigllauce to pravout them from giving malarial aid. Tho q imlluQ uiigut wutl bo atked aba bar npain would uul be weaker witu au,0HU mure truupa lu Cuba; and elan, by ua, wbetliorwe would be JuatltJed by our own people to let them do bo without at lee at putting tba Cuban upon tha erne fooling Willi their advertarlea fliat, Kxceit tba lul g of ina proola-tuatlob, proola-tuatlob, I do uul give thla as luatruo-lion, luatruo-lion, but aa kumeiblug to tbluk of wbalber It la not aouud. It daouted an, the polloy of aotlug upun It will be dla-I'uaaed dla-I'uaaed altvrwarua. 1 will beinNrw Vurk Cfy on Ihuraiay nrxt, ou my way to Newport; will heal Mr. Cur-bm'aa.ow Cur-bm'aa.ow buura belur" aullrn. Vouis UULr. U. tt. UatAMT. |