| Show commenting on the dispatch that spain Is making arrangements in caso case of last resort to turn cuba over to great britain rather than tham set let the island fall into the bands of the united states the chicago chronicle recalls tho the fact that a 0 similar rumor was put into circulation cu lation during shaina troubles with her american col colonies onles when president monroe was wag in the white house and gives an extract from a paper written by monroe SI onroe which about covers the sentiment of 0 the american people now it Is as follows the transfer tra nefer of cuba to great britain would bo be an event to the Its of tho the union tho the opinion Is so generally tronc rally entertained that oien oen the groundless rumors that it was about to bo be accomplished hach hav bavo beon spread abroad and aro are still teeming may iny be traced to the deep and universal aversion to it 11 and to tho the alarm which tho the mere ability of its occurrence has seimu labod the question both of our right and power to prevent it if necessary by force already abt ru don limit upon our counsels and the administration is called upon int in the performance of its duties to the nation at 1 least t to uso use all the th means within its competency to guard euard against an and d for efeard it IW |
