The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 29, 1896, Image 2
Sees the Handwriting.
Decay and Ruin Prophesied
by La Liga Agraria, a
Spanish Paper.
The sacrifices made by the Spam'sh
government to send troops to Cuba
make themselves felt io those places
from which the men are drawn. A re?
cent copy of La Agraria, a paper de?
voted to agricultural interests in Spain,
contains the following editorial :
"Wc are going at a rapid gait. The
war in Cuba taking away the young la?
borers from our fields, the emigration
taking away to forcigo countries other.?
who are apt for agricultural work, but
whose ages exempt them ?'rom military
service, the expenses which the war
briogs with it, the lack of work, the ab?
stention of capital from enterprises, the
heavy taxes on property, the scant
crops, the lack of sale for other pro?
duc?s, the low remuneration obtained
from oultivatioo, and the actual misery
in which the small farmers find them?
selves, have determined a cooditiou of
things that sends horror into the
bravest spirits.
"Valleys and h?ls smiling yesterday,
fields and inheritances worked recently
by the peasants, are to-day in comolete
abandonments. The joy that reigned
in the country has been substituted by
silence and ruin, by the absent son, by
the tenant who has gone away to
escape total rain, by the scantiness of
crop, bs the plague which destroyed io
one hour the work of many months, by
the persecution of the tax collectors.
"lt is the end ?
"Where are we going ?
"To depopulation first, to misery
next, and total ruin later.
. *'Six hundred thousand men, who in
the last twenty years Lave abandoned
th* fatherland, seeking empJoyment
which at home they could not nod, is a
terrifying figure, that should make those
who govern .us stop to think, since they
have not done so up to this time.
"The philoxera destroying our vines,
the low prices of our agricultural pro?
ducts, are less horrifying phantoms than
the depopulation of our country, the
abandonment of our lands and the con?
fiscation of them by the state for un?
paid taxes.
"Far awav io dark fastness, in incle?
ment climate, and deadly war, our
jeunsse is perishing, that youth which
yesterday made our ?elds joyful with
their tasks and their songs.
"To thc nc less ungrateful Brazilian
shores we see the arrival of that other
part of the population of our lands
strong and healthy for the work they
do not find at home, to be able to sus?
tain th? ir families.
"This sad scene is very frequent ;
but what sad thoughts it awakes!
"Very soon, perhaps sooner than we
ourselves expoct, we will see the com?
plete abandonment of our country, and
even the depopulation nf our cities up |
to this day of importance. j i
"Agricultural life has btcorne an im- j j
possibility. How it is possible to culti- j e
vate grains, cr vines, or olive trees, to ?
raise cattle, and much less to establish
industries dependent on ali these, if the j ?
government is day by day growing j -,
worse, if the population is decreasing L
very markedly, if the fight which our j v
products sustain with foreign ones is in?
supportable, and above all if the 'price
obtained by these home products does
uot cover the expense cf producing
them ?
"People who do not progress fall
into decadence. Those who increase
and obtain a subsistence out of their ! fc
efforts never perish, at laast so has a fc
wise man once said i o
"Spain is fast going in the direction o
of its ruin, and if God does not rem- j f
edv it. this situation will be the end." v
Good News for Cuba.
Washington, April 22.-Several j
members of the bouse committee on j j
foreign affairs have had an informal
conference on the subject of the situa- j .
tion in Cuba with a gentleman who has j c
just arrived from Habana. The infor- ! ^
mation placed before the members of j
the committee was of a nature gratify- s
ing to those who hone to see Cuba free. a
Several months of observation of the
progress of the revolution had convinced e
the committee's informant that the in ?
sargents arc in a fair way of winning. 1
They have practically undisputed pos- C
session of a large portion of the island c
and are winning nearly all the genuine j 1
battles that are fought. The Spanish ? ?
forces were represented as being prac- j I
tically on thc defensive in the cities i
and towus. with 30.000 remaining .
c
along the trocha awaiting attack. The j
few troops that are available for ag- I 8
gressivc operations seem to be unable!8
to cope with the constantly growing in- I ,
surgent forces.
Only about one month more remains j
before the rainy season is due and little !
is expected, of thc Spanish trooos after j
that time. The geutleman saiu that all | l.
talk of Cuba's accepting such reforms as ; ^
Spain was willing to graut is erroneous, jj
that the Cabans were convinced that they 1
had the best of the situation and were j a
sure to gain their independence. But ; ^
in the interests of humanity they hoped I J
that the United States would recognize ! 1
them as belligerents, as that would stop ! *
the killing of unarmed people, and the ? '
execution of prisoners of war. It would j.
also enable the Cubans to purchase and j11
fit out exoeditkms and would conduce ? c
to bring about an earlier end'mg of the
war.
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Venezuela Again.
London, April 22.-The St. James
Gazette, commenting on the dispatch
to The Times from G W. Smalley,
the correspondent of that paper in
the United States, representing that
the Venezuelan dispute is still a
question of great gravity and a cause
for alarm, says :
"Tiie revival of the Venezuelan
question reminds us that even the
wars in Africa are trivial compared
with the real danger which has ex
isted in the west since December.
The Americans demand that tne
United States shall decide our quar?
rels and settle our frontier disputes
is inadmissible, and no amount of
talking around the matter will make
it anything else. President Cleve?
land, in his message last December,
referred everything to a special com?
mission and then when it was too
late attempted to negotiate We
are now told to be prepared for a re?
port that is hostile to the claim of
Great Britain. What will happen
then ? Either the Washington gov?
ernment must allow the report to re?
main a dead letter, or carry out its
threat to enforce a decision by resort
to war. There is reason to believe
that an attempt will now be made to
work up an English feeling in favor
Df the surrender of our government
This is vain. Our position is simply
that British frontier questions are
matters for negotiation only with the
parties concerned."
The Pall Mall Gazette says : "The
American correspondent of The
Times seems to be in a state of un
3ue alarm, possibly because Lord
Salisbury did not accept his plan of
settlement.7'
The Globe says : "All the hopes
)f the weak-kneed of the compliance
)f Great Britain with the views of
;he United States are groundless."
The Westminster Gazette says :
'Except for a petty amour propre,
:here was no reason why Lord Salis
)ury should have rejected the propo
lal for a joint commission."
Guarding the Treasury.
Washington, April 22.-Two pen
ion bills were returned to tbs Senate
o-day by the President without his
ignature The first is tbat giving a
lensjoo of ?30 per month to Nancy G.
yiabach. widow of Peter H. Allabach,
ate colonel of the 131st Pennsylvania I
'oluntecrs, who also served in the war
pith Mexico. The President takes the
[round that a9 Mrs. Allabach bad al
eady been pensioned under the Mexi
an wa r (at a lower rate.) and the case
pas likewise provided fer under the j ;
iependent pension law of 1890, it c
pould be creating a precedent under ]
fhicb it would be difficult to refuse I ]
imilar privileges to macy thousands of J c
ndows in asimilar situation.
The other bill to meet Executive dis- ,
pproval grants a pension to Cha-. E
ones, late photographer of th? lifb U
^ui'syivaoia volunteer cavalry The |
vtdence showed that he was wounded I \
rhiie taking photographs, bu: KS he j j
ras not enlisted ic or connected with \ (
he military ?-ervioe of the Gov. rn tuon t J ]
t bosms to ?he President that -UM ex-I J
eosion of pension relief :o sutd? cases I (
7ouid open the dcor to legislatioii !:aid j s
o justify, avid impossible to ri strain t
rom abuse -News and Courier. I t
A Cuban Demonstration.
Key West, April 22.-Passengers
\y thc steamer Mascotte to-night report
icavy cannonading was heard outside
f Habana to-day and also that numer?
us bands of insurgents, are coming
rom the eastern part of the island to
7ards Pinar del Kio district.
'Sooley" Vs. Southern Har?
bors,
'ortatnouth Star.
As was anticipated, the battleship In
liana left the Port Royal dry dook with
'Ut difficulty, and is now at. Hampton I i
loads A dispatch from port Royal ! i
tates that a survey of the dock, made j
liter the indiana had left it, showed I (
hat it had sustained no injury what- i j
iver. The ship's hull was thoroughly | i
leaued and examined, and foucd to be t
o excellent condition. It is stated that | (
me of thc reasons given hy the officers j j
m the ship as an objection to the dock j
vas that there was uo large town in the
dcinity ; consequently, they could not
ndulgc in any social pleasures on shore.
The Manufacturers' Record believes
hat this ie the main criticism about thc ! (
lock, lt is on a par with the other | i
tuff which has been published by j
emeral newspapers which had a speciaj j f
mimes for so doing.-Manufacturers' r
.iecord. i
The Star has frequently pointed out ;
hat much of the adverse criticism on j t
outbern yards and docks aud the chat;- ? <
iel ways leading to them has its origin I t
in macy instances) with the naval offi- j (
ers so unfortunate as to be on duty. It
las not been so long ago since this port
nd naval statiou was misrepresented ! r
.11 over tte country by this very means. | ?
ihc cruiser New York was ordered to ! ]
he Portsmouth (Va.) Davy yard for ex- j
ensive repairs. The captain's wife, uu- j (
ortunately. for the reputation of our | \
larbor and the hundreds of mechanics \
? need of work, was in New York j g
ity. This fact, together with the | t
upcrior social attractions of thc metro- j I
olis, it is now well understood, t
rornpted the decision that our harbor
id not contain a sufficiency of water c
o float the cruiser-and the cruiser i
nt to New York. c
The Old Soldiers in Charles?
ton.
(News and Courier )
Yesterday was the great day of
the reunion. It was a great day for
the three or four thousand veterans
who have been partaking of the
city's hospitality this week and it
was a greater day still for the peo?
ple of Charleston From Line street
to the Battery and from the Cooper
to the Ashley ?he town was patrolled
by veterans. The old soldiers were ?
known by their gay badges, and they j
kept themselves in evidence pretty :
well throughout the day Hundreds ;
of them collected about the German !
Artillery Hall aird around the various j
brigade headquarters, but there I
were hundreds still left to parade the j
streets and fill places of public re
sort While there was no regular j
veterans' parade during the day
every principal thoroughfare looked j
like a procession of soldiers was in
progress on it almost at any hour.
The weather continued fine, the Con - j
federate Sags with which all the lead- i
ing buildings are decorated flapped
gaily and jauntily in the breeze and j
the old warriors, with their stories,
their impromptu reunion, their pleas?
ant faces and their jovial greetings,
garrisoned the town from one end to
the other. Every feature of the day
was enjoyed to the fullest extent A
thousand veterans nearly lunched at j
the hall, the business meeting of the
reunion, which was held during the !
morning hours, was attended by the j
delegates from sixty-one Confederate ?
camps, at the brigade and camp ral- j
leys there were hundreds present, j
thousands of people watched the
splendid parade of the afternoon and
at the grand rally at night the hall
was packed to suffocation. It was a
busy day for hosts and guests alike.
There was almost too much of inter?
est offered by the programme for any
one man to see and hear in twelve
hours, but a noble effort was made
by everybody, and every veteran
seemed very well content with the
share of it which he saw and j
heard. All fear for the success
of the reunion has long since
been dispelled The visitors as one
nan testify to the fact that the3T
lever had a better time in their lives
ind they evidently mean every word
?vhich they say.
A few points of tho proceedings are
aken from the State's telegraphic re
>i rt :
Tbe convention was presided over by
^?aj. Gen. C Irvine Walker, a?d was
?peiied with prayer by R;v. Dr. Hol
and, who invoked the blessings of the j
Jivine Providence upon the old v?t?
?rans.
Col James G. Holmes was a^crciary I
:f the meeting.
Coi. Zin:merman Davis presented the .
)atrleflag of Butler's brisado, which j
?ad never been trailed in the dust, and |
viiieh since thc war has been comaiit
ed to tho safe keeping and care of the
loarleston Light Dragoons Colonel j
Davis r.sked that the flag be allowed a j
dace on the f^agc during the meeting, j
jcru'ral Waiker said he would not in- j
iult. the Confederates by putting the j
notion, and ordered thc flag placed on j
he stand.
The veterans, as they were seated in j
he beautifully decorated hail, were j
jhotographed Tho picture will appear ?
n the next issue of The Veteran.
Letters or regret were read from the j
'oliowitig distinguished soldiers, who i
were prevented from accepting an invi
ation to be present at the reunion : >
jen. John B Gordon, Gen. M C. ?
Sutler, Gen Stephen D. Lee of the
Mississippi Agricultural college, Gen.
Allison Capers. Judge W. H Wallace,
oren. John Brattan and Col. I G.
McKissick.
Mr. K H. Screven introduced a res?
dution, which was adopted requesting
each camp to make an ioquiry as to thc !
number of indigent old Confederates in ?
he State who would accept thc hospi-j
tality of a "soldiers' home "
Mr. A W. Mackcafuss offered a res-1
)iution, which was also adopted, author-1
zing the chairman to appoint a com- j
nittee to make an investigation with I
,he view of taking steps towards the !
establish aient of a home for the Con- ?
federate veterans and their widows.
j
The committee is to be composed of j
)oe member from each couuty in the ?
state.
Editor Cunningham, of The Vete
.an. of Nashville, Tenn., was intro- '
iuced and made a few congratulatory j
emarks.
Comrade Themas Carwile of Edge- !
ield introduced a resolution that a com- j
nittec of five be appointed to appear j
before the State Board of Education :
md urge the adoption of histories !
o bc u?ed in the school such as |
will give a fair and truthful account of I
he south's par: in 'r.o late war and to ;
:xclude ail incorrect histories. Thc j
esolutioo was adopted.
The election for major-general was ,
icxt held, during which General Walk
?r vacated the chair and Major Lamb
Buist temporarily presided.
Mr. T. W. Carwile nominated Gen.
J. I. Walker for re-election and be
vas unanimously choseu to succeed
limsclf. In accepting the office, thc
?oneral said he hoped by the next re
miou he would have doubled the num
)er of camps ia the State, increasing
hem from GO to 120.
An election for brigadier generals
if the two brigades was entered
nto. The First Brigade elected Col
)oel Asbury Coward who received 56
i votes to General James of Darlington
I 54 votes. The election was marie unan
j i mous and Colonel Coward recursed
: his thanks for the high honor conferred
1 upon him.
The Second brigade rc-elrcied Col?
onel ?. G McKissicfc.
A resolution providing for the elec
I tion of officers of all camps on the same
day was referred to a committee to re
j port, io night
; A resolution by J. A. W" Thomas,
1 of Bvnnetrsville, returning thanks to
the people of Charleston fur the kind
and hospitablo manner with which the
visitors have been entertained, was
adopted.
Camp Dick Anderson was represent?
ed by Jas D Blending, Philip P Gail
lard. R J Brownfield. Donald J Auld,
Edwin W Moise, J F W DeLorme. W
J McLeod, Thos V Walsh.
An invitation from Greenville was
unanimously accepted for the nest re?
union of the Veterans.
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