There is no necessity of divulging our ultimate intentions in regard to these territories at the present moment, Whether we will incorporate them by annexation into the United States of America, or grant them independence under our Protectorate, retaining only certain coaling stations and strategical and commercial advantages, is a question of the future, which under no circumstances should be influenced by the attitude of the Powers, for reasons often: stated by us, but solely by our interests and the behaviour of the insurgents.
Two reasons of the highest slutesmanship und morality compel 1s, however, to tear feom Spin every ative ofts poner anal sovereignty over these Islands, namely, first, the future strategical and commercial requit ments of the American Nation; ad second, our obligation to protect our allies from. Spain's vengeance.—N. ¥. Maritime ist ina and Pills.: ease, case of disease of the skins be its nature what it may, has failed to be benefited when these potent remedies have been properly applied. In scrofulous acd scorbutic affections they are especially service able. Scurvy and eruptions, wich ha resisted all other modes of treatment and gradually become worse from year to year, have been completely cured by Holloway's cooling Ointment acd purifying Pills, which cot out the disease-from the blood itself and tave the constitution free from every morbid-taint. In the nursery Holloway's Ointment should be ever at hand; it will give ease in sprains, contusions, burns, scalds, and infan~ tile eruptions, and may' always' safely be spplied by any ordinary attendant,
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