Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. . s ? Together must the names of Grant and Lee go down to posterity asgreat types of the American soldier, — the one, noble and generous in victory;the other, though a hero uncrowned by success, a warrior still more heroicin defeat. The Spanish-American War. — The proximate causes of the war withSp
Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. . s ? Together must the names of Grant and Lee go down to posterity asgreat types of the American soldier, — the one, noble and generous in victory;the other, though a hero uncrowned by success, a warrior still more heroicin defeat. The Spanish-American War. — The proximate causes of the war withSpain are tersely set forth in the Joint Resolution declaring the independ-ence of Cuba and demanding the withdrawal of Spanish sovereignty there-from, which says : — LEADING WARS OF THE CENTURY 391 Whereas, The abhorrent conditions which have existed for more thanthree years in the island of Cuba, so near our own borders, have shockedthe moral sense of the people of the United Suites, have been a disgraceto Christian civilization, culminating as they have in the destruction of aUnited States battleship, with 266 of its officers and crew, while on afriendly visit in the harbor of Havana, and cannot longer be endured, ashas been set forth by the President of the United States in his message. LEES SURRENDER AT APPOMATTOX. to Congress of April 11, 1898, upon which the action of Congress was in-vited ; therefore, •Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled: First, That the people of the island of Cuba are, and of right ought to be,free and independent. •• Second, That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and theGovernment of the United States does hereby demand, that the Governmentof Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the island ofCuba, and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters. 392 TRIUMPHS AND WONDERS OF THE XIXth CENTURY Third, That the President of th
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