There can be no doubt that it would be for several years a considerable sum, but the public men who favored peace for the liberation of Cuba, did not make counting the cost the most prominent feature of the war they advocated, but accepted the fact that the national honor and fame, the glory of heroism and deeds of daring and sacrifice, are priceless, and their achievement beyond price.

There is to be said under this head, that the Philippine Islands are of natural riches almost without parallel.

The great isle of Luzon teems with productions that have markets the world over, and it is commonplace for the savages in the mountains to come out of their fastnesses with nuggets of gold to make purchases.

Cotton, sugar, rice, hemp, coffee and tobacco, all tropical fruits and woods, are of the products.

There is profusion of the riches that await the freedom of labor and the security of capital, and the happiness of the people.