The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-27
The Negro Question I'm the isiand OF Cnba.

The following extraordinary statement
respecting the slave-trade still carried on
between the island of Cuba and Africa, we
find in the last number Of La Verdad, a
Spanish paper, published in New York.
We beg all who have been imposed upon
by the professions Of hostility recently made
by the Cuban authorities, and circulated in
part, no doubt, by designing persons in the
northern States, TO give this a careful peru
sal:
"The negro question in the island Of
ba.-The speeches pronounced in the
Spanish Cortes, in the discussion Of the
peral law, about the clardestine trade Of
African negroes, are still resounding in our
ears; the INK with which they are printed is
still fresh, some voices are still heard affirm
ing that the slave trade is at an end; when
we see all the promises Of the Government
belied, and walking IN the streets OF Ha-
vana the clumsy negroes Just imported by
the Negro Company residing at Madrid.
presided over by Donna Maria Chistina OF
Bourbon, and represented here by Don An.
tonic Parege, Don Manuel Pastor, and
others concerned in the continuation OF that
abominsbIe trade in human flesh. against
which civlised nations have protested.
"During these four months, 2,400 ne
groes have been introduced, and other ship
ments belonging TO the Company are ex-
pected who have purchased on the coast Of
Africa 10000 negroes, at $50 dollars
each, and the sale of whom all over the
island is to produce to the Company a
great profit; it the price of $50 dollars is
considered, which is the price fixed for each
negro, the lot being ten and upwards. So
lucrative is the business, that Mr.. Pastor,
as actual syndic Of the Committee Of En-
enlargement (Juna de Fomento.) the most
part OF which consist of men Of these very
same ideas, invited the corporation to mani
fest to its President the imperious necessity
Of Introducing negro slaves from Brazil,
contemporaneously decreeing, that it was
indispensable to adopt severe measures.
whereby the Asiaiic and Yucatan colonist
should be compelled to work.
1.-The Count Of Alcoy, who cannot look
with indifference either at the interest of his
patroness, Donna Maria Christina, or at his
own, wishing to give vigor to the proceed
inc by asking a consultation Of the pictorial
audience, required the latter TO inform him,
whether or not it would be violation of
the treaties made in 1917 and 1885. and Of
the last penal law, to admit into the island
negro slaves imported from Brazil; to which
they answered, as it was to be expected, in
conformity with the opinion of their at
torney, Olaneta, that it was no violation Of
the treaties; this being consistent with the
other information which was asked Of them
by the Count Of Lucena (O'Donnell.)
when he intended : to introduce 10000
from Africa, whose vast project could not
be realised on account Of his being relieved;
which circumstance deprived him Of 120,.
900 Spanish gold doubloons, at the rate OF
three doubloons per head, which was the
sum which he had fixed upon as immutable.
"Those previous facts show clearly that
the Government has regarded as an indispen-
sable necessity the introduction Of negro
slaves in the island, and by introducing
them as imported from Brazil, it does not
infringe on the treaties with England, to
which at all events an answer will be
made containing the same data and obser-
vation collected in that celebrated record
which must already be in the hands Of the
Duchess OF Rianzares."