New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-30
Cuea and it. system Of Government.

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Cuba and its system Of Government.
From -b- wshnstoa R-plblc
Inst during the last twenty-five or thirty years
there has been constant improvement In tho condition
nj Cuba is incoutroveruble and many disposed @
attribute the fact % the fostering OF the Spanish
crown such. however. u by no means the case, TOT
40 advance - 20 be attributed % the fact that by ne
Importation OF slaves It's ply power has ncreSsi
Leaving the right and wrong Of slavery our oi the cues
trn III, ind-putabie that any government which Dis
reg ards the sfpusrons OF treaty snd which encouf
ages 10 officials accept brides for doing 90, can
be- such benefits snyipeope In he md't Of 'ucn
century this That the slave Uade i - -ig fe''s
nzed In Cuba smuggling ig0 France, and rice co,d
recognized in Eng and. i provcc y the isct inst lh
the HarhOr OF Havana, under the guns OF the iofm'
able castles Of The Moro and Cabdnas an anchorage
called the Casa blanca 10 distinctly recognized as sp-
proprised n Ssvers Stranger still, IL Il within r."
cables length Of armed hulk, stationed by the bnt
ish Government In the harbor OF Havana 10 protect
those officials IL has established guardians II the
apprentices In It's colonies ana the recruits Tor the
West-lndisn negro regiments
The last OF Cuba was made In $50 when the
population was 10000, when Ne estimate that Il
has doubled ~ least OF this 10000, onehsu are
white. and the remainder are OF every country ana
cs.. the world As for law in Cubs 70 u unknown.
Judges and lawyers abound but the will oi the captain
General can at any tins remove any cause from rs cog
nisance the Jurisdiction OF The councillors 90 The cap
tan General This Official, the first IN dignity OF the
spanish after the royal minister's -ud Sl"At-1
,r1Hdf ~ Espapd fe priHa cssrone OF those mobiles
who may stand covered the presence % the descend
ants Of Ferdinand and lsabeas the military head o.
le whole Island and the civil head Of inst portion west
20 Mstanz.s The portion Of the Island Is under
the civil control oi Governor who. IN that point OF
sie" .s completely Independent OF bis western col
league.
osrtments the commanders OF each of which are ap
| pointed ny the captain general. The supreme Court
Real Audiencia presided over by the captain sener
a. subordinate % which are the syuntsuienio' OF cir-
and towns tns chiefs OF which the dcdidss and o.
ni-u'ss The officers Of these courts are well pad,
bat generally supposed 20 beverly ignorant even o.
the principles OF that Justnian CODE and mixture ui
Gothic law which IS the tas. Of the procedures OF the
real andis,cia The expenses Of litigation produce IA
| the minds of the people deep aversion 10 H.
| The Governments most expensive. For long tine
on charges were met by the mother country and sal
aries we're paid from the roysl treasury All THIS i
however changed 81 the end of the last century, tne
rJis revenue about Sll5O 900, and Ia ,iO u eN
cesdrd - coo 90, lu I-iJ 70 was nearly Si-VNvVvu
and ia $50 nearly sl1OU0OOO OF this scarcely one
real d. expended the island except that dsbursed ~
| the troops and officials
Hsvsus. until recently. was the only port 10 which
foreign trade permitted and therefore became the
place ~ establishment o. that elegant and refined CO.
ierie 0i French English, German, and American uief
chsnts. who contribute 50 mncn % ~ society cuo
seQueuty however. santiago 6i0ors, barsco-, Matsn
rs. and Msnztnils acquired the night one iedeen
~ TRAIT Ia The government i the iacty extended 10
foreign merchant. 10 establish Themselves, which they
DO without let or hindran,e. special lsw provides
that al aliens nsturalzet IN The mother country be-
looked 20 a. spaniaris and that aliens not nstur.zed
shall euj Joy the privileges which the governments
of which they citizens or subjects sAoS q span
ards Every fofes ner 10 required % md bail ~
for hl. sovency and appearance before court
10 required and 10 be wish % IN trade, he must
58 nariraad0 Initiated Free persons OF color are
excluded and the lsN 10 enforced even as regards
i0rs u they be- not Dosfd Of national ships Inc
business of broker, Ike that Of notary with NJ. l.
h-d By commission and the numbers limited In every
town The following are few Of the prosi'0ns o. the
t.nf In force
The daue. Of $50 aud ~ per cent are foreign
goods. ported n foreign vessels from foreign ports 90
he spec tied vslauoas To spanish vessels from foreign
p0ri. and foreg produce aui manufactures imported
dIr-e from he peninsula in spanish vessels, however
hose So, per cent pay Do, a1d those a. ~ per cent
per o-s spanish productions and manufactures %
e .n- lhose Charged 80. per ceat from fore
et. imported from the Prnnsla flr- IN vessels pay
6 per .--s and 30 spanish vessel. - PER cent Ices
and o. he description AZ the foreign srlee-
which are charged i pay l3 aud % per cent res "a
cepuag rice, which = charged 30 per cent es and iolr
; Der bhl Wine brandy snd al kind. Of liquor paw.
fe. that mentioned additional duty Of 80 cents
pipe 25cens per ha pipe Or bud and u cents per dozen
.rs or bottles Al imports sud exports pay, beside he
mentioned duties PET cent 0sisnza upon the said On.
u-. except sp -four eordAge iahs mossss' sugar ano
There also an export duty OF coffee Of 20 per
gsntai sugars - cents per box cigars - cents PER
h0usand, tobacco 50 cents per a. &e'
There Is also an imperfect sarehossng system,
which provides that importers # Cuba shall also enjoy
the privilege Of kind VI warehouse system, the pro
visions OF which are a. follows
All goods imported In foreign vessels exceeding
ghiy and in Spanish sixty tons ourthrn, except per
shabie provisions bulky articles and liquors, may BE-
pat 10 deposit for ndehnite term. paying one per
cent outward duty the Valuations In the tsrn each
year When entered tor home consumption, they are
liable % the corresponding duty The purchs ~hO
exports j. held responsible for The outgoing duty Pa
Ger money . unknown. DOubi0ons % spain ysss In
commerce tor sl7, and others for ST. Their respec-
I've parts lear propOru0nste value English guineas
and American fsges are current, but a. . small dls
count TIE Of Is the real articles being sold
many dollars, lpesosJ bat al % many reals
~, cents per Jsasga or cala
There Vas time when Cuba built many magnificent
vessels that day has however, gone by and the navy
yard AZ the Havana l. almost deserted some scmra
Ups yet the British navy spanish keels, built
this city and captured during the o. the French
revolution. Occasionally shp nov prepared At this
yard ou, for a long time scarcely brzantine
guardacosfa has been bulk The difficulty hitherto Of
obtaining large timber the want Of mechanical skill,
inertness and progress toward rum have been the
cases u this state Of AFFAIRS
The animals Of the s4Dd With the exception CT horn
81 cattle small The horses are miserable ponies,
upon which the athletic spanish sncers and Dragon.
.9peAr ridiculous a. zreDadi.r would upon don.
k-y The sheep small vslueless for their rseces
but with leah Of ire Favor. Originally there we're
deer Ia the Island bat having been introduced before
the lag. changed 10 Florida from that country.
they now abound tnsy have however, diminished Ia
szs. Tic woods TEEN ~iih game, among which
Tho yntado and the oeslua. doTec0lored partridge Of
/ Mexico snd south America
Abou, 30 American miles O.. railroad are now In sue
cessfgl operation TIE Island o. Cuba and Two others
are 5ein. c0ustructec These pass through the
hshiy cultivated portion u the Island and have their
eruln ports - which ne " steamers touch nich
maxs circuit oi tbe whole coast The following e the
Of m Operations Of Of these roads, that 81
/ Havana. which s l.- miles 10 length
FROM ne Isl October isf7 % the end Of September
1888 l-l-.1. ps--.rx-rs conveyed over MS road
1881 boKe. 81 81 hhcs Ofslsrr. $50 nhos u mo-
ass-s sl2 pD-. " rum Job Jag. u coffee 5iif bales
u oJacco, l,8 ssgur-o4cs of corn, &7le ~sk0roscs
" zl.zins - on-o1cso u malo $50 bos., be
sic- various u-rcasrfi,er
1.-THE slsnd we're cultivated 70 fui. capacity this
freight would be gus1rupled deep conviction Of this
fact sufficient sc tor the anxiety watch CGosns
sad 10 iee l0r any change viii condsee 70 their
| Agricultural and commercial prosperity
| RAILROAD ACcIDEsT-Oa Monday afternoon,
%. p O'Clock train from New York met with serious
| accident about tso miles from AmbOy. TIE l0c0mo-
tive vas suddenly thrown OF tie TRACK and Al the