The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-05-27
ORLEANS, MONDAY MORNING, MAY ~ 1850

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Oh which is indirectly under the all absorbing pow
eI oi mlilEary rule, it requires large additional
| sum to be paid
me military government has taken from the 9TH
er political and administrative branches the control
barrass IT, ''''o'' " '''''''' anu " Gun
Inc tributary system has drained many sources
OF wealth. The -four monopoly has put down the
culnvahon Of coffee; and the grazing Of cattle has
sumption, 0 ''~ va ''0 So'',
Inc heedlessly supported slave trade-whicb
ca.lies win 1t additional danger to the existing
slave properly, from an increased number of the
saVage Africans, and the en,aDglement Of diploma
,;el WIN England-though rejected by the
Shlgntened portion of the community, is kept up
because oil the candestine profits it brings to the
captain-generaI. 's" :" '''0
ne farmers have to pay 2a per cent on sugar.
anu ~ per cent on their harvests, when gathered
ne same s paid by all engaged in raising live stock
from an expectation
There is tax Of 81 25 cents upon every fapepa
OF salt (about hundred weight,) which causes the
price OF that article to be raised to an immoderate
The Cuban pays to 81 per cent. of the value of
any slave or any property in town or country that
ne may sell besides al other charges of notaries,
Oh reglsGation, OF stamped paper, etc. etc.
:, mere Is stamped paper for special purpose,
the use Of which is enforced by the Government,
quo SOFA by It at the price Of eight dollars every
sheet and 1t is necessary on solemn oath to prove
one poverty, in order to be admitted 10 the use of
cheaper paper, sheet of which costs six cents.
No one can have in his house any company of
amusement OF any sort, if he does not solicit, OBJ
tam and pay for license, ($2 50 or he must SUBJ
lations. -
:. Every inhabitant is compelled to ask for a
incense, and pay for the same, when he wants to 90
rom the place of his residence
NO cltlzen, however peaceful and respectable he
may De, Is allowed to walk through the city after
y ~ O'Clock In the evening, unless he carry with
him lantern, and successvely obtains leave of all
the watchmen on his way, the infraction of which
law Is punished with immediate arrest and fine of
eight dollars.
lie is not permitted to lodge any one in his house
for single night, either native or foreigner be the
same MS friend or member of his family, without
giving information of the same also under the pen
atty OF like punishment
lie cannot remove his residence from one house
INTO another, without giving notice to the authori-
fine.
An order has been made which in effect pro-
4Ioits parents from sending their children to the
parents are driven to the expedient of proving i'll
health, or telgning it, their children in order TO
obtain passports for them
In the whole island most brutal spirit ofdespo-
tsm is strikingy prevalent in all officials Of the
government, from the Captain General down to the
most abject of his hirelngs, without even except
ing the municipal and other local authorities
daoollcal scheme, concocted in the chambers
OF Alcoy, exists for perpetuating the importation Of
African slaves into Cuba, the primordfal cause of
her present arduous position.
IN that scheme enter not merely some members
OF lhe Royal family Of Spain, but all its depend
ens, favorites and satellites, including the Captain
General of Cuba and their subordinates
The qualification of half an ounce in gold,
Whlch was formerly received by the Captains for
every Sdch o. CHARCOAL dhe nickname given BY those
engaged in this infamous traffic TO the African
slaves brought over has risen to the large sum of
three doubloons in gold.
Inc Colonial Government and its confederates,
ot oelhg anie to eude the vigilance Of the cruisers
OF the nations engaged in the suppression of This
traffIe, IN order to continue the same have had to
appeal TO forced Interpretation of existing treaties
pretending TO show that such slaves are imported
into Cuba from Brazil
Ihese Vaccinations are carried on by some MEM
bers of the royal family in concert with the Colonial
government, and the Cabinet not only has full
knowledge OF the same, but authorizes and protects
them, or, at least, winks at the practices.
within few months various cargoes of African
saves, amounting In number TO more than 5000,
were imported into the Island of Cuba and there
sold almost publicly; and in qualifications set apart
Tor the Captain General, Senior Alcoy has already
received the sum of 1900 doubloons in gold
about 200, 900 dollars.
Inc sons of Cuba are prosecuted, imprisoned,
buried In dungeons, banished, sentenced to for
tresses, and condemned to death for calumnies for
imaginary crimes of dsloyalty, on no better foun-
qaton than Hmsy suspicion, or false denunciations
by Infamous spies.
THE DESTINY OF CUBA
Having thus glanced at the geography and his
tory Of Cuba the great question is what is to be-
come of the Gem Island %
SPAN was first to plant her colonies in the new
world. Taking the lead in European civilization,
she became possessed of the entire extent of the
American Continent which lies between the forty
third degree OF south, and the thirty-seventh de-
gree OF north latitude, region possessing every
variety OF climate, capable OF Welding every va
rlety OF vegetable product, Astounding in mineral
treasure, remarkablei for the richness Of its virgin
soil, and promising inexhaustible wealth to the
European adventurer Compared with this mag
nthcent range OF country-exceeding the whole
RUSSIAN empire in extent-England occupied a
meager and barren shore, the possession of the
greater part OF which had to be disputed with the
French and Dutch. Three hundred wears have
elapsed, and how stands the account? Spain has
nota single loot upon the mainland of the Ameri-
can continent Cuba and Porto Rico alone, of all
her Western possessions, have been preserved to
her by the force of circumstances
II mas not been owing to the good management
ot opan or to the loyalty of Cuba, that up to now
the former has retained her colony. Rather has it
Doeh INC Soou fortune OF the one, and the misfor-
tune OF the other. 1t has always been understood
that the United States would never consent that
any European power other than Spain should hold
that island Important as the possession of Cuba
was, spain was supposed to be too powerlrss and
inert 70 render her presence dangerous to the
United States. But the island has, notwithstand-
lng' been watched by this Government with jeal.
Gus interest This country interferred in 1896
when the invasion of Cuba and Porto Rico was
resolved upon by the combined forces of Mexico
anu Columbia, not because it was desirous Of op-
posing the extension OF liberal principles, but be-
cause II was apprehensive that independence would
not result from the proposed invasion, and that
cuba might IN consequence fall into the hands of
some other European power-which on no account
could be permitted. As a proof of this, the follow
ing extract is made from the Message of John
Quincy Adams who was then President
The condition of the Islands of Cuba and
Porto Rico is of deeper import, and more mmedi-
ate bearing upon the present interests and future
prospects Of our Union. The correspondence here
with transmitted will show how earnestly it has
engaged the attention of this Government. The |
invasion of both those Islands by the united forces
OF Mexico and Columbia is avowedly among the |
objects matured by the beligerent states at Pana-
ma. The convusions to which, from the peculiar |
compositions Of their population, they would be
liable in the event Of such an invasion, and the |
danger therefrom resulting of their falling ulti- |
mately into the hands of some EaTOpeGn poloeT |
other than SPAIN will not admit looking at the |
consequences to which the Congress of Panama |
may lead, with indifference. 1t is necessary to en-
large upon this topic, or to say than all, our
efforts in reference to this interest will be 10 prs-
SeTUe tic eCtStt1ig state of tHingS."