The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-23


present enjoy But, at the same time, they are all
Of opinion that there other means of obtaining
all this besides revolution expeditions, arms, and
bleod. Would hberty-a word generally SO erro-
neously understood-bought by any of these instru-
msnts compensate for the ruin would occasion the
island, by the interruption of her now hourishlng
career! No; it is utterly out of the question.
Cuba has too much to lose, to venture her welfare
to such frail and uncertain agents. Nobody, who
knows the country ut ell, can for moment suppose
that Cuba will in any way derive the least benefit
from such disastrous means. Has not this been too
Of Puerto Principe What did these few hallucinated
young men obtain How many joined Still,
everybody pitied their fate, every man sympathzsd
with them. Why Because never were better ia
tentions harbored in mans breast, never did man
30 dsinterestedy desire the happiness Of his fellow
countrymen, than the Agueros did But why did
they not succeed! For the reasons above stated;
not ALL very few, approved those movements; not all
think that, by force, will Cuba advance; blood will
not afford her what she needs. The Agueros had
t not studied Their country they were too sasngSns;
cowardice OF the Cubans, as they said in their last
moments.
question, an important one, now presents itself
| to view If Cuba calls for a more liberal govern.
ment, is 1t at all necessary she should be separated
from the mother country Is it of imperious ne ,es
sity that she should proclaim her Independence, and
aceomplishher object in any other way
Let all good Cubans answer, with one voice, no,
no, to all these questions except the last. For Cuba
can, and will, accomplish her object without recur-
ring to any OF these means II she cannot do now,
she will 10 time and in the meanwhile, let her be
patient and tranquil, or she will lose all.
| We will now turn our eyes, and look at the pro-
babe result OF the annexation OF Cuba to the United
| States, leaving aside whether she would be admit.
ted into the Union a slave CT free State, topic
of vital importance to Cuba but which needs not to
be discussed at present.
| In the first place. the two races of Americans and
| Spaniards in many ways different, that it is
ridiculous to think they viii ever amalgamate.
their language, customs, manners, character, OPT
Mons and rel igion deviated, hat there would
never be point of union between them; and last,
not least, how much more superior is not the
to the other, in point Of advancement in civza ion
and in every other respect
As soon as Cuba is admitted into the Union, she
will be inundated with emigants from all parts of
the Y MON, just in the same manner as they did to
fornia. They would do so in this case ia a much
greater proportion, account of the distance being
smaller and the passage cheaper. In very short
space Of time, the American would be the predomi-
nant population Of the island the language adopt
ed English; and the Spaniards, being the minority,
wo1ld be considered as strangers. All the COM
merce, all the manufactures, all the agriculture
would be , in the hands Of enterprisng Americans.
compete with the Americans. What will become
Of the poor gucjiros, who barely knew how to read
and write, and who are only now BEGINNING to learn
the use of the famous CIV ploughs invented many
years ago in the United States when intelligent
farmer sets door to them his work in half
the time and kno wing more of agric 1lture obtains
far better crop! What would become of the law.
yers, who, not knowing English nor American legis-
lation, would have to abandon their, perhaps, pro-
ductve profession, and adopt some other mode of
living What would the physicians do, who, for
cans, whose practice would be confined to the Spa
niards, the lesser part of the population It's
true the upper classes would be benefited by such
change, the rich and well educated would keep
classes would be totally superseded by American
superiority; and as they are the most numerous, it
is their interest which must be first considered.
All this proves thing pretty clearly, that
Cuba and its American population would gain
much by annexation; but the present generation Of
Cubans would lose their all-their race would be
totally extinguished. They would in the same man.
ner be driven back into some corner, as were the
Indians, the original inhabitants Of the island when
the Spaniards landed. Again, that for two ma
tons to join and become one, they must be equal
in every respect, the inevitable ruin of one will
be the result.
The Americans being, as is already stated. the
most numerous, will naturally vote themselves into
Office: and how then do the creoles obtain their
principal aim, their share in the government of
Cubal 1t would be taking Cuba away from the
Spapiards to give it to the Americans, and the
Cubans always the losers.
As q proof Of the little sympathy the Cubans
have for the Americans, let me ask-How was
Lopez received by the country people in the
Nuelta Abajo, the most dscontented part of the
island, how many joined him Not one; on the
contrary, the "guajiros joined in part the Spanish
troops, and others chased them about with dogs
sparing none, till not vestige Of them remained
This class will have nothing to do with those who
do net speak their language, and not knowing them
at all, even think they are not Christians These
the ideas of the uneducated class Of Cuba; they
have peculiar hatred to all strangers, and prefer
thousand times to treat with the Spaniards,
though their masters
Cuba may become American by force and the
shedding Of much blood; but willingly, doubt if il
force, by Southern rowdies and loafers, (for no
noble minded American would do such grievous
wrong to fellow creature), in what State will
they find it, after lasting and bloody war
Would she compensate the damage spain would
occasion them by sea No, again not by great
deal. Is the war between France and Spain al
ready forgotten war repugnant to the inhabitants
OF Spain. who rose up mdsse against the French
in guerrilas, and made awful havoc in the numer-
Gus and well .peopled French ranks. The same
would happen in Cuba. should there be war in it,
contrary to the ideas Of the people.
What method, then, remains for Cuba to attain
liberal government This let her be tranquil
and patient till oil ideas Of annexation forgot
ten; then let her send to Spain representatives 10
advocate her cause; let them be men Of talent, well
versed in Political intrigue, well supplied with
money, for she may not su ,ceed In one year, but
she will In two, for certain; for IT il the only way
she recurs to harsh treatment, she Is to lose
her; and it is, at the same tim, the only way in
which Cuba obtain change Of government, |
without undergoing a severe downfall. In the |
meantime meantime she loses no time by keeping quiet
With such a man as Concha for Governor, she |
goes ahead with wonderful rapidly. Till Cuba
obtains another government, the Cubans ought not
TO allow him to be recalled. No honest man can
desire his recall; they are only infamous specu-
lators, who are not allowed by his good manage
nent TO rob and cheat who can aim at such a thing
Never had Cuba for q Governor such a talented,
just, and liberal man, as General Concha; he Is a
man Of the new school he has no antediluvian mo-
tions about him. He has oirea5y irrit on 20 Spain
times, asking permission 10 make certain
o,ssiOns % the peopte, trlich he considers neces-
sGy. His next letter, perhaps, contains the /
rews Of a revolution, Of the seizure of various l
discontented, SC. spain naturally refuses, std 7
instead Of allowing him to loosen the rens, she or