The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-09-24
Taxation in Cuba.

this time that The native Cubans have no dis.
position 70 risk lheir precious persons in a
Struggle TO ihro@ oiI he j oka Of Span. Ia
both he expeditions Of Lnp 2, C1baa aid vas
strongly counted upon aud "a both, The ca
bans instead Of rendering AID, jjiaed alh
their masters IN opposing Lopez. euf rel
ing over The capture snd tu,chcry Of himself
aud hi, followers. The same prospect Of IS.
si.tapce itum the natives was held aui IL y,
i NorthefH exgealilas aaR,nst e. e. @gs
same disGppOlniueal follow ed. lie + .gt,h
Of Canada we're found 10 be thoroughly loyal
la fact De far as the bJrEeHs u gavrInn efi
20, they were not as h-a,tis taxed as their
neigbbors of the I'm ed States. The gov.
ernmeul Ct Cuba Is however, one o the most
oppressive End despouc On the face 81 The
earth. " have published an account d it
BY Mr.. Bryant, Who has visited toe ,sl6nc,
0Ut Is strongly opposed 10 lis late expedition.
Detroit 2 per says
We net NJ. Bryant in Cuba, md kuoe
TOW well he understands the sfl'5rs Of that
county. The seaefa facts lie states ave sui.
fi-leni 10 aslouGd any usn. A "A hte popga.
ion not thi,d lsreer lhan Mich gan, PAYS aa
annual tax oi twenty -four g.llous d dollars.
This Is @ i'self enough 10 put uarkiud upeu
inquiry. |. Is generally supposed lhil tire
Cutins tthe u4lyss) are not iu'elb-eul, thai
tho od Sgan.afds are lLe producers. Tbs is
gross error. The C,sn,es aro the rredu.
Gers, and he PAYERS oi ayes They ara va.
der close serctilldnce, end not h4y3rg any
tuce % he go,etnHept, are Dot permitted %
20 from ole estate to aUoibcr vllhcut 3 pass
port. Taxed not ten per cent ouly as Mr..
Bryant says, but foaly more than hall her
productions; tsyed n etls. and in detail;
taxed about .hiee .uadtrd dollars 10 coaply
ilh tie law 81 their btlh and baptism, and
from three hundred % three thousand ii g3.
tag out ol ,he world sita wonder hat lhey
should sqlrm The, are totally drprlyed oi
oil sembarce 4 pstso q ghs igsa high
crime for ,btee er m5 e Heu 20 re ton lie
government 4 uesptns Of dstefce are
prohibited. Tie colleges nave been aboll.h
Cd, Their chooi- discouraged and prevented.
They sre nxcd gro-s 'au 4et ceus sot k.eF.
NJ the hogs lie cattle, End tie p.t3 ..
helr farms and sealn near 80 per cent noe
when lhes send these ihugs 10 market, Ice
IS government monopoly, snd ce-.s 8 cent.
per pound. The very fish, shlcb are csught
10 great sbunfsnce N he sea, ere mot opo.
IlZed, srd cost the consumer 80 cents per ID,
Fac night 81 marriage il purchased fton the
goyemmeuL Flour is faxed nine dollars and
IS cents duties, per b.rreI One dollar and
80 cents tonnage duty is levied upon vessels
carrying away produce; and th,s sum Is Is
wed o other port charges, al Of vblch he
producer paws.
A, less, 30 060 officers ore suppo ted, mol
one Of whom IS taken from tie peopia o, tbe
country. All are sent to them, to govern
them and cat eut taeit substance. These
men are rulers viih foil power and hostile
feelings There are no social fsJsstogs eN
lstIng between SRsln and the cuoEy, The
parties hate each other Nlh a letvenI ka
tired. TEey never nternarry There are
not ten men Ia SCUM having any ether 10
'eres, il Cuba han 10 retain her 90 an ob
lect Of plundtr-le4a'ly Of coufae,
Let US nos disclose eno'her fact con.
nocted with TIE government al llavana -
The Isdy Of the late cspts'n general for pan
money, had The ceulrol Tor cleaning the oul
houses OF The city, al yearly pref. OF aea,ly
one hundred hoasand dollars. There are
other cqoaly disnded perql,si,es belonging
70 the Queen mother, Chustua, whose bus
band vas lucky IL beisg Well built, good
looking sergeant in The Spanish army, ua0
teyelbng 10 The affections Of Christina spd
a the property Of a dukedom. The people
Of Cuba support the rroN sacy Of the pc
sent Court al Nadud with the youeg ead
handsome Gen. Sar,eas, the prince ds fGc'c
who comes 10 for share Of the benefit,
and pleasure, bal none OF the responsibilities
Of royalty"
Il may be very natural for Anefjcaus ,c
suppose that such a people are rpe for re
volu,iou, aud would hail de,yetsr with
ecclama,ions instead Of hurrylns him to eX
ecuuon. Yet, twice have ,ho Cubans siEui
icd that ,hsy would have nothing TO do viii
such expeditions as those which have hGdeC
upon their shores, and that they fear {,
trust their own night a5ms 10 work out then
freedom. Would they rise ith the uose isl
and iearles spiflt Of Poland Hungary, Greece
or the South American provinces, then they
wou5 fad as many symPalhzers 10 The Unt
: ted States as did those gallant nations wheE
the voice of our Cays and Webslers ran!
q through the halle of Congress IN their behalf
"Iiho ,rouId be free, themselves mast Sr}k
the blosn Then Cuba vail awaken the waru
friendship OF all the guau, spulIs OF the L
d States, for
!, "The truly brave,
: When they behold the brave oppressed with odd
!. Are touch'd with dssira 10 shield or save"
One very cold night Jolly old fellow VII
/, had par,aken rather freely OF flip at a tavern
started for home IL his sleigh, aud on MS Wa