New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-27
nnes Cnba Want Freedom /.

To fsc Ed.tor Of The n Tritrae
regret that YOU did not print the whole
q nv note Of yesterday. What | meant to say,
what in fact did say, Is this Conceding thai the
People Of Cuba had not distinctly made know their
desire to Spanish rule. (Which Is not the
fact as the Instruction 1T Principe and elsewhere
proyes) whence has the omission resulted Be
cause they have had 10 earthly means OF making
known their wishes. Can the man whose tongue IS
tom out speak Can the man loaded with triple
fetters walk Bat you inquire, Why have they not
taken up arms and practically Indicated their de-
siresl" Because. sir. they have hitherto had no
AIMS to take up. What can their naked hands avail
against tie thirty thousand bayOnetS Of foreign
soldiey7
How then, are We 70 know that Cuba desires
Independence 3" Prua Iocie, you mus, admit they
do for no people, however degraded loves despot-
ism, and the government OF Cuba is nothing more
nor less than that. We must depend upon
our acquaintance with the people OF the island, TO
know their desires. There Is no other means
under heaven OF ascertainlng them My teSt-
moHV, then, j. good, for nave been among them
but for short time, grant you, vet long enough 10
sec. apart from all preJusices. even IN Havana,
where nearly all that Spain has of power or inhu-
ence is concentrated, that the desire OF lndepen.
dence IS almost universal amongst the people |
offered Yesterday 10 name 20 You man fifteen years
IN the Island Of Cuba as the agent of a government
friendly 10 the continuance OF Spanish dominion,
and himself entertaining the same preju5iceS, who
VIII tell yOu as the results Of his O~n knowledge,
that Ducty-nlne out of even hundred of the nallye
population OF Cuba j. deadly hostile . The existing
order OF things and favorable 10 independence. ASK
the thousands Of baniShed CuDans why they are
refugees here, wanderers abroad II CuDa has
not thrown off the yoke Of SPAN, It lS because
she has been bound hand and foot, auI. through
French and English aid and guarantee. gwen Overto
10 the oppTessor. How under Heaven are you TO
have The people Of Cuba make known, b, prDAc,
authentic. uneQuvoca acts, that they wish 20 be
free, under circumstances hike these los one
| am surprised that they nave succeeded 50 well
IN their public demonstrations The fact that
Spain has disarmed them. and maintains an i'm
monse army over them IS sufficient evidence that
she knows The spirit and desires OF the people and
fears "uneQuivocdl acts
But one POINT more | DO most unqualdedy as
sumo that. If government despOtic and oppressive
it, subjects must desire liberty and consider all
wal, direct or indirect upon such governments Just
and holy-a duty alike TO God and man. | believe
We should, as a nation, assume the same ground
and. assuming It, far from deserving 10 be called
.'brganGs," We shall only conform to the principles
which we profess and discharge our obligations to
humanity. ] believe that the Almighty DlSpo>cr OF
Events has raised up this Republic of ours to effect
precisely TINS rcSultit IS us mission among nations
|. this Is fanatic lsm,' make the most OF It!
Yours PANAMA.