Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-08-05

Y uOucs are INC liup6uItl0Nts unu uthiSui7
ties imposed upon every individual TO re-
strain him from moving from place TO place,
and from exercising any branch of irdus-
Try, no one being safe from arrest and fine
for every deficiency OF authority or license
atevery step he may take.
Public, are the taxes which have wasted
away the substance Of the Island, and the /
project Of other new ones, which threaten 10
abolish all the products Of its richness,
nothing being left for its people bul the soil
To produce them.
Public, are the petty exactions and plum
derings, al every turn, inflicted in the mos.
unblushing manner. in addition 10. the great
imposiions by the subal,ern minions of au-
thority in their respective locaiiies.
Finally, the Government has publicly
and officially declared, and the journals in
its pay have Iahored to sustain the declara,
lion with full commentary, "tha, the inhab,
itants Of Cuba have no organ nor righ, Of
action, even for the purpose Of directing an
humble prayer 10 the feet Of the sovereign"
The fact that the corporation OF Puerto
Principe, with she authorization Of the Gov
ernor, who presided over il, addressed ID the
Queen memorial TO the effect lha, The royal
lcourl laudience) will no, be suppressed in
that district, gave rise 10 the removal of the
members OF the corporation from office, and
10 The unheard of arbilrarness Of that dec
lara,ion, in which, 10 increase the outrage.
j, is added thai the Government is no, bound
in It's proceedings 10 consult the opinions
and interests of The country. "a.
Oulrages so great and so frequent, reasons
SO many and so strong, suffice not merely tc
justify but 10 sanctify in the eyes Of the
whole world the abuse oi the Independence
oil Cuba; and any effort of her people, by
their own exertions or with friendly aid from
abroad 10 put an end to the evils they suf
fer, and secure the right with which Goo
and nature have invested them.
Who will in Cuba oppose this indeleasi
? BILE instinct, this imperative necessity, of de-
tending our properly and Of seeking in tn
: institutions Of a just, free and regulates
government that welfare and security whic
. are The conditions on which alone civlize
), society can exist?
o The Peninsulars, (nativeso Of Spain,) pei
y haps, who have cor to Cuba TO marry ou
e daughters, who have here their children
u : their affections and their property, will the
disregard the laws Of nature 10 range then
/, selves on The side Of government, whic
~ opposes them as i. opposes US, and whic
70 will neither thank them for the service, nc
70 be able, with all their help, 10 preven, tn
- triumph of the Independence Of Cuba?
" Are MOI they as intimately bound up wit
W the happiness and interests of Cuba as ,hos
blood natives Of her soil. who will never
" able to deny The name of their fathers, ar
" who, in rising up to-day against the desp
u lsm Of the Government, would wish
s. count upon their corporation as The be
'e guarantee OF their new social organzalio
and the strongest proof Of the justice OF the
7. cause?
We We Have they not tough, in the peninsula
~ self for their National independence {
:, Itie' sdppoasf sf The Same printiples fnr ~ hi
= we, The sons Of Cuba, proclaim, and whic
- being the same for men in all countries. ca
!" not be admued in one and refused in a
u" other, without doing treason 10 nature. al
" Wv TO the light OF reason from which 'ht
~, spring ,.
~ No, no, il cannot be that they should ca
Gu nv submissiveness to the point of carry
I" their own ruin, and the spilling OF The bio
''' of their sons and brothers 10 the triumph
the hottest cause ever embraced by men 4;
:" cause which aims 10 promote their own ha
u" pines, and to protect their rights and pre-
70" cries. The Peninsulars, who adorn a
T'o enrich our soil and 10 whom the lille OF
Wv Dor gives as high righ, as our own 10
,'n preservation, know very well that The Sc
~ y" OF Cuba regard them with personal atfeclit
Nv have never failed 10 recognize the inter
'oN and reciprocal wants which unite the Nv
80 nor have ever held them responsible for /
'a'' perversenesS Of the few, aud for the iniq
wy lies of u government whose internal poll
GU alone has labored 10 separate them, on
,yranls familiar maxim, 10 divide and CT
;,h quet. r....
f.. We, who proceed in good faith, and W
he. the noble ambition ol earning the appla
ars Of the world Tor the justice Of our acts,
In. surely cannot aim at the destruction oil
nm. brothers, nor al the usurpalion OF their pr
,air erties, and far from meriling that vile calu
me- ny which the government will endeavor
. ~ fasten upon US, we do not hesitate 10 sw
,be in the sigh, of God and of man. tina. nc
aan ing would better accord with the wishes
Gu our hearts, or with The glory and happin
ave of our country, than the operation OF
erv Peninsulars in the sacred work OF LIBE
,wn TON. United with them we could real
vho lha. idea Of entire independence which
red pleasing one 10 their own minds; but if 4
as present themselves in our way as enem
,en, we shall not be able to answer for the
in. curity Of their persons and property,
her when advenluring all for the main objec
Who the LIBERTY of Cuba, shall we bs abl
: orl renounce any means Of effec,ing II,
ON But, II we have all these reasons TO
sing pect that the Peninsulars, who are IN no
Of dependent on the government, and who
as bound up with the fate Of Cuba, will
his. least remain neural. il will not be suppo
zen tha. we can promise ourselves the same c
rily duct on the part Of The many, the indiv
ION ais composing which, without ties and at
,ere lions. know no law, no consideration 4
lure the will OF their commander. We pity
ene- IoI of those unfortunate men, subject Il
ugh tyranny as hard as our own, who, torn Fl
,enl their homes in the flower OF their yo
re. have been brought TO Cuba to Cypress us
,cts. the condition of themselves renouncing
did dignity Of men, and all the enjoymenls
ZION hopes of life. IL they shall appreciate