Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-05-13
rAe New Yosk rTsbune and cuba.

the standard of independeBce, not An army of ad- vcnturers from abroad" "-Tridms.
 We have no confidence in the sincerity of the professions of love Of the New York Tribune. It IS enough for us, to place proper estimate upon them, to know that HOFace Greeley believes that the friends of Cuba are scheming " to strengthen and extend the slave power in his Republic, and nothing else" For, how could the editor of the Tribune {" denounce'' the people ot Cuba for re- sorting to the only means of achieving their ndg 1 pendence, which the watchfulAess and power of their oppressors have not been able to wTest from them, II he truly and honestly desired to see them free front he cruel and bglliRg despoisn of Spainl 1 Every one who is at all acquainted with the help l less condition of the Cubans, knows that they cannot, unarmed and UnaIded. commence the con test with their tyrant- masters, who are in posses 1 sion of the government and supported by forces, which the Tribune informs us '' are now usually large" We have no tune to go fully into thiS matter now and 10 show from hisiorcal examples that no people, under circumstances similar to those of the CubanS, ever succeeded in throwing off the | yoke of the oppreSSor without aid from abroad.- We will only mention few of these parayzing circumstances, referring, m support of our asser- tions to the barbarous code of laws which prevails l in the Island.
 Ing PEorLE OF CoBA ARE UNARMEp:
 Art 143--tBando de Buen Gobierno)-" No one shall sell make, buy, or carry prohibited arms, under the penalties pointed out by law; and, Tn order that no one may allege ignorance, the follow ing are declared prohibited: (iere comes the cata logue embracing every known weapon, cOmmen- cing with the formidable blunderbuSs, and ending with all Thanner Of pointed knife large or small, although 1t be kitchen knife. or pocket kmie'' | Jam que de cocina o de faltrquera) All mechanics are forbidden to carry from their shops the edged pointed tools of their trade, un less it be in sack or bag, under penalty of one months labor in the public works for the first time they shall be caught carrying themo'herwise, Of two months for tue second, and four months for the third offence.
 Arf. i44.-No one shall carry club in town or out of it, under penalty of four dollars, and oi the clubs being shivered to pieces. Any stuck or staff, long or short, of more than one inch Ill diam eter shall be deemed club.
 Art I39.-No individual shall be allowed to have in his house more than pound cf pOacder under penalty of ten dollars.
 The penalty pointed out by law'' for selling making, buying or carrying the prohibited arms enumerated in Art, 143, IS imprisonment at hard labor. There are now, in the Presidlos of Cuba, hundreds of young men laboring at the pubic works, chained to robbers and murderers, tor this offence alone Whenever the Captain-General wishes to get rid of some Cuban whose character and patriotism giyes him umbrage, he trumps up the charge of carrying prohibited arms against him. He Is doomed to the chain gang!
 The Cubans cannot meet together, either pricateiy
 or publicly, to consult sciA another, and to
 White against their oPPressors.
 | l--TAes canno, meet pubiekly, except under the snueiLanee ef the police.
 Art 2i-"No gathering or meeting shall take place without the consent of the CommsSaries, who shall be held, unless prevented by mole ur- gent occupations to be present at such meetings, as persons charged with the maintenance of order and peace, and the enforcement of the orders of Government"
 Art 51-"Neither in public establishments nor I .I.lll lxzII lo.m without an express permission of the authorities"
 The police are required to be present at these balls and concerts The !" gatherings" and ''meet- ings' mentioned in article twenty one, include every species of reunions-marrage feasts, baptis- nal celebrations, balls, concerts, &c., &c. The issuing of the license furnishes an opportunity to levy a tax, the aggregate of which amounts to several millions and the payment of the tax se cures the presence of a spy in the family of the Cuban to mar his most innocent pleasures. The nobility and the wealthy are of course flee to a certain extent, from the most vexatious annoyan- ees of this hated system of espionage. It falls upon the middle classes, and more particularly upon those who are supposed 10 be disaffccted to the Government.
 2-TAe Cu51ns cgnn0t meet secretly to coHspiTe.
 The espionage of the Government follows the Cuban at all hours ot the day and of the night in his own house. or Tn his friends house, in hicoun- ting room and store, and prIvate residence, in the city and in the country. That we may not be charged with exaggeration, we translate from the Bando de Buen Gobierno, the provisions upon which we base our assertions.
 Art. 16-The Commissaries shall keep an exact statement or roll of the inh 'htans of the districts, in which they will note all the changes that may take place in their yicinaga, with statement of the cause out of which the proceed and they nH gire daity nohce 0 the GooeFnment of sueh may loccUr.
 In ordar to enahle thern in execnte fhiS duty every resident head of family, besides pyeseHtiag to them the pass ckch ke Is bound to bring fr0m Me point of his depHture, will be held to inform them (the commlsSares) within twenty-four hours, of his having come to live in the District, together [ with a statement of such family as he may then have, and of such increase and decrease as it may bear, through births, deaths or any other cause, under penalty of four dollars.
 The owner or proprietor of inc house, or its de- pendencies, shall inform them that he has rented such house and dependencies, stating the names of the persons embraced m the tenants family, and this under penalty of four dollars.
 The keepers of inns, hotels, and boarding hou- ses and of other establishments where guests are entertained, shall every night communicate to said CommisSaries a list Of such persons as they may have received through the day, although such per sons nag spen lhe Righ their houses, together a statement of the names, appellations, country, residence. condition, office or professions, under penalty of ten dollars if he shall fail to do the abover or doing it, shall omit any one individual. On sach days as he may not have received any one, he shall give the information stating the fact.
 The mster of a Pripaie dsOellig. traeneper he shai Aace guest, tcheher proceeding trom the same to,ca or out of d. shall give notice thereof to the CommssarieS, with the foregoing statements, with in the frsttwenty four hours, although before the expiration of that time sad guest may have gone away; this under penalty of five dollars.
 Art. 19-Any one that shall travel without a. pass port or license and the object of his journey shall been ascertained." (Here follows an enumera- ton of the formaites necessary to0btaln thls pass port. among which IS the proof of the identify of the person intending to travel, which shall be made out by a certificate of the Commissary of the District certificate of the Royal Treasury and certificate of the Court of Probstes.)
 No absence from the residence to any other place will be allowed without license to that effect It shall be granted by the. political governmen nt