The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-25

UNITED STATES Tho local government OF Cuba
has excluded, with one two inconsiderabe excep-
tiops, all the newspapers published in New York
and New Orleans, generally, that contain any news
from that island under the plea that the intelligence
which they receive is false and incorrect. The
same authority also perpetrated an unquestionable
indignity upon the American flag, ~ ordering the
police agents to prevent the landing of M Smith,
the purser Of steamship, the vague charge that
he had furnished intelligence from Cuba of the bar
barities praotised by the Governor on the unoend-
ing inhabitants and Of the general discomfort which
prevailed there; which information was published
in the New York journals.
By these acts, it would appear that the Governor
Of Cuba and his councillors have very little know
ledge or acquaintance with the peculiar nature Of
the free press Of this free country If he does not
know it, it is time that he should" murder will
out" The cruelties and prosecutions to which the
unfortunate Creoles have been subjected would have
become known to the various papers Of the United
States, Independent Of the assistance Of Mr. Smith
who is charged with making such communication
as to which, however, there is no proof.
The island Of Cuba is entirely destitute of a free
press and under the present state Of things it is
struggles for liberty and freedom which have been
attempted in Europe during the last century, the
public press has almost invariably led the van of
battle against the tyrant and oppressor, and it is
net to be wondered ut that the Governor of Cuba
should object to the introduction into that island Of
such a powerful auxiliary Of freedom and progress
which would be more potent poison to despotic
and tyrannical government than the bullets and
bayonets Of the GlibMstUos Even the journal that
protested merely to discuss the commerce al ques
.ions of the island and esewhere-the late Euro In
dusrialwas last year suspended, on suspicion that
the editors or proprietors unfriendy to the To-
cal government.
There are at present only three journals in The
city Of Havana-La Gaceta dc Ia Habana, E
Diario de la Ma, ina, and the Preassa. There ore
also in that city two censors of the press, OF
whom VIC believe is part proprietor OF the Diario
de Ia Marina, and Of course may be considered as
the police agent of the government. Nothing,
therefore, Gun appear in the Havana journals bat
the most studied eulogy Of the government in al
its acts and details
Now, in this country, the press is without censor
ship, perfectly free as the air breathe, and ow
no responsibility but that which every citzon Of .
to the laws of the country administered and ezoca-
ed by our courts Of justice.
In the present excitable condition Of Cuba, Tie
Ames::c an people and the American public very
anxious to ascertain the Of events, as thsy
arise, in the island of Cuba, and wish to be jim
formed of them with accuracy and precision. II
tho intentions and acts 9. the government Of C:os
claim those unqualified praises which poured out
upon them by the Havana press, there ought to be
no restriction put in the way Of circulating ouch
knowledge in the United States. On the contrary,
if the Captain General of Cuba understood his posi-
tion in that leland, and his contiguity to the vel
cano Of American institutions, he would be the frat
to send all authentic and full information by every
American steamer that touches at Havana, to be
published in the American journals, and widely cir
cuated, in order that bis acts might be fairly repre-
seuted before the American people, and that false
hoods, complained of az circulated by the Creole
conspirators, might be met and put down At once
During tho revolution in Canada, some years ago.
in It's highest state Of excitement, the press in that
colony was perfectly free, and this freedom tended
much to correct public opinion in Canada and the
United States with regard to the progress Of events
on both sides of the border. The local government
of Cuba can only endaDger their OWE repose, and
ipjure their own reputation, by endeavoring to
withheld information from such American journals
as would willingly and cheerfully publish 1t to the
world and by this means correct the exaggeratioas
and inventions of the Creole conspirators, revcu
tionists, in the island.
1t is true, we believe, that the government Of
Cuba have resolved to support and keep up the
circulation of two Spanish orgsns-La Cronica
Of New York, and Ell Peldyo Of New Orleans
which journals, however, are entirely il favor Of the
acts Of the government Of Cuba and their circulation
confined TO the few who read understand Spanish.
Correct intelligence from Cuba seldom reaches the
American readers, and it would be more polite in
every official attached to that island in the city of
Havana, to take every pains and adopt every means
to convey, promptly and fully, every event, in the
most accurate manner, that transpirss ct Havana
any other par. Of that country. To transmit
such information to the American press, and
have it circulated here, would have a much
more desirable effect on the public mind, and
lead more to repsse and quiet between the two
countries, than the treatment which they have SO
recently exhibited TO the purser Of one Of our ses-
ships, or the angry exclusion which they have
pronounced against the leading journals of this
metropolis and those throughout the United States.
As far as the exclusion Of the HERALD is con-
cerned, we care nothing for, contemporanoously
with the order Of exclusion in Havana Of the
various American publications, several Of the
agents Of the government in that island subscribed
to our daily paper, and we suppose they receive it
regularly by every steamship. We hope they may
profit By its contents. Yet wo can easily under
stand the reason, with feelings Of much sympathy,
Why the Governor of Cuba is strongly opposed to
the introduction INTO that leland Of our free and
liberal press but We are at loss to explain his
motive for Directing to the circulation of those
journals favorable TO the Spanish connection with
Cuba, and only DESTROYS of reform in the colonial
government. II may be that the Governor Of
Cuba wishes to pay US high compliment for
shTewdness and intelligence
Musical.
KApLmE ALDorr's CorcErr. Madame Albouis splendid