The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-20

sent day reduced hcr to slavery Cuba ia consesu,nce
has the indputabe right to proclaim in the sight Vii
nations that he NO longer belongs to the Spanih family
The throne and the Certss OF Spain deceived after this
faithful and solemn promise that shey would give nj
special laws Fifteen years have elapsed and In place
flaws they give governors whose supreme will al
ways iDimcal IL eur only colonial code royal aecrsS
of1s25 yet In full force aad vgor invests 6ovsrnor
General WITH the supreme power Of Governors Of placed
under martial law.
Cuba destitute OF all right Of Representation political
or administrative. Neither can her forward theft
petitions and complaints to the throne and he who pre-
sumes to 40 so Is severely punished.
The Is condemned there TO the absolute sur
yeapc, even 10 the faculty Of thougbr and the a., ~
printing IL p,rnbbsd by banishment and death.
The exclusion Of Me Cubansfom any mand or en-
poyment on the idand has established principle
in colonial policy.
AZ means Of aevisting the condition Of the colony
the home government created in Madrid colonial eoun-
ell OF Spanards, upon whose recommendation the taxes
increased and that system of oppression confirmed
which In 1884 commenced by the Captain General
Don Miguel Tacon. Another captan General Don jose
de Ia Concha although aso inInica and boodthirsty
deavored being influenced by the force Of circumstances
to mitigate though in a very dminutve degree the o.
pressed condition Of the Island The government dismiss
ed him with Indignation.
Another succeeded him aud, q vigorous soldier he
limited his action like that o. automaton TO consign-
ing to seputnre all elevated ideasto carrying the Mill
tary system 10 its greatest extreme aud TO resraninr
the aspirations Of liberty by terrors torments and the
scafold
Neither old men nor respectable matrous, nor inof
fensive virginia the merits of the most approved
hono- the guarantees OF rchesnothing Is safe No
one Is exempt from going to the jail to the chain gang
law OF the Spanish code OF the Indies permits tho
Nreroys and Governors OF America to Spain these
Inhabitants whom they may deem dangerous persons un
der the express provision that statement Of the
tiyes OF the measure should be sent with them Tho
Cubans have not this meare satisfaction under the
present regime number of them have been sent
INTO upon the peninsula without the ust-
fcation OF cauEs
The actual Governor OF the colony applies In all
departments q The government and for all classes Of
offences most immoral proceeding Is paid with gold,
and recompsDsts With Offices.
Under the preencc Of propagatng Christianity spain
conquered Der in America with the cross
OF Christ hands and fores herself In the sight
OF Divinity yet moupful to that even the capi-
tai cities scarcely charsh worthy Of containing
altar ut which the faithful at all times offer their
devotons that whole territories have no spiritual
taken Of tLem and IL the rector Of district
does not his bare subsistence by industrial pur-
sut foreign 10 his sacred calling he every day called
Ssy called mon TO suffer the most inconvsnient prva
tons And this notwi Outstanding that the aborer works
ever so hard without taking rest sad pays his
tt.s eseppQ bread he should give to his ehdrvn
The corporations u Cuba sot vouohsaed their due
rights and their deber.sons proceed from the ordsrpS
the government
The .-ace IL erected Into instrument Of tyranny
- government having obliged the mun,opatiss to dS