Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1852-11-06
[From the Dublin Nation Of September 25. J
The Lone Star.

Islands has been in the grasp of Spain since the
year 1911. Like Ireland, the Queen Of the An
titles has groaned under the oppression and rap
acityof the mother country since Spanish colon
lists first settled on her soil Used as a maratime
garrison to guard the Spanish possessions in the
Gulf of Mexico, Cuba was deprived of all rights
commercial and legislative, and lay upon the sea
in gripping poverty and dependence, without priv
ilege or aspiration till l7ss In that year,a dread
full calamity aroused her population to unusual en-.
ergy and opened to her a narrow pathway which
has slowly opened wider and wider, till She can
now see clear road TO speedy deliyerance. The
famine Of that year was great that the Spanish
Sovereign, Charles the Third, was compelled to
abrogate the monopoly Of Cuban trade, enjoyed
/ by the lordly merchants of Cadiz aud Seville, and
extend it to thirteen ports Of his kingdom. He
did this rather than meet the distress Of the colo
ny out Of the imperial resources" Commerce
then gradually grew up, and the white population
in fourteen years, multiplied from 10000 to 300
900. Some runaway slaves from san Diego took
to coffee planting in the northern districts of the
island and the manufacture grew rapidly into inn
portanee, despite Of the Encouragement and ieal-
ousy Of the mother country. AImoste every com
modify Necessary for life was imported from Spain
under enormous duties, and Cuba Loyalty paid
these ras'ally imports till '03, when blockade of
the vessels Of France completely cut off all such
supplies
This casued another breach in the jealous re-
strictions Of Spain. The people insisted that the
Colonial Government should open the ports to the
ships of neutral States. The Havana became COW
cred with foreign bottoms; and the audacious col
onists got plenty to eat, and wore much more
clothes from that day forward, Agriculture was
/ improved, and immense tracts of land, which UNI
der the ban Of the crown had laid idle, were cul-
tivated with success These acts of legislative in
dependence were visited by imperial anger in 49,
OIL. But the nsubordinate Spaniards refused to
annul their own essays in selEgeyeHment And
Spain, the naughty and vindictive, held her blows
The courage Of despair defeated the royal author
| Iity of Madrid
King Ferdinand the Seventh did a very wise
thing in 1912. He saw there was no use in bul-
lying any longer; so he took to pettng, and con
iered on the island the privilege Of representa-
ton in the Spanish Chamber Of Duputios, A
very sagacious, determined Cubano-Spanard with
some Of the hot blood Of the Ilidalgo under his
diplomatic bearing, Senor Arongo fought the bat
ties Of negotiation for the colony at the Court till
| 1871, when all restrictions on Cuban commerce
were removed. Her traffic became worldwide
her coffee, sugar. and tobacco, brought high pri-
ces in the markets Of England America. Russia
and Germany. Her mines of gold, silver, and
copper were worked by adventurous capitalists
and her prosperity became almost fabulous. What
had lately been a wasting Island dependency
blossomed like sea paradise
The mother country-how much alike, to be
sure, the acts Of all these maternal guardians-
began 10 thirst for the new and the rich blood
infused into her prosperous subject. She taxed
her for love of her; and cooy pocketed as her
share of the spoil three millions Of dollars out Of
the fifteen millions revenue which Cuba produc-
ed, besides eXacting the profuse pay bestowed on
her Executive She sent to govern her a semi
military political Viccroy, with a train Of rapa-
cious officers and administrators. She usurped
all the government, and, in a word, followed the
illustrations and constitutional precedent Of "Eng-
land-in-Ireland' She deprived her Of her repre-
sentation in the Chamber Of Deputies in 1888,
and delegated her authority in full TO an irrespon
sbe and mercenary brood Of foreigners, 30 rob,
harass, punder and insult at their "impeHa' will.
OF course she conferred upon her standing army
TO maintain "law and Order" land made her pay
through the nose for it) and gradually concen-
trated the power Of the local administration in the
person Of her deputy, who has absolute power
over life and death. The white inhabitants are
in the most abject political seryitude. They have
not the smallest share in the government and
dare not meddle in the management Of their
own Affairs Blessed with large fortunes, they
send their sons and daughters % the schools Of
Paris and New York to receive the highest edu-
cation, and see them return b their country
enlightened by education and travel to succeed to
their own political and social yassalage. No Won
der that they hate the vile tyranny which degrades
and robs them.
The proud blood Of Spain flowing ia the veins
Of the colonists has often giowed at al these iniu
ries. They cannot comprehend why their glori-
Gus island should be "pcting province 70 a dis
taut and tyrannical government They think, oh, I
monstrous audaacity that the dominion Of their
country should rest In themselves. Aud so for
twenty years they have speculated on repeating .
the Union" BY the moral force Of their strong
nght-arrns. From Havana, Santiago, and Trni-
dae to the Copper Mountains, aYoung Cuba" has /
been propag eating revolution doetrnes, and prepar-
ing to snap the golden link Of the Crown.
In 1887 they asked England 10 guarantee her
protection and they would proclaim their inde-
pendence and abolish slave tariff. But England
the hypocrite. talked Of international treaties and
the rights of property and took to scourging and
plundering her own Cuba, nearer az home. And
20 Cuba looked about her for an ally, and She
has found a night sturdy one at last She has
given her heart and soul 70 America. And soon
the Lone star vii burn in the constellation Of the
States.
Cuba tired a chance a year ago, and failed She
had her .'4s- in 1851, when Lopez, the brave and
hapIess, had his neck broken IN her cause.
g.. sa4r-a~ .s4r4-.a.H fl.sa time 4
no petty piracy that she hope in. a great or
ganizafion. which includes bssies the fifteen thou
sand American volunteers who are armed in her
battle, the leading citizens Of her own land, and
j. consscrafed iy the blessings and prayers q her
whole population, has undertaken her deliver
ance.