The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-16

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have Assn destroyed than xisAin tAe same psri's
previously.
From Albany We learn that one Of the editors
.h.,. ~. h.an t,ped three hondred and 6ty dollars
tor libsl mon Mr.. Fisk, who Vas tasred ana
festhered by the anti-rcpters some "me seo
Most people would have supposed that the indotion
Of the last nanej punishment would nave oeen
mfioiept let alone libelliDg man afterwards
The funniest thing imaginable is the report OF the
treat Vegetarian dinner, which turned out TO be no
dinner at all, but very extraordinary affair. For
particulars we refer to the report itself.
We publish many Geographic dispatches and
much other interesting matter In this edition, to
which we have not room to specially refer The
critical eye Of the reader will, at glance, catch
the heads of the most important. In addition to
several columns of advertisements to be found on
the inside pages, the attention Of the reader is d.
rccted to the following News from Cuba, giving
outline Of the new system OF government tactics,
together with the names Of suspected persons ar
rested the Effect in Nova Scotia of the Reported
Settlement Of the Fishery Question; Meeting Of
UuiveIsalists in this city; Complete List Of the Fire
Companies, with the Names and Residences Of the
Engineers and Foremen; Description of New Build
ipgs in this city; Interesting Letters from Calor
MIA. Mexico and Paris; Mining Intelligence, Fl
nancial and Commercial Reports, SC.
Cuba-Important Movements Both Sides.
We publish in columns, to- day, some further
correspondence describing the present excited con-
ation Of Cuba, together with TRANSACTIONS from the
newspaper organs of the government in that beaut-
tiful but discontented Island According to all
sccounts coming from that quarter, there seems to
have been some serious movement on foot among
the Creoles of Cuba, looking towards an effort to
gain her independence in some shape or other. The
publication Of clandesne liberal sheet, the seizure
of and munitions of war, the discovery of flags
and various other warlike preparations, and parti
cu,arly the arrest and imprisonment of three or
four hundred suspected Creoles, including ladies of
the first rank in society-all attest the truth Of
seine conspiracy having been discovered by the
government calculated to disturb the exciting mill
tary anquility of the leland. We are, therefore,
informed that the Governor is overwhelmed with
embarrassment at the idea of having to dispose of
so many prisoners from among the first ranks of
society. He seems to be afraid to exert the highest
rigors Of Spanish vengeance upon them, alarmed,
perhaps at the terrible sympathetic feeling which
would be certain to be excited throughout this
country at any bloody execution taking place
in Cuba, excitement which would also spread
itself through the civilized world, and reach pub
lie opinion throughout Europe, even to the innermost
cabinets Of the Escurcl itself We cannot doubt,
however, that the arrests and the mprsOnmens per
petrated by the authorities of Cuba during the last
few weeks, will be sufficient to put stop to all the
attempts at revolution, and to every effort at
spiracy that may have been engendered, for the
present time. Yet the government of Cuba must
be acknowledged to rest on a volcano Such must
even be the opinion of the Spanish government at
Madrid itself The discontents Of the whole Creole
population Of the island arising from the continu
ance Of the terribly oppressive military regime
which has prevailed there, with little intermisson,
since the time of Tacon, are beginning to make that
policy be looked upon, by the Spanish govern
ment at home. as very question: BILE, and to make
them consider whether it is advisable to continue it
longer in the island Accordingly We learn, from
the best authority that special agents and special
instructions have been sent out from Spain to
Cuba, for the purpose Of giving new aud more
liberal tendencies to the policy to be folio we'd by
the present Governor in the midst of his exist
ing difficulties. We learn that the Spanish govern
the determination to soften DOM the asperitics Of
the military government, to introduce more liberal
and heightened social and political system andpar-
ticularly TO tighten the existing commercial rela
TONS which press SO heavily on the industry of that
fruitful and abundant island. 1t is probable, there
fore, that the high and liberal policy of the late
General Concha, which was censured and abandoned
by his sudden removal from command in Cuba, has
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method of preserving that island to the crown of
Spain, ard of inspiring some confidence at least in
the minds of the dissatisfied and revolutionary
Creoles.
If it be true, as we have boon informed-and our
authority is from the best sources the peninsula
that the Spanish government Mt home has resolved
to introduce extensive social, political, and
mercal reforms into the present system Of affairs ia
Cuba, it is then possible that a severance of tia
gem from the crown of Spain may be postponed to
indefinite period, yet far back in the womb of
futurity. The present Captain-General has been
preceded by personal reputation, military or
civil, Of liberal enlightened type On
the contrary, coming so rapidly on the heels
of a popular and high. minded predecessor, such as
Gen. Concha was, the prejudices in that country
much excited against the Governor,
strengthened and enforced also by the fact that
Canedo had only been known in Spain q subordi-
nate military governor, without much capacity for
dealing with new people and new country, imbued
with new fce cling and new principles such as the
Creoles of late years have manifested in their inter
course with Spain and the United States.
Ger. Canedo has very arduous and delicate task
before him. With four hundred prisoners in his
dungeons Of the highest rank in the island and con-
nected with the first Creole familes-and some of
those prisoners Of the tender sex, toohe must feel
deeply the responsibility of his position, and the i'm
minent danger of exercising any severity against
them not so much from the effect which violent
acts towards them might produce on the Creoles and
SpspiBrds hut from the terrhe nseuuancas which