The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-23
From the Diano de Ia M&rina, Jan. 4, 1885,
The Island or Cuba.-poiiticat and Mercantile
Review for 1858.


Notwithstanding our established custom OF publishing
on the first day OF the year general review OF the po
ltca administrative, mercantile, and agricultural
dtlon OF the country for the year that has closed is
easy for us at present 10 comply with the design
which, from the beginning, We have imposed
selves, since We are prevented by causes beyond our
control not having all the data which desired, and
which had sought for the purpose of giving exact
tude and extension 10 the work. On the other hand il
be well examined the year 1889 does not offer far
respects this province, either political episodes
camille turns of fortune OF great exgency and import.
ance as would obge us on such an occasion 10 make
particular mention OF them
Up TO certain point, the political condition oil
the island, though under a more hatlerng aspect
than appertans TO the future is with slight difference
the same as that with which the past year com
menced. lis administration. founded on the sctes
equity and justice, and having lis basis the unity
oil power, has seen and sees, with the deepest con-
tempt not only the indications of invasion which
on several occasions during the past year have been
made by the buccaneers OF the North, but also certain
sparks and tendencies in favor Of these appearances and
demonstrations by some OF our people In the nle-
Lof-by people who are IL advised parisans OF the
Chrsanzing expedition, ia Cratanizaeioa. totally I'M
grateful nquiet and desirous of disturbances, without
considering that they themselves should be The victims OF
the sword which they sharpening for their own
hands With respect 10 foreign relations. (meaning those
OF the United Slaes will only say that, ghy TO
high degree, covetous OF gold greedy for wealth and
accustomed TO look only to The end regardless OF the
MEANS without respect TO justice law Everything is
by them considered lawful when II suhserves their amb
tious aims Fortunately for side, the dignity and
decorum which have been exercised certain questions
as for example, that OF the Crescent Cityand for the
other, the of the temperate and determined repres
sion 80 eicacous and saluary for the existence OF all
well constituted society, have formed and DO form. one
OF the principal and most valuable dowres OF the present
gov enment, and have heen the cause, doubtless why
neither invasons have had any effect the petty dis
turbers of ORDER who, forced to confess, exist
among US, have been able TO carry out their violent
plans II is be hoped that, in the present year. neither
one the other shall escape from the fate which ought
to beal them, the axiom that equal effects correspond
TO equal causes.
ne nOlitcal n he rom oh
pass give rapid glance at its mercantile and agcu
raj state, shall be able no less to aiter ourselves
finding the province in sufficiently satisfactory cond
ton OF production and progress The harvesls sugar
and tobacco, the principal productions OF fields, if
they have rot correspondent to the hopes conceived the
commencement OF the past year, have not been inferior
shed by nearly 100000 boxes from that of the preceding
year, we must keep in mind that the expectations of the
year 1851 exceeded those of 1850 in the important quan
THY OF 100000 boxes or so coo tons To make up for
this all the advces from the producing localities show
that the harvess OF the year 1853 will be very abundant,
and, with respect to tobacco of a quantity and quality
such as never has been equaed
According to our information, the entry OF vessels into
our port, Havana during the year 1882 has not been
as great by believe 900 vessels that OF the year
1851, though the information indicates with GER
ainy that The tonnage OF the former will equal that of
the latter But we repeat that for want Of positive data,
we cannot affirm anything in the matter, extend our
article should desire, limiting ourselves SIM
ply to giving slight sketch OF the state of commerce
aud production the increase of which is undsnable in the
past year, under circumstances certainly the most
propitous for It's development and protection, If we take
into consideration the unsettled state of public opinion
which the menaces of the ilibusicros of neghborng
nations must necessarily have produced.
We would wish much TO conclude this picture without
the gloomy in,s which supplied by the epidemics
and earthquakes which have vigorously scourged the
island constituting in themselves alone the caames of
the year 1852 Yet. while il Ia not possible for pass
them in silence, the satisfaction remains OF record
ing that on entry INTO the new PERIOD the accumula
ton of evils which regned throughout the past summer
has disappeared, and though IL is true that pres
that OF the smallpox afcts it is also very certain
that in proportion TO the increased number of its attacks
neither its victims have been numerous, its inen-
sy great, as is supposed.