Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-02-09

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90 BAHIH HoNDA.. Coal Of Cuba.
F DEAR SR.: A.ieisnrs moment allows me ;he op.
portunity of addressing you note. - :
The recollection cfshe scenes enacted near the SPOT
whence this is addressed 10 you fills me with men,
day will come when Bahia Honda, Cardenas, and
other places will be held sacred TO the of liber-
| ty and freedom. sss.5ss,s
We have just left the shores Of Cuba, unhappy,
,down-nodden Cuba but the day Of her redemption
drsweth nigh The oppressed Cnbans look forward
with earnest expectation that 10 less tbsn four wears
their lovely island will cease 10 be- the viclin of
Spanish cruelty and become part of sonr glorious
confederacy. The Spanish leaches that are sucking
the life blood Of the Queen of the Antilles are anti.
cPating their ejecment at early day and are ma.
king the most Of their brief sojourn by the mos,
CALLING oppression on Suffering people; the Captain
General himself has had his bag and baggage 10.
geher. with the archives of government Iacked up
| to depart from the island at a moments warning.
| " Let US be gone" seems to be whispered through
| the courts of his iorGly palace.
Without any precooceived design, a few Ameri.
cans were assembled al place of public resort in
Havana. and among os was Capt. Grey. whose case
has so greatly excited the sympathy Of the Ameri.
cans. The Captain was giving some account of the
oppressive course pursued towards him by the Cap
| tain. General. :" Why do you not appeal to your
| government for redress2" said an Enlish 1an, who
had joined the company. and there general ST.
lence, no one ventured reply; could not reflect
on our country by saying our government refuses 10
protect US. Christina, the Queen mother of Spain,
is eagerly engaged in the scramble for the treas.
of Cuba is the must abject of her supple tools
on the island. She owns many of the most valuable
plantations in Cuba during the year past she engaged
10 deliver ten thousand slaves the island by the
st instant, but the active surveillance of Tie British
intercepted her savers, that her agents
unable to comply Sith the contract, and we're able
deliver only about six thousand. This shameful
traffic is directly countenanced by government, not
| withstandng the provisions of the solemn treaties
| TO the contrary.
| The day before arrival at Havana the British
fga,e Vesia. entered the harbor with three Spanish
savers as her prizes; We saw them all lying under
the guns of the Vesta which occasioned great wrath
and modification the naughty Dons, who had been
boastIng that the British and French men-of war In
and around Havana there for the protection of
their rights. Her most Catholic majesty has pu,
down every attempt of the people TO relieve them.
selves Of the yoke OF Spanish tyranny.
Before visiting Cuba had heard il said repeated.
ly that the natives of the island did desire TO sep.
ara,e from Spain. l doubted it then. now know
otherwise. "Senor," said wealthy Creole to me,
one day, " l am not allowed to use fowling piece
10 drive away destructive birds from nv premises
cannot even carry pocket pistol with me for self:
protection.' And people suffering such griev.
ances be satisfied! The crown monopolizes every
lucrative employment on the island The best cigars
can be sold by none but the agents of government
the steam tugs that take ships out of the harbor and
into il owned by Christmas agents. 1t may be
expected that among the masses there those wht
would betray their country for personal remuneration
Bu, does our happy country show TO similar eases
of our glorious revolution! When men can bear tn;
burnings Of red.hot irons on the naked flesh wiihou
finching, then may believe that native Cubans
will willingly consent that their island shall remair
E a dependency of the crown Of Spain.
. But, said one day, to Intelligent Creole, if ths
United States TO consent 10 receive YOU 10 tht
Union, your people are, many Of them, unpreparet
for of freedom. All, said he, see, but tn,
masses could no, be expected 10 exercise the prvile
ges of citizenship until prepared for il by regula
y twenty years. Thus great obstacle would be re
moved that presents itself to the minds Of tn,
friends of Cuba and liberty. would draw the at
tenton Of Mr.. Venable to this view of the subjec,
Soon hope visit the federal city, ana will lay th
matter before certain Of friends, who. at present
in the dark the subject of the liberation of Cuba
6 The ordinary limits of letter like this preclud
the mention of many interesting items that must b
reserved for another and other communications.
. 1t was nv happiness to make the acquaintance O
Mr. Smith, the Secretary OF The British Consulate Hi
kindness to the Americans who were imprisoned i
the dungeons of the Moro, when forsaken by our ow
Consul, will never be forgotten. When Introduce
to him by Judge Sharkey could not help renarkine
feel, Sir, that In pressing your hand press thd
of brother," to which he replied most feelingly
Smith is noble fellow. 5-.---
Many Americans visit Cuba for the benefit of thei
health, especially persons laborng under puImonar
diseases but the inconvenience resulting from pecu
liar and vexa,ions police regulations, and other
siderations equally important to invalid neutraz
the good resulting from the genial influence of
balmy atmosphere. Let no one visit Cuba in ques
of health under present circumstances.
} The Black Warrior is srendid sea boat and hs
j. commander, Capt Shufrdi, clever a man as evs
:. stood on quarter deck. He seemed gratfed to he,
Is that North Carolina had good harbor as that
10 Beaufort Capt. s. thinks that Beaufort is just lt
= place where line of Steampackets should commr
10 nicate with Glasgow, and s the time that "
10 should move in the matter. Should such line
started simultaneously with the extension of tt
Central Railroad it will not only make the stock
as that road mere valuable, but certainly give Nor
m Carolina that great desideratum long needed,
large seaport town. Stir up friends, Washingto
and Stevenson, on the matter. Doubtless the sioc
| of Steampacket Company could be disposed of
nj Craven, Lenoir, and Wayne Counties the Sta
g. would probably heavily in such enterprise
nj would write more, but for the present
81 January, 1853. REVOIR.
a Hoes PACKED IN THE WEsr. The Cincnns
nd Price Current has obtained returns from the folowiI
e States in whole or in part Of the business in pac
ed ing hogs during the last season. From the genel
i tenor of their advces, the Price Current thinks the
hs can be 40 doubt the deficiency in weight. throug