The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-19

the exception Of the scoundrcls above mentioed,
whom he refused to zee. al Bpaniards, ~ wei as
Creolcs regretted deeply when the day arrived hat
Gepenl Manxano had TO leave them, to retur to
Spain.
We have now Gen. Don Joaquin de Medinills il
would almost be sufficient to say that he came out
with General Canedo, for by their comnny
shall We know them" The clique allude to frm
head Of affairs. The slave trade. which had ben
stopped altogether in that district during thead-
minfstration Of General Manzano, has commenced
with renewed vigor under General Medinilla-he
temptation Of three ounces head being too grat
for his honesty
But General Medinilla has got himself into DIFF
Guilty which he will find it rather hard to extriote
himself from. A wealthy British merchant of he
highest respectability. who has been upwards Of
fifteen years established in this city had he
frmness to insist upon payment Of debt due to lim
10y one q the clique and fell under the displeasnr OF
these worthless. who induced their tool Gen. Midi
nilla to issue decree ordering the English gentleman.
Mr. Bhilip Boyan, to leave Santiago de Cuba in kgo
hours. NO reason assigned for this arbitraryact
of despotism. nor would General Mednla grant aim
an audience, or explain why he had resorted to
measure little calculated to cultivate the good will
OF the British government, who, there is no doubt
will take the case up most warmly. Mr.. B0ylan's
interests in Cuba Of immense importance; indeed.
they are OF such q nature. that at this critical
moment OF general ruin here, the merchants md
planters would scarcely be able to get on
against him, without any reason whatever assigned
for such extraordinary act, Mr.. Philip Boyan Was
ordered to quit the city in two hours and leave I'll
his valuable property, probably to the rapacity OF
their excelIencies- they are all titled people
General Medinilla. ,Pezuela Vincent h Co. Mr.
Boylan has proceeded to Havana, to represent his
case at Headquarters. He takes with him lettersof
introduction from all the respectable people Of this
city-from the chief magistrates and all the local
constituted authorities, who have represented his
case TO the authorities OF Haysna as one Of the NEST
unjust and caprci0us acts OF hgh-handed despotisn
unparalleled in the history Of Cuba, teeming as it is
with events OF an arbitrary nature.
1t ia all very well for people sitting very comfort
ably in their armchairs at home. to say, ~ many
do, that the Captain-General OF Cuba was perfectly
right in demanding that Mr. Smith, the purser Of
the Crescent City should be turned out of his en-
ployment, because mongrel FrenchISpaniaHi,
writing from New York, thought proper 10 accuse
him OF certain acts which, all the world now knows.
he never had had anything to do with. But sup
posing that Mr. Spith had happened to be brothtr
Of any of those charitable individuals who were %
ready to uphold the desp0tic will Of the authorities
in Cuba, and knowing that that brother vas entirely
innocent Of the charges brought against him, but
that nevertheless at the request, rather demand,
OF the Spaniards, he had been dismissed from his
employment, and his poor wife and children made to
suffer the consequences of such tyranny. then those
very individuals would be the first to clamor for jus
tce for their relative, and cry shame on the desP0tt
wretches who expected their demand to be complied
with, innocent or guilty. Mr.. Geo. Law is an indt
yidual entirely unknown to me, but his firm and
manly conduct throughout the whole business of the
Crescent City and Purser Smith affair, deserves the
highest praise and the gratitude of every American
abroad and especially those whose business or other
circumstances has led them to sojourn under the
rule and tender mercies Of the Spaniards in Cuba
and Porto Rico.
1t was not the government of the United States
that General Cahedo feared when he SO disgracefuly
acceded TO admit Pnrser Smiths affidavit, for he
declared o.
turn under any circumstances but he was well
posted up as to the determined character OF Mr.
Law, whose frrnncss of disposition he had re-
ceiyed too convincing proofs : and it was he and
the people, whom he saw were determined
to support him, that induced Gen. CaIed0 to pause
in his course and declare himself satisfied with an
affidavit which he well knew existed weeks prior to
his last g manifesto" But he thought to browbeat
the Mail Company out Of their legitimate rights, and
found himself mistaken.
To return to Mr. Boylan case-it is in good hands.
The British the interests oitssubjects,
wherever they may be, always at hearts and so scan
daOus nOutragc upon gentleman, whose character
and reputation stands SO UNNECESSARILY high above
those whose deadly calumnies and interruptions ma
chinati0ns have him sent out Of the country, in order
that they may put their rpacious hands upon and
enjoy the fruits OF his enterprise, will as sure
there is God in heaven, De oilcd in this instance
and heavy repuratOn. demanded OF the man who.
Governor, has laid himself open to the imputation
OF allowing his mind to be prejudiced, by the vile
coterie which surrounds him, against Mr.. Boylan
What protection the citizens Of friendly and allied
powers can expect not only for their fortunes but
Tor their lives, it, instead of the involablty oftheir
property and the protection and the good treatment
which they have right to expect, and which it is
pretended is guaranteed to them by the real ceo,Eo
Of 2st October 1917, they find the unjust suspicious
OF secret police, the irresponsible denunciatons of
a spy, or the deadly calumnics Of enemies IN high
places, deemed sufficient TO blast the reputation and
ruin the fortune Of honest ely yen. has been re-
peatedly the under this tyTnncal government?
N0wonder il is that the ponl Creoes desire change.
day of reckoning will come, however, and terrible
viii be the result thereof.
am happy to inform you that the cholera is fast
disappearing from this island. JUSTICE.