The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-24
REVOLUTIONARY MAkIFESTOES IN CUBA.
The Slave Trade and the Projected System
Of apprenticeship.
FpLLIEUsTERO PREPARATIONS.
&C., &c, Sc.

Tho nc yspapers which we received from Havana
on Saturday, were as devoid of interest and news as
they invariably are. It would seem from them that
nothing had occurred Of late to disturb the serenity
Of mind Of the Spanish officials and the confidence Of
the penins 1ars. We have, however received copies
Of fHi6asfero maDiestoes recently circulated in Ha-
yana, which would seem to import that the revolu
ton may at any moment break out and annhlate
forever the government and the French British and
Spanish views as to the Authorization of the island.
The following is the translation Of the letter cover
ing these documents -
TO THE EDITOR or THE NEW YORK HERALD.
[Translation.1
HAVANA, Oct Is, 1853.
Your journal being occupied with lively interest
in the affairs OF Cuba, take the liberty of directing
your attention to the enclosed mauiestoes the peO
pe Cuba and TO the Spanish dents, which I'VE
recently appeared here, Notwithstanding the watch.
fulnoss Of the government, who are endeavorng to
q acover the origin or source from whence they
sprung The most remarkable OF them is che one
deted ,hs 10Th of October, being the Saint day Of
Tie Queen Of Spain. 1t was circulated even in the
halls Of the palace, where ball va being given
that right In her hoIor.
We Ii AXE the following eX,rlcts from the nantes
toes above referred to. That OF the l0sh is addressed
TO THE SPANISH RESIDENTS ~ CUBA.
"rbe nom. ut a the revolution Of Cuba u precipi-
tated with inconceivable rapdy. and With fora,i'
dacle magnitude Cf power. we ClDln3 nave DIVA
things in view ard we avail ourselves OF the the
that remains 10 us to manifest pubiicly, explicitly
and categorcaily to all the psninsalar residents in
tie leland, what our relations are-paciag them be-
fore them in tie c'earest frankest sod siuccresmsn-
per.-tbat they not, nor will be- in any way OBJ
posed to the march Of civilization fneign to the spi-
rt 3f the age repugnant to usti and good sense
and st less foreign to tde dictates Of reason or tho
rights Of The Cuban people aud Of humanity. Ia this
view IL should be and is understood in the most posi-
tive and formal manner, by al the spaaiards resi-.
dent here, Of every class state and condition, that
their persons and good, will be sacred and
inyolabe that we desire liberty for them
and for ourselves that In every sense they
Will be judged and considered as II
they had been born 10 Cuba; that neither will have
any privilege or right from having been born In Gu
ba or in Spain at we thu, declare, in the most
authentic manner that our abimadversion and
hostilIties are solely ami exclusively directed
against the Spanish government, and In no way
against the Spaniards, whether resident In tho
island or In the peninsula.
"Spansh Peninsulars--The period Of the revolution
draws nigh and the government ras spid chat Cobi
will be rather African than Cubt1 40 pa;e. you
in intelligence Of thts things, in .s ~ yen taat
the government OF Spain has sgne; tie lay fpr the
emancipation Of slaves, through the suggestion OF
England, at whose mercy II nov stands. You may
take whatever part you choose; but We desire that
,ou may rsycr he able 70 ~, With Truth AMI season,