The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-21
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Anniversary OF Cuban Independence.
SPEECH OF CAPTAIN HILL.
In addition to report Of the anniversary Of Cuban
tho address Of Captain Hill Engd.h gentleman, in
full, an abstract Of which only appeared
til regret to that the few observations have 70
once to every one here stiu doubt Whether my rem.
dsng my thoughts in the Spanish tongue would be the
brought up land whore the greatest desra liberty
exst whose institutions and the saey aud happiness
Of whose people promoted aud supported by popular
representative government. / am an EnQlshman and
therefore my sympathes aos with those who seek the
order suitable to The times in which live to their
particular circumstances.
The age Of tyranny il passing fast away-ths natural
effect OF civilization Is to de- troy itfor paradoxical
it may appear civilization in leading nature
making conventional and formal guiding the
adoption OF laws to govern aud the oety exist
In conducts also TO nature for implants in not
only the love Of liberty but the aoouts eity for its
enjoy That gentlemen Is the effect OF civilization
own good sense points out TO that the most
civilized nations approach nearest to liberty II your con-
most free must he the most civilized
have Asserted that civilization brings liberty with it.
and who can dsoy ~ With education ana ma, win shps
In which concerned more capable OF roofing OF
more likely to command our attention than the laws
which control and the conduct aoh character OF
those who enforce them. LIT one here shrink from
the conviction that community Is unsafe, unstable,
wretcbsd revolutionary which has not a voics-a
constant watchu voicen the mst ing of those laws by
which Its actions coerced and its duty towards its
fellow an developed This is 10 theoretical presump-
ton of mine knowledge Il human nature, ana Of
events affecting humanity proclaim it to be true,
which all win concsde forces men to live in
state antsgouistc to natures laws, in dnance ve
consequently unpatuIaly and lily despotism
and civilization cannot 60 hand in hand Who can
stop the knowledge that flows through Thousand
channels to the most barren uSiensned spots. in the
gl0beS Who stay 1t, march .nd say unto mortals
Thus much shalt thou know more This is
remark drawn fIem me in reierence to the efforts Of
hoee who sesk to their position by defying
the nroads of intellect and its victory brutality
and the passive enduraece Of snore and apathy.
brought up to love liberty freely and withou. fear;
and thanh God for it and d-fy any who
has sojourned in Great Britain, in that other
stronghold Of liberty-America-to rest ia pence
whilst tyrants to their fellow beings oppreasocs to
the human race, who sink back into nsgnhcance when
their period OF has lapsed but making of
their tenure Of po~er the opportunity Of enchng them
selves at the expense OF the whole amiy which forta
tous circumstances have placed them ut the mead Of
This csnnot lie, for the sympathes Of men forced
naturally towards those who oppressed although
they themse elves may live in ststs Of the greatest
eedom This cannot be- for the sprations OF the
hea teach it, from the Of its freedom
wander toward those influences which are opposed
to its liberty. Therefore am Influenced towards
those who suffer and are oppressed Therefore do wish
them the same absence Of tyrannIcil control which
You are Cubsns, and you in a land Of liberty and
although as loving your native land the confession costs
papg you but admit that here without control
without oppression your ves nigh pass happily sway
No such fate however Is before you Your intelligence
II awakened, energies aroused, ana the
force of your intellect Is working one aim, one
object-the freedom OF the lard of yonr birth
rom the CALLING unequal and uodesred yoke Of SPAIN
You the best judges whether born to b. y
ranized knows better than yourselves whether
your wsrn gnne natures await in patience the
effects of thai locy which has directed Spanish
rule. and which the of Mexico, tore from her
grasp the held Of Spain the Western World make
this ausion the length of your forbearance because
am convinced that natural even,s-rhat circumstances
will lose to Spain her hold upon Cuba.
and how much more certain must be her
he dl{t hQ mi in at
power to drive her and her hired rmons whence they
Gamer There must be end to Oppression for the tram
pied on turn Ut last There must be end to her sway
Cuba, for Cubaus have said it, and the course of
natural eyents-parcuarly SPANS per6dy to her
coonywi asist them in the object they have vowed TO
accomplish
The policy OF Spain viii lose her Cuba for the simple
reason-dd other that Cssans governed
by Spanish laws which n4pplcable to their condition
ard In the making Of which they h. voice. There ia
the fault that Spain has labored und.r, aai the
warning voice will not be heard in lime Mach better
that it should not and that Cuba, with her masses
should act for herself This is the age Of whea
acknowledge the potency and utility Of laws they
rake them selves either Of Themselves through those
10 whom their opinions delegated This is the age Of
nature and natures best ard dearest enthusiastically
Cubans have not alone in this matter themselves to
tust TO- far from it, The best -ibes Of those VIII, free
themselves love liberty and hate injustice, go with
them: OF one thing the Cubans may be certain that
whether they free themselves from foreign ty ranny
whether they assisted by Others to fulfil the destiny
of that land, they may, in either event sleep with
oppression 10 seek for Themselves and which will be-
sweet from the very trials and hopes which have
tenure as they exist with The conviction that sdidces
whose foundations built npon fraud and I'M Justice
must c. unbe M d fall to the ground
The following sonnet, composed for the occasion BY
Antonio NJ. Betansourt, read by that gentleman
AL PABELLoN CUBANs vESCED0R EN- CARDENAs
soNETo
De mi Cuba al ma guifco oriaama,
Aug usts sonriera la victoria;
Divine patelon de exelsa gloria,
Que e waite siempra fsi vor aclams:
Cusndo siente del hooor Ia llama,
La eel ersDza jamas Is iusoIia,
eli hombre Sc parade de Ia esiora;
Al c~io srbe AIS DE la fama.
Dejad dejaa, que el dc,pot4 spoaga,
Esa estfells es de Lopez noble belio,
FL oo que vrla inspra:-
Gloria al Loertadosds bios d'e.tello,
Que re ssivo de Ia funesta pra.
Mas grsnde que Pelayo en- tofvsdorga
ANTONIO NJ. BErANC0URT
New York, May Is, 1858
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