Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-07
APPROXIMATION OF CUBA )

What fiat humbug has the clamor of the
"organ and kindred prints about the Afri-
canization Of Cuba, proved to be The special
correspondent Of the New York DAILY Times
who still feebly reitcrates the ridiculous story
furnishes documents to that paper which fully
expose its absurdity. The first paper is a
translation Of an ordinance issued by the new
Captain General Pezuela, dated December 81,
1883, declaring the freedom of the most an
tique Of the emancipados who remain in de-
posite, and who belong to the various prizes
which were made prior to the year 1885, and
giving directions for their wages and treat
ment The second paper is translation Of
proclamation enjoining the more stringent en-
forcement Of the acts prohibiting the importa.
ton Of African slaves, and announcing certain
regulations for the introduction Of free labor
ers-not from Africa reader, but from other
parts Of the world:
aBut as this is an extensive coast, il is so diff
fcult that the total extinction Of a traffic that
supports the interests Of great many far
stronger and moro vigorous than the corrective
measure that the authority can put in action,
accordingly the demonstration and efficacy of
the employers of our faithful and powerful al
lies in their numerous and vigilant cruisers,
and ours in the prosecution, that greater OF
less reclamation has been made to indicate the
object, as the rural properties have every day,
from the recent mortality of slaves, and from
their great and increasing spread, moro neces.
sty for hands to apply to their cultivation, and
their industry makes it moro indispensable to
proceed substituting for that which until now
has existed exclusively another work that will
temper the stimulation Of private enterprise,
and increase the particular interests, in assist
ing the bona fde intentions Of our Queen, and
Of the sacred obligations entered into.
!" mean to say to you, that refer to the in
production Of daily laborcrs, free Indians, Ash
atics, or Spanards; therefore is the offer Of the
Government without exc sption, but at the same
time without any privilege TO avail all. the par.
ticular contracts that will be made under the
guarantee of tho Government, and protected
by the inclusive regulations that they will have
present ut the time Of proceeding for security
and with effect.
ain consequence, you will cause to be pub.
lished, and the greater the circulation tho bet.
ter, to this disposition and to the said regula.
tons, the only that will be observed hencefor.
ward, declaring those without effect which have
governed until this date
What becomes Of the scheme Of Cuban Afri.
canization? Is IL not found written in the
chronicles Of the Union? Even this CORES.
pondent Of the Times is reduced to an infer.
once. Free Laborers from other parts Of the
world, he says, cannot be imported into Cuba
and labor there; therefore, in the end, Afriean,
must be brought in !
REvrNur SERvIoE Captain Nones, Of the
schooner Forward, during tho month cf De
cember, furnished provisions to ten vessels in
distress, amounting 10 siso.74, and rescued q
large number Of persons from suffering and
some Of them from death.