The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-31


~ csy rscse .snts Ia thess Ter "a COUNTRIES ths
religion and tie la~s At our fathers. tho preservs-
-, Of I'll public aud private interests, aud the
ove.thre~, ~e neoesfy. O. ~ oar essn'; =
la w NY ana shsmu parasites public station
who delight In entaagllg Others. ana '
io s & Cubs-rrsuquilllze your minds:
your destiny does not depend on tho agtsssioas
which political pastioa s mag cugender Ia Que spain
This immeLse Advantage you aul ing others cuJ y
over the remaining provinces OF the m,ther coau'
try tossed about 30 many years by tue vertigo OF
fes written rights, which have hardly ever assured
that peace and that mple and real civil liberty
which you enjoy under the pacific shsde OF Spanish
honor.
Z Whatever may be the government Of our Queen,
its conduct will be- identical IS regard: you. the
political course followed In ths soil Ii the result OF
the reflections OF macy statesmen, aud is not the
caprice OF one single csbinet 1t IL the voice OF JUS
tice, expediency aud of necessity, and this VII
always be Il, voice Of -th,s who succeed to the
supreme power. Psrdon and clemency TO the
erring, az you have recently SEEN tolerance gently
softent BY justi ., protc tiou to god men, a0d
the prosecution without unjust aud odtoIs distias
uoue, OF the bad, frmness prudentiy sustained
against the unreasonable stranger, loyalty 10 fui-
filing treaties 18th old alIies aud, at any COST tho
preservation OF Spanish nationality aud the later.
ests OF the land, are and will be the basis OF that
course, whatever may be the name Of him destined
to exercise 1t amongst you.
Continue, then, satisfied with your profitable aud
peaceful occupations, ana free from the troubles
rich, prosperous add happy-only pray to Provl-
dence TO guide on all occasions the throne OF San
Fernando to the port Of safety throughthe political
shlpwrecks OF orr country.
(Signed) JOAN DE La PEzUELA,
Governor end Captain General.
Havana, August Is, 1854.
II is impossible to permit tie foregoing, which
probably Is one Of the last State papers waich viii
tmanate here from the Marquis do IL Pezues, to
pass without some few commeIts. must, however,
promise that the respect entertain for che charac-
ter Of the Marquis de Ia Pe2uela (who has, believe,
Ia The prest mt and in many previous instances beea
unwitDgly placed in false position will induce me
to st him down as gently possible TO begin at toe
beginning, "what disturbance Of mind has taken
pls Q. Ihave heard OF none recently, at any rate,
and can only consider it
false creation
Proceo ding from the heat oppressed brain.
Tben as to ''making fear for the fate Of objects
always dear to the good" DO. Again to quote
Shakespeare, would reply
There cannot, however, on reflection, be any me-
cessity for me to offer comments uDon the various
portions Of this document, viii is evidently the
production Of q man "scared from his propriety."
therefore refrain from observations respecting the
proclamation, which viii probably recur to the
min is Of intelligent readers, and therefore CON
clude, as regards 1t, with quotation from Gnu
dian -
Persgt trapquna potestus,
Quod volenta requit; mandataque sortius urgt
Imperiosa ques.
Having written the foregoing, dropped my pen
to luxurate in delicicu us eegar. Would thai had
the opportunity OF presentit the c'mpo,itor woo
is doomed I'd "set up my wretched scra ri, single
dozen Of such produce the snow white ashes ;at-
tel cd around me. Wbilst enjoying my segar. was
favored with brief visit from my "palace friend"
he informs me that the Marquis de la Pezuela has
commenced the requisite p operations for his early
departure; that he being on terms OF Pc sonal en-
nifty with Narvaez Duke of Valencia, the Captain.
General feels assured of his early dismissal shall
regret the departure of the Marquis, Who, with a9
his faults-and they are numcrous-is an eidcated
man. and possesses the blunt bearing of tho soldier
tempered by the manners Of the gentleman, albeit
his countenance Ia too frequently oyershado wed
with dark frowns, which are perhaps rendered the
moro conspicuous by the sunlight smiles AMI be
witchipg eracefulDess Of the charming Marquesa.
As in all probability shall not have an 0pportu-
nifty of addi essing you on the ed inst Cos custo.
mary in previous montbs,) the Isabel being "laid
np"st your port for the hurricane season. you Will
receive this by the way Of New Orleans.
POUGHKEHPsH.