The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-18
THE CUBAN REVOLUTION.


Address of Gaspar Retanc0urt, President Of
the Cuban Junta.
DELIVERED AT NEW ORLEANS, ON THE THIRD AN
NlvERsARY OF THE DEATH OF GEN. LOPEZ.
GENTLEMEN This morning we have congregated In
meet in this hall to AL our duty IS patriots This
ing We implored the Divine elemency and mercy for the
repose OF the souls Of brethren. To ght come
here to com nemorate the anniversary Of the death Of
tie heroes and martyrs who have yielded up their lives
TO the Of Cuban liberty and independence Each In
its proper place best placed to heaven that which be-
longs to heaven and to the world that which belon
the world.
These religious and patriotic acts this ardor and en-.
husasm with which the Cuban people hastens to render
its homage OF admiration and gratitude to the heroes
who have sacrificed their lives for the freedom Of
% IL
the patriotism and civilization Of the Cubans il revves
and strengthens in the heart the hope that the cause for
companions suffered Is neither dead hopeless.
religious patriotic and enlightened people may be con,
fdent that the to which 1t devoes Its heart and
Gentlemen, unhappy great men died. but g eat IDEAS
the great that glitter in the brain and the
hearts sS Of these men, can ?. never die; .,,,.
may comprehend II, has notwithstanding been ever
beyond the comprehension Of the Spanish government
for had comprehended IT, Cuba would to day be in
the position in which she is placed Though Spain has
struggled for fifty years With the revolutions Of America
she does not yet coTprshend, gentlemen nor has abe
has she found remedy for them Headstrong in her self
conceived policy, and confident in the only measures
Knows SECURE power,
numbering men, she murders thought and the ideas thst
All despotsms gentlemen, stupid and sanguinary;
but Spanish desposm besides being stupid and sanguin
ary Ia ncorrgible. Neither the fty years of revolution
in America the experience Of its misfortunes
and LOSSES the situation into which its have
dragged t. nor nythng whatever has been sufficient
induce 1t 10 change its policy TO alter its measures for
securing its dominion and all that has before done in
America W on the continent il is now repeating in Cuba
lay err: ray but little and wish TO say all--in
Cuba he wishes to add 10 Spanish barbarity African fe
rcei'y 1t is well that the Cubans should know 1t, and
understand it.
1t remains for me, gentlemen, to prove what have
affirmed and for this purpose, gentlemen, let throw
rapid glance upon the events Of the Cuban revolution
The sublime idea the noble sentiment Of liberty aud
independence for Cuba bursts forth in the Central de-
rsriment, in the city OF Puerto frinepe handful O.
pronoance the government forces hundred fold their
rumber pursue them and the chief and three others
captured: upon the execution ground they are shot,
in orter to and terrfy the people What Is the
results The sublime idea, leaving those four dying
beads seeks suge in those OF forty thousand men in
that jurisdiction and these TO day think and feel AZ
felt
soon after the same idea breaks out in the city of
Trinidad. Aimsoieros and another handful Of brave
men pronounce. The government, with its numerous
forces gets them Into Its powers and The chief and two
others shot upon Q scatfold. What is the result
Through three men murdered by the government thirty
thousand minds receive the idea aud thirty thousand
hearts beat for the that defen. oil by
Armentercs, Hernandez, and Arcis.
Later STILL General Lopez lands with 400 brave men at
Payitas Crttendeu Is separated from tins main body,
and with atty OF his companions falls into the power Of
the Spanish government II prcpares the hoiri spec
taclea butchcry Of mem scene At only for cannibas
in the eyes of the civilized AID Christian word-And
sh< City Americans whose hearts and minds glowei
With the Ses Of tho Independence OF Cuba believes
that 1t haa assured its triumph welY FIFTY thousand
men around Atsres are 20 day animated By the same
spirit and disposed to defend the for which Crit.
terdcn and his com panons died.
Tray the takes prisoner the chief Of the
chiefs, and erecting iv nious scaold II congratu-
1ates and fecitstes seh for now, in laying low the
head that had contained the entrs programme Of the
Cuban revolution IL believes that II will murder the
cause Of Cuban inde Evidence and what IL the iesuY
From Cape antonio to that Of kaisi there Is not
Cuban heart that Is not moved In the o for which
Narciso Lopez died; and In 1854 there are more men,
more hearts sympathes resources and means
ready to ha of Cuban Independence
than Narcso Lopez had 10 1857 and never more ciesy
tan to has toe covtument revealed us feifs and It's
iot otency to msintain lis MUST domiaon
Nstonp Independence civil, religious, and common.
ol liberty these gentl men, are the four articles OF
iLe reyolrtosary prcgrnmais Of Cubs, tss foS csas