New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-20
c,onoha and Cuba.


Concha and Cuba.
The arrival of the three times distinguished
and most illustrious Captain General, IN esse'
General Jose de la Concha, at the ever faithful
and loyal Island of Cuba, is the engrossing
subject matter III every ones present converta-
ton in Havana. If We are to credit many o.
the reports which reach us from that direction,
nothing less than the advent Of the Millennium
or a gratuitous distribution of garlic could have
been have been hailed with equal delight by the
Galatians of Cuba, and the patriotic colored
population Of that isle Ceremonies, partially
religious and partially ridiculous; serenades,
and salutes; puppet- shows and political demons
strations, have all been projected against inc
period Of his arrival, and q triumphal arch Will
be erected somewhere in the city if any fabplist
can discover aught in Captain General Jose de
la Concha's career to take from such proceed
ure the character of bitter and deserved satire.
A magnificent present, consisting Of carriage,
horses and harness--no mention being made OF
whip--will be made to his Excellency The
citizens are invited to hang out tapestry from
their yerandas, or any thing that will pass
therefor, and illuminate their dwellings for
three successive nights after the new Captain
Generals arrival. The hanging and illuminat-
ing are we'll enough, and might be made ex-
ceedingly appropriate to the return Of the
murderer of many Americans, and the most
cruel tyrant the Cuban creoles ever had placed
over them. A proprietor Of numerous coffee
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celebrate the suspicious event, and undoubtedly
find himself well patronized during the period.
A theatrical representation will close the revels,
in case programme can be gotten up, tolerable
either to the censors or people. Thus, General
| Jose de 10 Concha will be welcomed back to
Cuba with demonstrations almost as costly as
one Of our Fourth Of July celebrations, and as
sincere as may be. Fortunate General =
loyal and patriotic people,! ;#5
Acknowledge that preparations Of so novel
unusual, and, we may add, extravagant ma,
ture, are being made to celebrate the arrival
Of Captain General Conoha, very naturally
| leads to an inquiry as to their cause. What
has be done to merit such an ovation, or what il
he expected to do With regard to any heroic
exploits that may have been achieved in thu
past by His Excellency, history is wholly silent
and even his name is not to be found recorded
\ in that remarkable book which describes al
living notabilities, from P. 7. Barnum ant
| Horace Greeley to Nicholas Romanoff and Loui
Napoleon-the g Men of the Time" The onl,
great events in his career have been the execu
tion of Crittenden and his friends, the murde,
4 OF some suspected creoles, and the banishmen
Of others. He is, according to the testimony 0
all who know him, bigoted beyond even Spanish
bigotry, narrow minded, cruel, and bitterl,
| inimical to America. For these reasons he ha
been selected to replace Pezuela. and carry gu
the policy Of the administration Of Espartero-
whileit exists, has policy, and an island t
abuse. For these reasons, too, he is welcome t
the old Galatians and welcomed by them, an
for these very reasons he is hated, feared an
detested by the entire creole population Of tn
Island He has been sent back to Cuba becaus
he will pursue the same course he followed be
fore; because he will extort the creates
amount of money from the natives of the island
favor the Spanish population to the extreme
and maintain an uncompromising hostility t
this country. tits not said whether his opinion
concerning the slave trade have changed or not
We look upon the appointment of Concha a
the present time as very notable and important
and certain, before long, in some way to affec
the condition Of Cuba, even if we are not inter
Tested in this country. How it will occur, ca
not be foretol1, but there are indications goin
before storm which can be deciphered
understood A more worthless old rascal thai
this Concha certainly never ruled even in Cubs
nor one who better deserved q trial than tri
umph, and punishment than presents and pre-
SESSIONS. 1t is possible he may yet get his de
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