The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-06

sentinels in the political scene of the world dragged
along by tradition, and by their present engage
ments pressed forward by the dictates Of sefinte-
rest their post will ever be in all the fields OF battle
IN which the political and commercial balance
among the nations is in peril. What guarantees can
spain offer them against her being consumed In bar
rem enorts at impossible regeneration and that eacn
day will not place her farther back among the inter
nal commissions which disturb herr Besides, has she
not violated in the past and to the scandal OF the
universe, the most solemn spulations for progress,
justice and peace among the peoPle2 And how
nation already expiring, for sake of the highest OBJ
jects of civilization, entail on the future2
IT may be that Spain herself might owe to new
protocols conditions of life and Of stability which
would be- in their turn, pledges Of duration for the
balance Of power in Europe; and thus it is also seen
how justice for Cuba terminates safety and prosper
ty for the old hemisphere.
There are also great interests to be considered in
the New World, and it does not require great efforts
Of the mind to demonstrate up to what point the in
dependence of Cuba would be the preliminary and
indispensable solution Of the gravest political social
lating on this side Of the Atlantic. The whole of
ancient Spanish America knows instinctively that
the bulwark Of their liberties, and of the continu
ance Of their national individuality is cast by the
Caribbean sea from the waters of the Mexican gulf
Cuba, the principal key of that position, while it
guards the interOceanic routes of the future COM
merce OF the peoples serves also by ITS importance
idleness and the ambition of race fhimical to the
white, and into whose hands political prophets al
ready give the dominion over the whole Antilean
group.
Such are the grave considerations which belongs
to the Cuban revolution in its manhood TO meditate
such also the new perspectives which arise in the
political horizon OF the world. Cuba, free
and independent, under the tutelary shield
Of all the principles Of right, OF JUS
short time the surprising spectacle of prosperity
unequalled in the annals of history, and Of an indie
structible greatness based it would be on the equ
brum and regulation of the dearest interests OF the
modern world. It's duty is instantly to place itself
that elevated platform, and before abandoning it,,
to exhaust all the Of its genius and its per-
severance.
Failing that higher situation, there are other in
termediary resources which she has not yet attemp-
ted in the nexperence OF her revolutionary struggle
And all failing, there are still God, her regret, aud
her determination, which will be able to rescue her
from all present dangers and fromA future misfor-
tunes.
In the meantime, as we have already said, the re-
volution should not and cannot STOP Perfectly indie
pendent of its past engagements, and free from all
foreign combination whatever 1t must be prepared
for all eventuaties, and be ready at the proper time
to appeal to the last Of all enslaved peoples
-insurrection.
But the tendencies of this document would be
very i'll interpreted if there should be in it any
thing but series Of studies presented to the medi-
alone authorized and competent to decide, once and
for all the future of revolution To respect
it's determinations has been always, and will be in
future, the rule Of conduct adopted by
THE CUBAN JUNTA.
New YORK, August /, 1855.