The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-21
CUBAN AFFARs-LErTEn FROM THE SEcRE-
TARY OF THE JuNrA We have received the fol-
loving letter from the present Secretary Of the
Cuban Junta Of this city,

JAMES G. BENNETT, ESQ
sIR-ln Jour ssirnasis paper Of the 18th inst, az
article appeared headed Carous Facts Of thu late Gu
ban Cons pracy-Expodedp upon the Slavery Question:"
which contains OF sucn importance ana trAnecen
deree that they should no. be passed over without refu
ta.icn. .
But s answer folly salts actory would be the history
cfevents that would bring upon our revelation, IN the
present circumstan,e Sea- most injurious evils if they
prest nted to the public In general me osy VIII
publshed Facts stated in the article alluded not
exact they not founded historical truth; and
Others are omitted Of the highest value to history.
Were the Cuban JuDte moved by tbs parsousi nteess
Of its MEMBERS in preference TO the mission they arc
charged with, Il AID have spoken long ago. ana pab-
cause Is the North Star Of the Jauta me cause OF
Cuba sir 10 ftl alive. 1t is med BY reason and
with the noblest passions which Spanish govern
nent contributing to kindle and excite by ts tyranny
At moment then, when efforts are being made to
conquer independence and TO recover the rights OF
psS oppressed ard Pra
hear and orbear WITH patriotic rmnees and resignation
every calumny or mputaton which msguiied or misn.
for med friends foes pleased bring about against
the Junta any Of IT'S members. We owe this prudent
to the very Of future and
patriots and families who under the grasp in the
reach Of the tyrsn would suffer the consequences Of in
longs TO history ana the historian Will have his proper
time to the truth and civilization. Our future Is
full q hea mot Be !, Ss ana
or blind impatient anxiety. Cuba and her inaepen-
eence before all. 7. VALlENrE,
Secretary OF the Cuban Junta.
Here it will be perceived that while the Sc
cretary pleads that in our historical sketch Of
the late Cuban conspiracy and the causes of its
explosion, we did not give the exact facts in
the matter, he refrains himself from disclosing
them from considerations of prudence for "the
cause" We are thus admonished that Hthe
cause' is not yet abandoned, but that the time
is near at hand when all the facts conc srping
all these conspiracies for the liberation ofCuba
may be safely published to the world. From
the general tone Of this letter, in fact, it would
appear that the Junta is still in hopeful and
foulishing condition, and very industriously
employed in concocting another scheme for
Cuban revolution in conjunction with fill.
bustsring invasion from our shores
4 win be recollected tina. the Cabinet at
Washington, upon certain limitations received
of the ripeness Of the late conspiracy, sent out
a secret diplomatic agent last summer to Ha.
vapa, with instructions to worm himself into
the confidence of the leading conspirators in
the island, and to worm their secrets out
Of them in the treacherous disguise of friend
ship, and that having thus accomplished
his work, he was to return and report pro-
gress to Messrs Pierce and Marcy. 1t
is known that this spy did his work very sue
cessfully, and that upon his information Marcy
exposed the whole plot to the Spanish Minister
at Washington. Hence the barbarous execution
Of Pinto, Estrampes and others, and the i'm.
prisonments, banishments, confscations and
terrorism with which the poor Creoles Of Cuba
were visited by General Concha. Our treache-
rous administration is responsible for them all.
It's bloody duplicity in this business, black as it
may appear, cannot be denied. Copies of the
correspondence which passed between Marcy's
spy and Manuel Pinto and others, are, we I'M
derstand in possession Of the Junta of this city;
and we are further informed that at the proper
time they will be published. They will form an
interesting supplement to Mr.. Soule's book on
his mission to Spain.
All men will agree that it is the duty of the
administration to see that the laws, including
our neutrality laws, are faithfully executed
but we suspect that this duty does not compre.
bend the policy Of sending spy to foreign
country to betray the patriots there to the
despotism against which they are conspiring. In
the eyes Of the Spanish government Pinto,
Estrampes and their associates were traitors
but who shall say that their motives
aid objects were not as pure aud
patriotic as were those of the selfsacriicing
patriots Of our Revolutionary war for they,
too, were denounced as rebels and traitors? At
all events, the administration has gone beyond
its jurisdiction in sending out spy upon the
patriots Of Cuba, to do the dirty work of an in
former against them, at the expense of the
United States treasury. In thus going into the
Spanish service in Spanish territory, our Cabi-
net should at least have drawn the costs from
the Spanish Minister. We trust that among
the first acts Of the next Congress will be one
appointing committee OF investigation into
this bloody busine;s, with power to send for
persons and papers.
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