Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-06-25

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teen to twenty per cent to the value of his hay |
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as much in time and after crops. A. Z. o.
For the Delaware Republican.
CUBA.
Mr.. EDITOR Having confuted the Gazette
man in an argument Of his own seeking, in
view Of the interest that has been created by
the celebrated g. Ostend Manifesto" IN reiIN&h
to the island Of Cuba, will proceed to l!y
before the many readers OF tn! Republican some
commercial and statistical views OF the Queen
of the Antilles" They will be extracted from
Congressional and other documents.
The islands of Cuba and Porto Rico, with
their dependencies, are all that now remain Of
the vast possessions in the Western hemisphere
that once acknowledged the dominion Of the
once chivalrous old Spain. Its exceeding fer
tility of SOIL its genial climate, its almost linz
itless resources, its commercial wealth, and its
geographical position, render the island of
Cuba the most important, as il is the largest
of the Antilles, 1t lies between 10 degrees Az
minutes and % degrees II minutes north lati.
tude, and extends from "A deg. to 81 deg 81
min. west longitude, about 40 miles, varying
in breadth from % to 80 miles, and is distant
from Florida $50 miles. 1t comprises AN area
Of u, 46S square miles. The census of 1850
gave population of / ,2l7 ,23O; Of which 6U5,-
$50 persons were whites, 205, $40 free c0lored,
and 436, 100 slaves.
The portion Of the island under cultivation
does not exceed two millisns OF acres; but
most abundant crops Of corn, yams, blnanas,
potatoes, sugar, coffee, tobacco, and to a linz
tied extent, Of cotton, cocoa, and indigo, are
produced.
The latest and most reliable statistics of the
island present the following divisions Of agri-
ri lima ind .f. -
coffee estates, SIS; tobacco estates, g,l02;
and grazing farms, 1890, on which are reared
about 1898, 1893 head Of cattle. Besides these,
largo herds Of cattle arc also reared ON the
extensive and fertile prairics of the uncutivat-
cd portions of the island.
Politically, the island of Cuba is divided in
TO three departments; the Oriental, the Cen
tral, and the Occidentali and these again aub-
divided into number OF governments, sub.
governments, and colonies. The Central and
Occidental departments form the civil province
Of Havana, and the Oriental, the civil province
of Cuba.
In 1859, The restrictions imposed upon Cnba,
OF trading to no foreign country whatever, were
rtmovGd and from that period to the present,
official returns Of tile population. agriculture,
aud revenue OF the island have been Annually
prepared, and apparently with great care
These reports, or sc Blianzas Generates" ex-
hihit regular and marked progress in tho
industrial and commercial movement Of Cuba !;
from tho peiiod above specified its trade with
sappRss S III more prominent staples rogu-
| larry keeping pace with tho increased demands
Of an enlarged and comparatively emancipated
! commerce.
| In 1915, the entire population of tho island
was l7O,3T0. In 1850, as stated above, it had
| risen to ,2iT ,23o, showing an increase during
| the intervening srventy-tiye years, OF 1885,
$50, or about 200 per cent.
| Prinr to the removal Of the restrictions on
| foreign commerce, there was soma trade car
red ON between the United States and Cuba
by virtue OF Spanish grants and occasional re-
laSttions VI the law, but il WAS generally linn
ltcd to the inportati n of articles necessary to
supply the people Of the island with means Of
| subsistence.
The wars between the mother country and
the Spanish-Amrican republics having driven
| the Spanish flag from tho oceans, the laws OF
| dlHerential duties remained in allegiance, and
the commerce Of Cuba, existing Jelly with
| the United Stltes, was carried on In American
| bottoms, which even extended theif services 10
Spain, bringing the oil and wine Of thu PENN
| suld to the coUnsts. The gradual settlement
! of the difficulties with the reVolted provinces
enabled the flag of Spain again 10 come upon
The sea, and her mercantile marine received Il
new impulse. Daring the period that had
| elapsed since the opening Of the ports, the
| natural Increase OF tie wants OF the cUunsts
attendant upon an exchange Of their products
with those Of foreign couitres, opened u mar
ket in Cuba for many Of the products Of ms.
chanicll industry, " aich found their way there
through the ports of the United States; so
that, at tho close of this era, in the year 1880,
tho foreign commerce Of the island WAS con-
lined almost exclusively to our mIrts, to which
she looked for even those articles which were
not produced in this country. This was the
season Of most prosperous commerce between
Cuba and the United States.
The re birth of the Spanish merchant marine
brought with 1t clamors for prote ton, and the
tariff Of Cuba was altered, imposing differ
| ential duty upon goods imported III foreign
| bottomS.-The object Of this duty was to Gu
| courage the employment of national vessels 10
the trade Of the island with this country
| Spanish ships very soon made their appear tnce
| In American ports, and were rapidly acquiring
large share Of the carrying trade, which had
| before that period, been enjoyed exclusively
| by American vessels.
| About this time, repeated hut unavaiIinE re-
presentations had been made TO the Spanish
government of the injustice of its course il
| imposing such discriminating duties both OF
The navigation and commerce of foreign cOun
tries, and in favor OF Spanish bottoms-Nero
tiutions having proved abortive, q system o
defensive or retaiatory measures was recon
mehaed, as The only means OF self.protectiun
III an elaborate report made by the COMMITTEE,
oil Commerce of the House OF Representatives
III May, 1854. which concludes tbps: IS You
committee, therefore, from a view Of all In,
circumstances have deemed it their duty Il
report bill authorizing the Secretary OF tn,
Ireasuryto collectsuch additional tonnage dr
ties upon Spanish vessels entering tho ports o
} the Uulted States from Cuba and Porto Rice
as snail be equivalent to the discri;ninutin,
! uuty that would have been imposed UPON nh
! cargoes of such vessels, respectfully, If til,
: same had been imported IRON Havana in Amer
lean bottomsi and also upon Spanish vessels
Clearing out FROM the ports of the Unite,
States, such additional tonnage duty as woul,
, be equivalent to the discriminating duty nay
able upon their cargOes, respectively if i'm
ported into Havana in American bottoms.
REPORTER.
fro BIZ Continued
MIpDLETowS, juno II, 1857.
DEsrRUcTION BY THE ARMY WoRM.-Accotd
ing TO tho Cambridge Md Democrat tn
army worm has appeared in that county il
myriads, destroying everything within reach
In some instances farmers are digging, ant
some have dug, bitches around thor cor
fields, to intercept them and thus save thei
crops from utter destruction. On their frs
appearance they seemed to affect Il disnclna
: tion TO modest the corn and could be seen, il
great numbers, passing through il on thai
march to some adjoining field Of wheat or gras
to commence their destructive operations, an,
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