The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-30


precision, and TO provide the home government
with arguments il may need, he has taken care
TO have these expressions Of loyalty manufas.
tured.
They are spontaneous, az far AZ anything can
he spontaneous under the pressure Of the i'm
mense tyranny Of the colonial government in
Cuba. They have found. aud will fnd hundreds
of signatures, perhaps thousands because under
every despotism sycophants abound, and fear,
where men have no defence from the oppression
Of strange rulers, who have not the sympathy Of
a common country is powerful stimulus How
completely the Captain General of Cuba per-
vades even Tie highest tribunals with his autho-
rity, and compels them to act in blind obedience
to bis wishes, has been seen in the process re-
Gently instituted in Havana against Don Miguel
EmbiI. In that case the Csptain-G General sent
private orders to The Fecal Of the Supreme Court,
directing him how to proceed, thus converting
the highest tribunal Of the land into . blind
instrument Of the government. Fortunately for
the truth in this case, the Fiscal seeing that he
was TO be ultimately the victim Of conflict
between two persons of high position and infu-
ence pursued the unusual course Of attaching
the private orders Of the Captain-Ge TO the
public process.
III similar manner Les The loyal exposition Of
the municipality Of Havana becu produced. The
protest of Cuban, given elsewhere, addressed
to the NEw York HERALD, because il could not
he published in Havana, not only details the
mode Of action IN the premises but gives valid
reason for the Cubans not expressing contrary
opinion, in the simple statement that the writer
does not sign his own name, because he has no
wish to take seat on the scaffold. The ar is
composing the a,r1tamic7ll0 of Havana arc mostly
the creatures OF the government, selected for
their known suteeviency 20 fill that office, or
for their well known timidity in expressing their
true convictions The same is the case in all
the other municipalities in the island; and their
expressions as representatives Of the sentiments
Of the people Of the island are utterly worthless
| There is not one Of them who would not put bis
uame to direct contradiction of everything con-
| tanned in these loyal manifestos, if change Of
government had taken place. The true point in
all these proceedings exists in the fact that even
| the on.,aomiento Of Havana could not elevate
loyal manifesto to the tarone of the Queen with.
out first obtaining permission from the Captain
| General to do 70. and getting from him
the cue for what they should say. As
for the Spaniards residing in Cuba, il is not to
be supposed that they should be dissatisfied With
| government that favors them in every way,
ard gives them a social and political position
superior to that of the Cubsns. But they COM
pose only about one-tenth of the whole white
population Of the island.
II is evident that the excellent tone Of the
Presidents MESSAGE, in treating Of cur relations
with Spain, has struck a sympathetic cord in
Cuba, and will produce good fruit there. II now
only requires to be followed up by the action Of
Congress authorizing the purchase Of Cuba, and
granting an appropriation for immediate pay
ments, TO give life TO line Of policy that will
produce good fruit. The idea Of buying Cuba,
though popular with the people, has been a
vague and indefinite one In the policy Of The
country. President Polk first entertained il,
and made an attempt. President Fillmore re-
jected il az an unwise national policy. Whether
poor Pierce wanted Il or not, no one knew A
portion Of his Cabinet entertained IL, and another
portion did not. The action Of Congress will
give II defined and direct character, such as It
should have. and make il a point in our national
policy which every American statesman should
strive to gain. IL should become traditionary
10 every administration. When placed in this
position, the question itself will command an in
iluence, not only in Cuba, but 70 Spain and the
whole Of Europe, which viii increase In weight
with every year Of our growth. Let Congress,
before the pr, sent session closes. make the Cuban
question something more than a plaything for
Presidents and Presidential aspirants, and Ia.
scribe II In our national policy as Cathariuc Of
Russia inscribed over the south gate OF Moscow.
Here Lies the way 10 Constantinople'
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