The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-22
VOICES FROM CUBA.
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The Question Of Purchase In a
Cuban Point of View.
Conflict Between Popular and
Official Indignation.
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the LADIES GO FOR ANNEXATION.
True Sentiments of the People
of Cuba.
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Spanish Precedents for Sale Of
Territory.
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THE ARMY NOT uNFAV0RABLE TO PuRCHAyE,
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General Denial Of Loyalty to
Spain,
NE LADIES GO FOR ANNEXATION.
True Sentiments of the People
of Cuba.
Spanish Precedents for Sale Of
Territory.
THE ARMY NOT uNFAVORABLE TO PURCHASE,
What Official Indignation Is in Cube.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
HAVANA, Jan. Is, 1859
friend residing In your city has me the HFsALD
Of the 3lst Of December last in which you publish ny
letter Of 2lst of the month"; giving an account to
the readers Of your journal OF the first impression caused
in this island by the message of Presden. Buchanan
then predicted what have since seen regard 20 the
manifestations Of indignation ordered to be made Dy ,he
Captain General by all the ayuntamentos of the slara;
and the Dtario de la Marina regales us daily With new
dose Of Indignation from this that Municipality al
drawn up by the rule, and praised by the Dl1rio
giving to them character they do not possess, while all
the world here knows what they worth and what
their object
Yet notwithstanding and in spite Of all the efforts Of tie
Captain General the people have become indignant
and the ayuntamientos in giving expression to Their OBJ
gated Indignation have played the farce Tns in
spite Of hmsef; while the committees by the au-
thortes to gather signatures among the citizens
well in the other towns of the island have had
sion 10 learn what is the true sentiment among nhao
tants. From many houses they have been made TO
depart with Their tails between their legs in
others they have caused the children and the
porters to sign persons have been cheated
by the committees into signing under the belief ha. tie
object to form q statistical enunerlt lton while
some of the women have been led to believe that tie
Commissioners getting chances taken fer a raffe
Comcal and aughable incidents have occurred while
others have been Of too serious nature. planter
o
may not compromise his personal safety, being
required to sign replied, al win permit tns hand 70 be
signature against my IDEAS" lady, Of dis.
tipgushed family whom they wished to promise in
the same way said, 81 have three sons, whom love
with all my heart, and who would de.est Their mother
she cast upon them stain vile that Of pe-
tecting government which to morrow would send .sen
TO the scaIod II they should venture to manifest wsn
TO be free Like these might narrae thousand incl
dents which would prove sentiments in the people of
Cuba adverse to those who wish shine the
that Expresses u.s. and that calls for our
support. because wishes to make the instrument Of
| ite sinister views.
If were possible, through an international cen
pact, to submit the question Of the sale Of Cuoa
to the will Of the Cuban people, and that by the
stpuatons OF that compact the American government
should protect the people from The unhappy consequences
which would be poured upon them by the reveage the
Spanish government; if each inhabant of Cuba shoai
give his opinion the matter. certain that ques
ton would be decided unanimously in twenty -four hours
by the vote Of the CubaDs in favor o the of Cuba ID
the United states But now, under the Spanish hayons.5
who VII bell the cat? So IT is that all reply %
whatever they are 70 say, do or write; otaerwse 10
garrette would settle the question.
will narrae onefact which will prove to Mr.. Buchanan
the Senate, Congress- and the American people 5
the vane Of the Indignation Of ayuntan entos aud
what these automatic corporations About
years there occurred Mstaazss terrible con-
iagraton, which threatened devour the entire city,
HE Governor, Garcia Ona, caused 500 troops 10 Sc
stationed scene of the catastrophe who under te
preex OF maintaining order, committed the greatesl out
RACES upon the people Finding that the citizens
avoided the soldiers, and that people were wanting
OF artillery should batter down the houses 10 cut
of the flames This measure caused more damag,
than the evil IL was to remedy and personal DIS
asters followed the loss Of property. The ayunta-
miento Of Matanzas, stimulated By the popular ndgna-
on against the troops drew up complaint: 10 the Can
tain General, O,Donpell, (now Minister of the Grown a
Madfld manfestng to him, among other things the
unbrded license of the soery had caused greater evils
than the voracty Of the flames To this complaint ODon-
nell replied by deposng the ayuntlmero of Matauzas
sedtious corps making known to them at the limo
that the ayuntamentos Of the island had other repre-
sentative character than that conceded them By ho
Captain General, and that their duty 20 oney tee
orders Of the authorities of the island.
This was done by Donue in 1S4S, and General Concaa
in 1881 in session of the ayuntamient0 Of Havana where
the Marquis of Aguas Caras Zone Of those wno to-day
sign the manifestation against the message President
buchanan Dy order OF TIE same Concl) addrese few
words in reply TO speech OF General Concna when tina
latter placing his hand upon the h Of his sword said 10
Queen that may cause the will Of her government 10 90
fulfilled" These facts well known here that thew
have been brought to mind IN consequence Of the popular
representative character which is endeayored 70 make
foreign nations believe is possessed by ayun,a
mentos.
trust that the readers Of the HERALD viii not believe
that what have here narrated stories q the h.
RAID, as is sometimes said by many persons among YOU
who are ignorant Of what passes Ia Cuba bet the
people ana It's government, and which the HERALD pub
lshes textualy in its frequent correspondence from Ha-
vana, which we have the pleasure read
II any one doubts the reality OF this correspondence,
invite them to look a this original letter, which ari
obliged 10 write with pencil for In it should unor
tunatey fall into the hands OF the Argus the govern
me6t, il would give labor to the schoomasters and
the chemists who would be called upon by the Military
Commission FOR comparison and chemical examination Of
the handwriting, and OF the ink with which Is written
Thus save them that trouble, while give you the labor
Oh uansatng and writing out these hurried Ines