The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-25
ruszn OPINION IN oUsA.



fFieud residing in your city has sent mc the Herald
of the sst II December last, la which you publish nay
litter OF 2lst Of the month. giving
the readers your Journal Of the FIRST impression caused
In this island by the message Of President Buchanan
t predicted what have Ia regard 10 The
manifestations OF Indignation ordered he made by the
Clptan General by all the ayunamentcs Of the island
and the Da,,o ok "a Ngtta rgalcs daily with new
dose Of Indignation from this that municipality all
drawn up by the rule and praised by the Doyso
Giving 10 them a character they do possess while all
he world here knows what they worth aud what is
their object
Yet Notwithstanding, aud in spite Of all the efforts Of
The Captain General the people have not become indig
nant and the tinentos in giving expression 10
thejr obligated Indignation, have played the farce of .1he
hero In spite OF himself, while the committees by
the authorities 10 gather signatures among the citizens
here Az well in the other towns OF the Island have had
occasion to learn what is the true sentiment among
inhabitants From many houses they have been made
10 depat with their tails between their legs in others
they have caused the children and the portcrs sign
some possons have been cheated by the committees
sguiug under the belief that the object Eofm
new statistical enumeration, while of the
have been led believe that the commissioners
getting chances taken for rattle.
Colncal and laughabc incidents have occurred while
others have been Of q serious nature. planter re-
siding ia city to this, whom do not name, that
may not compromise his personal safety, on being
quired sign replied III will permit this hand to be cut
of textondg his right hand before will give my sig
nature against my IDEAS lady. mother Of distin-
uished family whom they wished to compromise in the
same way said II have three sons, whom love with
all my heart and who would detest their mother were
she To cast upon them stain vile Ms that of protecting
government which tomorrow would send them to the
scaold if they should ven,uo 20 manifest wish to be
free
or THE MEMORIAL
We repeat II again and again. there docs not exist
single genuine Cuban who has heard with indifference
and without pleasure the words Of the message Of Mr.
Buchanan YOU sir, will understand better than
express to you how Il Is that dare not make any
movement aud how Obliged to submit to all that
the tynt who Expresses Is pleased TO command This
VIII enable you to account for the memorial to the Queen
got up BY the corporation a1ien'oD of this city, and
how IL has been filled up with signatures. All the
subscribed to the memorial have been obtained by
and obligation none Of them have been signed spona-
neously by freewill Most Of those who sguel have
done in the basc submission OF their nccks to the yoke
imposed upon them by the despot Of CWta,
To-day this 18th Of january, 1859 several officers
vt the tyrant the butcher Of Atares have sail for
Spain. One Of these, young Pedro Pablo O Reilly OF
the Cuban uistocrat Manuel Reilly has been specially
appointed to place the memorial in the hands of the
Queen This memorial, among other signatures bears
Of several ladies' such countcsses archon
cse &c persons who could not refuse anything at the
bidding Of the monster who Expresses The whole ar
fair is matter of force and nothing else
Don't believe that we, the Cubans, remain con-,
tented under the government of Spain 1t would bc ri
dculors to suppose such thing. freeman never
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