New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-01

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hold commission in the army. az an Office in to pc
Ice; ard though he may BE- a lawyer and reaf, IT
ting. writer argument to aCOor 81 Judges h. can
not expect 20 be- hiuself Judge. lie may pnbAsh
book bn' The govermen; mus, h. 'he respo'sib"
author. lie may edit journal, but the government
must be the editofr chief.
The political condition of Cubs. Of course. re-
ceiyes due attention from the Traveller but We can
make room for only few paragraphs n'reiue'
tory TO bis able discussion Of the subject.
POLITICS oF Tur ISLAND.
To sn american, from The Free States. Cubs pre-
seuts an object Of Sngusr interest HIS mind o'cs-
,ied and almost oppressed 10y the though. oi 'ie
,r,rre problems ihst in pncc.s Of SOLUTION around
him. he Is constantly critic and phil"sophizer, Il
not a philosopher despOue civil government, com.
pulsory religious uniiornliN ana >saNrrl, arc IN lu'
rossessou Of the field. lie Is always se-SinS inorma
lion a. 10 causes processes ard effects, snd almost az
constantly bsilcd There are thne clssses ot persons
in Cuba. from whom he receives coniradctory ana
irreconciahle statements; the Cubans, the Spaniads
T snd foreigners of other nations by Caban. mean
the Criolos Creolesl, or natives ot Cuba. By sPsn
iarls mean the pennsulares or natives "t Old Span
In the third class. comprised the Amercans, I'm
I glsh Freucb, Germans and all other ioneigner-,
s.ceut Spanarls who residents on the island, but
not natives This lat class i large, possesses great
deal Of wealth. and includes great number o. mer-
I chants, bankers and other traders.
The Spaniarik or PeninsuareS, constitute the army
and navy the officers of the Government, IN all de-
parmenis judicial educational, fiscal and posSi, the
and the police, the upper clergy, ana 'ms'
and wealthy class of merchants, bankers, shopkeep-
ers and mechanics. The higher military and clNt om-
Gers are from all parts Of Spain; but the Catalans
furnish the great body of the mechanics and small
I ,raders The Spaniards may be counted on - oppo-
ueut~ the independence Of Cuba, and especially ot
her annex alton TO the Uneo States. In their political
opinions they vary. Some belong to tne hoeral, Q,
pogresita party, and others sre advocates o. or ~
least apoogsts for the present orier oi things lheI
force and il fuerce il Increased by the Tact thst mo
Government encourages It's military and evll on'cers
! .l. a iga In
in the island still holding some nominal Office, OF ON
/ the pay of a retired s
! Tie foreign residents not Spaniaris chiefly en-
gagged in commerce banking or trade, are in scen.
tfc or mechanic enploymeuts. These do not intend
To become citizens of Cuba. They strike M root into
the SOIL but feel that they only soonrners for pnr-
| poses Of their own. Of all classes ot persons, KNOW
oi none whose situation IL more uniavorabe 10 me
growth and development of sentiments OF patrotism
ard philanthropy and of interest in the future OF n
race than foreigners temporarily resdent Tor purposes
of money-making Only, IN country with when they
| have nothing in common, 'n the iunre or the past
This class is often called impartial. do not agree :"
that of the tenn. They are indeed free from the
bias OF feeling or sentiment and from the oas
! by the combined action Of men thinking and feeling
alike which We call political party. But they are sao.
iect 10 the attractions Of interest aud interest VIII
| magnetic the mind efeciuay IA feeling. Planted
in soil where the tender and delicate hbers can
take no bold they stand by the strong tapoot of M
tsrest t il for their immediate advantage 10 pre-
serve peace and the existing orer ~ things, AMI even
|
would be benefited by change, yet the process 10
hazardous. and the result not sure; aod at most they
would do no than take advantage ot the change,
if il occurred. should say, as general thing, that
this class is content with the preseht order OF things
The island is rch production is large commerce Hour
ishes life and property well protected, and II man
does not concern himself with political or religious
questions, he has nothing TO fear. Oh the Ameteans
in this class, many, doubtless, may be tayorabyn m
cped toward anne Katie but they are careful takers,
il they so; and the foreigners not Americans, are
Of couse earnestly opposed to It, ard the pendency oi
the question tends to draw them toward the present
Government.
II remains only to speak Of the Cubsns They are
commonly styled Creoles; but, as that word Includes
natives Of ali Spanish America, II is not quite dehoiie
OF the Cubans, q few are advocates of the present
Covernmc nt--but very few The far greater part are
dlsaffeoted. They desire something approtmatng 10
selfgovernment. II that be had from Spain, they
would prefer il. II not there is nothing for them but
| independence annexation To some ether power. Not
one them thinks Of independence; aud # II be AN
. pexaton believe their present impulse rs toward .ho
, United States. Yet on this point, among even the
most dsaected of the Cubans, there difference OF
, opinion. Many of them are sincere omancipatonst,
and fear that II they come In at the Southern end OF
our Union, that question ia closed forever. Others
fear that the AnglOSaxon would swallow up the
power and property Of the island, ~ they have done
IN California and Texas, and that the Creoles would 20
to the wall.
As we started from New-York with the author,
we are bound also to see him safe back, and ac
cordingly We give the finale Of the voyage in his
own words.
RETURN TO NETWORK.
No barbor has more beautiful and noble entrance
than New-York. The Narows, Staten Island, the
lights Of Brooklyn, the distant view Of the Hudson
River Highlands the densely popu0as outskirts in all
directions the broad bay and its rich tributaries ON
the north and the eas-and then the tall spires and
lofty warehouses Of the city and The long stretches
Dorrh and and south and west Of the
| hulls and eniaDgled spars OF the shipping.
There . no 10 be over the landscape or
ON the houseops yet the esdess trees the dry grass
the thick oyercoats and furs, in strange contrast
with the pelmeaf hats, white linen coats hntierng
awnings coveted shades, and the sun.baksd hsrves,s
of five days ago.
We drew in to our dock as silently and surely A.
| everything is done in the Cahawba. Acrowd of New
York hac knen il the pier looking IL they
had stolen their coaches and horses and to teal
| our luggage. There no policemen in sight. Every
body predicts q fight. The officers of the boat say
that the police of If present. for their nd
| ference and non-inteIyenton rather encourage the
| fighters.
| For n few minutes there is no other inconvenience
than noise and crowding for passengers and luggage;
but soon they press on the decks; are ordered on,
hang back; the try to force them ashore; then
comes a gathering about the gangway; :" can fight
If you can, says quartermaster, and they are At u,
| blow for blow As as the hackmcn on the wharf
the fight, they make q breach into the boat and
the quarternaster il driven, with blows and curses
| into the engine room; the rally, and R0igers
| jumps down INTO the midst, spreads out his anns--
| Away with you all, out Of the ship Capt. Bnl-
| lock steps down from the wheel-bouse, pa>ssngers
gather round, and the hackmen fall back. Sill,
few resist and Of them is knocked the head
by a marlDespke, falls faihtng, the guards and
is lifted ashore by his companion The hackmen are
slowly but firmly forced ashore. But th. wharf,
and leaning the vessels rail- they openly threaten
the lives Of the crew. and especially of the VINO
used the msrynespke, if they catch him on shore
Wen wait for you =" You ma,t come, sooner Or
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