New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-06
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AGAINST Cuba vas On foot; and notwithstanding tas
incredibly With which this announcement VAS re-
oeiyed b, The WasAisgtSs UaOs and The Mes
Ye,k Herald, tie tso orgsos VI the Aduini'sratlou
which, hosever they disagree in 90 m.ny Other
matters, Jet united N throwing ridicals 90 tas an
noupcemenr the Cowrvr repeats it with new
emphssis and soeunity.
Not only is such an ex petition in pre- ,aratoa, but
90 we arc told, one chip has already sailed from
this port, carrying out to that Island select CON-
papy of "emisrAn. ., tbsr being the disguise unde'
which cur 6libssters evsds the neutrality Laws.
Others are ready to do part at monrnts notice
The plan Of operations isst,ted to be, to disemosrk
at some point on the south eosst Of tbs slaad, And
by tho aid Of corporations already arranged, to got
possession OF Principe and to hold is iu expectation
of insunectous to bre.k GU. 1t different points.
The promoters of this scheme are said to hsvs
assu,a nces from Washington thst a. coon a. this
,hall occur, our Government viii regard the nsur'
rection 10 the light of . war Of Independence, and
will al ON pt rfect freedom Of action to al suca
rynpathi1ers Is may choose to take part In is IL
10 only then that the preparations nov on foot 10
our ports Will be brought into full play and thss tho
main body of the fllibosters will DO dispatched
to Cuba in the character of reinforcsmeun for
the liberatiug army. Such is the general outline
of the ,chene, even ~ to the details Of which the
Courier proft sses to have sufficient information ~
entits it to turn nformer if it would. That part,
however, it declines, content to anticipate LITTLE
By tie present announcement, the tune when the
enterprise will become Q matter OF general noto-
riety.
A. the Cour,itr limits itself to bare assertion,
Withholding all the facts upon which that assertion
is based, We are not able to Judge Of the corress-
ness of it's conc usions Bot it evidently believes
ito own statement II is not apt to indulge in rash
and unfounded assertions, and does not appear to
have any motive for raising q false slatm
The Courier denies. however, very euphss'
cslly-snd a. to this We do no, doubt its correct
pem-that there is in the island any considerable
party in favor of annexation to the United States
Leaving wholly out of account the black and col
ored part Of the population it, divides the whites a.
to this question into four classes.
The 6rt class is composed Of the Spanish re'i-
dents who regard the present political condition OF
the island Is the best that 10 possible Excluding
all the Government functionares, this Glass ln
cludes the immense majority Of the csPitsli'ss and
active business men engaged in the wholesale and
retail trade both of Havana and all the other large
towns of tie leland. These persons in leaving
home bring with them home ideas, home predilec-
tions, home sentiments, and home prejadice'; and
however long their residence on the island, they
retain them TO the last. They never become CD
bans, but always remain Spaoiards. Tais emigra-
ton cor ssts principally Of Cstalonan', who,
though very intractasle at home-Catalonia beng
alsaJs moro or less in state of revot-yet the
moment they 40 abroad become patriotic and
patiora to the highest degree. So far from desir
ing any political separation from Span this part of
the Cubsn population would oppose 1t, even though
proposed BY Spain herself
Next comes . large body Of the creoles, in'l1.
ding, az gene raj rule, the most wealthy and best
educated part of the population, who, though not
ALTOGETHER satisfied, like the SpAniards, with tho
present position Of affairs, yet desire only
reform Of the present Governmsnt-n'ts sepira-
ton from Spain. What this party seeks is, thai
the military power should be some shat restricted;
the CT nj element In tuo OAs0uNoo,
tho extension to the natives Of the Island of the
capacity to be employed in its Government, and
q representation Of Cuba in the Corles.
Next We find section which aims at independ'
erce, rejecting alike the supremacy Of Spain aud
annexation to the United States. However loudly
til .se psrtisans Ct Cuban Republic may CRY out
% Nrs. the Spanish rule, and to ah,ever desperate
expedients they may be willing to resort to throw it
Of, it 10, however, very doubtful, were they driven
to choo,e at once between Washington and Ma-
drd, whether they would prefer the former.
Deduct all who belong to one or the other OF
these three tecti,nr and the partisars of annexa-
ton to the United States will BIO found very
uncomfortable body-iuconsiderab in numbers, IN
means, in influence, or 10 claims 10 respect; made
up to great degree of those who have little or
nothing 10 lose; Of men more governed BY magma.
ton than BY reason; Of such materials IN fact as
extreme parties are evey9here composer Of.
Ard even these are still uLder tho influence Of
certain q .iments of race and religion which it 10
impossible for them to shake of, and which, if
they were really brought face to face with Prot
estaptism and Apslo-SAXon sscendeocy, might
greatly sffsc the ideas aud feelings OF many who,
from merely theoretical point of view, now favor
annexation.