The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-22

companions and friends, the Count ORcIy, the po-
lt'csl Governor Echavaris the Chief Of Police,
AyuntaIent0 BachIer Morales Recorder OF the same,
aud Professor Of Morals in the University. Conchs him
self reads In loud voice. and the others listen aenve,
Captain General Of Cuba invested with general despoc
| carbohydrates the whole break out into outcres
against chspan and hasten 10 that there no such
Jespoum. But that which exhausted the patience Of
the hearers and the reader In the other passage,
which runs thus-sst may become indispensable TO
that should DO entrusted with the Of making
an advance 70 the Spanish government" &C. Chow"
exclaimed ALL and Conchs In voice louder than ns
friends, show has the hibuster buchanan, figured 70
himself that Spain will sell the most precious jewel of
her CROWN Rather let the island be buried beneath tho
States To sell the island will be the TO sell her
honor In word, after loudly decaiming against the
sories and the exploits o. the latin race N tho
Old world and the New, Count O'Reilly wont out
great haste and called an extraordinary convocation
VI tne iustri0us AyuntamentO. motion presented by
hc same count was discussed and adopted without loss of
imo reduced 70 this 1t raised TO the throne Of her Ma
Jesy representation expressive OF the ndg
nation which was knded in the minds OF those peaceful
and loyal inhabitants by the Message Of the Pre-
sident the United States. Bachler Morales was ap-
pointed Secretary TO compose IT, He composed at full
speed, and 50 went forth You have, however, read IT,
and say If there published an official docu.
| ment more uncoothly composed.
But incorrect and everything, the representation
approved as told You; inc official Gases published IT,
follow the example of the Ayuntamien0 Of Havana, ap-
prehensve of the Indignation Of the Captain General aud
/
system and universal Capitalization which have oppressed
us since the government of General Tacon You will see,
nevertheless that not all the towns in which there
Ayuntamientos, mum pal bodies, have represented
that only those incorporated have done so that 70
those bodies which have an official character or which
Immediately depend upon the government; that the plant
ing class in all the island well also that of merchants,
have kept silence this solemn occasion The silence Of
these two classes much the strange nasmuch
as they are more numerous, wealthy, more ndo-
pendent and more profoundly interested in the question
Of the sale OF the island than the other classes which
tiOn of
For this reason as usual in cases like these they have
not published the representation with the signatures of
the persons who had adhered to the official mani
fesatons. For this reason they have not been able to
boast OF other signatures than those Of four six ssos
OF Caney, still ignorant and savage their pro-
gentors For this-wth the exception Of the interior
towns, in which the Lieutenant Governors passed crcu
polling the inhabitants here in Maanzas, in Cardenas, in
Cenuegos, in Santiago de Cuba, &c, TO sign, only the
dependents Of the government have given their sigma
| lures
In these extraordinary circumstances great has been
the conflict of the authorities and Of their agents govern
ing and governed to pertained the intimate convic
ton that the Cabinet Of Washington ia arm and de-
mandng, that OF Madrid is weak and vaciatng, venal
and corrupt reasons why-from the point in which the
most profound statesman Of the day, clothed besides with
the Presidency of the North American confederation has
not hestaed to give an official and public character to
the negotiation for the Island Of Cuba-they have
cluded one and ALL the governing and the governed,
that the sale Is easy and practicable, even if
that Of Madrdare not agreed upons the thing and upon
the price To this intimate conviction is to be attributed
the air of legality and spontaneously which it has been de-
sired TO give TO the representations of the Ayunamen0
such those Of Havana that of Bayamo and others. II,
by what has passed in the representation Of Ayuna
meno you proceed to form judgment Of the others Of
the island which those which give the standard of
opinion among the very agents Of government you
already yourself that the plan of Concha has
completely crumbed into ruin Here as other points
was resolved TO make out copies OF the represen
taton as there were members Of the corporation and
that should be put into the house Of each that
the nhabtapts who might desire TO give their adherence
might go with more ease to place their signatures at the
If fhor aA&ox,o, c.
scented himself to sign voluntarilyno one and of
raj respectable planters and merchants, know Of my
streets, by this Count OReily, SO that they
might enter his house to place their signatures.
know that they peremporiy refused to do Of
them giving such for their refusal left the OFF,
cious Count without reply.
With reference to the representation of the ladies' this
city, may not be feasible for to speak with the
certainty Of those of Maanzas and Santiago de Cuba;
but you that the has
to thing but rutessness for signatures
it has obtained more than that Of its authoress
The general mass Of the Cuban population, in Short has
kept itself cold and impossible spectacle Of move
ment which, from the beginning to the end displayed the
sign Of its especially official character But you must
not nevertheless from this impassablty and indifference
patriotism or their dignity; because, if we have
10 speak with clear, silver tones, patriotism has
dignity ves the VIII h snps oo y SSfss
sight On this occasion, as in all the Ayuniamentos have
MON touching their future fate, and Of the most vital
things to man constituted in society (which his life
and his property and with all this know they have
not raised the voice protest. If they wished against
usurpation less fragrant than bareaced. The Amer
press has circulated throughout all the compass
Union and all the world where the English language
read that the Cubans contented with their fate Of
colony; that they owe gratitude attachment and loyalty
TO the master who despols them Of their rghtwho Op
and robs tbem that their glory that Of Spain
what they have Of great honor belongs TO the Latin
and that their ambition reduced to living and dying
der the shadow Of the banner Of blood aud gold These
words have been SO often repeated that you, of
freedom and reflection, have to believe them. And
maSns eor to NOR on a
calumnious as is extended Concha has performed his
comedy with such ability that am to believe that he has
not only deceived you Yankees, and all rs you are, but
Spain and the whole world; and the Cubans their su.
pine apathy have not been to the mask and
to discover his game-tbings il not easy viewing the op
preston in which we exist here and the espionage by
which all surrounded is at least practicable il there
| had remained among them a little dignity and moral
energy.
The truth s the incentives of vaor and patriotism are
not for slaves. In vain is II said to the Cubans al
ready you odous to the government because you de-
sire to be Free give evidence Of thing another de-
TEND yourselves nyou please speak, work. look how you
are despoed Of what yours look how you are oppres
sed look how you illuminated, and in your mpassa
biy and in your silence your oppressors found their mi
auitous empire lost sermonl Lost, say, because if
Is well known that the hatred profound and the desire
to be free great the apathy even greater and they
main annuied
But you who know what passes among us-you who
have always come forth 10 the defence Of the weak against
the strong and of the oppressed against his oppressor
will not follow the current Of the generality Of the Ame
rican press you will not abandon in critical situation
people 30 helpless the Cubans; all OF them desire
change, and the majority for the sale Of the island of
Cuba to the United States the only by which they
could immediately pass from the condition Of slaves
that Of free men, The Spanards themselves pro-
foundly Disguised with government which robs them
when robs the creoes, and that Expresses II when il
seeks to Cypress the subjugated
Rarely has the discomfort Of people radiated higher
more generally than at the present day in Cuba From
the official budget Of the year in which enter you will
that there annually wrung from 900 900 hard
dollars that the Ayuntanento Of Havana raises loan of
bring the of VcntO that humor
Concha and HIS satellites $50 600 wasted in the shows
the Inauguration which celebrated in the od that
the csus have monopozed the education Of youth, both
male and female, 10 in their hearts monarchcal
ideas and servo feelings; that the system Of cenrali
cation naugurated by Concha has left independence
liberty nobody in the play Of the monsrous machine
which here called government that tho various direct
contributions 70 which he has subjected property Ia the
eliminating point Of the same official sp0iaOn nasmuch
there nothing that does not pay indirect conrbu
ton In this country and that in short, the insecurity in
which live has comparison except 10 the nso.