The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-17

OF such motives, OF such system OF govern
ment, the fruits are such Is We should naturally
expect The vital, living principle-the soul Of
the nation h dead patriotism IL virtue un
unknown; public spirit, and national enter.
prise, are ideas which the Cuban vocabulary
Turntables no terms to express freedom Of the
press Is unknown, but OF opinion may be exer.
cised, provided your thoughts are new or ca.
pressed; while security for person and property
Il limited to the range Of the cannon Of the
Moro and the Cabanas, and the benev olence Of
the Captain General the supreme dictator, who
crst Of Russia, or the Sultan OF Turkey.
The lecturer here referred to the parental
care" exercised by the Cuban government
over the stranger visiting the sever faithful
isle" In every movement, at home or
abroad, in the city or country, alone or with
friends, he is the object Of police surveillance
worthy Of the palmy days Of FoUcHE.
rHE DEVELOPMENT AND CAPABILITIES OF
rHR ISLAND.
The lecturer gave very interesting de-
scription Of the present development and the
ilimitable capacities Of the Island. The area
Of Cuba is about one half that Of Minnesota.
and embraces every variety Of surface, prai-
rie, forest, bill, mountain and valley, includ-
ing oil descriptions Of soil. Thereare six dis
t;rct -ar,,as NJ .;ns M, tho i'll. al ,vt;.h
''"~' ."so'N " A'"N"s''"' v" .''s
contain vast, but undeveloped sources Of min
eral wealth, and are covered with Q dense
growth Of valuable timber. Biographies en-.
.. On - m ,.L. -, AZ ;.,
unets~ on nVsrs anu ~ 'sAo~ U" 'ne 's'ahu,
and there are more than 100 BAYS and bar
... IT..
oors Oh Tic coas' NC 'ec'u'ef e's'cu "hs'
IL Cuba had no other resources than her
immehSe' pu' unoe'e'oPso ln'nt" VI Bo"'
con,er iron lead Ae &c abe would ,snk
''fro'
as the richest island on The globe.
Rat II in in her eo,;cnltnraI rasn,,cos al
vegetable productions, that The great wealth
or Cuha exists In comnarison with tho
W
fertility OF the soil OF the sugar growing
A. o.La. Ill a.. x;.ho,. -,
P'o'"oS'' '"o 'P>"~e' sA'"' '"' ''~nN"' wv
toms OF the Mississippi and its tributaries,
Aha ,J.;,s ~ u.h.
u'e o"''o" q" '"o P'"'''' W o"""'"'
SUGAR PLANTATIONS.
rh ..n. ,,.,,.,io,. ora, o.,.,..
ine.s 80 o..u n.,s .ma, o, III. S" 10 -,
curing an army Of from five hundred TO q
thousand saves 70 ou,M M source sour , o.
the comparatively mesgre productions Of thi.
less Isso'ea o,,,ae why ,n'nn ., ~ ,a,.
requires planting once in from 6 to 3 years. be.
, nS starD and eroning with sueb luxnrianes
that when mature, il is we'll nigh Impossible
bsw;nr = ns,h bsfore Won: the plants espscisi
ly in tbs district Of Cienfaesos and Csidenes,
feet in s.i1b, and niche. in diameter, sbou,
the dimension OF An ordinary s'ove.plps' which
mi. wonderful production Is continued, not for
hye or zen year, IN eess'on, on, ,Ga es1,u,'s'
ure or Diminishing the quantity or quality Of
NE crop. NO other soan.y On 'Ds s,'pe pro pro,
readily be Inferred ,hs, these estate, must
yield prncely revenues; wh,.n :, 'nneea o ene
per sunum, according to size and season. but
9'ne.'. n ,eSen'uk my , $1,000 o,aoeS ~
the cane alone, but !. characteristic Of every
C.asr Veg o's., ~ I Of ,ab,reo
and coffee.
Ia reference 10 Tobacco, the lecturer sta
"a It., u,l,,, dsr.n5..J e,t,r.lv unoo the
wv ''S f'''! "'P''"'' '"'"v "P'" VIZ
soil upon which II IL grown. That raised
:; A. y,,I, 49,, -, a..
!" 1"e "''Sa h"Sso' WI "O'''" F"'S VI WV
Island, il the GDest produced ia the world
o..
None oi u nhd- ia way 10 'hs country,
taino cut,rely consumed by the wealthy M.
bHity OF tuba shd ops'n. singular iac'
v.s siai.i large quantities of Connecticut
tobacco are exported 10 Tuba and usfd by
,oa,,f,c,nr.,. ,be,a IN, w,snr.rs of ci,ar,
the hner ~ 'nhsn toOacco blbg nseh Io'
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