The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-04-29
THE Ruuoarp EXPEDITION 70 cu8A~-rH1
PLAN OF OPERATIONS


The Courier dcs Flats I'nis published
in New York Of the 9th inst, contains
a long article rcasscrting lis report to
which we alluded on Tuesday OF = new
expedition organized in this country for
invading and notwithstanding the Island
Of Cuba After declaring that the de
mails OF other Journals are untrue 1t pro-
cccdes to describe the expedition The
following is "a translation of portion
of the article
Not only is there nothing imaginary
in the expedition we have spoken OF;
not only docs II exist, not only Is It
organized. but at the moment we write,
it is already IN course Of partial rcall
zation. At least one ship has gone from
New York with chosen lot OF emit
grants. other departures are only wait
'nr for signal The plan of operations
is for the party to land at appoint on the
south side OF the Island. to acquire
Puerto Principe AID to establish them
selves there with the AID Of mtosmants
that are provided for on the spot. This
,.int attained they will rest there with
uut vcn,uriug into the open country, and
will await the explosion of the insurree-
tioual movements on which they think
they can count IN different parts OF the
colony II *. IN every respect. a second
edition Of the ahurtivc atirU It nf 1891,
which cost some Ut the first Cuban iami-
lie, So many tears. But we are assured
that ihrr. is nov, 10 encourage the nj
I, al. T. =
understanding extending indirectly to
thc official regions Of Washington The
leaders Of the project have confidence
that as soon rs the flag of til" Lone star
is raised ia Cuba, the United states gov
crnmrnt will regard the conflict entered
upon as a war of independence, and
viii allow a free course to the active
sympalhics Of the citizens Of the mon
towards the insurgents Then the prep
aratiuns now silently made will hc set
IN notion and the illbnStcr parties.
transformed into achievements for the
libcratiug army, VIII set out simultaue-
ously from the principal American ports
We might present more mllN the pre-
else details, but ia such = matter the
rights OF the journalist are limited to
general facts To go further would hc
To- h"tcmr al aCcH>er and that shall
never be- our part II we are sn cNplic-
it to-day, 1t is because We can scarcely
anticipate but few days the time when
what We announce will become matter
Of general noioricty
The Courier then proceeds to consider
the people OF Cuba Whl,h II divides
into four classics The tl-t are the
pure Spauard~, who consider everything
for the best, in the best possible of all
colonies This class includes the public
officers and employees and the greater
pant ot the mercantile community, many
Of whom, born ia the mother country.
have become Cuhaus without Ccasin- To-
hc ~pauiards Even the new immigrant
Galatians and BrctouS. who were dlssat-
I>iied with the government at home,
have become mttdctahic patriots since
thcy lclt thcir country Til, class. says
the Courier. instead Of thinking of colu-
NAL separation, would rch,lcvcu against
a dccisipnot the humr government sep
aralius Cuba from tine crown 81 CASTLE
The next class is the powerful one ot
,lc wealthy Ctcolcs who, while equally
opposed to annexation tu tie utcd
States. are anxious tny certain rcflrms
,uth rs the reduction oi the military
element If the government the adms-
sion ut native Cuban, to- public offices
and thv right 81 representation in the
tortcS al Madrid Next t. these ul,rm.
cr- comes the class that rejects both the
spanish and the American name, aud
wishes for Independence, pure and simple
Cuba a free. sovereign Republic. The
fourth party is the American party ut
annexation, which is small and Gnjiuppr-
lant The other partlr, are united 10y
their race and their religion, aud would.
together resist any cucroachmcnt Of the
Anslo-aNnu race, and the Protestant
religion The Courier regards a rcvulu.
tion and annexation as wholly impos-
sihlc