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

part OF FIRST actor of arces ordered him to present
in the Ayuntamiento motion TO the end of sending TO her
Majesty an address expressing the repuenance with which
the people of Havana had received the ideas Of the
Presidents message respecting the purchase Of the
island. Thus the thing managed: All the
members of the Ayuntiamiento said amen, and
the address despatched. Bat the municipality, afraid
lest on some not very distant day the people might re-
proach them with their and serve oonescen
sion at the voice of the tyran Induced of them In
turn to sign the document together with them so that
they might say equal both of us were the play
things OF force which overruled u.s. without leaving US
the liberty act oonformably to conviction and to
conscience. In consequence of this first degrading
STEP enforced by the supreme authority of the island
by order similar motions have been presented In all the
other Ayuuamentos and corporations which the order
transmitted the brought Of the old and
discredited play of the capital in such pressing
II is difficult for whoever is familiar with pas
sive way OF living 70 perceive tha! IN consequence o.
numerous and base those manifestations may be-
they have Specification at all for they the result
of order which be resisted and not the free
and frank expression Of the general wlsnce the latter
is wanting in all such populations, which, like that Of
Cuba have their eyes hoodwinked their ears obstructed
their mouths closed, their hands tied and their feet
shacked-so not TO be able to see, TO hear TO speak,
to write TO at the pleasure Of that
oppressive force that handles them at discretion If il is
sought to sincerely know the true opinion Of the inhab
Cuba with regard to the sale Of Cuba to the United
States leave them in full liberty to discuss the question
through the press under the solemn guarantee that they
will be pursued account OF it, and within two
three months from this day let the of 'yea"
nay" be collected and you that paper would be
wanting for writing out the number of the former one
And the reason thereof is clear; for people would
be very stupid to prefer slavery and misery
to liberty and well being The government knows mtoo
WE'LL and for this very reason sticks to its old system OF
that infamous TO which all have to consent beyng
the penalty of experiencing the whole weight
OF its baroarous revenge
when the Governor General, who today Expresses
u.s. Don Jose de la Concha, despoticaly dissolved the
Ayuntamento OF Puerto Principe, and nominated new
members because they ventured TO address 10 her Ma
jesty the Queen anhumble request by which they sup
pcaed her from their territory the Royal
Audencia which for many years had been there the
only element of civilization and progress for that popua
fion and that motive his Excellency declared in
very severe philippe published in the periodicals. that the
Ayuntamentos of the island had right OF petition,
but merely consulting vote when was deem
ed At to ask H. their attributes being limited
to the mere administration of public affairs, since
the government of her Majesty well knew what was suit
ing to her subjects aud what not After such recent and
severe lesson will there be found any who believes
that in the whole island any Ayuntamiento or
corpo alton bold enough, were only in dream to make
concerning matter nothing less than one
of high politics as that whether the island be sold
not? This is impossible unless the almighty Captain
General orders it himself for otherwise, nobody wishes
to expose himself be treated like the members Of the
Ayuntamiento of Puerto Principe much worse,
count of the present matter being graver and more i'm
portan than theirs And the proof Of the will of the
Captain General being sovereign in such is that in
the first OF the intervention Of the Ayuntamenos
and corporations the Captain General became rrtated
scolded and punished; and in the second he welcomes
and approves their intervention in so grave mat
ter Of high government and what is still more,
the opinion Of private citizens dsse while they
prohibited express Law to give it in larger number
than three under penalty Of being declared rebelous
have ventured into such abyss They would already
have been seized, imprisoned expelled or sent to Spain
in order to learn there how TO express themselves with
patience on the good or evil they receive at the hands of
their masters
After having proved that those pompous addresses
but fare Of the government, and consequently do not
the conduct Of the Ayuntamento OF Havana which is the
type Of the others and let US examine their arguments
which seem 10 be dictated purposely by some disguised
flibusser, 70 render ridiculous not only the NUM-
cipalty but also the government Of which then they
were sardoncally hooking themselves, as saying that
tyranny is wanting Of frends-a that surround it
false and hypocres who exol it, whilst behind they take
Their Inflated address says that the wish to purchase
the island Of Cuba is doubly insulting TO the nobility Of
the nation and TO the dignity Of the sons Of Cuba who
treated like herd of slaves who may be sold like private
property" We want to ask that usrous Ayuntamiento
when it has been considered as dshonorabe by the Euro
nations TO SELL to purchase to cede to exchange to
conquer TO plumber TO inherit or to receive gift any
portion less considerable territory the shape
Of apeople naton9 The history of diplomacy is full
Of such cases from mmemoral times up to this day, with
out anybody having imagined that in politics they
are not permitted nor dishonorable. We could quote
infinite number Of them, but as this would us to
dwell too much things universally known, shall
limit ourselves to some which happened in and to the
whosoever is acquainted with the history OF Spain
knows that the Peninsula was composed Of different king
noms we al Nc q them o Were oy e ana little an
by intermarriage, or by Inheritance &c, into a single
monarchy, which the why, even at the present
tme this latter appears like mosaic composed Of diff
feren physognomies dresses, dioms customs manners,
rivalres and anpahies By heritage she was Joined to
the German Empire suffering all the vexatons of colony
which is deprived of her liberty, spoiled and III treated
Since then she lost the territory Of Portugal and Gibraltar
real and eternal cause OF debility and gnomny, for
her
Charles w. and Ferdinand VII ceded her to Napoleon
Leaving apart number OF facts, the acquisition of Ma
pies and Sicily and their loss joined the Remembering OF
terrtoy which into the possession Of other crowns
we have here in America other recent examples the
tory of louisiana with which she did the same Napo
Icon cid who sold TO the United States, and from that
fortunate epoch is free ourshing and happy the sale
OF Florida the part of Spain 10 the United States
that of the island Of Jamaica to England and that Of St.
Domingo iaytD TO France; and lastly the acknowledg
mept OF the independence OF the Spanish American
republic has been sold for money This the more ini
quitous and degrading as after having be routed and dr
ties she demanded money in order TO declare herself the
victor, and TO renounce the Quixotic and barbarous
anew. 10 all this added that Spain has the island of
Cuba itself affected by The guarantee of the great
English debt then will be convinced that portion of
territory may be sold as may be mortgaged, just the
same as private property, without there being any
tive for such bravadoes when hearing of the proposition
to buy Cuba, believing that 10 sell her dshonOr
which, being supposed as real would finally be nothing
else but dshonor. But let those who are so sus,
cepble as TO the national honor consider consolation
in this question that Cuba does not belong the nation
s not an integral part OF her but property Of the
which II acquired with Its and governed
for Itself without the Intervention of the national Cortes
which, doubtless, did recognize that right q tact
II not in an express manner
Lastly, if the repugnancy TO sell it proceeds from the
circumstance that he who buys rather who
it, be stranger, let him negotiate the liberty Of Cuba
with her inhabitants themseves-whch would be liberal
NOBLE glorious and, moreover avantageousact for,
sides the naturalization which Spain would receive, q
treaty of commerce and alliance Of considerable profit
both people would be concluded Only in this manner
Spain might convince the world that she respects honor
morals and Justice that she loves glory that she
knows and takes Of her interests the present and
for the future
The other point ridiculous viz. that the President
"regards ne like herd Of slaves who may be sold the
same as private property" Although We be in reality
slaves, are domestic, but political slaves for which
reason tits barbarity 10 suppose that sold Ike
chatel in case the island should be sold. Moreover the
Onned states DO not pretend TO buy men, the ians Of
private property but the right that the Cuban people may
constitute afee and independent Ike any other