The New York herald., 1867-03-20
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CUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE
The Abolition of Specific Taxes and Duties
Increase IN Coolie eImmigrafion-srueiisa anu
Inhumanity of the Coolie Trade-Annos nnce
10 Truyeliers-The Cnrnivai-tomn
HAVANA. March l3 1867.
The all ahsorhipv tonic of conversation since the
arrival Of the last from spain has been that OF the
royal decree dated February L. whereby several taxes
hitherto enforced have abolished in this island and
Porto Rico 10 witlhe 'acabalas' the sale of all
real estate slaves cattle and goods sold at auciion also
Tho the tolls and turnpike duties the tax salt pits,
the tar On stores shops; the consumption duty
cattle the impos tho cockpit monopoly, and many
other tributary which in other countries have
ceased for ages past The concession is to
ence on after the lst OF July next and from that
date all the former to be substituted
by impost-a tax Of ten per cent the net pro-
OF rural produce, cattle breeding and house pro-
perty, besides an income tax to be graduated by
the municipalities By these it is cal.
culated that the government far from being the
loser by these apparently liberal measures, will
be able to draw in future additional twenty lions
lin advance, from Cuba The Of the people, long
and heavily taxed pleased with any Of aboli-
ton matter in what shape may be conceded and,
far the industrial classes concerned these need
regret that obtained as forerunner to others
same time the Narvaez ministry win laugh in their
sleeves at the of this financial slight hand
In connection with this subject will behoove the
appoint better agents than
those employed hitherto for the assessment be left
TO their arbitrary Judgment It II impossible TO say
what may be the consequences hereafter
The value of the alleged Confederate property
being shipped OFF the Harriet Lane and Pelican, may
not far from fifty thousand dollars .AIl is not on
board yet, but this 10 not for want Of activity the
shipment of it, as the officers and men do their utmost
TO get away.
The Cooie immigration seems to have increased con.
sideraby OF late The Coolies coming in in large
numbers ship after ship II we look seriously at this
traffic in human beingsfor in the way is carried
can be called nothing elseI should say that it is high
time something were done on behalf Of many unfor
tunate beings II is all very well TO say thai Cuba
other alternative than entce them to these shores
Asatcs introduced do the field labor the island
Will be ruined. But so indispensable why should it
government not give it its proper attentions Most
people whose opinions are worthy Of credit consider the
iraic worse tnan the negro trade BE this as may We
substitute for bills Of sale, and the general treat
ment of the Coolies the plantations and elsewhere
the country IL s no better than the cruelty practised
with negro slaves II is great mistake believe what
taskmaslers and overseers say the subject; these
would wish TO see them OF humiliating dis
position, entirely submissive TO the caprices
and cxactons Of their masters, the negro
seems TO be by nature; they win always forget
that Asacs not Africans that coolies are freeborn
men, and that therefore they feel like slaves
will they 70 the iash as the poor Africans do
Many overseers and others do not heed these CON
seraons and this accounts for the continual disorders
with which the accounts from the country are filled
and witch frequently lead to murder and even assassi
naton The other day the entire Of plantation,
sreiribu,vo JUSTICE into their own hand But who is
70 vindicate the rights Of the coolies when their
masters are in the wrong? Who can explain their
plants IN the absence Of proper regulations and what
tc restrict the tyranny OF ignorant and barbarous
secrss panish Syndico's duty it is by ancient law,
TO defend them. In the with the African slave,
but Chinese s worse than Greek to him Besides that
func,onary resides in the capital and the Chinaman
therefore alternative but 10 away. IT he does so
he s cilher hunted up by bloodhound put in the
II he effects his escape no becomes criminal is caught
sooner or later, and finally doomed to hard labor
ernmen Is this the aim Of i'm migration and colonizng
OF cooliesy All this IL OF common occurrence here
without any sort OF inquiry or INVESTIGATION being made
a 70 the complaints conduct OF the coolic his
GER Il thus that the labor contract carried in the
Island Of cuba The man never his country again.
and the only consolation lie has Is that which his pecu
liar creed Affords him IN death.
The steamer Mariposa, New Orleans on the 9th
arrived here YESTERDAY and sails an hour after the CO.
luUbla she chartered by the Brazilian Emigration
Company TO convey the snipwrecked Texans TO New
iork whence they will be transferred 70 vessel going
have rsccn.y remarked that passengers leaving IA
again subjected TO Of the former annoy
ances. having become necessary idcnti'y them
Ths very dlsagrecabie and II only expense
but delay mention Il In order that the grievance be
The Havana demiwonds made \ great '.show on last
Sunday, which day terminated the masquerading OF
Lent The costumes good, and the exhibition
OF horses aud carriages larger than Havana has
seen before. The jockeys fAnpdise not bad.
Tho bal nGqas ths Theatre racon commenced late,
but excellent Que Of the party most conspicuous
gentleman from New York. He dressed in rs
festive aitlr suited 10 'shs limo OF business
crnolinc Let your iar readers just imagine seeing q
Or ssed ard both action and style resembling
female - wen that one believed him TO be man;
but at last when he assembled alter tier and then
perched himself of the boxes, IL only drew the
Gnton Of the dancers below. but also that OF the Co
bernador Poco, who sent OF his aids TO acquaint
the gentleman that his conduct at that moment not
becoming lady,
According order published in the Official Goseec
vessels from Europe viii longer he subjected to
quarantine prov dcd they bring clean bill Of health and
sickness has occurred board during the passage
The steamer star Of tho union from New Orleans
the 9th inst arrived yesterday and proceeds to Phila
delphia TO morrow.
Planters have great difficulty in obtaining advances
from the merchants, and The banks In a situa-
uon 10 lend moncy, but a very limited scale. Hav-
Ing however, 70 provide for the unavoidable expend
ture VI their estates the hacendados obtain the
needfui ono way other. They always IL
by making modification in the price Of their producc
and as the adyces from abroad rather uniavorble
about sugar reduction 10 the market value OF said
sweet has been established that buyers opc
rate morr freely ON the basis Of TO IL r. for No.
IL Yet NJ this rate the market Is dul present
frelghts very active for the moment Tho last
charter reported thai of the American brig George
Burnham 500 boxes sugar for Boston, 81 70 per box
Exchange ID tending downwards Sterling has been
done Al i2k per premium, AID francs at to per
cent premufn. sixty days gold bills on New York
n IN percent premium, and currency at 26 to q per