The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-25

allow all persons connected with the paper to
enjoy the holiday occasion.
The InsurrectIOn ia Cubs.
ADVENTUROUS politicians formerly considered
1t "ths correct thing" to advocate the next
war, and to warmly sympathze with every
rebellion that broke out in distant portions OF
the world. II this old ruling still prevailed,
We should unhesitatiDgly desire ths triumph
of the insurrecton in Cuba aud hope for ths
speedy downfall of Spanish rule over the ever
faithful isle. Our modern history, however,
has demonstrated that rebelliOus are not US
cessarly righteous, that rebels may be ras-
Gals, and that the attempts to overthrow
ancient authority are not always made by
pure and liberty y-loving patriots. Correct
ideas Of rebellions can only be derived from
an accurate knowledge of the motives Of the
authors and full understanding of the ma
ture of the political evils they arc designed TO
remedy. The object of the Cuban insurreo-
tionists Is varously represented, and it is not
improbable that men of widely different views
and purposes have joiued their ranks. Ons
of their champions announces chat the aim Is
not Cuban independence, but only the estab-
ushment of governmental reforms similAr to
those which have been proclaimed
in Spain. He alleges that Genera
Lersundi seeks to administer the island in th.,
interest of the deposed Queen Isabella, AMI
that the Cubans merely visa to enforce the
authority of the provisional government OF
Madrid. This statement is obviously false
General Prim and Marshal Serrano are abun.
dainty able to take care of their own interests
and it is entirely unnecessary for The islanders
10 encounter the perils OF an insuffecCion, II
they do not wish to achieve Independence. L-r-
sundi would not be foolish enough to anta5n-
nize at once the Cubans anu the home Govern
ment. decisive answer 10 this pretension
is also given by the announcement that =
manifesto of the provisional government,
authorizing liberal reforms in Cuba, has been
officially published in Havana, and Gensral
Lersundi has thus acknowledge, in ths IL 1st
unequivOcal manner, his allegiance to tbs
successors of the exilsd Bourbon Queen
There can be little doubt that the zeal leaders
of the insurrection would be content With
nothing less than an abrogation of Spanish
domination. The most probable explanation
of their movement is, that they hailed the
revolution in Spain as propitious opportunity
for the qualification Of their long-cherished
desire to throw off their CALLING chains. They
would be spirtless beings il they did not
cherish this desire. They have seen Mexico
and the republics OF South America break the
yoke which is still firmly riveted upon their
ne ks. They know that they are taxed heavily
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used only to hold them in subsection; that
they are also compelled to replenisb the trea-
sury of Spain, and to submit to heavy com-
mercial exactiOns for the beneat of Spanish
farmers, merchants, aud shippers; and that
systematically, through course of centu-
ries, the interests Of Cuba and OF Cubans have
always been held secondary to those of Spain.
The Spanish authority has been perpetusted
only by force and tortuous policy. A large
standing army and vigilant navy have al
ways been in readiness to promptly quell the
first outbreaks of an insurreotion. The
Captain General is virtual autoerat, respon-
sible only to the reigning authorities at
Madrid, and no constitutional scruples or re-
straints prevent him from speedily at
tackipg and subduing an inchoate rebellion.
He is armed with mach more absolute
powers than the military governors possessed
in the South before the Southern State gov
erpments were reconstructed, and at the first
signal Of danger he can virtually blockade tao
Cuban coast and Command every strategic
point. There is considerable body of rich,
influential, and determined natives of Spain
on the island who cordially sustain the Cap
tain-General, because they return, with iu-
terest, the hatred and jealousy with which
they are regarded by the CreOles and they
form, as body, a nucleus of Spanish power
not less important than the Tories of the
United States were to Great Britain during the
American Revolution. There is also con-
siderable number of mulattoes and free
negroes in Cuba, whose friendship Spain has
endeavored to conoiliate by comforting upon
them privileges which are not awarded to
native white Cubans. The standing threat
has long been held ont that if rebellion was
likely to bs successful, the Spanish authori-
ties would free and arm the slaves and the
Shareholders have thus been distracted by
enormous taxes ON the one hand, and
the danger that their present sources
of revenue would be entirely destroyed,