New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-18
CUBA.

The fact that the instruction against Spanish
rule IN Cuba has not been subducd-about the
only fact which is allowed to reach us through
the dispatches and other advices vouchsaied
us from Havana-invests cOrelatiye facts with
grave Importance. For instance:
l. IT is fact that the rising IN Cuba was
not prompted by the revolution in Spain, as
we formerly supposed. The Cuban rising
preceded tho Spanish, and was entirely indie
pendent of 1t.
III. II is a fact that the great body of the
native planters neither expect nor desire to re-
tain Slavery no matter what may be their form
of government or who may rule over them
They recognize the truth that the overthrow
of Slavery in the United States has rendered
its perpetuation in the West Indies impossible
that it's decease is a question of months rather
than years. Some of them rejoice ut this;
Others maY regret it; but all comprehend it,
ILL., 1t is q fact that the native Cubans are
All but unanimous in their ardent desire for IN
dependence of Spain, and nearly SO in their
wish to enter into our Union. Fettered,
gagged, hoodwinked, and often gnrroted or
shot for this desire, they cherish it the more
intensely and unanimously because of the
perils and pains to which exposes them.
Killing another thousand or two more Will
only render the survivors more emphatic and
united in their detestatiOn of Spanish rule
The aversion of most Cubans TO such rule,
no matter under what form, rests on very
Ineligible grounds. Cuba is about the last
colony of a European kingdom that is held on
the bnd old principle of squeezing from it the
a., - L.. 10 4.
odd Millions of Dollars per annum are taxed
out of it 10y Spain, TO he repaid IN part
by the array of horse, foot and artillery,
required to hold it in subsection to
an nnIniDSated despotism Those Thirty odd
Millions per anuuIn are paid by Cubans and
received by Spauards-hardly dollar of them
return into any Cuban's pocket. After paying
all the expenses Of the Ever Faithful island,
a net profit Of Ten Millions is poured into the
eyer-yawning treasury of old Spain. IL it n
wonder that Cuba wearies of this unceasing
exaction! .......
Take IN instance of paternal rule:
Cuba produces Sugar, Tobacco, &C., in lux
uIiant perfection, but buys most of the food of
her 100000 people That food would natur-
ally be drawn from the United States but
enormous discriminating duties constrain its
importation from Spain. Wen; Spain has had
n scanty harvest this year, and has no food to
spare: what now7 The food is exported from the
United States to Spain, and thence reerported to
Cuba, which receives it charged with the cost
and damaged by the faint and sweat of two
VOYAGES across the Atlanticl Is it a wonder
that Cuba is restless under such n rulef
We do not assume TO predict the result Of
the present rising in Cuba, any more than that
of the simultaneous revolution in Spain. 1t
may be that the Spaniards will crouch to the
yoke of n new monarch, and that Cuba may
be forced to submit once more TO tho despotic
domination of Spain But if So we shall feel
and rejoice that the disaster is inevitably tran
sient-that Spain shall yet be Republic, and
Cuba an independent, self governed State,
seeking alliance and fraternity wherever her
own interest and inclination shall dictate.
Meantime, we tender the patriots of either land
assurances of the sympathy and good wishes
of a very large portion of our countrymen.