Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-03
CUBA.
Progress of the Ear-A LAdy's State
ment Of the Exact Condition of Al.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Certain.

ment Of the Exact Condition of Al.
Acknowledgements Certain.
The New Haven Palladium pub
fishes extracts from q letter written
by a Cuban lady to friend in that
city. The letter bears date Havana,
March -. We quote:
Since 1 wrote you last the war
has been prosecuted with redoubled
vigor. You know that my sympa-
thies are entirely with the revolu-
tionists. My constant prayer is for
Cuba's independence, snd / believe
that that prayer will be granted. 1t
is quite certain that the people of
this sever faithful isle" are deter
mined in the stand they have taken,
and that they will never suspend
hostilities until the freedom of Cuba
is won. l can assure you that there
never was Drawer army than that
which is under the command of
Gen. Cespedes-a man whose heart
is in the right place, and whose
sword will never be sheathed until
the war on the part of the revolu-
tionists shall have been crowned
with success. He is one of the no.
blest of men-a patriot in every
sense of the word. The people
almost idolize him.
/ could tell much about the atroci-
ties which the government troops
are constantly perpetrating, and
how they seem to take a tiendish de-
light in inficting these barbarities.
1t was only day or two since that
a Cuban named Martinez wealthy
gentleman, owning a large plantae
ton some fifteen miles in the inte-
rior-was attacked while riding
along a road not far from his resi-
dence and brutally murdered by
some government soldiers. 1t was
subsequently ascertained that Senior
Martinez had been marked, owing
to the fact that he was known to
favor the revolution. He had not
taken any active part in the
war, however, although his money
had helped to swell the means
for carrying on the revolu
ton. Many, many assassina-
tons Of a similar nature are
constantly being committed. = ! x
/ receive the American papers by
every steamer, and am not at all as
tonished to find that they are but
poorly informed in regard to al
fairs on this island. This is owing
to the fact that the government ex-
ercises a most arbitrary censorship
over the press of this city, as also
over the telegraph. If the tele
grams from Cuba, which see in
the New York papers, are all that
are sent over the cable, l must as
sure you that they are very inaccu-
rate in their statements, and are so
manipulated as to create an impress
sion that the government is cons
Quoting the war on the most hui
name principles, and that the revo-
luton is fast coming to an end. The
fact is, that the patriotic people oil
this island are subjected TO a reign
of terror. The slightest suspicion
against any person, high or low, is
sufficient to induce the bloOdthirsty
Spaniards to either kill him or place
: him in some dungeon, there to be
treated with every indignity, ant
perhaps finally shot with hardly
moments warning. Be
fore close my letter l must say
, something to you about matter IL
, which / know you must feel thu
deepest interest. l mean the recog
milton of Cuba by the government
of the United States. The impress
! sion is general here among all pa
triotic classes that your new Presi
dent, Gen. Grant, favors giving u
a recognition, at least as a belligcI
ent power or as an independent ma
$ ton. OF course, we would prefe
the latter, but would extend to tn
$ former most grateful welcome.
think that Cuba is entitled to recog
milton by the United States, and
believe that it will not be man,
DAYS before she will receive it.
It There IS one thing that the Amer
/, lean people may rest assured of, an
e that is-Cuba is going to gain he
It independence. The glorious SUI
e cess may be some time distant, bu
II l will venture the prediction tha
n before the close of the coming sun
a mer the Spanish troops will /
! driven from the Island and the il
h dependence Of Caba recorded
n history Fiva Cuba!